Let's be clear, I love this movie and I really do think that it's one hell of an underrated adaptation!! And it's way better than stuff like Divergent and the god awful Twilight series, I was about to mention the mortal instruments then I remembered that no one bothered to go watch this shit. It might not be the best movie ever, or one of the best adaptations ever but its magic lays in its campiness, and yes the movie does have its faults but for me, this movies has its own charm that made me fall in love with it.
The first thing that caught my attention are the two leads and by god I loved them!! They acted like normal teenagers, not too god damned depressed or too god damn bitchy, there was this balance that made them likable to me and taking the witch part away I at some point was like ''Well yeah, I can relate to this a bit!". I really do think that both Alice Englert & Alden Ehrenreich did a great job and were charming together, there was this chemistry that is missing from other movies like The mortal instruments. Plus I found Alden's (Ethan) character really interesting and not one dimensional though he had issues . The thing with most YA movie adaptations is that some people think that every god damn novel should be turned into a movie, and the way the choices they make for these movies.
Movies like The mortal instruments and the Divergent series are huge examples of those wrong choices like the cast members, the screenplays and those who were hired behind the chair to do the job. Choosing a director like Robert Schwentke was really odd and that's why Insurgent had this meh feeling to it, plus the way they translated the book into the big screen felt awkward as if the writers and screen players mashed things up so things didn't feel smooth or cohesive enough to make the movie interesting. Adapting books into a movies isn't an easy task and for a movie like Beatiful creatures I really do think that writer/director Robert Schwentke tried to bring something new to the table and give the film this campy feeling to it which is another problem that faces YA adaptations. It feels like those are behind these movies want to give you this serious tune even if the topic itself is ridiculous and stupid, or unrealistic. In the divergent series those who have read the book understand what led to creation of this version of Chicago and why are the divergents so special even if the whole conclusion is stupid but at least you understand but the movie really failed in making people getting invested in this weird ass society. The whole idea of fractions is tricky and you need a hell of a screenwriter and director to make the whole thing digestible for the viewer. The first Harry Potter made you get invested into the whole special boy thing and made the movie watchable for both parents and children and as our heroes grow up and so are the viewers and so for each new part the brought on a new director to take the movie to a new level and climax to make people stay hooked. Most YA movies fail to do that, most movies feel like ''meh'' wtf am I watching?! Why is a divergent so special ?? Why would someone go through all of this trouble to kill a couple of people?? A movie goer won't wait for the next movie to know so you have to make him hooked and want to know more, that's the whole thing, a movie isn't like a book and some books aren't adaptable. I guess that's what Beautiful creatures tried to do, make the movie a standalone thing that will hook the readers and the casual movie goer. Yeah, the movie did suffer from some plot holes and some weird ass reaction from our heroes and the CGI wasn't that epic and we can question the ending but this movie was brutally criticized and didn't get the chance to shine like other movies, I think this movie is way better than other adaptations like Twilight and COB. And you could feel that the cast were having fun in the movie especially Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson, boy, did they do a great job. That's the great thing about the movie, it had a nice cast, good direction, it felt different and the screen play was written in a good way. It may not be the perfect adaptation but by god it isn't a bad adaptation at all.
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