When wesley rush calls bianca the duff the designated. But soon after, she finds herself kissing the disgusting womanizing playboy at the same club, then beginning an intense sexual relationship with him after realizing hooking up with wesley helps her avoid thinking about problems in her life. See more ideas about the duff, the duff movie and fat friend. I think im in the minority, though, which is good for kodys sake and the duff s sake. 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. 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. The duff doesnt achieve teenmovie greatness, but offers enough of a postmodern twist on the genre to recommend and boasts typically great work from star mae whitman.
A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set in the same world as the duff. Im not even sure i can make coherent sentences right now. Though the duff is rated pg, the amount of language alone should require an r rating. 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. 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 duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. First thing first, the duff book and movie are way different from each other. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011.
Without giving the entire movie away, the main idea of the duff title is about perception. 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. 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. 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 attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. 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. 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. I think im in the minority, though, which is good for kodys sake and. The duff movie certainly stands up on its own despite its.
High school like comment share high school movies are often cultural distillations of the current generation. Sep 23, 2015 hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. The only thing that was similar was the fact was that she was called the duff lol. Although there were a million different characteristics between the book and the movie the movie was still very good and exciting to watch. See more ideas about the duff, the duff movie and mae whitman. And i know im not the only one whos ever been mad about this. It didnt make sense in the movie and it didnt happen in the 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.
Jul 09, 2015 in the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. Hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. Maybe youve heard of it, maybe you havent, but this new movie called the duff comes out today and people are calling it the next mean girls like, the commercials actually say it is the mean girls of this generation but no. Designated ugly fat friend im reading this book right now and have not been able to put it down. The first movie installment had already deviated significantly from its source material, but ahead of the sequel, fans wondered how the filmmaking team would adapt or change kings final pages. Matt groenings animated sitcom the simpsons has been dominating the small screen since its debut in 1989, becoming the longestrunning american scripted primetime television series with 31 seasons. Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. It also undermines some typical teen movie stereotypes. Mar 02, 2015 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. The title is an acronym for the designated ugly fat friend, whose drivel drives the plot. Apr 29, 2015 the book is always better than the movie.
In addition, there is a significant amount of crude lewd. Mean girls is the mean girls of every generation when i first heard the term duff and then found out it stood for designated ugly fat friend and then. The popular girls can be writers and hackers, the football player is kind and sensitive, and the object of a main characters. I rarely see the movie version of a book before ive read the book. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released in 2015. So to keep it a pg rating, a mean girl was added instead. If the movie was the same as the book, it would most likely be rated r. As soon as i finished it though, i knew there would be changes for the movie. The simpsons duffman made his debut three years before the one viewers now know so well, and he looked very different. Diary of a pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt. Sure, i heard that the movie differed from the book, but i thought that the overlying themes would be similar. The duff doesnt achieve teen movie greatness, but offers enough of a postmodern twist on the genre to recommend and boasts typically great work from star mae whitman. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity.
The book was especially clever in showing the inspiration of wuthering heights. This was one of the biggest differences from the movie. Thats because the book is usually better than the movie its based on. 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. The term the duff was basically part of the main focus of the book ever since wesley introduced the term on page 6.
I met the author my first year at the book expo in 2010 she was 17 at the time 2. I saw the screening on december 30th, and we were told that this was an. I think you have to view it as an alternate reality movie vs book to really enjoy it. Bianca spends a bit of the book upset by the fact that she is the duff, what she learns is that everyone is a duff. 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. The shopping scene is just this where she pokes fun at the modeling. The duff the movie, the book, and how my opinion has changed. New film the duff is based on the premise that every group of female friends has a designated ugly fat friend whose sole purpose for being in the group is to act as a gateway to her prettier companions. May 25, 2015 the book was especially clever in showing the inspiration of wuthering heights. The duff seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. Youtube for whatever reason would not upload my entire video so it got cut off but its. I just saw a movie based on a book i loved and it was terrible.
But then i thought about it more and i read about it more and realized that this movie is actually meant to be empowering, as was the book which was written by kody keplinger when she was only 17. In the movie bianca doesnt like being the duff so she solves the problem by cutting off her friends. 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. Mar 22, 2015 sure, i heard that the movie differed from the book, but i thought that the overlying themes would be similar. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush. This title makes biancas head spin, and she goes into a small identity crisis. The duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick.
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. But read the book and tell me how the book doesnt do the opposite of that. If you are constantly comparing movie adaptations to the books theyre based on, youll always end up. 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. We can already declare the duff to be the worst movie of. It is a predictable tale of high school romance between the duff and the schools most soughtafter hunk. Which i wish i wouldve known when i was in high school. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong. Pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt work for me march 2, 2015 books 16 comments. It also undermines some typical teenmovie stereotypes. It may sound cheesy, but its a good mantra to live by and one that the duff definitely supports.
Feb 04, 2015 without giving the entire movie away, the main idea of the duff title is about perception and not the actual words behind it. And, like you i though what they did to toby in the movie was tragic, they made him that typical guitar, indie playing guy. Apr 07, 2015 the characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. But honestly, the movie was completely different from the book. Everyone feels like the duff sometimes or all the time and thats what the story is all about. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, light and feel good films with plots about high school, teenage life, youth, friendship, high school life, teenager and coming of age mostly in comedy, romance and drama genres. Wesley lives next store to her in the movie instead of the mansionlike house in the book. With mae whitman, bella thorne, robbie amell, allison janney. The novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub.
If you are constantly comparing movie more i enjoyed both. People seemed to buy into the concept of the duff way more than they did in the book. I did enjoy the xbox scene, where bianca and wesley were just hanging out like normal teens. In the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. It does contain some funny moments, but much of the humor is crass and tasteless. The duff, by kody keplinger, is a novel of transformation and offers the reader a myopic view of life as a teenaged outsider. The duff by kody keplinger, 9780316084246, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. 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.
But quickly and convincingly, it becomes its own funny and fastpaced phenomenon with its own modernday charm. If you compare yourself to others and see yourself as uglier or. In the book, biancas way with dealing is to take physical comfort in wesley. The duff doesnt achieve teenmovie greatness, but offers enough of a postmodern twist on the genre to recommendand boasts typically great. Overall, the duff is a feelgood, vanilla romcom which is entertaining with some oldschool charm that you can relate to. Yep, this is a real movie, produced by cbs films and for some reason costarring allison janney. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school. The duff ebook by kody keplinger 9780316123242 rakuten kobo. Teens have sex, use birth control, and worry about pregnancy. Desperate to reinvent herself, bianca enlists the aid of wesley robbie amell, a charming jock. 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. They emulate the high school environment into a microcosm that foreshadows the role of the future generation. The duff comes across as the typical teenage fare that hollywood has produced for the last two or three decades.
As the duff in many a friend circles in high school i found this book refreshing. Feb 01, 2015 i attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. The simpsons first duffman debuted three years before the. Over the course of 30 years, the series has introduced a variety of. 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. From then on, bianca was feeling insecure about herself and applying the term everywhere until she managed to overcome it towards the very end of the book. Id have to reread the book to see how much was changed, but i think a fair amount was. Well the book is good but the book and movie are so so so different.
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