I think the saddest thing in the book is that sutter doesnt even realize what hes doing to himself. The ending might disappoint a lot of people, but i think it ended in the most realistic way possible. A charismatic, hardpartying young man strikes up an unlikely romance with a smart and focused young woman during their last year of high school. Our ending is actually more hopeful than the ending of the book. The spectacular now is like a comingofage novel that stalls out on the exit ramp to adulthood. For sutter, life is beautiful in the now, so one should drink it up while its here. Shailene woodley and miles teller talk the spectacular now and relationships cute interview. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film shailene woodleys character loves math and mangauntil her storyline is brushed aside to. Whats the difference between the spectacular now the book and the spectacular now the movie. We will be careful how we talk about this without spoiling anything, but the ending of the book is really quite bleak.
And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention. Production charismatic, wellmeaning, and the life of the party, the kindhearted high school senior, sutter keely, makes great efforts to hide himself behind a carefree but ephemeral present, and a jumbo. 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. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from. If he had had been living in the spectacular now then he would have gone with her. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. The book on the other hand, dragged on and on, wondering aimlessly. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed. Sutter lives in the now and remains to do so even when the book ends. I understand that the ending of the film isnt as bleak as the ending of the book. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on. A high school senior sutter keely is exactly a person you want to have at your party he is hilarious, spontaneous and charming. Click download or read online button to get the spectacular now book now.
This national book award finalist is now a major motion pict. A spectacularly crappy ending an indie movie about high school romance. While aimee has dreams of a future, sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, theyre drawn together. Differences between the spectacular now book vs movie page 1. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by. The spectacular now by tim tharp is a highly entertaining and surprisingly insightful story of a teenage alcoholic.
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. 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. The spectacular now reminded me that these people are real and these things are happening to them.
That being said, i have not read the book so the ending there could have been different. You think this beautys in some classroom or some textbook, and its not. Or will it stain the books legacy, now forever linked to a botched effort. 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. 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. Caption from annette and frankie in beach party to lindsay in mean girls, teen movies have captured the politics. This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most. It didnt take 100 or so pages for aimee to make an entrance and their relationship was very much the focus of the film.
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. 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 spectacular now download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the book. If we did our job, then the reasons you love sutter when the story begins are not why you love him at the end, michael weber, the spectacular. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. In adapting tim tharps hit novel the spectacular now for the screen, the. The spectacular now is just so genuine that it hurts. These scenes take up two short chapters all the chapters in the book are short. He is not living in the now, hes just uninterested in life.
Now that youve seen the movie the spectacular now, you want to know how the book by tim tharp ends. Saying that the spectacular now is spectacularly good seems to be something of a lazy, obvious comment based solely on the title. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. I just started reading the circle in preparation for your film this spring.
Thats the onetwo punch right there, wanting to love and wanting to be loved. Sutter miles teller and aimee shailene woodley are smart, but they make dumb mistakes. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme. At the end of the book, sutter is completely wasted, wandering around the gravel parking lot of a rundown.
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. It doesnt think about solutions, resolutions, or even conclusions. 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. The novel follows protagonist sutter keely, a warmhearted young man with a hedonistic outlook on life. The spectacular now was refreshing, to say the least. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010.
The spectacular now is een amerikaanse film uit 20. The spectacular now is the latest film to join the genre. The film was written by scott neustadter and michael weber 500 days of summer and. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and tfios.
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. With miles teller, shailene woodley, kyle chandler, jennifer jason leigh. 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. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by james ponsoldt. A lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human beings. However, as realistic as the movie attempted to be, there were still a few things about it that didnt quite. 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. Not all books have to end with the character changing drastically. Although the movie is based on a ya book and is about high schoolers, it features constant underage alcohol consumption the main. The narrator of the spectacular now is sutter keely, a genuine liveinthemoment kind of guy.
The book is wonderful and the ending was unexpected and grey still great though read more. The spectacular now is a contemporary ya novel by american writer tim tharp, published in 2008. However, it is actually the ending that makes this book so good, partly because it is so. And how will sutters journey to find his absent father, ending up on a road trip with. With the spectacular now, the timing of the film was much better. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and. 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. The stage is littered with bodies, but here comes fortinbras. Hi, im james ponsoldt, and i directed the spectacular 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. The psychology of the character sutter is just wrong. In adapting tim tharps hit novel the spectacular now for the screen, the biggest challenge was turning its unreliable and flawed though sympathetic high school narrator, sutter keely, into a.
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. Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. Not only did they look natural, but their emotions were raw in a way that is never shown on the big screen. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. The spectacular now i feel hollowed out and slightly sick not because the ending was bad but. Shailene woodley and miles teller were phenomenal in their performances. We never see or hear about walter again, so it makes sense why he was cut from the film.
Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. On finishing the spectacular now i feel hollowed out and slightly sick not because the ending. Though this book isnt one id recommend to everyone, if you like books with a. 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. On my disagreement side, the book has plenty of endings and beginnings. To answer questions about the spectacular now, please sign up. Sutter appears to be a shallow social butterfly, travelling.