Production charismatic, well meaning, 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. Hi, im james ponsoldt, and i directed the spectacular now. The spectacular now is set in oklahoma in the book, the south in the. I mean, yeah, theres a message, all right, but this book isnt exactly a fluffy candy feelgood story. Not only did they look natural, but their emotions were raw in a way that is never shown on the big screen.
Discover the spectacular now as its meant to be heard, narrated by macleod. An emotional story of the journey through the end of adolescence into adulthood. Ending spoiler for the spectacular now 20, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. With miles teller, shailene woodley, kyle chandler, jennifer jason leigh. 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. Lets use comic books for a second as im more passionate about the medium. The spectacular now creates a vivid, threedimensional portrait of youth confronting the funny, thrilling, and perilous business of modern love and adultho. Shailene woodley gives a performance of such fragility and power that the rest of the movie. I read the book about 6 months before the movie was released. A good reason why i liked this audiobook as much as i did is because the. If you cant find a way to end a story, please dont start telling the story to me. Jul 31, 20 a24 releases the spectacular now in several cities this friday ahead of a national expansion. Aug 02, 20 the spectacular now, based on tim tharps book of the same name, delivers an indietinged cinematic take on this familiar, goodbad narrative template. The script goes tidy and to fluff, wiping its hands in an instant and wrapping it all up with a little bow.
But with this february sun, see, the lights absolutely pure and makes the colors of the sky and the tree limbs and the bricks on these suburban houses so clean that just looking at them is like inhaling purified air. In fiction, tim tharps spectacular now inspires a film. Its like cassidy saysglobal warmings not for lightweights. The spectacular now sutter keely miles teller, rabbit hole, project x is mulling over a college entry essay about how a challenge in life shaped him. There are plenty of behindthescenes shots, talking heads discussing the casting of the movie and the adaption of the novel. Aug 17, 20 even though it drifts a little off the rails towards the end,the spectacular now is a solid and impressive film that is worthy of your attention. The spectacular now was refreshing, to say the least. 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. Thanks for exploring this supersummary plot summary of the spectacular now by tim tharp. Heres an indepth analysis of the most important parts, in an easytounderstand format. The film stars jason segel and jesse eisenberg, was written by donald margulies, and was directed by james ponsoldt.
He starts senior year as a kindhearted, carefree party animal with a girlfriend and a bunch of pals, but by the end of the book. I cant call it better than the perks of being a wallflower from last year or the way way back from last month in the same genre, but its a positive and wellcrafted development in this new phase and. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by james ponsoldt hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. And that ending, even in its uncertainty and wide openness, is more honest. In the book, sutter lies to aimee, telling her that he cannot go to philadelphia right after graduation like they had planned because he must attend summer school. Its one of those timeouts licensed by youth, where there doesnt have to be a reason. The film was written by scott neustadter and michael weber 500 days of summer and is based on the book, the spectacular now.
The novel follows protagonist sutter keely, a warmhearted young man with a hedonistic outlook on life. I want to lecture it, to give it my own personal bigsister talking to. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school. Thats the onetwo punch right there, wanting to love and wanting to be loved. While sutter idles during his last year of high school, his friends are moving on, planning for college and beyond. Emma reyerson part of me was hoping for a cheesy ending where aimee and sutter lived together in st. Shailene woodley and miles teller were phenomenal in their performances. While aimee has dreams of a future, sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, theyre drawn together.
He answers flippantly about the girlfriend who just dumped him, their pairing always the life of the party. I have to admit i have a giant soft spot for miles teller so i tend to love him in any role. Sutter drives to aimees bus but waits in his car without her noticing until she leaves. This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most. I just started reading the circle in preparation for your film this spring. Aimee i couldnt figure out this girl and she was a bit too naive for my taste. The end of the tour is a 2015 american drama film about writer david foster wallace. A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, supersummary offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. If youre looking for an ending that is as real as that book ending in my sisters keeper, definitely read the book. Blythe it is not at all necessary to read the book first. Well in fact, and as well in this case, i was in complete unbelief the whole time through, as tim tharp has written a truly spectacular romance that causes readers to think and question the true meaning of being a teenager and what life has in store for all of us. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to.
I walk with my arms spread open under the big fat moon. Even with just about everyone he knows trying to steer him in the right direction, the dude still manages ruin his life. Weber, and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. 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. 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. Aug 09, 20 the spectacular now unfolds from the perspective of sutter keely miles teller, a charismatic and bighearted high school senior whose life philosophy is live in the now. The sites critical consensus reads, the spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings.
