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Netflixs Uglies Movie Vs. Book: Whats Different?
Its much less literal and much more like we all have this magic to change our appearance every day.
(L-R) Laverne Cox as Dr. Cable and Joey King as Tally in ‘Uglies’ on NetflixBrian Douglas/Netflix
Theres something really interesting about how the technology has made the book more trenchant and more interesting.
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DirectorMcGcalled the movie an answer to FaceTune.
Were caught up in trying to show the world something false and something were not.
(L-R) Brianne Tju as Shay, Joseph Echavarria as Rydeand, Joey King as Tally, Keith Powers as David and Zamani Wilder as Astrix in Netflix’s ‘Uglies’Brian Douglas/Netflix
I wanted to double-check that this film worked for 2024, and beyond.
And the world has changed a lot.
Youve got to remember, the great villains, they dont think theyre villains on paper, McG said.
What new pretty town is offering is wonderful, and what Dr. Cable is offering is wonderful.
Theres no cancer in New Pretty Town.
Theres no racism, theres no sexism.
All of these things are wonderful points of advancement.
Thats the beautiful complication of what Dr. Cable is advocating.
In the book series, Peris turns Pretty before Tally, but his surgery stops there.
Peris kind of fizzles out as a character [in the books].
He chickens out multiple times.
Hes like Tally, if Tally didnt have that drive or if Tally didnt have Shay pushing her.
But movies have a different aesthetic and they like bigger story arcs.
The love is still there.
Then he falls to Im not going to say it was his death.
I would never say that.
Of course, he fell into the fog.
I want [viewers to wonder] is he or isnt he alive in there?
Is he or isnt he good or bad?
The audience needs to speak up and say we should finish the book series.
Obviously, its a series of books.
Its a series of books, and we want to tell the full story.
Sometimes you wear a uniform.
Sometimes youve got to get your hair cut a certain length.
Teenagers are very interested in the amount of control that theyre under.
