#also??? sophia anne caruso in school for good and evil?? charlize theron?? kerry washington??

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I just watched The School for Good and Evil, why you may ask it's because i'm a sucker for things based on Fairytales that's why

Also spoilers! Read at your own risk.

I know these are based on books and the books are probably better than the film adaptation but the movie it is not good

Aesthethically and production wise it is very pretty, all the outfits and sets are beautiful but the story and it's worldbuilding is just doesnt make sense and i get that their trying to do the whole "society/system is flawed" but i feel like i was missing some basic info on how the world works and it's rules to understand why it is flawed and i feel like the film just glossed over it.

Also this movie is pacing is just so weird, the School is getting destroyed and peeps are dying and not like a minute later it's like just kidding school is fine peeps are safe.

I don't know what kinda money Netflix has but the fact that they have Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Michelle Yeoh, Laurence Fishburne and Patti Lupone on their cast in this young adult fantasy film is kinda crazy for me.

Sofia Wylie did an excellent job acting and with her character, and Sophia Anne Caruso was kinda hit or miss for me honestly which is confusing for me since she is a good actress.

Well like any media based on fairytales this movie has failed me i will learn from it's mistakes and not apply in my own fairytale project

I think this would have worked better as a tvshow but overall it felt underdeveloped, overstuffed and just plain bad.

I give this movie 1 and half magic glowy fingers out of 5 magic glowy fingers

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totally normal about everything i saw on tudum

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS PEOPLE WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!!!

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THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL | FILM REVIEW

The School for Good and Evil (2022) ★★★ 

Fantasy/Action, 2h 27m

Dir. Paul Feig

Cast: Sofia Wylie, Sophia Anne Caruso, Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young & others

Summary:

Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil. (Letterboxd)

My review: (spoiler-free)

I’ve read the first book in The School For Good And Evil series and left it at that after realising I was no longer the target audience for it. Its ideas and characters fell flat for me (aside from Agatha who made me want to continue the book) and its lack of diversity was a real problem. Despite these thoughts, the film piqued my interest because it is a story I was familiar with and it has a stunning cast. I ended up liking the adaptation more, though not by much, and I think it has potential to adapt the rest of the books and still have me interested.

You can really tell the priorities that went into making this film. There’s gorgeous costumes and locations but other technical elements such as film editing didn’t feel as skilful, which is something I usually don’t notice all too much. A lot of the cuts were awkward and it made the immersion experience less successful which should never happen with a fantasy film.

Nevertheless, the overall experience is made more enjoyable by the cast. Sofia Wylie (Agatha) and Sophia Anne Caruso (Sophie) give incredibly fitting performances for their characters. The writing, especially the changes from the original source material, aren’t always in favour of their characters’ depth but they still make it believable and I adored seeing them on screen together. I also enjoyed seeing incredibly well known actors alongside names I hadn’t heard of before and most give me a performance that make me want to check out their other work as well.

Adaptation-wise, it wasn’t very faithful. Some scenes felt picked straight from the book while most made me wonder where the hell it came from. As I’m not a fan of the book, I didn’t mind personally but devoted fans might have a bone to pick quite a few times. Still, I think it is a great film for younger audiences and their families to watch. I’ve seen people complain about the lack of depth in this film and although I agree with it, I don’t personally mind. I didn’t like the way the original book played with stereotypes because the eventual message fell through for me (again, I’ve only read the first book) and in that case, a shorter version suits my tastes better. Some stereotypes should have still been left out in the adaptation (especially the witch archetype) but overall, it felt like a massive improvement from the book. Once again in part because of its racial diversity. Now I’m hoping future adaptations are able to extend that diversity to more LGBTQ representation as well. Fingers crossed.

Looking for a new magical world to dive into full of good, evil, and most importantly, friendship? Or do you just want a slightly longer film to pass the time? The School for Good and Evil is a good fit for anyone looking to bring a little bit of magic in their life.

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Sophia Anne Caruso Interviewed for WWD

Back in 2017, Sophia Anne Caruso was hired as a model for a trailer of a new book that was coming out. She’d been tapped to show what one of the characters would look like, and while on set that day she met the author, Soman Chainani. Cut to the pandemic a few years later and she found herself on a Zoom call with director Paul Feig, who was adapting that very same book into a movie. It turned out that Caruso’s portrayal in the trailer had been so spot on, she was hired for the part.

Caruso joins Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, Michelle Yeoh, Laurence Fishburne and Sofia Wylie in “The School for Good and Evil,” out now on Netflix. The film follows Caruso and Wylie’s characters, two best friends, who are kidnapped and taken to the magical school, where they are thrown into a fight between heroes and villains.

