The Fault In Our Stars
Directed by: Josh Boone
Age Restriction: PG 13
Length: 126min
Who should watch this: People who enjoy romantic or drama movies. People who need some inspiration. People who have some kind of connection with cancer.
Trailer: The Fault In Our Stars
This review should just consist of my expressions during the movie. Smiles, butterflies, smiles, smiles, heartbreaking, smiles, tears, tears, tears, tears, tears, tears, smile.
But that doesn't express my true feelings for this film.
Okay so, no, I didn't read the book before watching the movie, but I am in the process of reading the book now. Which turns out to be different to the movie, no surprise there. Here it goes.
So what is this movie about in just a few words. (The way I saw it):
This beautiful, breathtaking, tear dropping movie is about a young girl, Hazel Grace Lancaster played by Shailene Woodley, who has cancer. She has to have a flow of oxygen given to her daily, constantly, which is carried with her in a roller bag. She joins a support group, suggested by her mother and doctor, to help her be less "depressed". In this support group she meets a boy, Augustus Waters played by Ansel Elgort who has been clean of cancer for almost one and a half years. They become very good friends, but I think it was more like a love at first site type of thing, they just don't want to admit it to themselves. Hazel loves to read the same book over and over, An Imperial Affliction by Peter Van Houten, (which is not a real book, John Green made it up for the story-line.) The movie unfolds to be about Hazel going to see the author in Amsterdam, to have her questions answered about the book and the characters and about her and Augustus' love and friendship. I can't go on without giving the movie away, but this movie beautifully portrays love, friendship, strength and trust. I will bring you to tears, it will make you laugh and it will definitively leave you smiling.
What I loved about the movie:
I won't lie, I cry easily in movies, but I always take that as a good thing. For me it means that the acting, story-line and movie as a whole, was made to be so real that it affected me emotionally and that makes a great deal. This movie is also not your normal chick flick, it has reality in it, peoples real struggles in the world and life and of course it contains love. I love that about this movie.
My favourite reference in the movie:
Hazel says, "OK," and Gus says, "Perhaps our OK will be our always."
My favourite scene:
The swing-set scene. But the ending of that scene is my favourite part.
-That’s why.
Hazel looks at him, not understanding.
-In case you were wondering... that’s why I like you. You’re so busy being you that you have no idea how utterly unprecedented you are.
What I didn't like about the movie:
Well there isn't really much I did not enjoy about this book. It was sad, yes, but realistically, so that wasn't bad. I am honestly struggling to think of something negative. But as I am reading the book now, it is a little disappointing to see how different the book and movie are. I know that is 98% of movies inspired or created by books written, are not exactly the same. But I think that the book and movie could have been a bit more closer to each other in story-line wise. But that's just my personal opinion.
Okay.
So now it's your turn. Comment below about what you thought of the movie. And let me know what movie you recommend for me to watch and review.
Until the next one.
D x
