I absolutely loved the book the spectacular now by tim tharp when it came out in 2008. The spectacular now download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. It is a lovely, heartfelt, sweet, gentle and sincere film. The writing was amazing and you felt for these characters. Although the movie is based on a ya book and is about high schoolers, it features constant underage alcohol consumption the main. 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 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. Having the evercharming 26yearold miles teller in the role was a huge help. The spectacular now so loved this movie i think whenever you can take such a simple, seemingly one dimensional subject matteri know its no exactly simple, but this story has been told a million times and have it transcend the subject matter through the dialogue, its brilliant. In his undertheradar drama smashed, director james ponsoldt explores the pains of coming to grips with the destructive, deadend behavior of younger people with bright futures, laced with the effects of inebriation on their lives as a hindrance to their growth as individuals. This national book award finalist is now a major motion pict. Its the strength of this exchange on which the movie pivots dramatically from the book.
The sites critical consensus reads, the spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings. The ending was fitting for the story as well and one that satisfied me as a. On finishing the spectacular now i feel hollowed out and slightly sick not because the ending. You think this beautys in some classroom or some textbook, and its not. Feb 06, 2014 buy the spectacular now 1 by tim tharp isbn. The spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings.
Director james ponsoldt, who shot the spectacular now in his. The psychology of the character sutter is just wrong. Free download or read online the spectacular now pdf epub book. The first edition of the novel was published in october 20th 2008, and was written by tim tharp. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to.
And how will sutters journey to find his absent father, ending up on a road trip with aimee to fort. As much as i want more and even if it tore me to pieces and left me wanting so much more for sutter to get better, for him to finally change i think, yes. Shailene woodley and miles teller in the spectacular now. The spectacular now is just so genuine that it hurts.
In adapting tim tharps hit novel the spectacular now for the screen, the. The books quality was good, all though i was charged a delivery fee on it. The spectacular now unabridged audiobook, by tim tharp. Click download or read online button to get the spectacular now book now. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to put on screen. At the end of the book, sutter is completely wasted. It didnt take 100 or so pages for aimee to make an entrance and their relationship was very much the focus of the film. In a poignant scene near the end of the film, sutter arrives home after a night of heavy drinking. If he had had been living in the spectacular now then he would have gone with her. It doesnt think about solutions, resolutions, or even conclusions. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
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. May 20, 2014 the most captivating part of the spectacular now by tim tharp is the voice of the main character, sutter keely. The spectacular now official trailer hd a24 youtube. Aug 05, 20 will the movie be true to the spirit of the book. I finished this book in less than a day it was that good. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on. Although it was recognized as a national book award finalist in that year, i could never really sell the book to teens. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site.
So, my beautiful fat girlfriend, cassidy, is threatening to kick me to the curb again, my best friend suddenly wants to put the brakes on our lives of fabulous fun, my mom and big sister are plotting a future in which i turn into an atomic vampire, and my dad, well, my dad is a big fat question. 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. Hes part drunk and rebellious teen, part girl chaser, and part sad kid of a single parent home. I highly recommend this book, all though i expected to love the book much more than i do now. Sutter lives in the now and remains to do so even when the book ends. The book ended with the main character just as he was in the beginning. Thats the onetwo punch right there, wanting to love and wanting to be loved. 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. Differences between the spectacular now book vs movie page 1. 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. In the spectacular now, growing pains precede graduation. 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.
Such is the case with sutter keely, a senior in high school on the brink of graduation. And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and tfios. These scenes take up two short chapters all the chapters in the book are short. Jan 14, 2014 clip from the spectacular now starring miles teller, shailene woodley, brie larson, and kyle chandler subscribe to moviefone today. Will there be a sequel to the book and movie of the.
While aimee has dreams of a future, sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, theyre drawn together. Sep, 20 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. We never see or hear about walter again, so it makes sense why he was cut from the film. For me its becoming one of my all time favorite movies. Well this is a very different ending from the book. 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. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by. Sutter completes his essay submission that he started at the beginning of the film, drives to philadelphia and runs into aimee on the steps of her university.
