The spectacular now 20 r 1h 35m dramas based on contemporary literature a charismatic, hardpartying young man strikes up an unlikely romance with a smart and focused young woman during their last year of high school. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on. One of the things that first drew me to spectacular now was that in high school, so many girls fall in love with someone, and they end up losing. With miles teller, shailene woodley, kyle chandler, jennifer jason leigh. Apr 16, 2018 the ending of here and now season 1 is aptly eruptive for reasons both fitting and very, very wrong. The spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings. A hardpartying high school seniors philosophy on life changes when he meets the notsotypical nice girl. Hbos spectacular failure deserves some recognition after a. Aug 08, 20 the spectacular now is the latest film to join the genre. You think this beautys in some classroom or some textbook, and its not. Shailene woodley and miles teller were phenomenal in their performances. Watch the spectacular now movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. 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. A description of tropes appearing in spectacular now.
The ending of sutters relationship with cassidy, the beginning and end of his relationship with aimee, the ending of his idolization of his father. You can find a lot of those eighties teen movie resonances in the spectacular now. The portrayal of alcoholism and a kid with a drinking problem who ends up becoming a townie the spectacular now is essentially a24s take on good. The psychology of the character sutter is just wrong. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010.
The spectacular now is indeed a coming of age story, but its real. Is it cool if the acting is really natural, conversational, and great. Thanks for stopping by the disney parks moms panel on your way to a galaxy far, far away. Want to know more of woodleys thoughts on the spectacular now, what unites or doesnt unite her highprofile ya characters, and how she responded to the heartwrenching ending of the third. Sutter fits the profile of a comingofage protagonista kid having to come to terms with growing up, making his way through various problems that. 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. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Aug 16, 20 you can find a lot of those eighties teen movie resonances in the spectacular now.
Films directed by james ponsoldt off the black 2006. Although the movie is based on a ya book and is about high schoolers, it features constant underage alcohol consumption the main. Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to. The movie ends before it becomes clear what will happen between sutter and aimee.
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. The sites critical consensus reads, the spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film. It is the perfect time for a star wars fan to be planning a walt disney world resort vacation. The spectacular now was refreshing, to say the least. A spectacularly crappy ending an indie movie about high school romance. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme. The film gives us the hollywood ending that it thinks we must have been hoping for. The spectacular now movie trailer and videos tv guide. Aug 30, 20 tagged bad movie endings, books, character development, films, indie films, indie movies, love, movies, relationships, romcoms, romance, spectacular now, teenage love leave a reply cancel reply enter your comment here. Sutter miles teller and aimee shailene woodley are smart, but they make dumb mistakes. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. Director james ponsoldt, who shot the spectacular now in.
He is not living in the now, hes just uninterested in life. Sutter, the films protagonist, is an 18 year old male with a slight drinking problem. Galaxys edge is open at disneys hollywood studios, you can travel to the planet batuu and live out your very own star wars adventure. Flash completed spectacular spectrophilia rock candy. The spectacular now original motion picture soundtrack 23 tracks. The spectacular now is essentially a24s take on good will hunting. While good will hunting is a better film in my opinion, the spectacular now truly brings some new ideas and problems to the table. All 45 songs from the the spectacular now 20 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. 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. A charismatic, hardpartying young man strikes up an unlikely romance with a smart and focused young woman during their last year of high school. The spectacular now reminded me that these people are real and these things are happening to them. 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. The spectacular now is the latest film to join the genre.
Sutter hits rock bottom, but after a heart to heart with his mom, he gets his shit. On finishing the spectacular now i feel hollowed out and slightly sick not because the ending was bad but because as much as i didnt want it to, it ended in probably the most realistic way it could. Poses are random afaik, if she blows you multiple times in a row she can get heart pupils the best kind of pupils on the last panel of the good end the one where theres a character saying you deserve the bad ending you pervy. Oct 10, 2017 shailene woodley and miles teller talk the spectacular now and relationships cute interview. 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 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. 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.
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 is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. Most books try to leave you with something good, you know. It gets the heartbreak, it gets the disillusion, it gets the lifestyle, it gets the emotion, it gets the tragedy. The stage is littered with bodies, but here comes fortinbras. The spectacular now original motion picture soundtrack by. 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. Shailene woodley and miles teller talk the spectacular now and relationships cute interview. A 20 indie american film based on the novel by tim tharp. 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. Sutter hits rock bottom, but after a heart to heart with his mom, he gets his shit together, applies to college again sitting in front his computer screen, but with new resolve, and even reconciles with aimee. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by. It is such a human interest story that any one, even without the same hardship of having a deadbeat dad, can relate to. A lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18 yearold middleamerican human beings.
However, as realistic as the movie attempted to be, there were still a few things about it that didnt quite. 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. The spectacular now was warmly received at the 20 sundance film festival. Grab that to unlock anal and vaginal poses, and clicking the bottom right arrow now gives you the good end. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the book.
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. Jan 14, 2014 want to know more of woodleys thoughts on the spectacular now, what unites or doesnt unite her highprofile ya characters, and how she responded to the heartwrenching ending of the third. I think the saddest thing in the book is that sutter doesnt even realize what hes doing to himself. The spectacular now original motion picture soundtrack. The ending of here and now season 1 is aptly eruptive for reasons both fitting and very, very wrong. The film was written by scott neustadter and michael weber 500 days of summer and is based on the book, the spectacular now, by tim tharp. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and tfios. The spectacular now 20 ending spoiler movie mistakes.
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 deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to put on screen you might be disturbed by how charmed you still are by miles teller. 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. 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. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from. The spectacular now 20 soundtrack complete list of. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. If he had had been living in the spectacular now then he would have gone with her. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed. I found my self wondering if the author originally considered a darker ending, but then backed down for editorial or commercial reasons. The book was less so, it was fairly if not outright clear that the two would not get back together, and sutters life would go nowhere.
And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the. From annette and frankie in beach party to lindsay in mean girls, teen movies have captured the politics. The soundtrack starts with my name is sutter keely, introducing us to the main character of the movie, the troubled hs boy dealing with family issues and maybe finding love along the way. Dec 28, 20 if he had had been living in the spectacular now then he would have gone with her. The questions, which extend to the slightly ambiguous happy ending, are refreshing. Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. A lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human beings. Not only did they look natural, but their emotions were raw in a way that is never shown on the big screen. 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. Part of me wants to gouge whatever scraps of hope i can from the close of sutters story, hold onto the hints that things can and will eventually. The spectacular now is like a comingofage novel that stalls out on the exit ramp to adulthood. Jul 30, 20 the spectacular now original motion picture soundtrack 23 tracks. And for the rest of your life, they sell you over and over, right to the end when they package you one last time and plant you in the ground.
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