“Maybe 'okay' will be our 'always'” ― The Fault in Our Stars
Rating: 3.5 / 5
I originally wanted to give this movie a rating of 4 out of 5. However, I do find the movie a little lengthy at times. So, I reduced the rating to 3.5 out of 5. I would encourage teenagers to read this book and watch the movie (for those who have yet to).
Congratulations to John Green and Josh Boone for the accomplishments they have achieved for the film and novel. I really love how the movie turned out. Setting aside the extras and just focus on the plot and characters. The two main characters really captured our young hearts and brought us along with their unpretentious tragic love story which also brought warmth to our hearts. Honestly, I would not find fault with a movie about triumphs and tragedies of a teenager, or anyone, struggling with cancer.
"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities . . . There are days, many of them when I resent the size of my unbound set, but my love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity." - Hazel Grace Lancaster
I remember watching the movie for the first time in my room, lights out, just me with the iPad and I cried buckets.
Watching how Augustus and Hazel were just attracted to each other naturally, even though they were opposites, was mesmerising. They stay true to themselves, down to earth and just full of love. Even though Hazel considered herself a time bomb, Gus still loved and appreciated her endlessly and unconditionally. I envy not only with their love. but also the relationship and understanding they have with the people around them. How they supported Isaac, when he was at his lowest was just hilarious. Using their cancer, as an excuse to hurl eggs at Monica’s front yard. The communication between one another was just astounding. It is most definitely not something we see very often.
I may not understand the pain of going through cancer and I would never want to know. However, I know the feeling of losing someone you love. The thought of not seeing our loved one anymore just tears our heart. Knowing that we could not hug them or hear their voices, is dreadful.
I bawled the most at the scene where Hazel was asleep, and she was awakened by the home phone ringing. Then, her parents came to her bedroom and cautiously approached her when they noticed that she was awake. From the looks on her parents' faces, Hazel knew that Gus was no longer around.
At the end when Hazel was reading the eulogy that Gus wrote for her, I realized that we will never know how much or to what extent does someone love us until they themselves express their emotions.
Okay?
Okay?
