In Future, Being Ugly is a Crime so Everyone at 16 Must Have Plastic Surgery

[@Obsidianone831]

Hard to suspend disbelief when all of the actors are very attractive BEFORE the surgery. Also the one friend who got enhanced after his surgery looked like people today who put too much filler in the face...

[@adam_sucks]

i think the point of the "pretties" is to show how dystopian it is since they look too robotic and scary, makes us understand why there's a rebellion in the first place imo

[@AxolotlQueen]

well the thing is that "uglies" arent always ugly. they're just called that. and "pretties" arent always pretty. there was a whole thing about Tally learning to get used to the "uglies" and learning to see david as pretty even without the surgery in the book.

[@romeojuliet8462]

The only one who was pretty before is the main girl. Everyone else is utterly average

[@TheAzynder]

It's basically a make up dress machine that makes you dumb :)=

[@AA-ed6ek]

@@romeojuliet8462 She's also average.

[@Bruhsaurus-Moment]

Isn't that's just South Korea? I've seen Korean teenagers saying they cry at home because they're bullied for their natural facial features and most of them aim to get plastic surgery before college.

[@万恶共匪毒害中华]

That's right, no need to wait for the future, it's already a reality in South Korea for decades

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

lol south korea is based.

[@Bruhsaurus-Moment]

@@neglectfulsausage7689 The rooftop Koreans are based, but if you are socially aware, Seoul has become the very thing the author of Uglies warned us.

[@yadiraortiz9703]

That's everywhere. All the botox Americans gets make them look 10 year older, yet they truly believe they look beautiful

[@170skeith]

​@@Bruhsaurus-Momentthe author didn't warn about shit it's the same teen dystopia garbage but drops the tiniest bit of nuance that it's contemporaries have which isn't much to begin with 😂

[@ashswaggers]

I would have the death sentence if i lived there.

[@cat5727]

💀

[@bettyshabazz4092]

😂😂😂

[@Sanctuary_0]

Same tbh

[@jere508]

Same 😂

[@Brandonhayhew]

i am okey beiny ugly

[@lx7766]

Why do movies hire beautiful actress to play a role of an ugly character?

[@Toast2005]

beautiful is a bit of a stretch. She ain't ugly but beautiful is hahahhaa

[@JayPH]

she's mid

[@AxolotlQueen]

she isnt actually ugly in the book. she just doesnt have the surgery and anyone without the surgery is considered ugly.

[@mattiasxxxx7096]

@@AxolotlQueen than it makes more sense

[@TimothyRobert93]

Because anyone normal is ugly. Everyone is ugly before the procedure, no matter how "conventionally attractive" the audience thinks they are.

[@pinascreen7913]

This has got to be the most ridiculous and shallow dystopian plot I've ever heard.. Like make it make sense smh!

[@mishae1402]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that... Plus the case against the "pretties" was pretty weak.. so I would actually be heaitant to show this to kids as they may just side with the pretty way

[@AxolotlQueen]

its a book, the book series is actually Pretty (see what I did there?) good. they just cant capture all of it because of budget and movie length and stuff.

[@Brandonhayhew]

Book or a half asses Sci Fi

[@sovietpowersupereme6231]

When I watched the full length movie I thought the plot was pretty easy to understand once boiled down Someone wants to control people and what do people want? they want to look beautiful. So? solution. make people beautiful but while they are unconscious edit their brain to make them more subservient to orders.

[@XenoEagle]

@@sovietpowersupereme6231 ye and you probably could do just that without making them pretty, and just make them brain dead, lol. I liked it a lot tho, but it was very funny, when two of the hovercars crashed into each other when kids were zumming around the smoke lives smoke. Made no sense at all, as i guess they could just hover in place, instead of moving around pointlessly.

[@Jayfromda18]

“They stay in the dorms in uglyville” One ticket please ☝️😔

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

an entire dorm full of rejected girls who've been told they're ugly? talk about doom slaying.

[@ordenax]

Didn't know in future, everyone would live in South Korea!

[@jaden85643]

I'm here now It looks like Seoul at night

[@Winterdreamed]

😂😂😂

[@万恶共匪毒害中华]

No need to live in South Korea, just look at the popularity of Kpop and Kdrama, the disease has already been spreading worldwide

[@LifeBelowwater-o6p]

And they don't even look that good after all the surgeries and tons of makeup

[@teppeiangel]

woah.. hahahaha true..but SK people all want to look like someone else. now they all look the same XD

[@Sjalabais]

So how did she preserve her scar when the whole point of the surgery is lack of choice? The "uglies" in the woods are also all way too pretty, which undermines the plot concept.

