Diary of a pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt work. I write books for teenagers and strive to be honest and truetolife. The movie the duff follows bianca, a teenager in high school who works at the school paper with her two really hot friends and is. I am quite annoyed at how different the movie is from the book. It was curiosity that made me see the movie made from this debut book, and i am glad i did. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released in 2015.
Youtube for whatever reason would not upload my entire video so it got cut off but its. She began writing when she was only eleven years old. Diary of a pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt. Which i wish i wouldve known when i was in high school. Praise for the duff a new york times bestsellera usa today bestseller a wellwritten, irreverent, and heartfelt debut. The duff touches on bullying, the power of social media and the scary way it can be used, and channeling our inner brave to face the world as we are. The duff seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. Overall, the duff is a feelgood, vanilla romcom which is entertaining with some oldschool charm that you can relate to. First thing first, the duff book and movie are way different from each other. 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. Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. Though the duff is rated pg, the amount of language alone should require an r rating. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school.
Feb 17, 2015 a smart highschooler gets a rude awakening to the intricacies of the pecking order in a comedy starring mae whitman. This emo teen movie has a refreshingly believable heroine in designated ugly fat friend. 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. 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. I did enjoy the xbox scene, where bianca and wesley were just hanging out like normal teens. The duff 2015 trailers and clips 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. The duff film is the disappointing, unoriginal frenemy flick. The only thing that was similar was the fact was that she was called the duff lol. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong. While it was fun at times and completely overthetop ridiculous at others, the book is much more serious and mature than the movie. Download the duff ebook free in pdf and epub format. I think im in the minority, though, which is good for kodys sake and.
It seemed like it would be a fun movie, so i decided to read the book. 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. Hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. 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 title is an acronym for the designated ugly fat friend, whose drivel drives the plot. I attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. 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. The duff movie certainly stands up on its own despite its. Sep 23, 2015 hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. Teens have sex, use birth control, and worry about pregnancy. Apr 07, 2015 the characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. As the duff in many a friend circles in high school i found this book refreshing. The characters have much more depth than were able to see on the screen. Feb 01, 2015 i attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare.
I loved the cast, and i think mae whitman and robbie amell did a great job portraying bianca and wesley. Although there were a million different characteristics between the book and the movie the movie was still very good and exciting to watch. It is a predictable tale of high school romance between the duff and the schools most soughtafter hunk. Wesley lives next store to her in the movie instead of the mansionlike house in the book. As soon as i finished it though, i knew there would be changes for the movie. 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.
But read the book and tell me how the book doesnt do the opposite of that. Jun 07, 2011 praise for the duff a new york times bestsellera usa today bestseller a wellwritten, irreverent, and heartfelt debut. People seemed to buy into the concept of the duff way more than they did in the book. 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. When wesley rush calls bianca the duff the designated. 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 intact.
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. The movies richest and most surprising twist is that the allamerican jock turns out to be simpatico, and not the usual egotistical dunderhead. First published in 1999, kaz cookes bestselling up the duff is firmly established as the most loved and trusted book for australian and new zealand women on pregnancy. Jul 09, 2015 in the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad.
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 duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. High school like comment share high school movies are often cultural distillations of the current generation. Im already disappointed with the movie adaptation of the duff. In the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. 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. Overall, the duff is a good book, but not a book that really deserves the huge hype it gets in my opinion. 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. Feb 20, 2015 ben kendrick is the publisher of screen rant, the sites head film critic, as well as host of the screen rant underground and total geekall podcast. But quickly and convincingly, it becomes its own funny and fastpaced phenomenon with its own modernday charm.
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 movie has already turned amells character into a lifesize cutout, with his twodimensional figure, wearing an im her duff tshirt, popping up at movie theaters and on social media as. 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. So many movies these days are adaptations of books or comics that it didnt phase me. The duff was a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. This book will be the first to focus on the chemistry and physics of fire as it relates. The duff falls into this wonderful category, along with its older. I met the author my first year at the book expo in 2010 she was 17 at the time 2. In the duff, a wounded teenage girl combats mockery. I knew since the trailer release that would be completely different, so i prepared. We should expect to see great things from mae whitman as her career progresses, for she has shown what a strong, dynamic, and talented actress she has become.
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. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011. Pdf the duff download ebook for free download book pdf. Thats because the book is usually better than the movie its based on. 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. So to keep it a pg rating, a mean girl was added instead. They are good if we recognize where they came from and if we treat them the way the designer intended them to be treated. In addition, there is a significant amount of crude lewd.
Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush. It does contain some funny moments, but much of the humor is crass and tasteless. Her first book she wrote was the duff and it was published during her. In the book, biancas way with dealing is to take physical comfort in wesley.
The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison. When school manwhore wesley informs bianca that, compared to her group of beautiful friends, she is the duff designated ugly fat friend17yearold bianca is horrified, outraged, and cant stop thinking about. A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set in the same world as the duff. It also undermines some typical teenmovie stereotypes. Mar 02, 2015 i really hope people who see the movie the duff arent judging the book based on that movie. They emulate the high school environment into a microcosm that foreshadows the role of the future generation. I really hope people who see the movie the duff arent judging the book based on that movie. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. I think im in the minority, though, which is good for kodys sake and the duff s sake. Apr 29, 2015 the book is always better than the movie. The duff the movie, the book, and how my opinion has changed.
The novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub. Perhaps my expectations were set incredibly low by the movie trailer, but. I was interested so i decided to head out to find out what the the duff was about. This 20thanniversary edition has been fully revised and updated. But honestly, the movie was completely different from the book.
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. 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 comes across as the typical teenage fare that hollywood has produced for the last two or three decades. The popular girls can be writers and hackers, the football player is kind and sensitive, and the object of a main characters. 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 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. 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. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. It also undermines some typical teen movie stereotypes. 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. In 2015, she starred in the movie the duff 2015 portraying a high school student who realized she is the approachable one, the designated ugly fat friend, the duff. 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.
As it sometimes happens, i see a movie trailer and it inspires me to read a book. I rarely see the movie version of a book before ive read the book. The duff ebook by kody keplinger 9780316123242 rakuten kobo. 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. If the movie was the same as the book, it would most likely be rated r. He is a member of the denver film critics society as well as the online film critics society with work referenced, cited, or syndicated on cnn, wikipedia, huffington post, rotten tomatoes, imdb, yahoo, and business insider, among others. 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. The duff is a new york times bestseller and a major motion picture starring bella thorne, mae whitman and alison janney. The movie follows a completely different storyline than the book. He is best known for his twelveyear tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band guns n roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. 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. Feb 20, 2015 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.