Warning: This article contains spoilers for It Ends With Us.
Summary
The new movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’sIt Ends With Usincludesa meta quote from Lily that says what we’ve all been thinking about one recurring part of the author’s books.It Ends With Uswas released on August 9 and quickly became a hit with audiences. The movie makeschanges toIt Ends With Usby Colleen Hoover, improving the source material, but it still has the Hallmarks of a Colleen Hoover story.
The movie adaptation ofIt Ends With Ushas an unreliable but relatable narrator, an unlikely relationship, moral complexities, and traumatic backstories– elements that are common across many Hoover books. Additionally, the movie includes the well-developed characters from the source material. However, the inclusion of these elements isn’t without a small moment of self-referential humor. During the scene on the rooftop, Lily says a quote that reflects a long-running conversation about Hoover’s books where many critics and fans agree, for once.
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It Ends With Us Jokes About Character Names
Ryle And Lily Think Each Other’s Names Are Made Up
When Ryle and Lily first meet on top of the rooftop inIt Ends With Us, they ask each other’s names. This leads to two of the most hilarious and self-aware responses. When the neurosurgeon says his name is Ryle Kincaid, Lily says, “You just made that up, just now.” In all fairness to Lily, it sounds like a made-up name. However, it’s even funnier that she laughs at him, considering her name is Lily Blossom Bloom.
Neither of these lines were in the book, so their inclusion seems like the screenwriter poking fun at the outlandishness of the names in Colleen Hoover’sIt Ends With Us.
Then, when she tells him her name, he laughs at her, sarcastically quipping, “No, that doesn’t sound made up at all.” Neither of these lines were in the book, so their inclusionseems like the screenwriter poking fun at the outlandishness of the names in Colleen Hoover’sIt Ends With Us. However, it’s worth noting that the two do make fun of Lily’s full name in relation to her love of flowers in the book, fitting the meta-joke into the source material.
It Ends With Uscast dramaincludes the assertion that Ryan Reynolds wrote the rooftop scene, not Christy Hall. However, Christy Hall says Ryan Reynolds just added a few “flourishes” that weren’t written by her. As such, it’s unclear whether Reynolds or Hall came up with the lines in question.
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Character Names Have Always Been A Topic For Colleen Hoover’s Books
Colleen Hoover Rarely Uses Conventional Names For Her Characters
The quotations inIt Ends With Usreflect the bigger conversation about the names inColleen Hoover’s books. Discussions about Hoover’s character names have been around for years, with the conversation frequently popping up on social media. It would be one thing if one character in each book had a ridiculous name, but all three maincharacters inIt Ends With Ushave unique names – Atlas Corrigan, Lily Blossom Bloom, and Ryle Kincaid.Other notable Colleen Hoover characters include the following:
Readers of Colleen Hoover’s books typically either love or hate these kinds of names, with little in between. Interestingly, the best-selling author answered onGoodreadshow she creates her character names, and her explanation provides a lot of clarity. She explains thatshe takes most of her character names from readers at book signings or from street signs. Hoover also provided clarity about why she chose such unique names for her book characters.
Colleen Hoover says she chooses abnormal names“so when readers talk about the characters on social media, they aren’t being confused with other characters from other books. I think it’s important for authors to have names that stand out.”If memorable is what she set out to do, she succeeded, though whether it’s in a good or bad way is up to interpretation. Ultimately, it felt validating to see the characters inIt Ends With Usmaking fun of each other’s names. Still, names do go in and out of style, so maybe names like Ryle and Verity will become the next big baby names.
“When it’s all said and done, most of what we get in It Ends with Us feels like a romantic drama that takes a drastic turn for the worse. Realistically, the signs were there, which is why Baldoni’s execution of such tricky and sensitive circumstances work. It’s unfortunate how I could then walk away from the film wanting more from the narrative. For a story centered on childhood trauma, domestic violence, and the cycle of abuse, these themes feel like afterthoughts when they could have been its strength. It’s certainly lacking, but hearts were in the right place."-Patrice Witherspoon-Screen Rant’s It End With Us Review
It Ends With Us
Cast
Based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, It Ends With Us is a drama-romance film directed by Justin Baldoni. The film follows a recent college graduate named Lily, who meets a man named Ryle and falls in love with him. However, a traumatic incident compounded with her former high-school sweetheart re-entering her life complicates her plans.
