Mar 10, 2015 although there were a million different characteristics between the book and the movie the movie was still very good and exciting to watch. The second book, the scorch trials, if compared with. Sep 23, 2015 hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. There were so many things wrong with this film that i dont even know where to start. The duff by kody keplinger at the best online ebook storage. Adapted from a novel by kody keplinger, whose website says that she wrote the book as a senior in high school, the duff begins, in an apparent nod to the breakfast club, by informing. The duff was an exciting read that really kept me on the tip of my toes. Here is a list of the 2020 ya book to movie adaptations that you should add to your tbr. A comedic snapshot about what its like to be a teen today. It isnt a bad book by any means, but its not a book that would be quite memorable to me either unless someone brings it up or if i experience a situation that is similar to biancas. And i especially love books that are made into fantastic movies, which is why i was shocked to find that the duff movie was so wildly different from the book to be honest, i kind. While we all know that the book is usually better than the book, there is a lot to look forward to. Mar 18, 2015 first thing first, the duff book and movie are way different from each other.
The scorch trials book to film differences the maze. As it sometimes happens, i see a movie trailer and it inspires me to read a book. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong. If you havent both read the duff by kody keplinger or watched the duff directed by ari sandel, then you are opening yourself up to be potentially spoiled below. In the duff, a wounded teenage girl combats mockery. But no, the film tells us, for jock, goth and geek alike, theres another hurdle. An irreverent and irresistible new york times bestselling romance between the socalled desi. The duff 2015 movie quotes book the duff movie quotes quotes from the duff movie the duff 2015 quotes the duff movie quotes quotes from the duff book abraham lincoln quotes albert.
Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. Cagan, based on the novel of the same name by kody keplinger with music by dominic lewis and produced by susan cartsonis, mcg and mary viola. And doing so was a very deliberate choice, according to the films director. Its not hard to love cbs films new teen comedy the duff. And where did bella thorne come from, she seems to have a huge part in the movie, but in the book, her character has a small role. Seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt. Im also sad to say that not much of the book made it into the movie only the duff concept and the relationships between the characters that were in the book made it into the movie but hey, i enjoyed the movie either way especially since it kept the books awesome message. He commits suicide before he can turn fully zombielike. The duff 2015 trailer a high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the duff designated ugly fat friend by her prettier, more popular counterparts. The popular girls can be writers and hackers, the football player is kind and sensitive, and the object of a main characters. Bianca piper is the main character and is different from her friends.
The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. In the book, ben is a builder, however, in the movie, he is a runner. A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the duff designated ugly fat friend by her prettier, more popular counterparts. I feel sorry for anyone who reads this book and feels like they are a duff. Body language is key, of course, as this is a movie all about bods. The duff the movie, the book, and how my opinion has changed. In the movie, the story goes bianca enlists childhood friend wesley to help her shed her duff label while in the book she goes to him as an escape from her issues at home. The duff looks at first as if its set in a postclique world, where its ok to be niche. Based on kody keplingers 2010 novel of the same name which she wrote her senior year of high school, the duff was adapted for the big screen by writer josh a. The only thing that was similar was the fact was that she was called the duff lol. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011. The maze runner book to film differences the maze runner. Overall, the duff is a good book, but not a book that really deserves the huge hype it gets in my opinion.
The duff comes across as the typical teenage fare that hollywood has produced for the last two or three decades. The duff falls into this wonderful category, along with its older. The duff, by kody keplinger the duff, a 2015 movie based on the kody keplinger novel. The book follows whipsmart high school senior bianca, who sees herself as an outsider, especially compared to her friends all pretty, popular girls and the. In the movie, mom has a career as a motivational speaker. A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set. I watched the movie version starring robbie amell and mae whitman first and loved it. The movie is gonna be a typical teen film, with blocked kissing scenes, and an. Download and read online for free the duff by kody keplinger. The movie the duff, starring mae whitman as the titular character, hits theaters february 2015, and today kody keplinger, the author of the ya novel upon which the movie is. The duff remains one of the best books in my opinion while the movie is the worst book to movie remake in my opinion, again. I attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. The duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick.
