the irony of saying it's bad to be surface level, yet the movie is itself surface level i was really hoping for a better adaptation, but in a weird way, it made me appreciate the book even more. I had a lot of fun revisiting the Uglies series and noticing all the smart details i missed when i was younger.

while I'm disappointed, i still love Scott Westerfeld for writing such an original story and Joey King for giving the best Tally she could given the circumstances if they make Pretties, I really hope they tell the story with the same depth and creativity as the books.

hope you enjoy this review/book to movie comparison!

Scott's blog posts on "pretty":
https://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/2005...
https://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/2006...
https://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/2007...

*⋆☽ spoilers ☾ ⋆*

00:00 intro
01:04 worldbuilding intro
01:32 environmentalism
03:36 technology
04:29 surgery
05:38 "ugly"
07:37 "pretty"
10:20 love
13:15 growing up
15:48 specials/cured pretties ??
18:17 Tally's decision
20:02 friendship intro
20:25 Peris
22:04 Shay
24:00 Croy
24:32 David
25:25 truth
29:38 growth
31:00 final thoughts//goodnight

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i analyze the Uglies movie (Netflix, 2024) and book (Scott Westerfeld, Simon & Schuster, 2005). The movie stars Joey King as Tally Youngblood.

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