The Fault In Our Stars Movie Review

 I had been waiting for the book to be written and published, following every Vlogbrothers video and tweet, pre-ordering it as soon as I could, and once my copy arrived I’d finished reading it the same day! It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me feel every emotion and took me on a journey I will never forget. ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ is my ‘Imperial Affliction,’ I could read it over and over until the end of time.

I followed every video, every update, every leak, every tweet about the movie, I counted down the days and the hours until I had my chance to see it and boy was it something! I sobbed my heart out through so much of the film, and going to the cinema took up so much of my energy, but it was so worth it!

Best parts about the film:
1. The casting
Shailene and Ansel were the PERFECT Hazel and Augustus, they fitted the roles perfectly and had an amazing on-and-off-screen rapport. My other favourite casting was Lidewich, the actress Lotte Verbeek was an exact replica of the Lidewich I saw in my head when I read the book.

2. The egg-throwing scene
So brilliantly executed, you can see this scene online as it is an authorised teaser that was released before the movie, but it had me in stitches of laughter, especially as Monica’s car is an obnoxiously awful shade of green.

3. The music
I really enjoyed the soundtrack to the film had some great music in it, and I especially love the Ed Sheeran song ‘All of the Stars.’

4. The feels
I felt the same emotions during the film as I did in the book, even though I know the story almost word-for-word now, I still felt like I was experiencing it for the first time.

A couple of things they could have done better (or at all!):
1. They missed out the scene with Isaac and Hazel in the hospital, and I was really looking forward to seeing that scene as it was one of my favourites in the book.

2. I didn’t think they put Van Houten’s character across very accurately, and there was a lot of deviation from the book during the Van Houten scene in Amsterdam.

3. They changed some of the small random details for seemingly no good reason whatsoever (for example they make Augustus a year older in the film than he is in the book) and although it doesn’t impact on the movie, it kinda bugs me.

All in all though, the film was fantastic, and as soon as it comes out on DVD it will be mine! If you haven’t seen or read it yet, I’d encourage you to check it out, because it is one of the most insightful, inspiring, life-changing books you’ll ever read. And don’t just go see the movie without reading the book, because although the movie is amazing, it still has nothing on the book, in my opinion.

Big loves,
Alley-Cat
xxxx

Start treating yourself like you would treat your closest friend and a lot of things will change. If she told you she was ugly, what would you say to her? Would you tell her she was beautiful and had the prettiest eyes you’d ever seen? Start saying that to yourself. What if she stopped eating? Would you support her and encourage her to try and eat something, tempt her with her favourite foods, tell her it will be okay? Of course you would! So start doing that for yourself. What would you say if she told you she was hurting herself? Would you beg her to stop, tell her she’s worth so much more than that? Look in the mirror, and start telling yourself the things you tell your closest friends. Because you are unprecedentedly outstanding, a true masterpiece, and until you start believing it, you’re your own worst enemy.

©Alice Daley 2014