The Fault in Our Stars

Genre: Romance, Comedy-Drama

Year: 2014

Synopsis:

Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley), a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets and falls in love with Gus Waters (Ansel Elgort), a similarly afflicted teen from her cancer support group. Hazel feels that Gus really understands her. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially Grace’s touchstone, “An Imperial Affliction” by Peter Van Houten. When Gus scores an invitation to meet the reclusive author, he and Hazel embark on the adventure of their brief lives.

Recommendation:

The book was astounding. That’s the main reason why I was encouraged to watch the movie. I first rejected the idea of watching any movies that came from novels, because I was pretty sure the casts, writers, directors, and producers wouldn’t give justice to the book *le coughs*. But I was persuaded by a lot of comments and remarks, mostly positive and engaging in a way, to watch the movie. And I was not disappointed. I didn’t regret spending my time watching every second of the movie.

It gave me almost the same enthralled feeling as what I have felt while reading the book. I didn’t know that a single movie can bring so much emotions, until I watched this. It brought me into smiles, tears, and a lot other that I could not even explain myself. What I really admired about it was that, while it was produced into a movie, it didn’t lose any notable events that made the book special. The quality wasn’t taken at risk.

If you’re a fan of the book (or even if not), I would totally recommend this great movie. It will bring you back into the flabbergasting feeling of how it was to fall in love, the real type of love, and still be grief-stricken half-way. It’s a must that you read first the book before watching the movie, because that’s how you will appreciate the story, and the lesson it encompasses.

Overall this book/movie, will remind all of us to spend our time doing the things that makes us happy with the people who truly carries out the best in us. This world is full of uncertainty, yet we must do everything to make each day the best days of our lives. According to Gus, the world is not a wish-granting factory. In this world, we experience challenges, and those obstacles will make us stronger and better people.

And not just thinking of what mark we might leave in this world, but really thinking how we can reduce the scars that we, people, often leave to our loved ones, this is really a must-watch (and a must-read!)!

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars

But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”

– Cassius to Brutus

(in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Act I, Scene III, L. 140-141)

Rating: 9.7/10

“A mixture of heart ache, comedy, drama and a teenage adventure not limited by a disease.” – Fresh Tomatoes, 2018