Uglies [ 2024 ]

Film Summary

In the future, hundreds of years from now, Earth has been ruined after humanity depleted the available resources. To make sure the society continues to live conflict free. One genius scientist creates artificial orchids through gene modifications, later it became the main source of energy on earth also he creates the system which became mandatory, the system forces any teenager who reaches at the age of sixteen must undergo the procedure known as "Transformation”, The procedure involves the operation which changes them physically and make them perfect beings known as "Pretties”. Every teenager who is not yet undergo the transformation were called "Uglies”. The Pretties lives in big city with everything available for them and they seem to be happy, enjoying life, no conflict or crime but the uglies looks miserable and lives in dorms with no permission to visit big city. So, the uglies lives separate until undergoes the transformation.

A young teenage girl named Tally Youngblood, she is looking forward to become a Pretty, like her closest named Peris, who is already undergoes the transformation early. They took an oath to stay friends to the end nothing will separate them. Later Tally moves silently and secretly into the Pretties city to visit Peris, she was shocked to see him completely a different person, he does not remember even their promise of maintaining their friendship. The changes he went through removed the scar they shared once, in disbelief and devastation, Tally went back to her town, almost caught by security but she safely arrived at Uglyville town.

Not so long, Tally got another friend a young girl named "Shay", who is curious about each and everything around her. Shay tells Tally a story about a imaginary town known as "The Smoke”, that particular town people live normal life, no transformation, they are happy with the way they are. Shay vision is different from Tally’s, Shay does not plan to become Pretty, she arranged to escape and invites Tally to join her but Tally rejects to escape with her because Tally wants to be pretty and live the best life she was promised.

The day for Tally to undergo the transformation procedure arrived, she was excited but things took wrong turn instead of operation, she was escorted to Dr. Cable "Governor of the City”, and exposed to the information concerning Shay's escape. Dr. Cable convinced Tally to agrees to her terms which is to go to Smoke town, investigate its surroundings and without being noticed trigger a tracking device which is designed to look like necklace, after she completed her mission, she will be operated and become pretty as she wanted.  

With Shay's instructions Tally was able to arrive at Smoke Town despite facing difficulties such as mountains, heavy forest and creepy ruins while traveling. While at Smoke town Tally joined with Shay also met David, the son of ex-scientist who previously works at the city and decided to escape after learning the facts about the transformation programme. Citizens of smoke did not trust Tally at the beginning days pass, they accepted her as one of their own since she helped them on their daily activities and taste the real freedom, team work and unique partnership.

Later, evil secret of the city was exposed by David, the surgery was not only changing the physical appearance of the teenagers but also modify their brains to make them submissive and paralyzed emotionally so that they can be easily manipulated and controlled by the government, also orchids that are genetically modified does not help the society but killing them slowly. The parents of David have been working hard to produce a medicine to treat the problems caused after the operations.

During her time at Smoke town, Tally slowly fell in love with David and starts to understands each and everything she was told was a lie. With full of regrets, she decided to ditch a necklace with tracking device expecting there will be no transmission, unluckily she was wrong, the tracking device was triggered caused the location of Smoke town to be known by the city government.

The super enhanced army soldiers from the Government dispatched to destroy the The Smoke town, the villagers were overpowered by the army, during the fights several villagers were captured including Shay. Within minutes Tally was revealed as a spy who guides the army directs to town of Smoke, suddenly the villagers lost trust in her. To clear her name, Tally decided to partner with David on the mission to save the Smoke villagers from the city.

Tally and David managed to get inside the city with the help of young teenagers from within the Uglyville, they were able to set free some of the hostages who were kept as prisoners, then Tally and David penetrate the facility used for medical purposes, sadly Shay was already undergo the transformation. David and Tally tried to escape but they are captured along the process and forced into operation machine but their friends initiate surprise attack on Dr. Cable and disrupting the operation which gives an opportunity for everyone to escape safely.

In final moment David's mother was able to finish the untested treatment, nobody knows whether will it work or not, Tally decided to be the test subject but she allowed to be captured and turned into Pretty so that later the treatment will be tested on her. she seems to be enjoying the life while living in the city, her memories and scars did not disappear, even though she likes to remain pretty but she has other duties of destroying the city from within.

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