September has arrived full of new things in NetflixThere is no doubt about it. If we were commenting a few days ago on the premiere of the second part of Emilie in Paris or the upcoming premiere of the third season of My name is GeorginaNow we are doing the same with the launch of one of the films of the moment. Presented under the title of The uglyplatform subscribers streaming we witness how Actress Joey King steps into the shoes of Tally Youngblood. A story based on the novel of the same name, written by Scott Westerfeld, and which tells the story of life in a future post-apocalyptic dystopian society.
The production was presented on the platform as a 102-minute feature film. A very successful bet where we see how young people are classified into “Ugly” and “Beautiful”. All their lives, they live outside the great elite (the Guapos) and dream of being 16 years old. The reason? When this age enters their life, They have to undergo surgery that completely transforms them and helps them eliminate their physical insecurities. But the protagonist, Tally Youngblood, is about to experience this transformation when she discovers that surgery doesn’t just result in a physical change in patients. Apparently, It also changes the brain to make people more docile and obedient. SPOILER ALERT!
Finding out that she and the entire society have been deceived over the years is a hard blow for Tally. But this fact comes to her after she joins the group of rebels who fight against the oppressive system. This way, The production followed to the letter what was stipulated in its written version. But, and as all fans have noticed, some changes have been made in the last part of the story.
In this way, in the last minutes, the viewer can see how Maddy finds a sample of the nanosynthetic needed to develop a cure that will reverse the brain damage induced by the surgery. But they meet Peris, who was Tally’s best friend and has completely changed after undergoing surgery. David and Peris have a powerful confrontation that culminates in the latter falling off the roof into the sea.
A situation that leaves the fate of the character unknown. Similarly, and far from stopping there, the protagonist She decides to be the first test subject of the cure herself. But to achieve this, he had to undergo organizational surgery. Physically, she is no longer the same Tally Youngblood, and it seems that she is no longer the same personally. Something has changed inside her, but will she remember her true purpose?
The production thus concludes the first part of the story. A situation with which They left the door open for a possible sequel to the feature film. At the moment, it has not been confirmed that the N Red team has given the green light to the continuation of the story, but everything will depend on the opinions obtained in the coming days. Of course, there has been a story for a while, since its author put it on the market a total of 4 books. Will it be? The ugly Netflix’s new hit?
