On Thursday, the trailer for After was released.
This April, life will never be the same. WATCH the #AfterMovie Teaser Trailer now!
The immediate hype around the film was due to its origins in One Direction fanfiction. In 2013, then-24-year-old author Anna Todd began writing After on Wattpad, a fanfic in which Harry Styles is "a rude boy..with too many tattoos and piercings," leading protagonist Tessa Young astray. And yes, there are a fair amount fanfic-appropriate sexual encounters.
Since it was published on Wattpad, the series has had hundreds of millions of views and in 2014 it was turned into a book series from Simon and Schuster. For the books, Styles' name was changed to Hardin.
Both the books and the fanfic have had a mixed response — some enjoyed them, whereas others criticized them for bad writing and unhealthy portrayal of relationships.
I can’t believe the fanfic I read about Harry styles in grade eight has now turned into a full book series and is now a fucking movie what tf is happening #AfterMovie
Y’ALL IM FUCKING DONE THAT WAS THE BEST FUCKING TEASER TRAILER OMG @aftermovie @imaginator1d #aftermovie
I after seeing the trailer #AfterMovie
A lot of fans seem *very* focused on one particular scene.
I can already see myself losing my shit over this scene #aftermovie
THIS IS BREAKING ME ALREADY I WON'T HANDLE THE MOVIE #AfterMovie
#AfterMovie NOW I’M CRYING. NO ONE TOUCH ME.
Some have warned that the film could have potentially triggering elements.
If you've been in a toxic/abusive/controlling relationship, do NOT watch #AfterMovie. If it's anything like the fanfic, it might seriously trigger you.
And have kind of rejected the whole principle of the film.
And others have clarified that this is a film and, er, not Harry Styles' real life.
This #AfterMovie is FICTIONAL. It’s the fantasies of the writer and doesn’t represent harry or who he really is as a person. Just leaving this out here because some people seem to get it mixed up . Fictional.
harry @ #aftermovie
Im going to say this once... ANNA TODD ONLY USED HARRY IN THE WATTPAD VERSION FOR HIS LOOKS NOTHING ELSE. IT WAS NEVER IMPLIED THAT THATS HOW HARRY IS IN REAL LIFE. HARRY IS HARRY AND HARDIN IS HARDIN. ITS A CHARACTER, GET OVER YOURSELVES.#aftermovie
Of course, this isn't the first time fanfic has been adapted for screen and received some mixed reaction.
Oh my god this is the new adolescent 50 shades, after is a wattpad book we are living in the cursed timeline https://t.co/oEVM0HRgpV
But generally, people seemed pretty hyped for its release next April.
that's it that's all I have to say for now #AfterMovie