The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Want to know more of woodleys thoughts on the spectacular now. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme.
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 spectacular now obviously was not a book for me. I think the saddest thing in the book is that sutter doesnt even realize what hes doing to himself. After thinking about this, i admit i cant help but disagree. In the book, cassidy says something along the same lines, but sutters not buying it. 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.
Here is a lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human beings. His followup, the spectacular now, a comingofage drama based on the novel by tim tharp, finds a way of. Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. The narrator of the spectacular now is sutter keely, a genuine liveinthemoment kind of guy. Pdf the spectacular now book by tim tharp free download. You might be disturbed by how charmed you still are by miles teller. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Aug 02, 20 james ponsoldts new film, the spectacular now, is a tale of a teenager and the speed bumps at the end of high school. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. Dark enough, in fact, that the ending, when it comes, may strike some viewers as. 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. And how will sutters journey to find his absent father, ending up on a road trip with.
The spectacular now by tim tharp overdrive rakuten. Most books try to leave you with something good, you know. Poignant teen drama doesnt shy away from alcohol or sex. Book into movie published august 5, 20 original cover. They left the movie so open ended and i want to know if there will be a sequel either to the book or movie. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the book. Or will it stain the books legacy, now forever linked to a botched effort. 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. The film gives us the hollywood ending that it thinks we must have been hoping for. Ending spoiler for the spectacular now 20, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the. Now that youve seen the movie the spectacular now, you want to know how the book by tim tharp ends.
The spectacular now is like a comingofage novel that stalls out on the exit ramp to adulthood. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and. Every now and then, we spend a little time doing something we know is wrong. Sutter walked up the steps to the university and saw her. 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. 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. In the novel, the main character, sutter, this in the moment guy, helps out this social disaster girl. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed. To answer questions about the spectacular now, please sign up. 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. 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.
This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from. The book on the other hand, dragged on and on, wondering aimlessly. I had to read the book when i knew that the 20 movie of the same name was based on tim tharps book.
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. If the spectacular now werent so beautifully directed by james ponsoldt, a viewer might think the comingofage story of two high. The writers of the spectacular now on miles tellers. Now playing in limited release, but the film will continue expanding to more theaters over the forthcoming weeks.
Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. Aug 01, 20 the writers of the spectacular now on miles tellers likeness to ferris bueller and making their longdistance partnership work. For sutter, life is beautiful in the now, so one should drink it up while its here. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the spectacular now with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The most captivating part of the spectacular now by tim tharp is the voice of the main character, sutter keely. Hes the life of the party, and hes interested in the spectacular now. Jan 19, 20 the spectacular now skillfully adapted from tim tharps novel, evocatively lensed in the workingclass neighborhoods of athens, ga. Whats the difference between the spectacular now the book and the spectacular now the movie. The writers of the spectacular now on miles tellers likeness to ferris bueller and making their longdistance partnership work. In case youre still undecided, here is the trailer for the spectacular now.
He learns things about himself and life and they hit you hard that things dont always go as planned and get screwed and dont end happy. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with aimee finecky hovering over him. The spectacular now by tim tharp goodreads share book. The spectacular now 20 ending spoiler movie mistakes. For someone who wants to live in the spectacular now, sutter sure spends a lot of time reliving the past. Reviewed in the united states on september 29, 2015. This year, we have the way, way back and most of all, the spectacular now.
The spectacular now reminded me that these people are real and these things are happening to them. Though this book isnt one id recommend to everyone, if you like books with a more serious tone to them, pick this one up. With the spectacular now, the timing of the film was much better. And how will sutters journey to find his absent father, ending up on a road trip with aimee to fort worth. Here is a lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human. But sometimes the crime feels a little too good to let go. He is not living in the now, hes just uninterested in life. 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. The writers of the spectacular now on miles tellers likeness. Sometimes, especially if we get caught, we admit to the crime. 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.
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