The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film. A new clip from the spectacular now has been released, and in it the two lead characters played by shailene woodley and miles teller share their first kiss. 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. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the book. 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. Sep, 20 the movie doesnt feel any urgency to build to a conclusion, but when it does, it is understated, uneventful kind of like our two characters, and sort of like reallife, too. Free download or read online the spectacular now pdf epub book. 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 deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme.
This spectacular sisterhood includes costumed crimebusters like miss fury, superspies like tiffany sinn, scifi pioneers like gale allen, and even kid troublemakers like little lulu. A high school senior, charming and selfpossessed, hes the life of the party, loves his job at a mens. Shailene woodley and miles teller were phenomenal in their performances. Meetville now quotes movie quotes word worm the spectacular now favorite book quotes my emotions book fandoms my mood poetry quotes. Peter benjamin parker is an awkward and introverted science nerd and highschool student who was bitten by a genetically augmented spider. Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley.
It doesnt think about solutions, resolutions, or even conclusions. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. And now shes met a guy named sutter, and she doesnt want to be without him. A look inside the characters in the spectacular now. Meet more than one hundred of the most heroic female characters in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. Reader macleod andrews honey drawl brings the book to brilliant life, and gives an understanding and compassion to the characters that is unforgettable. There is so much going on in his life but he chooses to embrace the weird and the now. The movie doesnt feel any urgency to build to a conclusion, but when it does, it is understated, uneventful kind of like our two characters, and sort of like reallife, too. The main characters of this young adult, contemporary story are sutter keely, aimee finecky.
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. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by. Thats basically sutter keelys life in this novel without giving much thought to the future. It respects its characters and doesnt use them for its own shabby purposes. 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. It eschews the studio slickness and overplotted determination of more polished teenage products. The spectacular now was a finalist, in 2008, for the national book award for young peoples literature. Browse the marvel comic series peter porker, the spectacular spiderham 1985 1987. 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 animated television series the spectacular spiderman features an extensive cast of characters originally created by stan lee, steve ditko and other comic book creators. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with aimee finecky hovering over him. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the. The narrator of the spectacular now is sutter keely, a genuine.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. This national book award finalist is now a major motion pict. He is also the author of the ya novel knights of the hill country, an alayalsa best book. But all of that gradually change when he met aimee.
Aug 23, 20 a look inside the characters in the spectacular now. The first edition of the novel was published in october 20th 2008, and was written by tim tharp. 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. Aimee is the other main character of the book and one i felt like i could have connected with more if the story had been told from a different. 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. Although it was recognized as a national book award finalist in that year, i could never really sell the book to teens. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The spectacular now was refreshing, to say the least. Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up.
Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school. Not only did they look natural, but their emotions were raw in a way that is never shown on the big screen. 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. The spectacular now director james ponsoldt on the eternal. Jul 24, 20 a new clip from the spectacular now has been released, and in it the two lead characters played by shailene woodley and miles teller share their first kiss. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on. A gritty but hopeful love story about two struggling teens great for fans of the spectacular now, willow, and eleanor and park tyler has a football scholarship to stanford, a hot girlfriend, and a. Pdf the spectacular now book by tim tharp free download.
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. List of the spectacular spiderman characters wikipedia. Greg weisman and victor cook and the rest of the crew redesigned these classic characters in the series to be more modern but still be very truly faithful to its characters. In 20, a film adaptation of the novel premiered at the sundance film festival and was wellreceived.
Its fine to just live in the nowbut the best part about now is theres another one tomorrow. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the spectacular now with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The spectacular now spanish edition and millions of other books are. The spectacular now npr coverage of the spectacular now by tim tharp. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film shailene woodleys character loves math and mangauntil her storyline is brushed aside to. 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. Sutter keely is one big goofy bundle of contradictions. The director of the critically successful the spectacular now talks about the essence of teenfocused films and the simple point of it allfeeling something. 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 main character, sutter, is the life of the party. But i was also thrown an extra challenge to listen to the book as an audio novel.
The spectacular now official featurette hd a24 youtube. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. The spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings.
Thats the message i get from sutter keely, protagonist of the spectacular now. Sutter lives in the now and remains to do so even when the book ends. Most books try to leave you with something good, you know. I absolutely loved the book the spectacular now by tim tharp when it came out in 2008. Goodbye, i say, goodbye, as i disappear little by little into the middle of the middle of my own spectacular now. The spectacular now is a coming of age story that demonstrates teen relationships and invincibility perfectly. While aimee has dreams of a future, sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, theyre drawn together. Tim tharp lives in oklahoma, where he teaches at rose state college. The main character, sutter, is the life of the party and always looks for ways to uplift others in unique ways. Oct 20, 2008 the spectacular now npr coverage of the spectacular now by tim tharp. 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. Although the movie is based on a ya book and is about high schoolers, it features constant underage alcohol consumption the main. And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention.
The most important booktotv adaptations coming in 2020. Feb 06, 2014 buy the spectacular now 1 by tim tharp isbn. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Main characters spiderman peter parker youve heard the story a dozen times in a dozen different ways. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them.
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