Most of the young characters in Ugly Don’t Live With Their Parents, including Joey King’s Tally Youngblood. The Netflix science fiction drama film, directed by McG and written by Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor and Whit Anderson, is based on Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 book Ugly. Of course, the movie makes some changes to the original story, however One thing that remains the same is the “uglies” relationship with their parents.
As seen in Joey King’s new Netflix sci-fi movie, Tully, Paris, Shay, and the rest of the characters under 16 are considered “ugly.” When they turn 16, however, they undergo a procedure to make them “pretty.” Once they do this, they are allowed to join the rest of the “beautiful” in the city. Until then, however, the characters must stay away, all living in a dirty dormitory and attending school. Meanwhile, There are almost no parents in sight Ugly (The film).
“Littles” are separated from their “nice” parents until they turn 16
“Ugly” become “pretty” when they turn 16
in the Ugly book series, The “littles,” aka children, are separated from their parents when they reach the age of 12. From childhood to pre-adulthood, they live with their guardians in the city. However, once they are old enough, they are sent to live in the “uglies” dormitories with the rest of the banned “littlelies.” In theory, they won’t be able to see their parents until they get the infamous one Ugly surgery on their 16th birthday to transform into a “beautiful.”
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At the end of Ugly, The audience only sees a glimpse of Tally’s parents in a brief flashback Until that day, the young girl was forced to leave them. Meanwhile, David always lived with his mother Maddy and father Az, in “the smoke”. Most of those who grew up in “the smoke”, presumably grew up with their parents. Perhaps if Netflix moves forward with an Ugly Sequel, viewers will learn more about Tally’s parents.
Do “uglies” really reunite with their parents once they become beautiful?
They typically stay far from their parents
Based on these Ugly Books, once someone becomes a “beautiful,” they usually do not reunite with their parents, meaning they do not move back in with them. Once they are “pretty,” they are seemingly considered an adult. So, there is no need for a guardian, and since the first “ugly” was separated from their parents for four years, perhaps the love was lost between them. The company in Ugly There is no specific rule that forces new “pretties” to stay away from their parents, but the circumstances sometimes make it so.