Verity Film Changes Book Ending, Showalter and Hoover Explain Why
Director Michael Showalter and author Colleen Hoover explain why the Verity film adaptation changes the novel's ending, keeping the journaling twist but altering Lowen's final choice.
The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's Verity does not end the way the novel does. In the movie, Lowen holds onto Verity's note instead of destroying it, a key departure from the book's final act.
Director Michael Showalter said early script drafts featured a "totally different ending" before the filmmakers settled on the antagonistic journaling twist that the novel also uses. That twist remains intact in the adaptation.
Hoover said she was comfortable letting elements of the book go when the changes benefited the movie. The author and director discussed the ending in an interview, addressing one of the most debated aspects of the bestseller.
The adaptation keeps the psychological tension of the source material while reworking how Lowen handles the note. For readers who know the book, the shift offers a new resolution to the story's central question.
Quick answers
Does the Verity movie end the same as the book?
No. In the film, Lowen holds onto Verity's note instead of destroying it as she does in the novel.
Why did the Verity film change the ending?
Director Michael Showalter said early script drafts had a totally different ending before the antagonistic journaling ending was chosen. Colleen Hoover said she was comfortable letting things go from the book if it benefited the movie.
Does the Verity movie keep the journaling twist?
Yes. The film keeps the antagonistic journaling twist from the novel.