2013 Directed by James Ponsoldt
Sutter, a popular party animal unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.
Miles Teller Shailene Woodley Brie Larson Masam Holden Kyle Chandler Jennifer Jason Leigh Mary Elizabeth Winstead Karen Strassman Andre Royo Bob Odenkirk Kaitlyn Dever Nicci Faires Ava London Whitney Goin Levi Miller E. Roger Mitchell Gary Weeks Dayo Okeniyi Logan Mack Valerie Payton Christopher Nathan Troy Willis Whitney Christopher Wayne Dean Mike Hickman Keith Silverstein Dina Sherman Doug Haley Alex D'Lerma
美好的现在, La prueba del amor, Aquí y ahora, העכשיו המדהים, Лови момент
The Spectacular Now gets it. It gets the heartbreak, it gets the disillusion, it gets the lifestyle, it gets the emotion, it gets the tragedy; wonderfully honest, beautiful, and unbearably tragic, The Spectacular Now is one of the finest films ever made about 'teenagers.'
However, this isn't a surface level teen movie. Sure, there's a prom scene and some cliche discussions, but the film is about so much more. It just feels so goddamn real in every aspect. The subtle direction, the slight use of makeup, the way the story unfolds, the screenplay; It all culminates in a work that feels raw, personal, and yet utterly engrossing.
Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley. Holy shit. Their chemistry is so electrifying that…
2013 seems to be the year of the coming of age film. First Mud, then The Kings of Summer and finally I had the pleasure of allowing the nostalgic honesty and painful recognition of The Spectacular Now wash over me. And of the three it is my favourite.
When I was about protagonist Sutter's age, life was complex and pretty tough for me. I sort of lived by an 'it's better to burn out than to fade away' mentality. At that age, not knowing where you're going isn't that big of a problem, not seeing anything worth going towards is awful. It's not that I recognised anything in Sutter's character or situation, but his plight and outlook on life and…
Totally get why everybody I know only has positive things to say about this movie. Really nice performances by Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley (more on them in a sec), sensitive, solid direction by James Ponsoldt, a familiar story that somehow seems fresh and new...
So what's holding back that extra half (or full) star I'd love to tack on? I guess what lingers for me is Teller's extremely rushed epiphany and Woodley's Aimee being too much of a cypher. She may be "the film’s true lynchpin," as Scott Tobias put it, but her need for Sutter's approbation and affection -- how her will is consistently suppressed -- doesn't necessarily make her a great dramatic character, even if it all…
The Spectacular Now (2013): hello
me, remembering how patronizing and one sided the sutter/aimee relationship is and how the sole purpose of aimee's character is to cause some sort of conflict/change in sutter's life so there's some semblance of a plot to this film, although we dont get more than a surface level look at who she really is: no fucking thanks
Life changes drastically for a person who loses a loved one. Be it parting by way of death or separation, from a lover, a soul mate or from a parent, it is a loss that is irrevocable and has a telling effect on the person's perception of life, of the people around him and most importantly his approach and interpretation of love itself. The potency of the consequence that losing in love brings to a person can be evaluated based on when it happens in a person's life time. Fortunately or unfortunately if it occurs at a very young age, time and memory heal the scars very soon. If it occurs at middle or old age, the efficacy of the…
"I want - I want more than a moment. I want the future."
I turned nineteen a few days ago. I guess I know what I’m doing with my life – go to university, become something, get married – but does it ever get easier? Do you ever stop second-guessing yourself, wondering if you’re going to accomplish anything at all? Or do you always remain the same person you were when you graduated high school: scared and exultant and fully aware of the fact that yes, you have your whole fucking life ahead of you right now?
The Spectacular Now is that feeling you have when you’re standing on the edge of a cliff and you don’t know if you’ll…
The Spectacular Now recognizes that among the many divides high school creates for kids, one in particular looms larger as graduation approaches. It’s the divide between those who can see a future for themselves and those who can’t.
Full review here.
