Young love, told in spectacular fashion the boston globe. Aug 01, 20 our ending is actually more hopeful than the ending of the book. A lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human beings. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school senior grappling with alcoholism, the film premiered at the 20 sundance. Sutter fits the profile of a comingofage protagonista kid having to come to terms with growing up, making his way through various problems that help him realize important truths about himself and the world. Even though the original novel takes place in oklahoma, director james. Its the strength of this exchange on which the movie pivots dramatically from the book. That being said, i have not read the book so the ending there could have been different. What movies are similar to the spectacular now and the. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Sutter waits, fidgeting, his right foot tapping nervously on the floor. However, the marketing angle is not only a bit misleading, its also something of a disservice to the actual movie which is quietly heartwrenching and notsonostalgic in the way it deals with the shortsightedness of adolescence on the surface.
The stage is littered with bodies, but here comes fortinbras. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. Sutter lives in the now and remains to do so even when the book ends. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed. Sutter waits, fidgeting, his right foot tapping nervously.
Apr 17, 2018 ive been watching a lot of movies based on books lately. Despite the fact that the spectacular now is also a movie, id heard of neither the book nor the movie when i randomly came across it whilst looking for new ya realistic fiction books. Sutter ends up telling her to go ahead without him and after he finishes summer school and get money for their apartment, but he has no true intention of following her, he just wants her to go so that once shes begun her new life itll be easier for her to let him go. Caption from annette and frankie in beach party to lindsay in mean girls, teen movies have captured the politics. Trailers for the spectacular now focus on selling the film as a coming of agepuppy love story with some parental issues thrown in for added drama. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. You think this beautys in some classroom or some textbook, and its not. As much as i want more and even if it tore me to pieces and left me wanting so much more for sutter to get better, for him to finally change i think, yes. Most of the time, its totally conversational and understandable most of the timeuntil it turns around and packs a wallop. Whats the difference between the spectacular now the book and the spectacular now the movie. Now the much anticipated movie, already winner of a special jury award for acting at the 20 sundance film festival, is out in theaters. Although it was recognized as a national book award finalist in that year, i could never really sell the book to teens.
With miles teller, shailene woodley, kyle chandler, jennifer jason leigh. Its kind of a funny story film the art of getting by adult world palo alto 20 film. Thats because they broke onto the scene with the structuredefying spec, 500 days of summer. In the movie forrest attends school with jenny for the first grade, but is then put in a special class because of his low iq. Pdf the spectacular now book by tim tharp free download. The spectacular now is a seemingly simple movie about a teen who wants to make his exgirlfriend jealous and in the process gets drunk.
With sly humor and an intensity of feeling, the spectacular now creates a vivid, threedimensional portrait of youth confronting the funny, thrilling and perilous business of modern love and. Aug 12, 20 the spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film shailene woodleys character loves math and mangauntil her storyline is brushed aside to make room for the movies alltofamiliar. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film shailene woodleys character loves math and mangauntil her storyline is brushed aside to. Differences between forrest gump book vs movie page 3. We all know the mixed feelings of anticipation and dread that precede watching a movie based on a favored book. The spectacular now est une comedie dramatique americaine realise par james ponsoldt. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Jul 09, 20 the spectacular now paperback july 9 20 by tim tharp author 3. The names of todays writers, scott neustadter and michael h weber, may sound familiar. When tom and i brought up the spectacular now at thanksgiving dinner, a relative. The spectacular now is like a comingofage novel that stalls out on the exit ramp to adulthood. He then sees jenny again when he is in high school and a star on the football team. The spectacular now is a comingofage drama mixed with young love story about sutter miles kelly, an interesting, uncynical young find who can communicate a lot of different sides to this character without coming off too fresh or overwrought who starts off obnoxious but in the way that is believable to the way that teenage boys can get. I highly recommend this book, all though i expected to love the book much more than i do now. The spectacular now official trailer hd a24 youtube. What was the meaning of the end of the spectacular now. With the end of the year coming up fairly quickly one month until christmas.
Sutter ends up telling her to go ahead without him and after he finishes summer school and get money for their. The spectacular now is a very sophisticated story, but could lead to some interesting discussions about what behaviors we celebrate in high school culture, what makes someone an alcoholic, and even how we are supposed to feel about sutter, a likable but. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. The spectacular now skillfully adapted from tim tharps novel, evocatively lensed in the workingclass neighborhoods of athens, ga. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. It doesnt think about solutions, resolutions, or even conclusions. I watch them in two or three chunks which drives my husband crazy and ensures i get to watch them alone. Apr 19, 2014 what was the meaning of the end of the spectacular now. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by james ponsoldt hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. Similarly, james ponsoldts new film, the spectacular now, overcomes echoes of familiarity as sutter finds his way through the end of high school and the responsibilities looming after. Forrests mother has sex with the school principal so that he can attend the same classes as the normal students.
The spectacular now is one of the most grounded and. Sep 09, 2017 as more and more people see teh horror blockbuster they could be left rather confused by the ending. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010. I had to read the book when i knew that the 20 movie of the same name was based on tim tharps book. Most books try to leave you with something good, you know. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the. In the spectacular now, growing pains precede graduation. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film.