Jun 07, 2011 praise for the duff a new york times bestsellera usa today bestseller a wellwritten, irreverent, and heartfelt debut. In the movie it is said the supplies come up every month along with a new glader. The duff was a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. The duff adaptation moves to the bigscreen variety. Mar 02, 2015 i expected the relationship with her parents, friends, and wesley to be the same. This title makes biancas head spin, and she goes into a small identity crisis. In the movie bianca doesnt like being the duff so she solves the problem by cutting off her friends. The duff is a new york times bestseller and a major motion picture starring bella thorne, mae whitman and alison janney. The idea of writing a book with duff in the title started as a joke, but when i realized that my friends felt like duffs, too, i knew i had to write this story. Read the duff designated ugly fat friend by kody keplinger available from rakuten kobo. It also undermines some typical teen movie stereotypes. Admittedly, the book does contain some slightly more mature content, but i think it really helped to boost the book to an even better level. Apr 07, 2015 so, what i wanted to talk about was the differences between the book and the movie.
I met the author my first year at the book expo in 2010 she was 17 at the time 2. A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set in the same world as the duff. Books vs movies honest quotes hebrew school life and death i movie good books novels life quotes shit happens as i lay dying by william faulker. Jul 09, 2015 in the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. I love the books, wonder, running dream, fault in our stars, and this. I have read the book which is one of my favorite books. They are good if we recognize where they came from and if we treat them the way the designer intended them to be treated. Apr 29, 2015 the book is always better than the movie. The duff book and movie are very different from each other, but they are still both are good in their own formats as the main message stays. Feb 20, 2015 yet, like most hollywood productions, the duff leans heavily on pop culture nods and periodspecific situations that will eventually date the movie for the sake of pandering to the current audience at the expense of older moviegoers or viewers who might watch the film years later when snapchat is no longer a household name, for example. The duff seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot.
Since then, kody has written two more young adult novels, shut out and a midsummers nightmare, and a middle grade novel, the swift. Kody keplinger movie information synopsis frumpy highschool senior bianca mae whitman has a rude awakening when she learns that her classmates secretly know her as the duff designated ugly fat friend to her prettier and more popular pals. It didnt make sense in the movie and it didnt happen in the book. In the book two gladers named stan and jackson accompinany thomas through the scorch. Hilary duff said parenting her two kids during lockdown is exhausting and frustrating. It was curiosity that made me see the movie made from this debut book, and i am glad i did. I rarely see the movie version of a book before ive read the book. Though the duff is rated pg, the amount of language alone should require an r rating. Dont hate me if you read something you dont want to read. A smart, snappy pygmalion for the millennial age, the duff gives a modernized makeover to a classical scenario involving an outcast who tries fit in with the help of a goodlooking, popular. You arent, because thats horrible, and nobody, let. Bianca piper and wesley rush are not neighbors in the book.
Its essentially a combination of various john hughes movies with a sprinkle. Bianca is a cynical girl, but her friends dont mind it. Feb 20, 2015 three out of five stars the duff is based on a book by kody keplinger called the duff. In the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. The novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub. Youtube for whatever reason would not upload my entire video so it got cut off but its. Poppy hachette book group 237 park avenue new york, ny 10017 visit our website at. The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the works author, the. In the movie, rat man becomes one of the main two antagonists and spends his time chasing the gladers through the scorch. The duff film adaptation plays with perceptions of beauty. The book was about how stereotyping is a pile of crap, yet the film strove to make stereotypes out of the characters. I am quite annoyed at how different the movie is from the book. Its the kind of movie i grew up with as a kid and in high school, but its not something ive seen much of as late.
