Netflix the science fiction film premiered The ugly onesa film directed by McG and starring Joey King, Chase Stokes, Keith Powers, Brianne Tju y Laverne CoxThis peculiar story is based on the book of the same name by Scott Westerfeldwho served as executive producer on the film, so his original vision was imprinted on this adaptation.
The ugly ones is a series of novels whose first installment was published in 2006. The story is set in a futuristic society in which young people, upon reaching the age of 16, undergo surgery to make them aesthetically “perfect”..
A dystopian world with criticism and rebellions
This series of novels has caused a great sensation among generations of adolescent and pubescent readers, as the lead actress commented in an interview with Tudum. She read it when she was 11 years old and always dreamed of playing the character of Tally Youngblood in the movies.
Both the books and the film present a critique of the perfectionism that society demands of people from an early age.Westerfeld’s literary work creates a dystopian world in which the protagonists’ rebellions against an oppressive and metropolitan government take place.
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What the writer said about the adaptation
For his part, the writer expressed: “There is one super important thing about The ugly ones“It’s set in a dystopia, but it’s full of people having fun anyway. Uglies play pranks, ride hoverboards, and crash parties. They jump off buildings in stretchy jackets! If you put McG in a dystopia, he’s the guy.”
For his part, producer Jordan Davis expressed that this adaptation “It gave us the opportunity to talk about all the important themes in the book: body image and beauty, individualism, friendship and loyalty, just to name a few.”