[@AxolotlQueen]

she isnt actually ugly in the book. she just doesnt have the surgery and anyone without the surgery is considered ugly.

[@MrBubblecake]

Ugly is a matter of perspective.

[@MrBubblecake]

For instance women by age constantly call me attractive, if you asked 10 random women and showed them pics of me, I almost guarantee at least 8/10 would say they found me attractive; because that how it’s always been. Yet I don’t find myself attractive, I see flaws in myself that nobody else does, and I strive for perfection. So ugly to me and ugly to another person, are two different things.

[@sovietpowersupereme6231]

As evidenced by her first friend before he was lobotomized specific triggers can "overcome" and "overide" the natural subservience that they put into your brain when you get surgery and besides that the surgery is ALL about choice you can decide what you look like down to the bones.

[@psycho_cat126]

Exactly. It's meant to mean that the "Pretty" really are nor pretty.

[@wojciech_leszczynski]

This is based on a book, which is itself based on the Twilight zone episode Number 12 Looks Just Like You. I very strongly recommend it to you!

[@afgdfdgdfddf42]

Yep, just to keep in mind

[@cassandraknight8804]

Thank you.

[@learningwithmichelle1908]

IS this Based on the book "Uglies"? Read that as a teen and was recently thinking aobut it.

[@spacegibbs-ru9sk]

I remember reading that in highschool and being reminded of it when I started watching this recap​@@learningwithmichelle1908

[@safiremorningstar]

I thought it reminded me of that Twilight Zone episode in fact my comment which is way above yours at the moment is basically asking that question it seems like it's a repeat of a Twilight Zone episode from the 1960s I guess I'm not the only one who recognized it.

[@LavanyaPallapu-um6yr]

it's such a Wattpad story come true!! this should've released in 2010

[@lupinashton8913]

Uglies is just a reference to those who haven’t received the surgery. The surgery is meant to make everyone their ideal perfection with no conflict. This was their solution it’s more than that though it’s about the control as well. XD the last book in the series steps away and moves on to a society of streaming for likes clicks and views set further passed this era. Not everyone’s cup of tea xD the next one will be called pretties most likely then specials I forgot the last books name lmao apparently sequel is in the works rn for Netflix if you watch it and are upset about the ending that’s how it ended in the book (slightly alterations on some characters cough cough) it leads into pretties the next novel.

[@LeighLovesYou.]

Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras which is the time skip one you mentioned

[@safiremorningstar]

Frankly some of it reminds me of both the Twilight Zone and a certain television show that's now on Disney that used to be first on Fox and then it was on I forgot which cable channel it was called the Orville the Oroville goes to pick up some scientists that were left behind on a certain planet that looks like it's close to being capable of being brought into their equivalent of a federation but they soon discover that the people there are all about likes and if you don't get enough likes you can be eliminated literally. But before you get to that point if you've lost enough points you can lose your house your job etc etc etc...

[@kirbypoyotube]

Idk the hate on this, like if this film came out the same year as divergent, people wouldve ate this up lmao

[@Sam_poet]

Film name: Uglies Available on Netflix, and on few other platforms Year: 2024

[@TheGoldenpk]

Just what I was looking for

[@taquitobandito6054]

It’s all over TikTok I had a feeling it was a stupid Netflix movie lol.

[@DeniSmith-po8zw]

Thank you!!! I was looking for this!

[@realDonaldMcElvy]

There was another movie with the exact opposite plot. Anyone who was beautiful had to become ugly.

[@diggytwelvy5361]

What’s the name of that movie

[@cutiepie6796]

THAT'S A STUPID MOVIE

[@OsayOmokaro]

its called ugglies, or ugly on netflix

[@foofoo3344]

That's our future

[@RamenNoodle1985]

Wasn't that a twilight zone episode?

[@lucyk2371]

I did notice that all the people who didn't have the operation/escaped are incredibly attractive as well. Kind of defeats your point a bit!?

[@AxolotlQueen]

uglies arent actually ugly. they just call anyone without the surgery that. its propaganda by the government, they go more in depth about it in the books.

[@anyabar4618]

The pretifying surgery actually alters people's minds to be compliant with political propaganda.

[@elliotw4606]

​​@@AxolotlQueenI guess that makes more sense?.... Still kinda a dumb plot it seems. Why the f would the government care about the looks so much? If anything they care for behavior not looks.Beyond illogical. There are such things as good looking rapists murderers sadists and cannibals. Js.