Caruso was skeptical about her character Sophie at the beginning, brushing her off as yet another princess role. But on second look she realized Sophie was anything but. “She’s got all the glam of a princess and all things we love, but she’s also got a sort of spunk and dark side that is sort of a recurring theme in roles I do,” Caruso says. “I think there are so many reasons to relate to her. She wants to be a good girl. She wants to be a good person, but she’s not. She’s not perfect. She’s kind of like the antihero and she’s that sort of beloved demon — like we all hate her and she does crazy stuff, but we also love her. I guess I see a lot of myself in her imperfection.”

Joining the all-star cast was intimidating, but ultimately empowering for the 21-year-old. “Kerry Washington and Charlize, Sofia and me, Michelle Yeoh. All the women of this cast really held it together, I feel like. It’s a movie about girls and female friendship and companionship. And I think that as the ladies of the film, we kind of held the fort down,” she says. “We made a really, I think, awesome film, and I couldn’t have done it without all the other women backing me up.”

Prior to the movie, Caruso is best known for her star turn as Lydia Deetz in the Broadway run of “Beetlejuice.” Originally from Spokane, Washington, she moved to New York at just nine years old to pursue acting with her mom, “kind of a quarter in our pockets and a dream,” she says. “Here I am. It is a long road. It’s a lot of hard work.”

Caruso’s parents have home videos of her not just cooing but fully singing as a baby, and her mom, an artist herself, would let her stay home to watch old movies.

“I was nurtured in an artistic sense,” Caruso says. “My mom used to drop me off at the local theater. She called it free babysitting. And I would just sit there and watch.”

In addition to acting, she has gotten more serious about painting lately, having done it for years but finally completed her first pieces this summer. She’s also a musician, having recently released her third single.

Rather than work toward an album, she likes the approach of reaching into her Dropbox and plucking out a single from time to time to release.

“They’re all just so different from each other. I just like the idea of releasing them as singles and really fine tuning how they present themselves,” she says of the singles. “I don’t not have plans for an album, I do. I just am kind of releasing my favorite ones as singles, because they just built up with time. So many years later, it’s like I kind of just want to put them out individually instead of trying to cram it all into one album under one title and stuff. I don’t limit myself to one style or sound. If I’m in the music studio or I’m making music, I kind of just do whatever comes up first. I’m not trying to confine myself to this little box.”

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The School for Good and Evil | Official Trailer

Do you ever wonder where every great fairytale begins? Welcome to the School for Good and Evil…

Based on the epic international best-selling series by Soman Chainani, THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is directed by Paul Feig and stars Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Kerry Washington, and Charlize Theron. Also starring Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Delaney, Mark Heap, Patti LuPone, and Rachel Bloom.

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The School for Good & Evil

[3 stars]

Fairy tales are instructive, or they’re intended to be. This adaptation of Soman Chainani’s series by Paul Feig (Last Christmas) and David Magee (Mary Poppins Returns) leans into that style and approach, but with a darker edge that puts it into Maguire’s Wicked realm.

While that style mirrors the story and enhances its point, it also means that some of the big name talent is boxed into limited ranges. Charlize Theron (The Old Guard), Kerry Washington (The Prom), and Laurence Fishburne (The Ice Road) all bring their efforts, but none really rise above the material. Only Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley) delivers, but only manages to do so because she’s only a voice.

However, the young women at the center of it all are generally unknown, though not at the beginning of their careers. Sophia Anne Caruso gets to stretch herself quite a bit over the flow of the story, while Sofia Wylie comes across as more natural and the more believable actor. And they work wonderfully together when those moments occur.

Though decidedly aimed at a young audience, there is plenty in here for adults as well…as long as they can weather the fairytale sensibility that is core to the plot. The wry script and broad swipes at the genre keep it all entertaining and even swift despite the 2.5 hour runtime. My biggest disappointment was how much it cleaved to the sensibility of the genre in relationships and gender, even while they tried to find some balance in representation. Even if it had been built into the story as an obvious miss by design (showing the bias) it would have sufficed, but the only moments I could spot were slanted in a very bad way. It’s not enough to make me not recommend the film, but I do hope it reaches its full potential should it continue.

And whether the story will continue beyond this book 1 adaptation has yet to be announced, but it certainly found a solid tone and look to launch the franchise. Settle in for some silly fun and entertainment with just a bit of message. It may lean toward the younger audience, but it has a lot to enjoy both visually and in the tale itself.

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