Fault in Our Stars Review
The Fault in Our Stars: A Tragic Love Story
Her name is Hazel Grace Lancaster; she was first diagnosed with cancer in her thyroid when she was 13 years old and then it slowly progressed to her lungs. She couldn’t stand up for very long and stairs were basically her worst enemy, but she was a fighter. When she was 16 years old, her parents forced her to go to a support group. Hazel hated the idea of going but she went anyway, and that was where she first met Augustus Waters. Augustus was a cancer survivor, he had osteosarcoma, but he was there for his best friend, Issac, who had cancer in his eyes. From that point on, Hazel and Augustus were inseparable. Augustus would do anything for Hazel, for example he took her to Amsterdam to meet her favorite writer, Mr. Peter VanHouten. Little did they know, everything was about to change. Josh Boone’s movie is based upon the novel, The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green, which is not an over dramatic teenage novel. A good movie must have a plot that is believable and relatable. Most young-adult dramatic comedy movies are over exaggerated and hysterically portrayed. Pediatric cancer is becoming more common, so having two young cancer kids falling in love seems natural. Hazel and Gus’ first encounter is unexpected and awkward for them which is what most teenagers feel when they meet a new person and think, “Wow, they are really stunning.” How the rest of their love story begins and ends is, well, typical. Late night phone calls, picnics, playing video games together and having their own “Always,” helps make their relationship even more relatable. This cancer love movie is not the only one though. My Sister’s Keeper is a film that came out a few years prior to The Fault in Our Stars. Kate is a teenager girl with leukemia who falls in love with a guy she met while in the hospital. Their meeting wasn’t anything fancy, the curtain was pulled back and ta-da there he was. Kate gave him her number and they were inseparable
Her name is Hazel Grace Lancaster; she was first diagnosed with cancer in her thyroid when she was 13 years old and then it slowly progressed to her lungs. She couldn’t stand up for very long and stairs were basically her worst enemy, but she was a fighter. When she was 16 years old, her parents forced her to go to a support group. Hazel hated the idea of going but she went anyway, and that was where she first met Augustus Waters. Augustus was a cancer survivor, he had osteosarcoma, but he was there for his best friend, Issac, who had cancer in his eyes. From that point on, Hazel and Augustus were inseparable. Augustus would do anything for Hazel, for example he took her to Amsterdam to meet her favorite writer, Mr. Peter VanHouten. Little did they know, everything was about to change. Josh Boone’s movie is based upon the novel, The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green, which is not an over dramatic teenage novel. A good movie must have a plot that is believable and relatable. Most young-adult dramatic comedy movies are over exaggerated and hysterically portrayed. Pediatric cancer is becoming more common, so having two young cancer kids falling in love seems natural. Hazel and Gus’ first encounter is unexpected and awkward for them which is what most teenagers feel when they meet a new person and think, “Wow, they are really stunning.” How the rest of their love story begins and ends is, well, typical. Late night phone calls, picnics, playing video games together and having their own “Always,” helps make their relationship even more relatable. This cancer love movie is not the only one though. My Sister’s Keeper is a film that came out a few years prior to The Fault in Our Stars. Kate is a teenager girl with leukemia who falls in love with a guy she met while in the hospital. Their meeting wasn’t anything fancy, the curtain was pulled back and ta-da there he was. Kate gave him her number and they were inseparable