[@AxolotlQueen]

@@elliotw4606 the looks were said to be so people weren't prejudiced against anymore, but it was actually to cover up that they changed their brains during the surgery. This was actually one of the most strict cities, usually other cities let uglies and pretties mingle together and let pretties choose what they wanted and such. It wasn't carbon copies in other cities. This one is like the extremist city that won't let anybody leave.

[@XenoEagle]

eh what takes away is the fact that the main point is the lesions in the brain. Pretty or not? Who cares? But then again, might as well add that. I mean it could be anything else with lesions still there. They chose that, it was a cool movie i watched it yesterday.

[@saodbing]

who the fukkkk writes these movies lmaoooo

[@rlspookynesswtc9024]

based off a book series by scott westerfeld

[@hello-zy2be]

@@saodbing yeah its pretty good

[@BondJFK]

Probably some South Koreans

[@万恶共匪毒害中华]

Just look at South Korean, it's already happening there. Koreans are obsessed with plastic surgeries, their Kpop idols already have plastic surgeries before they debut at 13, 14. Ordinary Koreans need to have plastic surgeries too or else they can't get a decent job

[@LittleDarkLord]

@@BondJFKNope

[@PaulWegert-oc2me]

They really want us to believe David is ugly🤣

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

yeah i mean wtf...these people arent believably ugly..breaks immersion

[@JalfaX]

Sadly, I am ugly Edit: I did not expect this many comments and likes.

[@premisnotsad]

damn

[@premisnotsad]

me too

[@shaider1982]

Same here.

[@jeremybalyk4416]

No surgery is upgrading me either

[@cutiepie6796]

BEING UGLY SHOULD BE A CRIME EVEN NOW

[@snowyjas]

loved the book series i was too scared to watch the movie but this made me feel ok with how it turned out.

[@uazuazu]

Yes, I read a couple of the books and enjoyed them. I think this film is one for the book fans. Everyone else seems to not like it for some reason.

[@AxolotlQueen]

It didnt get everything right but i think they did way better than, say, hunger games, for translating the book into the movie correctly.

[@Name-xf9du]

You know it’s bad when it’s rough to get through the recap.

[@mistertamura6190]

Should've given them the choice of bliss but being ugly vs depressed but being beautiful. At least that would've spiced things up a bit.

[@selinanoir]

Just finished watching the actual movie, the pretties reminded me a lot of today's world and how everyone's obsessed with how they look and not who they are, David made it better, Shay's my favourite character

[@rzbabez]

Hi what's the name of the movie please🤗...

[@waitwhat1029]

This is a book series isn't it? The Uglies, The Pretties... I can't remember the last book name. It's young adult , but I enjoyed all three. The premise was different.

[@jhbonarius]

Only, this movie makes that worse, because even the "uglies" are played by pretty people! And the rest of the movie has nothing to do with today's world: it's just a very weird story.

[@Kelogotti]

Thank you we’re living this rn. I even use to ask myself why do prettier people have a better chance at a good life

[@selinanoir]

True

[@Howyaduing]

I think the twilight zone did this first

[@joannross8412]

Yes was it called "Number 12 looks like you"!

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

@@joannross8412 Creepy!

[@durthed]

Creepiest make-up job ever!

[@AxolotlQueen]

the book was actually inspired by TZ!

[@joannross8412]

@@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n great episode if you can find it to watch it! 🙂

[@luisfilipe2023]

Saw this movie yesterday. Not as bad as everyone is saying but definitely not a great movie

[@ogechiugwuode2732]

What’s the name of the movie pls

[@luisfilipe2023]

@@ogechiugwuode2732 “Uglies” it’s on Netflix in fact I think it’s a Netflix production

[@beyond-the-soul8651]

@@ogechiugwuode2732 the movie is called uglies. There is a book series by the same name. I’m really hoping this movie does well enough to get the sequel cause I loved these books

[@DadoutoutouYT]

Film name:Uglies

[@chelleshocked571]

Thank you I was looking to figure out what this movie was called

[@mhvdm]

They left me on a cliffhanger. I need number 2 now. I gotta know what happens with tally after the surgery.

[@PuzzledPsychic]

The first three books are great. The fourth one is okay.

[@VSx_T]

i would have been shot instantly in that world 😭

[@No-sr8bb]

Not even the rebels accepting me 😭😭😭

[@AureliusNovusius]

Joey King was born for this role

[@fantastic4769]

I truly hope this is the return of YA Dystopian movies 😭

[@godsdaughter8439]

Thank you so much. I had zero intention of watching this on Netflix...

[@satinsangel1688]

It was literally all her fault, but hey she "fixed it" in the end, so it's fine. Smh 💔

[@Shay45]

I wanted to read this book for well over 10 years. I read it for the first time this year…. I wasn’t missing much before.

