Content Warning: This article contains references to self-harm.
Netflix nailed the casting with its version of UglyAnd one actor in particular makes the idea of ​​a sequel movie all the more exciting. The 2024 sci-fi movie is based on the book of the same name by author Scott Westerfeld, who also released the sequels nice And Special. Now, it is unclear whether or not Netflix will continue to adapt the novel series Ugly Will be the last to make it to the screen. But, if nice Ever become a reality, it will be an excellent opportunity for one star to draw out the rather dark subplot of her character.
The Ugly The movie ended with a cliffhanger that sees Joey King’s Tally Youngblood become beautiful. While living in a beautiful mansion in New Beautiful Town is all that Tally ever wanted, the events of Ugly Change your mind. It is finally revealed that the beautiful operation is a coverup for placing lesions in the mind, which makes citizens passive and easy for the government to control. Tally gave up so that the smoke could try its healing, but here it is Ugly ends nice would continue the story, and while Tally is still the main character, this is when things get pretty dark for Brianne Tju’s Shay.
Brianne Tju’s performance as Shay was a highlight of Netflix’s Ugly
Brianne Tju’s Shay was the most complex character of Uglies
While actors like Joey King, Chase Stokes, Keith Powers and Laverne Cox have outstanding performances in UglyBrianne Tju’s portrayal of Shay was a significant highlight. Shay is one of the more complex characters in Westerfeld’s sci-fi series since It is meant to represent the messiness of Uglies who have not yet undergone the operation (To contrast with her still beautiful nature). This is demonstrated in her rather charged relationship with Tally. They’re friends and enemies at the same time, and it’s a dynamic that wouldn’t have been as easy to pull off on screen as it was in the Ugly book.
Tju brought the necessary gruffness to Shay’s character, but there is also a sweet tenderness there.
Tju brought the necessary gruffness to Shay’s character, but there is also a sweet tenderness. It’s clear that she cares for Tally, which makes the big betrayal all the more effective. Tju’s fury at King’s character is perfect, Beautiful contrast with Xi’s behavior still become beautiful. Still, this is only the beginning of Xi’s overarching story. Things get much darker for the character in the sequel, niceand TJU’s performance in Ugly Makes the prospect that much more exciting.
Shay’s Story Gets Pretty Dark in the Ugly Sequel (But Brianne Tju Can Handle It)
Things only get more complicated for Shi in Pretties
In the sequel niceShay is beautiful alongside Tally, and, for a time, the pair are the best of friends again. However, the ugly conflicts of this friendship reemerged. Shea is ultimately far too strong-willed to be fully controlled by the brain lesions in her head, and she remembers Tally’s great betrayal in the smoke. Still, keeping a clear head with surgically implanted brain damage isn’t easy for Xi, either She finds a method that allows her to keep her anger at bay – cutting herself. Pain is a tried and true way to maintain a balance of remaining passive and controllable.
It’s a pretty dark story, in which Shay takes even more concerning turns as she fights to hold on to her rage. Given Tju’s strong performance in UglyShay’s flip-flopping from passive and foggy-minded to angry and tormented would be a challenge entirely within her capabilities. At the end of niceShay is Tally’s enemy – a villain on Dr. Cable’s side. It is a dark turn of events that Tju can bring to life. Of course, only time will tell if she is ever given the chance.