But honestly, the movie was completely different from the book. 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. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011. 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. Desperate to reinvent herself, bianca enlists the aid of wesley robbie amell, a charming jock. First thing first, the duff book and movie are way different from each other. I think im in the minority, though, which is good for kodys sake and. The duff doesnt achieve teenmovie greatness, but offers enough of a postmodern twist on the genre to recommendand boasts typically great. I just saw a movie based on a book i loved and it was terrible. I did enjoy the xbox scene, where bianca and wesley were just hanging out like normal teens. I saw the screening on december 30th, and we were told that this was an. If you compare yourself to others and see yourself as uglier or. The shopping scene is just this where she pokes fun at the modeling. 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.
Mar 22, 2015 sure, i heard that the movie differed from the book, but i thought that the overlying themes would be similar. Im not even sure i can make coherent sentences right now. Sure, i heard that the movie differed from the book, but i thought that the overlying themes would be similar. 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. 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. Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. 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. The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. 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 novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub. Sep 23, 2015 hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. Bianca is a cynical girl, but her friends dont mind 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. 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. Youtube for whatever reason would not upload my entire video so it got cut off but its. If the movie was the same as the book, it would most likely be rated r. Overall, the duff is a feelgood, vanilla romcom which is entertaining with some oldschool charm that you can relate to. It didnt make sense in the movie and it didnt happen in the book.
But read the book and tell me how the book doesnt do the opposite of that. In the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. 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 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. I think you have to view it as an alternate reality movie vs book to really enjoy it. Wesley lives next store to her in the movie instead of the mansionlike house in the book. If you are constantly comparing movie more i enjoyed both. And i know im not the only one whos ever been mad about this. The duff the movie, the book, and how my opinion has changed. 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. 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.
In the movie bianca doesnt like being the duff so she solves the problem by cutting off her friends. 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. As the duff in many a friend circles in high school i found this book refreshing. 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. Thats because the book is usually better than the movie its based on. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school. The book was especially clever in showing the inspiration of wuthering heights. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released in 2015. The duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. And, like you i though what they did to toby in the movie was tragic, they made him that typical guitar, indie playing guy.
This was one of the biggest differences from the movie. I rarely see the movie version of a book before ive read the book. 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. See more ideas about the duff, the duff movie and mae whitman. Pissed off book fan why the duff movie didnt work for me march 2, 2015 books 16 comments. The simpsons first duffman debuted three years before the. When wesley rush calls bianca the duff the designated.
Hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. Designated ugly fat friend im reading this book right now and have not been able to put it down. In addition, there is a significant amount of crude lewd. 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. 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. May 25, 2015 the book was especially clever in showing the inspiration of wuthering heights. A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set in the same world as the duff. So to keep it a pg rating, a mean girl was added instead. Which i wish i wouldve known when i was in high school. It also undermines some typical teenmovie stereotypes.
Feb 01, 2015 i attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. 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. Jul 09, 2015 in the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. I attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. If you are constantly comparing movie adaptations to the books theyre based on, youll always end up.
People seemed to buy into the concept of the duff way more than they did in the book. I think im in the minority, though, which is good for kodys sake and the duff s sake. High school like comment share high school movies are often cultural distillations of the current generation. The term the duff was basically part of the main focus of the book ever since wesley introduced the term on page 6. The popular girls can be writers and hackers, the football player is kind and sensitive, and the object of a main characters. The duff movie certainly stands up on its own despite its. 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. Over the course of 30 years, the series has introduced a variety of.
The duff comes across as the typical teenage fare that hollywood has produced for the last two or three decades. Although there were a million different characteristics between the book and the movie the movie was still very good and exciting to watch. I met the author my first year at the book expo in 2010 she was 17 at the time 2. 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. Apr 07, 2015 the characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. 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. Well the book is good but the book and movie are so so so different. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush. The duff by kody keplinger, 9780316084246, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The duff seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. We can already declare the duff to be the worst movie of.
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. 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. It may sound cheesy, but its a good mantra to live by and one that the duff definitely supports. 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. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Though the duff is rated pg, the amount of language alone should require an r rating. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong. This title makes biancas head spin, and she goes into a small identity crisis. See more ideas about the duff, the duff movie and fat friend. The duff, by kody keplinger, is a novel of transformation and offers the reader a myopic view of life as a teenaged outsider.
Yep, this is a real movie, produced by cbs films and for some reason costarring allison janney. But quickly and convincingly, it becomes its own funny and fastpaced phenomenon with its own modernday charm. It also undermines some typical teen movie stereotypes. 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 remains one of the best books in my opinion while the movie is the worst book to movie remake in my opinion, again. 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. As soon as i finished it though, i knew there would be changes for the movie. Everyone feels like the duff sometimes or all the time and thats what the story is all about. The simpsons duffman made his debut three years before the one viewers now know so well, and he looked very different. The title is an acronym for the designated ugly fat friend, whose drivel drives the plot. 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 duff ebook by kody keplinger 9780316123242 rakuten kobo. It does contain some funny moments, but much of the humor is crass and tasteless. It is a predictable tale of high school romance between the duff and the schools most soughtafter hunk.
Id have to reread the book to see how much was changed, but i think a fair amount was. Apr 29, 2015 the book is always better than the movie. With mae whitman, bella thorne, robbie amell, allison janney. Without giving the entire movie away, the main idea of the duff title is about perception. 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. The only thing that was similar was the fact was that she was called the duff lol. 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.