"you'll always be my favorite ex-boyfriend."
like a less compulsively terrible PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. nice to see a film in this vein that's actually populated with real people (save for Kyle Chandler's woefully inauthentic supporting role, which is emblematic of almost everything wrong with this movie). Miles Teller is a total non-presence on screen, but Shaileen Woodley's guileless performance cleans up the damage and then some.
appreciate the casualness with which James Ponsoldt deals with flaws and foibles (i.e. alcoholism), but there just isn't that much here beyond the sweetness. and yikes does the film not stick the landing, wrapping up precisely when it needs to be digging deeper.
go home, sundance, you're drunk.
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I’d forgotten a lot of this so I’m glad I got a chance to rewatch. I think I noticed a lot more of the subtle stuff this time round. It’s quietly heartbreaking for sure. I can definitely see myself rewatching this over and over in the future.
I feel like this movie and Manchester by the Sea tried to do really similar things with their lead characters, in the sense that their flaws aren’t really flaws but rather wounds, but one of these films accomplishes that much better than the other. It’s pretty easy to be romantic about the “now” when you don’t face consequences like a DUI charge, and the girlfriend you ghosted is happy to see you rather than faced with long-term trust issues.
I don’t think I’ve been this emotionally invested with a film this decade since First Man. Wow. This film blew me away; I was either left with a huge grin on my face or an emotionally drained sulk. It helps that the chemistry between its two leads is so poignant and natural, but the script is absolutely stellar and much smarter than most coming-of-age films. This is easily the best teen romance movie of the century by a large margin, would be the best overall teen movie if not for Lady Bird. It really sucks that more people don’t talk about this film because it’s utterly beautiful. 3.4 average?? Seriously?? How?? I was *so close* to giving this a 5.
thinking about this movie makes me angry and i realized that the rating i initially gave it was too high.
This is like a high school romance movie but more honest, even down to actually casting people that are/look like high schoolers
Man, it's movies like The Spectacular Now that really make you feel either grateful to be in a loving relationship or like me someone who weeps over the fact that love can be so beautiful yet I'm single. But even so, this movie was everything I wanted it to be.
This movie had IT, it had all of IT, and if you've ever been in a strong relationship then you know what IT is. The emotion, the realism, the softness, the spontaneity, and heart-warming feeling of two people who are meant to be, but even still having issues to overcome.
Miles Teller's Sutter was such a realistic character that had actual depth, with a hint of remorse and grief but…
Sutter’s character is just so frustrating, every time i finish this movie it just makes me so sad and I don’t even know. Sad movie. It makes me lose hope in this sad world. Depressing film.
i love this movie. idk it’s like one of my fav romantic movies because it feels real? like shows young love so truly with the perfect amount of emotion. I haven’t watch this in so long but i just forget how much i love aimee and how much i just relate to her story and her character arch!!! and i just relate to sutter rn in this current spot of life like not wanting to graduate etc. like i could talk for hours.
i’m like a 40% hopeless romantic 60% realistic love and this movie just is the PERFECT way of playing to both those sides for me. also the ending ya so AMBIGUOUS AND PERFECT i’ll fight over this film.
also i want aimee’s prom dress
This one took me by surprise. It starts off as a standard mismatched couple high school romance, but gradually the astute perfromances from Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley and the sensitive handling from director James Ponsoldt drew me in. By the final third of the film, I was totally enrapt with these characters and cared deeply about them. Quite an achievement from an unpromising synopsis. Teller and Woodley are outstanding. Jennifer Jason Leigh is rather wasted.
The more I think about The Spectacular Now, the more affecting I find it. It's Juno, but with a hip flask in the place of an unwanted pregnancy.
It narrowly avoids sensationalism and bypasses schmaltz by a hairs breadth and is all the better for it. The teenagers talk like teenagers, the parents act like parents and actions have consequences.
Don't go in expecting a standard teen romance. Go in expecting a true-to-life-as-is-possible teenage fable as told by Hunter S Thompson and you'll be heading in the right direction.
it was entraining and well done and all like we love that but also pretty basiccccc
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