Describe a challenge, hardship or misfortune you have experienced in your life. 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. It eschews the studio slickness and overplotted determination of more polished teenage products. 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. Or will it stain the books legacy, now forever linked to a botched effort. Free download or read online the spectacular now pdf epub book. In some ways i wanted to hate it because the way it almost glorified teenage drinking and partying. Whats the difference between the spectacular now the book and the spectacular now the movie. In director james ponsoldts take on tim tharps young adult novel of the same. With sly humor and an intensity of feeling, the spectacular now directed by james ponsoldt creates a vivid, threedimensional portrait of youth confronting the funny, thrilling and perilous. For someone who wants to live in the spectacular now, sutter sure spends a lot of time reliving the past. 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 writing was amazing and you felt for these characters.
Weber based on the novel by tim tharp green production draft july xx, 2012. It doesnt think about solutions, resolutions, or even conclusions. In the james ponsoldt filmwhich was adapted from tim tharps bittersweet novel. Both the book and film have good things going for them. Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. The narrator of the spectacular now is sutter keely, a genuine liveinthemoment kind of guy. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010.
This year, we have the way, way back and most of all, the spectacular now. Jan 15, 2014 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. And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention. Shailene woodley and miles teller cute interview about the spectacular now with deidre behar about relationships, high school, love, 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 acclaim. The film was written by scott neustadter and michael h. Chapter 2 now, i shouldve been at my girlfriends five minutes ago, but this time i have a legitimate reason for running late. Tim tharp lives in oklahoma, where he teaches at rose state college. The spectacular now is different from many ya realistic fiction novels, and in that way it is certainly memorable. A teenage loner wakes up one morning to find a classmate passed out drunk on her lawn.
We see the story in the spectacular now through sutters eyes. For sutter, life is beautiful in the now, so one should drink it up while its here. It is a lovely, heartfelt, sweet, gentle and sincere film. The spectacular now 20 r 1h 35m teen romance a charismatic, hardpartying young man strikes up an unlikely romance with a smart and focused young woman during their last year of high school. 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. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the. Therein lies the greatness of the spectacular nowand just the. Its just a rather big issue for me that it was memorable for all the wrong reasons. This national book award finalist is now a major motion pict. Jul 09, 20 the spectacular now obviously was not a book for me. He is also the author of the ya novel knights of the hill country, an alayalsa best book. The spectacular now manages to telescope that entire fall from grace in its first five minutes, as sutter miles teller, nearly a reinhold lookalike, a georgia teen of massive confidence, loses. Film uit 20 amerikaanse film romantische film komische film boekverfilming.
Nov 11, 2008 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. The spectacular now by tim tharp goodreads share book. Will there be a sequel to the book and movie of the. Sutter lives in the now and remains to do so even when the book ends. In adapting tim tharps hit novel the spectacular now for the screen, the biggest challenge was turning its unreliable and flawed though. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by. Weber 500 days of summer and is based on the book, the spectacular now, by tim tharp. Pdf the spectacular now book by tim tharp free download. Shailene woodley on the spectacular now, loving her first sex. 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. Most of the time, its totally conversational and understandable most of the timeuntil it turns around and packs a wallop. For me its becoming one of my all time favorite movies. Mar 30, 2014 i loved the movie the spectacular now so much.
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. Unless youre an sat whiz, in which case it should sound pretty familiar. Shailene woodley and miles teller talk the spectacular now and. Released august 2nd, 20, the spectacular now stars miles teller, shailene woodley, brie larson, jennifer jason leigh the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of 82. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to. Do you think the observations and comments sutter makes throughout the book are thoughts he had while sober or drunk. Aug 05, 20 will the movie be true to the spirit of the book. 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 20stream and watch online moviefone. Jan 19, 20 the spectacular now skillfully adapted from tim tharps novel, evocatively lensed in the workingclass neighborhoods of athens, ga. With a script by the guys who wrote 500 days of summer, the movie is about as slice oflife as they come, and it. Sep 12, 20 all 45 songs from the the spectacular now 20 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme. Feb 06, 2014 buy the spectacular now 1 by tim tharp isbn. Despite two grounded, awardworthy lead performances, this film seemed a touch sketched and eversoslightly inert. Activist herselfhold it against me for intervening in this kids situation. Aug 01, 20 the writers of the spectacular now on miles tellers likeness to ferris bueller and making their longdistance partnership work. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the book. This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most buzzedabout films at sundance 20. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. How would the same events seem different if they were told from the other characters points of view, like rickys, or hollys. Although the movie is based on a ya book and is about high schoolers, it features constant underage alcohol consumption the main. A major plot twist just past the movies midpointof the entireaudiencegaspsoutloudinunison varietytakes the spectacular now to some pretty dark and downbeat places for a movie of its. To connect with the spectacular now, join facebook today.
In the spectacular now, growing pains precede graduation. The spectacular now was warmly received at the 20 sundance film festival. 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. Whether hes telling a story at a party or reminiscing about his dad, most of his interactions with other people, and most of the time he spends alone, is dedicated to the past. The spectacular now movie quotes, book quotes, priceless movie, the spectacular now. Spectacular now is a phenomenal book, that discusses the present. The first edition of the novel was published in october 20th 2008, and was written by tim tharp. Aug 08, 20 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. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it.
This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most buzzedabout films at sundance 20, starring. The spectacular now focuses on most teen experiences. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. Sundancedarling the spectacular now is a curious one. Perhaps for some readers sutter is likeable, the situation is taken as seriously as it should have been, and theres some kind of morality. Differences between the spectacular now book vs movie page 1. 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. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. The spectacular now miles teller, shailene woodley movie hd. I want to lecture it, to give it my own personal bigsister talking to.
The sites critical consensus reads, the spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings. Here is a lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human. The spectacular now is like a cross between the internal monologue youve got running in your head and an sat vocab test. 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. The spectacular now by tim tharp overdrive rakuten.
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