Its amazingwe couldnt have had more than one cold week all winter. We will be careful how we talk about this without spoiling anything, but the ending of the book is really quite bleak. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school. As more and more people see teh horror blockbuster they could be left rather confused by the ending. Ive been there a couple of times for football and baseball games against auburn. This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most buzzedabout films at sundance 20, starring shailene woodley star of the fault in our stars and divergent and miles teller star of whiplash. Our ending is actually more hopeful than the ending of the book. This article is within the scope of wikiproject georgia u. The spectacular now obviously was not a book for me. Differences between the spectacular now book vs movie page 1. Its just a rather big issue for me that it was memorable for all the wrong reasons. Unless youre an sat whiz, in which case it should sound pretty familiar. The main characters of this young adult, contemporary story are sutter keely, aimee finecky. Stephen king fans who have already read the 1986 book will know whats going on but, for those.
The ending was fitting for the story as well and one that satisfied me as a reader because it resolved the events of the book in such a. And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention. Aug 08, 20 the spectacular now is the latest film to join the genre. I absolutely loved the book the spectacular now by tim tharp when it came out in 2008. A gritty but hopeful love story about two struggling teens great for fans of the spectacular now, willow, and eleanor and park tyler has a football scholarship to stanford, a hot girlfriend, and a. A hardpartying high school seniors philosophy on life changes when he meets the notsotypical nice girl. The sites critical consensus reads, the spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings. James ponsoldts the spectacular now is remarkable for the ease. The spectacular now ek 20 mein bana english film hain. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by james ponsoldt. The spectacular now goes a little soft at the end, but most of it has the melancholy sense of life just passing byuntil, that is, someone has the courage to grab it and make it take some. Aug 02, 20 similarly, james ponsoldts new film, the spectacular now, overcomes echoes of familiarity as sutter finds his way through the end of high school and the responsibilities looming after. Fearing retribution, a republican from the spanish civil war hides in his home for more than 30 years with the help of his wife. One of their first jobs after the success of that film was adapting the spectacular now, a book by tim tharp.
The ending was fitting for the story as well and one that satisfied me as a reader because it resolved the events of the book in such a way that made. If thats how you saw this movie, well, you wouldnt exactly be wrong. The spectacular now is a very sophisticated story, but could lead to some interesting discussions about what behaviors we celebrate in high school culture, what makes someone an alcoholic, and even how we are supposed to feel about sutter, a likable but misguided character who spends most of his life drunk. He learns things about himself and life and they hit you hard that things dont always go as planned and get screwed and dont end happy. I explain that to him, and he tells me to just drop him off at the edge of town and hell walk the rest of the way. Feb 06, 2014 buy the spectacular now 1 by tim tharp isbn. Sutter miles teller and aimee shailene woodley are smart, but they make dumb mistakes.
The ending was fitting for the story as well and one that satisfied me as a reader because it resolved the events of the book in such a way that. In the novel, the main character, sutter, this in the moment guy, helps out this social disaster girl. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. In its unassuming fashion, the spectacular now, which is based on a 2008 young adult book by tim tharp, is a response to the john hughes factory philosophy that everyone has his or her social. Perhaps for some readers sutter is likeable, the situation is taken as seriously as it should have been. Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. The first edition of the novel was published in october 20th 2008, and was written by tim tharp. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Executive producers the russo brothers team with lead writers henry gilroy and jose molina, telling an animated new story of the magicwielding planeswalkers. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. The film gives us the hollywood ending that it thinks we must have been hoping for.
The books quality was good, all though i was charged a delivery fee on it. On my disagreement side, the book has plenty of endings and beginnings. Jan 19, 20 the spectacular now skillfully adapted from tim tharps novel, evocatively lensed in the workingclass neighborhoods of athens, ga. A lot of emma roberts movies after 2010 have been exactly like now and perks.
Well i was mainly upset because she literally forgave him for telling her off like that she still wanted him and he didnt even care he was being so rude to her yet she was still so nice. I hadnt heard of this book until i saw the trailer for the spectacular now so i had to watch the movie right away. The spectacular now is the latest film to join the genre. Sutter ends up telling her to go ahead without him and after he finishes summer school and get money for their apartment, but he has no true intention of following her, he just wants her to go so that once shes begun. In the book, cassidy says something along the same lines, but sutters not buying it. The spectacular now is like a cross between the internal monologue youve got running in your head and an sat vocab test. Free download or read online the spectacular now pdf epub book.
Its been a good way for me to relax while school has been crazy. Ive been watching a lot of movies based on books lately. The spectacular now is different from many ya realistic fiction novels, and in that way it is certainly memorable. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from. Yea film mein miles teller, shailene woodley, brie larson, masam holden acting kiye the. Phoebe reilly of spin called the film the next great teen movie and truly. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school senior grappling with alcoholism, the film premiered at the 20 sundance film festival, where it garnered critical. Yea film usa mein james ponsoldt ke direction mein bana tha. There are a lot of virtues to be found in the spectacular now, but perhaps. All 45 songs from the the spectacular now 20 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
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