Elle fanning was announced as violet markey, the storys protagonist, shortly after the film was first optioned. All the bright places is a tender netflix adaptation of. They almost throw themselves out of a window at exactly the same time. Jul 12, 2017 when we got to interview all the bright places author jennifer niven last year, she confirmed that a movie adaptation of her bestselling book was in the works and that elle fanning would play the lead female character, violet markey. The all the bright places book paints finchs mental illness in a darker way. Feb 28, 2020 netflixs teen movie all the bright places handles mental health with care. All the bright places starts out with violet markey elle fanning standing on a bridge, looking as though shes about to jump.
Finch s reputation at school is that he is dangerous, known to angrily knock over desks and start fights. Inspired by a tragic event in the authors own life, all the bright places ends with finchs suicide by drowning, and violets struggle to rebuild her life after. Its their friendship and, eventually, their love which helps them work through their own emotions and issues. Based on the internationally bestselling novel by jennifer niven, all the bright places tells the story of violet markey and theodore finch, who meet and change. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. With that said, heres our rundown of the differences between the all the bright places movie and book. The movie adaptation of all the bright places is tender, beautiful, and thoughtful, but finchs story felt bereft of what made it so great in the original novel.
The novel is composed of short sections narrated by finch and violet, that generally alternate between the two characters. Netflixs new comingofage film all the bright places follows theodore finch justice smith and violet markey elle fanning, two indiana. All the bright places soundtrack music complete song. However, at their school finch is seen as a freak, so violets friends warn. Finch, an outsider at school labelled a freak by his peers, takes an impassioned.
All the bright places tells the story of violet markey elle fanning and theodore finch justice smith, who meet and change each. The movie, adapted from the book by the same name, tells the story of. There isnt anything inherently wrong with finch in all the bright places, but its clear from the start of the movie that his story is one that is shrouded in details of his apparent mental illness. The differences between the all the bright places book. Violet markey elle fanning hasnt recovered from the death of her older sister in all the bright places. These two high school seniors might have never gotten to know each other if it werent for a crazy coincidence. Charlie thinks finchs problems could be fixed if he got laid. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something. Netflixs teen movie all the bright places handles mental. Feb 28, 2020 all the bright places follows violet fanning, a teenager struggling to cope after the death of her older sister who died in a car accident.
The story of violet and finchs quest to find all the bright places is one that. All the bright places is based on a bestselling novel by jennifer niven. However, at their school finch is seen as a freak, so violets friends warn her against spending time with him. How and why netflix changed finch s story in all the bright places as popsugar editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love. Theres a lot of gloom surrounding finch, which is probably inevitable for a character who commits suicide. The upandcomer has a new movie out on netflix on feb. Find all 29 songs in all the bright places soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Finch is a charming, very literate boy from violets high school who has problems of his own, ones he barely manages to keep at bay.
The work was first published on january 6, 2015 through knopf publishing group and is nivens first young adult work. With elle fanning, justice smith, alexandra shipp, kelli ohara. If youve reached the end of netflixs new movie, all the bright places, youre probably a bit weepy. The film tells the story of violet played by elle fanning, and theodore finch played by justice smith who meet and fall in love, grappling with past traumas and regular obstacles of being teenagers. There were hints at what was going on behind closed doors but not enough to give you much of an insight. In all the bright places, violet elle fanning struggles with survivors guilt stemming. Smiths theodoreor finch, as he prefers to be calledis known. Fallen kingdom, detective pikachu, plays theodore finch, the teenager who suffers from bipolar disorder and falls in love with violet. Jul 23, 2018 the movie adaptation of jennifer nivens heartwrenching ya novel all the bright places finally announced the actor who will be playing finch. In the book all the bright places the story takes place in the state of indiana.
Elle fanning and justice smith in the movie all the bright places. Miguel arteta is to direct elle fanning in the movie adaptation of jennifer nivens ya novel all the bright places. Violet then learns that finch is suffering from his own demons. All the bright places is a young adult fiction novel by jennifer niven. All the bright places follows violet fanning, a teenager struggling to cope after the death of her older sister who died in a car accident. Feb 28, 2020 for a movie that ostensibly targets young people, especially young women, all the bright places refreshingly takes care to avoid the syrupy meetcute fare were used to, offering up violet as. Smith is ebullient and charismatic as the intelligent, sarcastic finch, especially in his flippant exchanges with exasperated adults like keeganmichael key as the schools principal. There were hints at what was going on behind closed doors but not enough to.
When we got to interview all the bright places author jennifer niven last year, she confirmed that a movie adaptation of her bestselling book was in the works and that elle fanning would play the lead female character, violet markey. Who should play theodore finch in all the bright places. All the bright places begins as violet stands on a ledge about to jump off a bridge moments before finch walks her off the ledge. All the bright places 2020 tvma 1h 48m teen romance two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of indiana.
How netflixs all the bright places tackled teen suicide in the wake. Being completely unaware of the book, i picked up all the bright places under my recommended section on netflix. Mar 02, 2020 when justice smith first took the role of theodore finch in all the bright places, it felt personal. The character of finch felt vibrant but also sad throughout the first half of the film.
As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they come together, discovering that even the smallest places and moments can mean something. Also a few filming locations where shot in indiana. All the bright places is adapted from nivens popular 2015 ya novel, cowritten for the screen by liz hannah and directed by brett haley. I must disclose that i have not read the book, or even heard of it before seeing this movie, therefore i cannot speak to how faithful the film adaptation is, though im sure there are many fans already out there already screaming about it. Finch hops up on the ledge, offering violet a hand and an unspoken pledge that she is no longer. Netflix has brought yet another young adult novel to life jennifer nivens 2015 bestseller, all the bright places, officially made its way to the streaming service on feb.
