Joey King as Tally Youngblood in Netflix's Uglies.
Back in 2012, when this writer was 15, every few months my friends and I would run to the theater for the cinematic event of the most recent adaptation of a bestselling YA novel. Whether it was a love triangle amidst dystopian warfare in The Hunger Games or another title in the “terminally ill teenagers fall in love" subgenre, there really was no time like that era when John Green wielded as much power as Kevin Feige does today.
Tally Youngblood , can’t wait to turn 16 in just two months. She lives in the dorms with her fellow Uglies, as they are schooled to believe in this system of society led by Dr. Cable . She and her best friend Peris peer into the life of the yassified Pretties as they live out their lives at fabulous parties without a care in the world.
Netflix’s 'Uglies' Is an Eyesore It's so clear from the outset of the film that it wants us to be in awe of its world-building. A ring on Tally's finger shoots up a hologram screen alerting her to a new message. She can play around with her desired prospective face like she's creating a Sims. We're expected to marvel at the capabilities of this world, from bungee jackets to hoverboards to the cupcakes being created out of thin air.
All the ‘Pretties,” after their procedure, look like an Instagram filter malfunctioned while scanning their face. A later reveal of a Pretty is so hideously shocking, it looks like the AI ads of horny singles near you when you try to watch illegal movies online.
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