Minor spoilers for It Ends With Us ahead. You can see it now in theaters.
When it comes to film book adaptations of a novel told in the first person, I’m curious how a character’s inner monologue will be brought to the screen. So when It Ends With Us came out, I wondered how Lily’s mind would work. They were going to be translated into the film, because they play an important role in the novel. So I made the decision to ask Blake Lively about it, and she explained to me the “important” way the film treats her character and her interior. monologue.
Ahead of the release of It Ends With Us on the 2024 movie calendar, I interviewed Blake Lively about her adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel. In the meantime, I asked them how they translated Lily’s inner monologue to the screen, given that they couldn’t use the first person in the same way it might be used in an Array eBook. In response, the actress told me:
Colleen wrote a book that had such a clear emotional journey that I absolutely understood why Lily made the decisions she made. I understood why she enjoyed the other people who enjoyed her, why she harmed the other people [who harmed her] and all the decisions she made. And it’s very, very, very personal. And you know, I’m lucky to have a lot of authorship in storytelling.
His understanding of the character that shines on the screen, made the film even more rewarding and complete. While we’re not consistently in Lily’s head and don’t hear each and every one of her inner thoughts, Lively moves and reacts in a way that makes them clear. What’s more, if we turn up its fashion, scenery and music, this film resembles the first person in many ways, as the Gossip Girl alumna said:
I think this film is in the first person. I don’t think you feel like an objective organization watching and watching Lily. I feel like you’re with Lily on this journey and you feel what she feels at the same time she feels it. You feel why he justifies certain things that he justifies, why he makes smart decisions, why he makes bad decisions, why he makes gray decisions. And his victories look like yours when he reports those moments. And their pain is like your pain. And that was vital for us in the making of the film and in the narration.
Of course, Blake Lively gets methodically dressed for the promo that ends with us, and I’m obsessed with the fact that she stole Ryan Reynolds’ clothes for it.
When I walked into this movie, I wondered how we would perceive Lily’s mind, especially when it comes to the moments of domestic violence in the movie. One component of the story is reading your mind about what Ryle did to you and why he doesn’t do it. Go immediately. This adds a point of understanding of what Lily is going through and the toxic situation she tragically found herself in.
It also makes his strength very clear, as we fully sense how much courage it took him to break the trend he was in.
However, as Lively said, all of this can be seen on screen in some way, and we are completely into this adventure with Lily, as she said:
I think you feel like in any and all resolutions that we make, you know, whether it’s the music, the color, or the storytelling, it’s about making you notice Lily’s emotions and her journey.
It is very gratifying to see how it all culminates in a beautiful cinematic painting that tells Lily’s story in a way that gives the audience a transparent and intimate understanding of her. Today, critics praise Lively’s functionality, even though she was initially cast as Lily, and I know I was deeply moved by the way Lily’s story is told in the film.
Overall, Finish With Us is a faithful adaptation of the novel and does one hundred percent justice to Lily’s inner monologue by treating the protagonist’s story in such an enriching and vital way. To see this task for yourself, you can watch it in theaters now.
Riley Utley is the weekend editor of CinemaBlend. He has written for national publications as well as select daily and weekly newspapers in Spokane, Washington, Syracuse, New York, and Charleston, South Carolina. She earned her master’s degree in arts journalism and communications. Since joining the CB team, she has covered a variety of TV shows and movies, adding her favorite shows Ted Lasso and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She also followed and wrote about each and every song, from Taylor Swift to Fire Country, and enjoyed every moment.
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