Did the director visualize the The It Ends With Us story well?
/Expectations of Movie Adaptations
When it comes to book adaptations, there are both good and bad things. Good things are that the movie captures the heart of the book. The most important part of the movie is the premise of the book and the casting. The characters are what make the book great and special. The fact you could relate to them. Casting is very important for movie adaptations because it brings the characters to life. The characters should look the part, and be good actresses/actors.
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They should bring their all for the character's personality, emotion, how they speak, etc, should be perfect. Another thing is that the movie should show the whole point of the book. The theme, the settings, the plot, the whole premise. Not living up to these expectations, makes a bad book to movie adaptation.
It Ends With Us Movie Adaptation
I read a book called It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover over two years ago, and I have a lot of mixed emotions about the book. I didn’t really like this book, but I still had a lot of expectations when Colleen Hoover announced that The It Ends With Us was coming out with a movie. Me as well as other readers had opinions for the casting, and the casting didn’t meet any of our expectations. I knew the movie was going to be bad when they cast Blake Lively for the role of the main character Lily Bloom. Lily Bloom is a 23-year-old red head, and Blake didn’t fit the role at all. For starters, Blake Lively is not naturally a red head, she is blonde.
They could have found another actress with red hair and in her 20s. Instead they picked someone that doesn’t fit the description. Lily Bloom is 23 in the book, and Blake is 38. She’s too old to be playing this role. I understand why they would pick Blake though, she is a famous well known actress and the movie would get a lot of attention for her being chosen as the main character. I don't know what it is but she just doesn’t fit the role for Lily.
The important thing of picking an actress/actor for a movie is the appearance and if they’re perfect for the role, not if they would bring the movie more fame. I mean maybe her audition was great, but there were actresses out there that would have been a better choice. The outfits were also a problem in the movie and were totally out of place on Blake in the movie.
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Also, an actor that was not perfect for a character was Brandon Sklenaer for the character Atlas Corrigan, the childhood love interest in the movie. This is not how I imagined him at all. I imagined his hair to be thinner but in the movie it is too thick. Also, Atlas is in his 20s too, and the actor is 35. They could have chosen someone else for Atlas. Maybe someone who looks younger or fits the role better. The main love interest Ryle Kincaid’s appearance, played by Justin Baldoni, was fine and his sister’s, Alyssa, who was played by Jenny Slate was okay too.
I just don’t like the younger Atlas chosen for the flashback scenes. He looks too old to be playing a 15-year-old. The girl who plays Lily in the flashback scenes looked like she was fifteen at least, even though she was way older. Some of the scenes are changed in the movie. Like, when Ryle first abuses Lily and he goes to his sister, and she tells him that he has to tell her about the death of his younger brother, but in the movie, Alyssa tells Lily about the death. I don’t know, I just think that it should have still been Ryle to tell Lily about his brother.
Conclusion
Anyways this movie was not good, and it was mostly because of the casting. Our expectations weren’t met. A good author should bring fans' opinions to consideration if they want them to watch the movie which Hoover didn’t do.
Lina Ahmed is a 21 year old at Algonquin College student in the professional writing program. She loves spending time with friends and family. Her favourite genres are romance, sports romance, fantasy, and romantasy. She loves to write and loves talking about her favourite books. She spends her free time reading, writing, and watching movies. Lina likes sharing her writing ideas and loves to compare books with their adapted movies. She’s currently working on a romance book, and wants to get published in a few years from now. Lina Ahmed’s goal to be one of the most successful published authors ever.
