Minor spoilers are ahead for It Ends With Us . You can see the movie right now in theaters. When it comes to book-to-screen adaptations of a novel that’s told in first-person, I’m always curious about how a character’s inner monologue will be brought onto the screen.
So, when It Ends With Us was released , I was wondering how Lily’s thoughts would be translated to the film, because they play such a vital role in the novel. So, I decided to ask Blake Lively about it, and she told me the “important” way the film handles her character and her inner monologue. Ahead of It Ends With Us’ premiere on the 2024 movie schedule , I interviewed Blake Lively about her adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel.
During it, I asked about how they translated Lily’s inner monologue onto the screen, considering they can’t use the first-person perspective in the same way it can be used in a book. In response, the actress told me: Colleen wrote a book that had such a clear emotional journey that I completely understood why Lily made the decisions that she made. I understood why she loved the people that she loved, why she was hurt by the people [who hurt her], and all of the decisions that she made.
And it felt very, very, very personal. And you know, was fortunate to have a lot of authorship in the storytelling. Her understanding of the character was evident on screen, and it made the film all the more rewarding and well-rounded.
While we aren’t constantly in Lily’.