Was "The Spectacular Now" Better Than "Divergent"?
Before Shailene Woodley became the star of the Divergent movies, you could catch her alongside Miles Teller in a totally different flick! Turns out, their 2013 movie "The Spectacular Now" was even better than the whole Divergent saga! This movie is really a heartbreaker, because it tackles those serious themes.
So What's The Story?
- These two talented actors were doing this awesome teen romance that feels a lot more down to earth. We see Sutter (Miles Teller), he's this super charismatic guy with a serious problem - he's got a ton of issues, so there is a lot of drama!
- Sutter actually got into a toxic relationship with Aimee, which is really relatable to anyone who went through high school.
- Woodley, playing Aimee, says that the story hits close to home for so many young ladies. It captures that raw emotion of giving too much of yourself! This wasn't about big action sequences or sci-fi, so you really felt the story.
What Happened With The "Divergent" Series?
- It's crazy how YA dystopian stories were super popular back then, but you might not realize that they were almost all based on popular book series. "Divergent," with a whole bunch of those amazing young stars like Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller, actually didn't go as planned. It got kind of messy with those different directors they kept changing, the whole budget, and some creative conflicts! They even went with an YA movie series - and just dropped the last one completely.
- The first one? People went crazy for it! The second movie came out, and then the last one. Unfortunately, nobody seemed too keen on this series. It wasn’t really a huge box office success!
Which Movie Is More Worth The Watch?
- They had this really great cast for "Divergent" - but "The Spectacular Now" - it just stole everyone's hearts, which isn't surprising with how well the reviews were.
- "The Spectacular Now," is totally an underrated movie about those tough realities of teen life. The film has great heart! It’s got an authentic vibe, something not every teen movie can achieve.
Both "The Spectacular Now" and "Divergent" are based on books! That doesn't mean that both movies have to be good, right?! So when you are trying to pick one movie to watch - make it The Spectacular Now. That one has something really unique, those Toxic Relationship dynamics, so you know that movie really will have a story with a lasting impact.
You want to check out more movies? Go with a great star like Shailene Woodley, maybe look for those amazing Movies with big stars, and that's how you find out what movies are worth the watch!
So many movie choices - and if you like movies about teenagers, movies about love or even those movies with more darker themes - they're all just waiting to be explored.
