Well, I finally saw The Fault in Our Stars today. Usually, when I am waiting for a book or movie to come out, if feels like eternity. But, with this movie, it felt like it came too fast. Most of the time, I will wait a few days to write my review on a book or movie. I like to take a while to gather my thoughts because there are many times I will write/say something that I completely disagree with when I later look back on it. But, here I am at almost 1 o'clock in the morning, listening to "Not About Angels" and writing this review. There are spoilers int this review! If you don't want to be spoiled, please leave and go read the book.
This movie was wonderful. But, I was honestly expecting it to be a better adaptation than it was. That being said, I still have no complaints. Well, I have one complaint. I didn't feel like Isaac was as important in the movie as he was in the book. Considering he is my favorite character, it kind of disappointing me. But, I think that Isaac did have the best lines in the movie, and his humor did lighten the mood of a generally sad movie. Other than the lack of Isaac, I don't really have any problems with the film. I feel like Ansel was really the star of the movie. He was Augustus. Shailene definitely exceeded all expectations that I had for her. I still am not completely sold on her as Hazel. I'm not in any way saying that she is a bad actress or that she didn't do an amazing job. The way I see it is that Shailene was great at playing Hazel, but she still wasn't Hazel.
I think that this is one of the only book to movie adaptations that really compliments the book, and doesn't take away from it. When I was reading the book, I didn't feel nearly as sad as I did when I was watching the movie. And this is not to say that the movie was better, because I don't think it was, but being able to see Hazel's pain was a lot harder than reading about it. Going into the movie theater, I didn't think it would be this way. I think that's because the book is narrated by Hazel, we can see inside her. We can see what she's thinking and feeling, I thought that a book so focused on the characters thoughts and feelings would be hard to translate on the screen. But I was very wrong because they could not of done a better job. And I think that the reason the movie was harder for me to watch than reading the book was is because all of the thoughts and feelings of the characters were translated from the book to the movie so well.
One of my favorite things about this movie was the cinematography. It was absolutely gorgeous. Also, the soundtrack is so beautiful. It really captures everything about the story. And as I sit here late at night writing this, while I am listening to the soundtrack, I just want to cry. I loved how the text messages and e-mails would pop up on screen. I've seen stuff like that before, but it really worked in this movie. So, those are my basic thoughts on the movie. Have you seen it yet, if so what did you think? I would love to hear your feedback! And, basically, the movie was just amazing, so everyone needs to go see it. Okay? Okay.
This movie was wonderful. But, I was honestly expecting it to be a better adaptation than it was. That being said, I still have no complaints. Well, I have one complaint. I didn't feel like Isaac was as important in the movie as he was in the book. Considering he is my favorite character, it kind of disappointing me. But, I think that Isaac did have the best lines in the movie, and his humor did lighten the mood of a generally sad movie. Other than the lack of Isaac, I don't really have any problems with the film. I feel like Ansel was really the star of the movie. He was Augustus. Shailene definitely exceeded all expectations that I had for her. I still am not completely sold on her as Hazel. I'm not in any way saying that she is a bad actress or that she didn't do an amazing job. The way I see it is that Shailene was great at playing Hazel, but she still wasn't Hazel.
I think that this is one of the only book to movie adaptations that really compliments the book, and doesn't take away from it. When I was reading the book, I didn't feel nearly as sad as I did when I was watching the movie. And this is not to say that the movie was better, because I don't think it was, but being able to see Hazel's pain was a lot harder than reading about it. Going into the movie theater, I didn't think it would be this way. I think that's because the book is narrated by Hazel, we can see inside her. We can see what she's thinking and feeling, I thought that a book so focused on the characters thoughts and feelings would be hard to translate on the screen. But I was very wrong because they could not of done a better job. And I think that the reason the movie was harder for me to watch than reading the book was is because all of the thoughts and feelings of the characters were translated from the book to the movie so well.
One of my favorite things about this movie was the cinematography. It was absolutely gorgeous. Also, the soundtrack is so beautiful. It really captures everything about the story. And as I sit here late at night writing this, while I am listening to the soundtrack, I just want to cry. I loved how the text messages and e-mails would pop up on screen. I've seen stuff like that before, but it really worked in this movie. So, those are my basic thoughts on the movie. Have you seen it yet, if so what did you think? I would love to hear your feedback! And, basically, the movie was just amazing, so everyone needs to go see it. Okay? Okay.