Sutter, the films protagonist, is an 18 year old male with a slight drinking problem. Hughes better films and the spectacular now myself, but this film is. Everyones got a slob of a stepdad, an unloving mom, or a horrible sibling. A look inside the characters in the spectacular now. Is it necessary to read the book before watching the film. It is a lovely, heartfelt, sweet, gentle and sincere film. And when sutter tries to fix part of his familys past, driving out to meet his dad, things just get worse. The spectacular now is indeed a coming of age story, but its real.
Home, announcement of the book go into the storys scott myers interviews me. I was surprised to see that ending in the theatre but it does leave you with a sense of hope rather than just straight denial from sutter. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. 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. The spectacular now 20 r 1h 35m critically acclaimed films a charismatic, hardpartying young man strikes up an unlikely romance with a smart and focused. To answer questions about the spectacular now, please sign up. See more ideas about the spectacular now, miles teller and shailene woodley. He has no plans for college and will probably end up folding mens shirts. 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. Swimmers importance to inman isnt shown and he is shot in the crossfire. The spectacular now paperback july 9 20 by tim tharp author 3. Aibileen then tells skeeter that her son had wanted to be a writer and had an idea for a book about what it was like for a black man to work for a white man. This year, we have the way, way back and most of all, the spectacular now.
Athens was such an obvious candidate as a setting to shoot the film in and it was really the. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. Differences between cold mountain book vs movie page 1. I was surprised the movie decided to pass on that memorable detail and give us just a standard beer cooler in the trunk instead. Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. Inman is shot during the battle when he returns to save swimmer. The book has a great visual of the entire trunk of sutters car being used as a beer cooler. Call me an idiot if you like, but i didnt realize this book existed until a week ago. But the spectacular now includes that thing that some folks are loathe to credit a. And then the endless whinging or championing of casting announcements. Weber 500 days of summer and is based on the book, the spectacular now, by tim tharp.
That really jacked it up because i didnt go to bed until 3. The hooded utilitarian and is the author of the book wonder woman. But the spectacular now includes that thing that some folks are loathe to. At least, thats how it seems in the spectacular now. The spectacular now official featurette hd a24 youtube.
The spectacular now 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Brick, gone vampire the twilight series, gone comicbook gonzo kickass. Movies like the spectacular now if you like the spectacular now you are looking for sincere, touching and semi serious movies about with coming of age, teenage love, teenagers, teenage life, youth, classmates and teenager themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. The spectacular now daily script movie scripts and. The high school comingofage movie has now been around for so long that its. Miles teller aimee finecky aimee finecky portrayed by. This national book award finalist is now a major motion pict. Sources said that at least four bidders chased the deal in an auction that played out over the weekend. See more ideas about the spectacular now, miles teller and movie quotes.
Sutter buys walter breakfast, and then offers him a ride to wherever hes going. A lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human beings. The gossip girl book covers look different now and im not okay. 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. It felt vaguely suburban or kind of like a college town. This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most buzzedabout films at sundance 20, starring shailene woodley and miles teller. I always get my hopes up for movie adaptations of books i liked. Skeeter confesses to aibileen that she has sent her resume, and has made phone calls to miss stein at harper and row. It is such a human interest story that any one, even without the same hardship of having a deadbeat dad, can relate to. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film the. 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.
The book transaction is mid to high six figures for the book, and seven figures to engage the writers. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by. Walter is the sixyearold boy that sutter finds standing alone outside the convenience store after buying a 7up to go with his 10 a. Their other credits include 500 days of summer, the spectacular now, and the disaster artist. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme. Geek guys like lloyd dobbler in say anything or the nameless geek in 16. The spectacular now 20 trailers and clips moviefone. Or will it stain the books legacy, now forever linked to a botched effort. Sutter miles teller and aimee shailene woodley are smart, but they make dumb mistakes. Instead, the film concentrates on sutters woundedness, on his. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010.
And i pretty much fell headoverheels in love with the book, even while having my reservations about its. I ended up seeing the theatrical adaptation at a free screening when it first came out in 20 not really knowing what i was getting myself into except, of course, a movie theater for free but the movie affected me and i fell in love with it because it immediately connected to my experience. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the book. 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 film was written by scott neustadter and michael h. At the end of the book, sutter doesnt go back to aimee he simply leaves her. Differences between the spectacular now book vs movie page 1. There are a lot of virtues to be found in the spectacular now, but perhaps. Inman sees more slaves than he is used to during his time in the civil war. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. In adapting tim tharps hit novel the spectacular now for the screen.
Emma stone, who plays skeeter in the movie is 54 and slim. Whats the difference between the spectacular now the book and the spectacular now the movie. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to put on screen. Most books try to leave you with something good, you know. Can you correctly identify which screenshots are from finding nemo vs. The stage is littered with bodies, but here comes fortinbras. Aimee reads a series of scifi books called bright planet in the novel. The spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and tfios.
Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. The film also features wonderful supporting turns from brie larson, kyle chandler, jennifer jason leigh, mary elizabeth winstead and bob odenkirk. Shailene woodley and miles teller in the spectacular now. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from. And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed. The spectacular now focuses on most teen experiences. A lot of teenage films either dumb down the teenagers, or they exaggerate them to. The spectacular now movie i connected and related to this movie so much its crazy.
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