The Fault in Our Stars: A Story of Little Infinities
September 22, 2014
Word count: 1,342
The Fault in Our Stars: A Story of Little Infinities
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” –John Green
Like any good book, The Fault in Our Stars is the kind of movie that should be experienced by all. It is a romantic comedy drama, based on the best-selling novel by award-winning author John Green, about two quirky, cancer-stricken teens, played by Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, who fall in love. The romance they share is compelling and stands out from typical love stories because the possibility of death is always looming over them. The movie is about a morbid subject – cancer, but treats its subject with lightness and finds a way to convey the humor in a terrible situation. It is at times grim in its detail about disease, but the characters manage to crack jokes about their awful predicament, and their way of coping with their sickness is unique and gutsy. The actors do a tremendous job of embodying their characters and conveying those compelling emotions.
The Fault in Our Stars is an exceptional film that would be enjoyed by anyone. The plot is genuine and charismatic, but also meaningful and thought provoking. It stayed remarkably true to the book unlike many modern films based off of books. The characters are believable and easy to relate to, and their romance is sincere and unfeigned, and not overly-maudlin at all.
The plot is full of depth and dynamic. Though it may seem like a typical teenage romance film, The Fault in Our Stars is distinct in the way that it confronts difficult topics like death and oblivion in a fearless and straightforward manner. The story follows Hazel (Shailene Woodley), who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of thirteen. A clinical trial gave her a few good years, but she has never been really
Word count: 1,342
The Fault in Our Stars: A Story of Little Infinities
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” –John Green
Like any good book, The Fault in Our Stars is the kind of movie that should be experienced by all. It is a romantic comedy drama, based on the best-selling novel by award-winning author John Green, about two quirky, cancer-stricken teens, played by Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, who fall in love. The romance they share is compelling and stands out from typical love stories because the possibility of death is always looming over them. The movie is about a morbid subject – cancer, but treats its subject with lightness and finds a way to convey the humor in a terrible situation. It is at times grim in its detail about disease, but the characters manage to crack jokes about their awful predicament, and their way of coping with their sickness is unique and gutsy. The actors do a tremendous job of embodying their characters and conveying those compelling emotions.
The Fault in Our Stars is an exceptional film that would be enjoyed by anyone. The plot is genuine and charismatic, but also meaningful and thought provoking. It stayed remarkably true to the book unlike many modern films based off of books. The characters are believable and easy to relate to, and their romance is sincere and unfeigned, and not overly-maudlin at all.
The plot is full of depth and dynamic. Though it may seem like a typical teenage romance film, The Fault in Our Stars is distinct in the way that it confronts difficult topics like death and oblivion in a fearless and straightforward manner. The story follows Hazel (Shailene Woodley), who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of thirteen. A clinical trial gave her a few good years, but she has never been really