All the bright places trailer released by netflix teen. All the bright places movie casts its finch the fandom. All the bright places on netflix ending explained decider. Those who read all the bright places know that finchs downward spiral is somewhat gradual at the beginning, finch and violet talk each other off the ledge of a local bell tower, as they were both dealing with issues in their personal lives. The movie, adapted from the book by the same name, tells the story of violet elle fanning. In the movie, finch and violet essentially save each other at different times. Finch thinks the worlds problems would get better if the world leaders would get laid regularly. All the bright places was filmed basically in ohio and around the city of cleveland. The movie adaptation of jennifer nivens heartwrenching ya novel all the bright places finally announced the actor who will be playing finch.
And its only with finch that violet can forget to count away the. The streaming services latest original movie, all the bright places, certainly delivers with an allstar cast that will make you feel things in good, bad, and sad ways. Hearts beat loud director brett haley has been set to helm all the bright places, with justice smith joining elle fanning to star in the film adaptation of jennifer nivens ya nove. In fact, the movie as a whole does a solid job of expressing the reality of mental illness among young people and how kids can be suffering without everyone around them even realizing it. Violet markey is popular, and theodore finch is the school freak. The result from jennifer nivens fan vote poll to cast their ideal finch is. All the bright places is written in a subjective style from the point of view of the two main characters, finch and violet. The film highlights the unlikely relationship between misfit theodore finch justice smith and sociableturnedquiet violet markey elle fanning. Bartlett, indiana and all the bright places filming locations.
In fact, the movie as a whole does a solid job of expressing the reality of mental illness among young people and how kids can be suffering. All the bright places the moviewhich stars justice smith as finch and was released on netflix todayforgoes most, if not all, of finchs suicidal tendencies. Finch puts on a record in his room, then searches violet and eleanor on social media. A film adaptation starring elle fanning and justice smith was released on. All the bright places movie tiein edition by jennifer niven. All the bright places 2020 mp4 downloadthe story of violet markey and theodore finch, who meet and change each others lives forever. The movie is based on a book by jennifer niven who said in an interview she found inspiration to write the book after having the privilege of knowing and falling in love with a boy who had bipolar disorder. She meets a boy called finch and, along the way, creates germ magazine.
Who should play theodore finch in all the bright places movie. She then meets finch smith, a classmate who tries to get her out of her shell by using a school project. While violet is all diminished of light, finch seems full of it. The netflix movie opens with a scene showing violet, standing alone, on top of a bridge, ready to jump.
Charlie works at a movie theater and said he spent winter break sneaking hot girls in for free and then making out with them in the handicap row in the back. All the bright places will start streaming on netflix on february 28, but the trailer has enough glimpses of violet and finchs love story to hold you over until the movie premieres. And its only with finch that violet forgets to count away the days and starts living. For justice smith, all the bright places hit close to home. Finch himself had a hard time seeing those good qualities, though. The story of violet and theodore, who meet and change each others lives forever. All the bright places the moviewhich stars justice smith as finch and was released on netflix todayforgoes most, if not all, of finch s suicidal tendencies. Here is our spoilerfree report for the netflix movie. The point that all the bright places highlights from violet and finchs relationship is not simply about love, but rather the importance. All the bright places does such a good job with developing violet and finch, as well as their romance, that it.
Finch is a lot like the smith i saw when we were in high school together at the orange county. All the bright places film elle fanning as violet markey. Niven will write the movies script, with demarest media on board to finance and produce the picture alongside mazurkaplan, who brought the package to them. Feb 28, 2020 elle fanning and justice smith in the movie all the bright places. For a movie that ostensibly targets young people, especially young women, all the bright places refreshingly takes care to avoid the syrupy. When justice smith first took the role of theodore finch in all the bright places, it felt personal. Feb 29, 2020 with that said, heres our rundown of the differences between the all the bright places movie and book. Unpacking the ending of new movie all the bright places. All the bright places is a remarkably insightful movie that reveals how difficult it is living with mental issues for the person who has the problems and everyone around them. Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of indiana.
Finch becomes interested in violet and pushes a friendship. Netflixs teen movie all the bright places handles mental health with care. In his worst moments, he felt broken and undeserving of love. Germ will be making its bigscreen debut in the movie adaptation of all the bright places, the new york times bestselling novel where germ originated. Netflixs all the bright places struggles to address mental health. Feb 28, 2020 all the bright places the moviewhich stars justice smith as finch and was released on netflix todayforgoes most, if not all, of finchs suicidal tendencies. However, finding theodore finch has been more of a challenge. How netflixs all the bright places tackled teen suicide. In the film, violet elle fanning returns to the same lake where she and finch justice smith spent a sunny afternoon, finds his discarded clothes. Shes at the breaking point when she encounters theodore finch justice smith. Feb 28, 2020 all the bright places is adapted from nivens popular 2015 ya novel, cowritten for the screen by liz hannah and directed by brett haley. He gets her down from the bridge, and so begins an unlikely friendship. All of which makes all the bright places sound like a bummer.
In the book, main character violet markey is reeling after the recent death of her sister. Justice smiths finch actually theodore finch but he goes by his surname is running by but stops to ask violet what shes doing. How netflixs all the bright places tackled teen suicide in. All the bright places may do some real good for young people feeling. Everyone in the cast of netflix all the bright places. Director brett haleys all the bright places may tackle a few dark issues, but this teen. Elle fanning to star in film based on all the bright places.
During their romance, finch and violet travel to several bright places in indiana. All the bright places isnt a particularly good or an original movie, but it is an effective one, and while the film is dotted with red flags, its message is ultimately hopeful and the ending. Mar 12, 2020 while violet remains the focus of the movie, all the bright places is also finchs story as much as it is hers. That said, hell be remembered by violet and us, of course for his good qualities.
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