[@janeprepper177]

I didn't leave my 'ugly duckling' era until I was 26!😅

[@will2316]

Duuuuude I remember reading the book for a report in middle school! It was actually pretty good. Solid commentary on the illusions of both physical and personality ‘appearances’

[@therealjoshschannel6232]

Immersive museum, Mr. Nobody & Terminator Zero be like:

[@Dark_Charm]

What's the name of the movie?

[@RaidSoldiar-C14]

Lets be real here technically there's no such thing as an ugly person because human attractiveness is mostly based on personality

[@claudiameier666]

there are standards that mate up about standards all over the world.

[@NamesAreRandom]

If that was the case the Kardashians wouldn't be billionares.

[@RaidSoldiar-C14]

@@NamesAreRandom That's called insecurity even models have inseccurities

[@kaheaisaac1]

😂

[@Robin-mf6lb]

Agreed. I've seen many outwardly attractive, even beautiful, people whose personalities make them horrible to look at.

[@juniorjay001]

I'm ugly. I would not survive in this world. I am sad.

[@chelleshocked571]

Whats this movie called? I'm unsure

[@HowToChangeName]

What is pretty again? They all look pretty even before surgery.

[@natalyaroberts1998]

Pretty means plastic surgery and ugly is natural appearance

[@shuttittuppitt9355]

Dr Cable has entered the chat!

[@fikilesibiya1543]

I feel like the movie highlights what's happening in society today, how fake is considered pretty. You'll meet someone and later realize they are 90 % fake; fake hair, fake lashes, fake eyebrows, fake lenses, fake complection, fake teeth, fake nails, fake butt. Kuningi😢

[@Baron_von_Abstand]

Everynody knows, Hoverboards dont work on water!

[@AxolotlQueen]

its because of the iron deposits in the water

[@AxolotlQueen]

they do

[@jellopy24]

@@AxolotlQueenyou’re such a little dem

[@zeake09]

When I was younger I was OBSESSED with these books

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

You have to admit, uglies was a really otherworldly book. Some books get adapted really well, others don’t. Also, I wanna see Joey King acting in different and more dynamic projects, her KB series haunts me. Those writers are something else.

[@keishahill9496]

This reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode called "Number 12 looks just like you"

[@laurafabianmarrero]

Yes This trilogy of books based on that episode There are two more After this one

[@confidencediaries21]

I can't believe she played Gypsy Blanchard 😢

[@motherofsamuel]

yes 😭 i thought it was just me that relized that

[@SailingOTR]

A much more believable story would be this one. At age 13(approx. when entering puberty) everyone is subject to three tests. 1. Physical appearance 2. Intelligence 3. Genetic purity Failure of any one requires mandatory sterilization. This would improve the genetic pool in 10~20 generations. I am sure there is a SciFi story in there somewhere.

[@Sekkie1234]

If you were wandering this is on Netflix

[@sinudoungel1281]

The girl childhood friend after surgery looks like oli london😆

[@jasminkrieger8464]

Yeah kinda the blond hair and clothes

[@BTCSCRPT]

Nice Movie Recaps

[@synschoolinyounoobsakathemaske]

I remember reading the series years ago while at camp. It was an okay book. It kept me entertained during that time, and my camp friend was roasting the characters 🤣 and said they looked worse after the plastic surgery and they made the girl's face too tight like a frog.

[@ruslanlyubchenko5586]

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE MOVIE?????????

[@ezradlionel711]

She made the ULTIMATE Sacrifice in the end there... I wouldn't wish hotness on my worst enemy!!

[@AngelaDianaRose]

I can relate, me im so ugly that I can’t even post a picture without using beauty cam to make me feel pretty .

[@shuttittuppitt9355]

Joey King! I thought that I recognized her! A ridiculous idea to use somebody who's _already_ super cute to play a "before surgery" person.

[@IzaSekret]

UI can't believe this book series has been finally made into a movie!! I read these so much as a girl in highschool :D

[@seattlevixen]

Number 12 Looks Just Like You. Twilight Zone episode, exact same.... more or less

[@nicoleajobo3415]

This dumb movie wants me to believe Joey King is ugly? How?

[@megamiet1210]

I think the Twilight Zone did an episode like this in the original series. The episode is "Eye of the Beholder."

[@AnnLafemme]

Actually nice story and has deep meaning as we love pretty things.

[@ActiveDodger]

My ugliness is contagious. One look at me, and everyone will check themselves into uglyville

[@PaulWegert-oc2me]

Who gives a f. If you are a good and healthy person you have everything it needs to be happy

[@ActiveDodger]

@@PaulWegert-oc2me Thanks Paul.

