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ACTIVITY 7: THE KISSING BOOTH 1 (Compare and Contrast)

The Kissing Booth, a 2018 American teen romantic comedy film was written and directed
by Vince Marcello based on Beth Reekles's 2012 novel of the same name. The Kissing Booth
premiered on Netflix on May 11, 2018, and was hailed as commercial success by the streaming
service due to its widespread distribution and subsequent creation of a trilogy. Critics panned
the picture, calling the plot and themes cliched. The Kissing Booth 2 and The Kissing Booth 3
were released on July 24, 2020 and August 11, 2021, respectively.
The main cast and characters in the movie include Joey King as Elle Evans, Joel
Courtney as Lee Flynn, Jacob Elordi as Noah Flynn, Molly Ringwald as Sara Flynn, Stephen
Jennings as Mike Evans, Meganne Young as Rachel, and Jessica Sutton as Mia. The story
begins this way, Elle Evans and Lee Flynn's mother were besties who met in college and soon
became lifelong friends. When Elle was 11, her mother got terminally ill and passed away three
years later. Elle had a crush on Lee's elder brother Noah that intensified over the years. On the
day of the carnival, Noah appeared out of the blue and kissed a blindfolded Elle in the absence
of Lee. This movie follows a high school student who finds herself face-to-face with her long-
term crush when she signs up to run a kissing booth at the spring carnival. Elle puts her best
friend's relationship at risk when her first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the most
popular boy in school.
Elle and Lee appear to have nothing but each other throughout the movie. They aren't
particularly well-known, and Lee is mostly recognized as Noah's younger brother. However, they
are rather well-known in the book and have a large number of friends with whom they socialize.
Even though it's usually just the two of them at the end of the day. Warren, on the other hand, is
another character in the story. In the movie, it was seen there that he attempted to get her to get
into the hot tub in the hopes of getting her to undress. But Elle fought back, and Noah was able
to stop Warren from grabbing her wrists. Meanwhile, Warren is described as a good friend
throughout the book and is really sweet to Elle. He never attempts to deceive her or force her to
do something she doesn't want to do. Another difference between the movie and the book is the
scene where Elle was going on a date with a guy named Tuppen in the movie Elle, and he
wanted to take her out after he inappropriately touched her since she was wearing a very short
skirt. Elle was dumped and had to spend the night with Lee. Tuppen, on the other hand, went to
the arcade and apologized to Elle and Lee. However, in the book, a guy in chemistry class took
a chance and asked her out on a date. That it was Elle's first date, she was both delighted and
scared, but Noah was irritated because someone had the confidence to ask her out. Even
though he didn't want to leave Elle alone with Cody, he waited for him to arrive and then
departed. Cody had driven Elle home after the date went well. In both the movie and book,
Elle's first kiss was at the kissing booth. But as their relationship began to grow, it was different
how it went. In the book, they had gone to a party where a guy tried to make a move on Elle.
Noah then drives to his house where he and Elle had spent kissing and making love in his room.
In both the movie and the book, Elle and Noah had kept their relationship a secret from
everyone, especially Lee. But, in the movie, Lee finds out when they are in a classroom together
talking and sharing a kiss. He was angered by this but it only lasted for the night and Lee and
Elle almost went back to normal. In the movie, Elle goes to prom as the third wheel to Lee and
his girlfriend Rachel where there was a recreational kissing booth. There, Noah shows up
unexpectedly and tells Elle in front of everyone that he loves her. Elle didn't want to cause
anymore problems between her and Lee as they had just made up and she leaves the prom.
For Elle and Lee's birthday. Elle tells Lee that she loves Noah wanted to tell him. In the book, it
was a summer dance and not a prom. Noah shows up at Elle's house dressed up for the dance
and asks if he can take her. Elle says yes and they end up going together then Noah makes an
announcement about them being together and asks Elle if she wants to be his girlfriend. Lastly,
the major difference I’ve seen is that in the movie, Elle and Lee have rules that they had made
when they were younger and one of the rules was that Elle was not allowed to date Noah. But,
in the book, there were no rules between Elle and Lee. They had never come up with rules. So
Noah wasn't off-limits to Elle at all, although Lee was upset at the fact that Elle and Noah were
dating.
Despite the fact that the content of the plot differs between the book and the movie, we
can still call it a decent teen story. It represents the current difficulties that young people are
facing. It's not just a sort of entertainment, but it's also a lesson in how love may not last if you're
not ready to commit to a relationship. While Elle's romance with Noah may not work out, the
movie establishes that it is vital for Elle to make the decision to open her heart to something that
may wind up hurting her in the end. It's more complex than one might think from a story about a
carnival attraction, and it is well worth seeing.