I have just finished both the wonderful book and movie entitled the spectacular now, and i seriously couldnt get enough of sutter and aimee. This sure a feelgood story, even though spectacular is right there in the title. And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention. 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. I absolutely loved the book the spectacular now by tim tharp when it came out in 2008. He does know that theres a scary black van at the end of his street, so sutter just cruises.
Writing something that is captivating from beginning to end is tough, and a pisspoor ending really renders the rest of the book no matter how compelling and awesome not a complete package. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. He starts to change, hes almost there and then hes sucked back into an even darker version of his old life. Well this is a very different ending from the book. But on the way to that arguably disappointing ending, the spectacular now captures the beauty and scariness and lacerating intensity of first love, and for that you forgive it everything. With the spectacular now, the timing of the film was much better. 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. It doesnt think about solutions, resolutions, or even conclusions. The book ends with sutter walking around the gravel parking lot of a. Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. Sutter and aimee take me back to the start youtube.
The spectacular now is just so genuine that it hurts. The spectacular now 20 ending spoiler movie mistakes. Mistakestrivia books movie mistakes subreddit movie trivia subreddit. But there are plenty of ladies in town, and with the. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most. 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. To answer questions about the spectacular now, please sign up. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010. Here is a lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human beings. The spectacular now by tim tharp is a highly entertaining and surprisingly insightful story of a teenage alcoholic. However, it is actually the ending that makes this book so good, partly because it is so heartrending and partly because it is so realistic. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to put on screen.
You think this beautys in some classroom or some textbook, and its not. Spectacular now ending sutters monologue michelle nguyen. The spectacular now was a finalist, in 2008, for the national book award for young peoples literature. The spectacular now reminded me that these people are real and these things are happening to them. Thats the onetwo punch right there, wanting to love and wanting to be loved. 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. The spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings. Whats the difference between the spectacular now the book and the spectacular now the movie.
Sutter lives in the now and remains to do so even when the book ends. At the end of the book, sutter is completely wasted, wandering around the gravel parking lot of a rundown. Although it was recognized as a national book award finalist in that year, i could never really sell the book to teens. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme. Parents need to know that the spectacular now is a comingofage story adapted from author tim tharps young adult novel about a hardpartying high school senior whose personal motto is to live in the now. When you live in the now you live to the fullest, you risk it, you take chances, you have no fear because youre not thinking of the consequences. Not only did they look natural, but their emotions were raw in a way that is never shown on the big screen. He is not living in the now, hes just uninterested in life. Now i cant give you mileage off the top of my head, but were in oklahoma, so florida is a good five states away, at least. Ending spoiler for the spectacular now 20, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and. The psychology of the character sutter is just wrong. Now that youve seen the movie the spectacular now, you want to know how the book by tim tharp ends. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The ending is indeed heartbreaking, but absolutely not what i was predicting.
Shailene woodley and miles teller talk the spectacular now and relationships cute interview. You might be disturbed by how charmed you still are by miles teller. Shailene woodley and miles teller were phenomenal in their performances. In adapting tim tharps hit novel the spectacular now for the screen.
Sutter ends up telling her to go ahead without him and after he finishes summer school and get money for their. This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most buzzed. Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. Most books try to leave you with something good, you know. Ending spoiler for the spectacular now 20, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed. At the end of the book, sutter is completely wasted. Hello james, my name is aaron gomez let me first start by telling you that i love your work the spectacular now is a great piece of cinema and dont ask me why but hot ticket is my favorite episode of master of none. Hi, im james ponsoldt, and i directed the spectacular now. On finishing the spectacular now i feel hollowed out and slightly sick not because the ending. 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. The ending of sutters relationship with cassidy, the beginning and end of his relationship with aimee, the ending of his idolization of his father, the selfrecognition of sutter about some of his character flaws.
Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school senior grappling with alcoholism. I didnt really like the ending though because it is quite depressing and hopeless. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with aimee finecky hovering over him. In 20, a film adaptation of the novel premiered at the sundance film festival and was wellreceived. He has no plans for college and will probably end up folding mens shirts for a living. In the book, cassidy says something along the same lines, but sutters not buying it. Although the movie is based on a ya book and is about high schoolers, it features constant underage alcohol consumption the main. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to. The spectacular now is like a comingofage novel that stalls out on the exit ramp to adulthood. While aimee has dreams of a future, sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, theyre drawn together. 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. Differences between the spectacular now book vs movie page 1. A high school senior sutter keely is exactly a person you want to have at your party he is hilarious, spontaneous and charming.
It didnt take 100 or so pages for aimee to make an entrance and their relationship was very much the focus of the film. I just started reading the circle in preparation for your film this spring. 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 acclaim. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from. I think the saddest thing in the book is that sutter doesnt even realize what hes doing to himself. Book into movie published august 5, 20 original cover. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and tfios. And how will sutters journey to find his absent father, ending up on a road trip with. If the spectacular now werent so beautifully directed by james ponsoldt, a viewer might think the comingofage story of two highschoolers was culled from home movies. Though this book isnt one id recommend to everyone, if you like books with a. On my disagreement side, the book has plenty of endings and beginnings.
This national book award finalist is now a major motion pict. Their relationship was imperfect in a beautiful way. 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. Except for the ending, i thought the two were rather comparable. 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. With miles teller, shailene woodley, kyle chandler, jennifer jason leigh. The writers of the spectacular now on miles tellers.
If he had had been living in the spectacular now then he would have gone with her. The writers of the spectacular now on miles tellers likeness to ferris bueller and making their longdistance partnership work. The book on the other hand, dragged on and on, wondering aimlessly. The book ends with sutter walking around the gravel parking lot of a rundown bar, completely drunk, deciding not to love or be loved by anyone ever again, and to spend the rest of his life living in the momentdrunk. The film was written by scott neustadter and michael weber 500 days of summer and. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school. What starts as an unlikely romance, becomes a sharpeyed, straightup snapshot of the heady confusion and haunting passion of youth one that doesnt look for tidy truths. Its the strength of this exchange on which the movie pivots dramatically from the book.
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