But quickly and convincingly, it becomes its own funny and fastpaced phenomenon with its own modernday charm. I read kody keplingers book back in june when it was first announced that a movie would be filmed my aunt is one of the producers so i knew right away. And, like you i though what they did to toby in the movie was tragic, they made him that typical guitar, indie playing guy. The duff movie certainly stands up on its own despite its. Designated ugly fat friend is a romantic young adult book about feisty bianca, who ends up falling in love with wesley, a boy she hates but cant help hooking up with. Hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. Fans of the book will definitely notice that sandels treatment is a streamlined version of the printed source abandoning many of the novels more melodramatic, and. May 10, 2015 i think wesley rush may be one of my favourite book boyfriends. With mae whitman, bella thorne, robbie amell, allison janney.
This study guide consists of approximately 42 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the duff. The group traversing the scorch in the film is much smaller, and consists of most named characters of the book. Diary of a pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt. A maze runner sequel is already in preproduction buzzfeed. List of childrens books made into feature films wikipedia. Duff baronets, three titles in the baronetage of the united kingdom. I have long prided myself on being able to separate a book from its movie version, but i think i finally found my match with the duff. Title vignette coat of arms embed for hosted blogs and item tags. At the heart of this 1930 novel is the bundren familys bizarre journey to jefferson to bury addie, their wife and mother. The duff is smart, sassy, and spirited exactly what youd want in a comingofage high school movie as long as youre ok with some crude, racy humortalk. The duff is just another filed attempt by film makers to make a movie from what was actually a great book. I really enjoyed it, however if you are a fan of the book dont expect the same plot other than the predictable hot guy falls in love with the duff.
The ending of the duff is the films strongest, most. What i see in the bible, especially in the book of psalms, which is a book of gratitude for the created world, is a recognition that all good things on earth are gods, every good gift is from above. Greens book the fault in our stars, about two teenagers. And the older i get, the more i think hughes influence was much larger than i ever knew. Many of the ya book to movie adaptations are coming to streaming services in 2020 and it will make watching all of these upcoming films that much easier. How paper towns is different from almost any other young adult. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It does contain some funny moments, but much of the humor is crass and tasteless. The duff firmly fits into the world of postjohn hughes teen comedies.
Teens have sex, use birth control, and worry about pregnancy. Also unlike the book, teresa is not separated from the other gladers longterm. I expected the relationship with her parents, friends, and wesley to be the same. The duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers, and a romantic times top pick. But honestly, the movie was completely different from the book. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year. One night when all three are out, bianca finds herself near the school manwhore wesley, who proceeds to educate her on the fact that she is the duff. This was one of the biggest differences from the movie.
She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school. Thats because the book is usually better than the movie its based on. In addition, there is a significant amount of crude lewd. Feb 01, 2015 i attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. Despite its potentially questionable subject matter the idea that anyone could be called the designated ugly. First thing first, the duff book and movie are way different from each other. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released in 2015.
In the end, they changed so much of the book when they turned this into a movie because if they followed the book, this would be rated r, but it is still hilarious and kind hearted including well done. Some spoilers lie ahead for both the book and movie. The duff has the decency to acknowledge its roots in the great john hughes teen movies of the 1980seven beginning by referencing the five high school types stuck serving saturday detention together in the breakfast club, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Wesley lives next store to her in the movie instead of the mansionlike house in the book. Although there were a million different characteristics between the book and the movie the movie was still very good and exciting to watch. The duff, by kody keplinger, is a novel of transformation and offers the reader a myopic view of life as a teenaged outsider. In the book, rat man his real name isnt yet revealed is only at the beginning of the story and is there to charge the gladers with their next task. I read one of these books the movie was awful and didnt read the other book the movie was.
Three out of five stars the duff is based on a book by kody keplinger called the duff. This is a list of works of childrens literature that have been made into feature films. Duff beer, a fictional brand of beer on the simpsons. The book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other entwining characters. I am interested in seeing how the movie interpreted the characters, but. Feb 17, 2015 a smart highschooler gets a rude awakening to the intricacies of the pecking order in a comedy starring mae whitman.
1349 894 759 1262 543 1190 36 640 172 661 534 764 1274 379 1245 989 61 938 1011 980 885 1239 1442 386 1683 1343 239 1288 1162 453 921 650 476 1286 1298 1334 112 1412 345 409 836 917 590 634