Hmm if me thinking about it now means thoughtful then yes. Why the spectacular now is better than your average. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school senior grappling with alcoholism. 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. Both the book and film have good things going for them. I enjoyed the book, and i enjoyed the movie, just a little bit less. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. The spectacular now adapted by scott neustadter and michael h. 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. Whether you hate a movie for what ever reason, at least remember.
Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed. Written in 2008 by tim tharp, the spectacular now takes us through sutters senior year of high school. Friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. Dec 21, 20 now that youve seen the movie the spectacular now, you want to know how the book by tim tharp ends. The ending which i still dont get, not really i might need to reread the last page. The spectacular now reading after midnight reading. Overview based on the beloved book by tim tharp, the spectacular now is the story of sutter keely miles teller, a high school senior and selfproclaimed life of the party, who unexpectedly falls in love with nice girl aimee fineky shailene woodley. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by. This adaptation of tim tharps novel, directed with delicate res. It maintains more of a morose, downbeat, unsure what in the worlds gonna come of this kid ending.
It is also a romantic tragedy in the book, with a tragic ending, and a. Theyre young, theyre awake, hes so hung over he goes into. Sutter appears to be a shallow social butterfly, travelling between circles of friends, always the life of the party. After almost causing an accident, he tells her he is bad for her and forces her. At the end of the book, sutter is completely wasted, wandering around the gravel parking lot of a rundown bar, alone, after having spent the evening with the. 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 business of modern love and adulthood.
An innocent, bookish teenager shailene woodley begins dating the. Its okay to go through high school without having a love of a lifetime. The spectacular now was warmly received at the 20 sundance film festival. Meaning, when hes not in class or working at a local mens clothing store with his boozespiked thirst master cup and whiskyfilled flask to keep him fueled sutter. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite. The spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage. With regard to reformation and redemption, we glimpse a bit of both in this critically applauded, often poignant story. While aimee dreams of the future, sutter lives in the now, and yet somehow, theyre drawn together. Free reading novel the spectacular now on website, you can read more type of book at usnovels. The four parts include inception, cast, aesthetic, and real. Now that youve seen the movie the spectacular now, you want to know how the book by tim tharp ends.
Aug 06, 20 if the spectacular now had been about its strongest character, it might have really been something. Oct 04, 2020 in paramounts new ya horrorcomedy, spontaneous, adapted from the 2016 aaron starmer novel of the same name, a class of high schoolers deal with exactly this problem. These arent the mean, snarky teenagers you see in movie afte. In the movie, there is a more hopeful ending for sutter, and his relationship with aimee is left slightly open ended. We chose the book the spectacular now by tim tharp and we had our discussion through the kik app. Sutter is a good person and he tries to do right by aimee but his means of. This national book award finalist is now a major motion pict. A hardpartying high school seniors philosophy on life changes when he meets the notsotypical nice girl. Jan 15, 2014 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. The spectacular now 20 ending spoiler movie mistakes.
The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme. 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. To ask other readers questions about the spectacular now, please sign up. And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention. Book excerpts are provided by the publisher and may contain language some find offensive. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a.
Louis, but i knew in the back of my mind that it was nearly impossible for that to happen with sutters past. Based on david lipskys bestselling memoir although of course you end up becoming yourself, screenwriter margulies first read the book in 2011, and sent it to ponsoldt, a former student. Sutter appears to be a shallow social butterfly, travelling. He gets drunk and gets called a hero by a fellow drunk for. Free reading novel the spectacular now free online novel. Its amazingwe couldnt have had more than one cold week all winter. 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 way that made. Sutter ends up telling her to go ahead without him and after he finishes summer school and get money for their. In some ways i wanted to hate it because the way it almost glorified teenage drinking and partying. The spectacular now is an incredibly wellacted coming ofage drama adapted from tim tharps novel by the 500 days of summer team of scott neustadter and michael h. At the end of the book, sutter is completely wasted, wandering around the gravel parking lot of a rundown bar, alone, after having spent the evening with the creepy old drunks inside.
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. The spectacular now is tim tharps 2008 ya novel about sutters determination to drown out thoughts of the past and future with his signature and ceaseless big cups of 7up and whiskey. 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. The ending in the movie differs from the ending in the novel. Loved this book, tim tharp i am keeping my eyes on you now.
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