[@laurafurchtlehner7970]

What’s the name of the Movie?

[@Maya-sv1pz]

so, basically south korea

[@isabellewes.]

had to read this for battle of the books, it wasn't a crime, it just meant you couldn't go to the "pretty side" of the city.

[@ihitalick607]

I like being ugly tbh :) people leave me alone. Don’t have to try to look good :) my dogs still love me and I’m truly okay dying alone tbh

[@levicroker5531]

Never knew there was a movie about this iconic novel

[@pamlange7289]

There is a book series called "Ugly", "Beauty", "Special". This movie sounds exactly like the story in the books. Can recommend them... Great writing even considering it's a coming of age story for teens

[@InlogixEnterprises]

So what is the name of this movie??????

[@shuttittuppitt9355]

Uglies (2024) Joey King is the big star.

[@Neverendingchange]

I've read this book. I can't wait to watch this movie. I'll have to find where it's available

[@914gwen]

Read all the books. Didn't expect them to make it live.

[@leighm.7525]

I read this book back in 2016 and loved it. I wonder how this film will be. Let me check it out.

[@npsit1]

So... A flame thrower just cuts right through glass in that building? And nobody heard a helicopter? This looks really stupid.

[@sovietpowersupereme6231]

I agree with that part.

[@nicoleashleyknox]

The books build the world better. I love this series!

[@horsegirlb7120]

The whole reaction to this movie is just one big general WHOOSH

[@mysticaccy]

Sounds like South Korea now

[@mr.kjw738]

What's the name of this movie

[@K2ToCold]

🤣🤣🤣😭 I’ve never laughed so hard man

[@MrsCKane]

Thank you for the recap!

[@anthonyju6392]

"But we've improved things since the old days. Now it always turns out well in the end. Never fails. It's complete." - Twilight Zone - '12 Looks Just Like You'

[@jaythegod23]

I heard the premise and was like this sounds so stupid that it’ll be good and I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Lol

[@Fab666.]

Omg a movie about S.Korea

[@BondJFK]

So A movie about South Korea 😂

[@Stawexa]

most unrealistic part is how the the skatepark doesn't have coping and rails

[@texasnord8487]

i read this book, was pretty good. I preffered the book angle of using nanobots to reverse the control, but a second pill is needed to stop the bots from eating the brain. So she takes the bot stopper and by sheer will and andrenaline she breaks control, but her friend almost dies from the nanobots.

[@baophongtrinh3235]

main character do be looking like princess in bullet train

[@YussifTarah]

What's the title of this movie

[@NkazimulojuniorSibeko]

Uglies

[@YussifTarah]

@@NkazimulojuniorSibeko Thanks 🙏

[@shani4688]

This movie would’ve done numbers in 2014 😂

[@ngozia2815]

I thought Black Adam was the most plotless dumb movie ever made but....... This movie is absolutely ridiculous, unnecessary and so damn boring.... The plot makes no sense and they do not even try at all to be more philosophical or at least sensible with the over arching message..... Ugh!!!! This movie was an absolute waste of my life and time.

[@sngsheekai8889]

South Korea/Japan/Modern parts of China is already living in it lol

[@solidstate9451]

I read the book 20 years ago...

[@viralgti]

Dude, if they are already called "ugly", then I don't know what I am.

[@dcbcrcdd]

Wait is this based off of the ugly, pretty, special by westerfeld.

[@laurafabianmarrero]

Yes So we still have 2 more movies 😅😅

[@luiscobos123]

Who finances these movies? Do these sell?

[@jordblan]

There’s a whole book series based of this movie. Really good

[@TheNightMechanic]

Name of the book series please? 👀

[@jordblan]

@@TheNightMechanic Uglies book series by Scott Westerfield

[@ashtoniamelvonious]

There was no end omfg I'm so glad I didn't waste time watching this whole movie, thank you @Movie Recaps lmfao

[@VirgoCali89]

I would rather stay ugly

[@XxSarinxX]

Trust everyone who has Netflix watch this movie it’s soo good you won’t regret it, just trust and watch it

[@chinazaukadike9039]

Please what is the name of the movie on Netflix

[@rainbow_dash000]

Thank God for recap channel I don't have to watch movies anymore 😅

[@KarenLee-m4o]

Yeah I would be dead too I'm not exactly a beauty queen myself..

[@finwwwfinwww4669]

i am uglier then what they showed as ugly..lol

[@Sanctuary_0]

Same

[@tamudawson]

“Ride the roller coaster for a FEW MILES”?