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I remember the first time I saw a preview of the film, The Fault in Our Stars. I instantly knew it was a movie I had to see. It is a movie based on a true story, and a novel has been published prior to coming out in theaters. If you are not aware of the synopsis of the film, The Fault in Our Stars is about a young girl named Hazel, who has cancer and wants to live as normal of a life as possible. She hated the idea of going to counseling sessions with other patients because she felt she was not able to live her life as a teenager. Through the sessions she meets a boy named Gus. Gus is charming and witty and finds interest in Hazel. Throughout the film their love grows and it becomes an absolute tear-fest.
As you can imagine, there is a love story, but after watching the film I felt it was more sad than romantic. I have no experience dealing with the illnesses in the film, though I feel the depiction of the emotional, and physical strain was exceptional. There were many scenes where I gushed because Gus and Hazel are a fantastic couple, and to watch their love grow so quickly is inspiring. The movie begins with the story of Hazel and her hardship through dealing with cancer, and then you realize, Gus also [has] had cancer and the reason he attends the sessions, is for his friend who is slowly losing his vision.
You are rightfully wondering where I am trying to make my point with why this film is more sad than it is romantic. Primarily, it is because you are able to see Hazel and Gus' love grow and you are hit with the scenario of Gus out of remission and is, as he put it, dying. The entire film, the viewers nor Hazel were made aware that Gus' cancer is back, and on their trip to Amsterdam, his health is deteriorating. His friend, Isaac eventually loses his vision and is legally blind, though the trio are inseparable. There is one scene in the film that allowed me to feel this movie for the first time: when Gus invites Hazel and Isaac to their Church for the purpose of writing his eulogy before he is sent to heaven (and yes, it is as grueling as it sounds).
The film ends with Gus passing away, and while he is passed, their love is not. The simplest example I can give is if you have seen the film A Walk to Remember - which by the way is in my top 5 of favourite movies of all time. Imagine AWTR, without the love between Jamie and Landon. Impossible.
I remember the first time I saw a preview of the film, The Fault in Our Stars. I instantly knew it was a movie I had to see. It is a movie based on a true story, and a novel has been published prior to coming out in theaters. If you are not aware of the synopsis of the film, The Fault in Our Stars is about a young girl named Hazel, who has cancer and wants to live as normal of a life as possible. She hated the idea of going to counseling sessions with other patients because she felt she was not able to live her life as a teenager. Through the sessions she meets a boy named Gus. Gus is charming and witty and finds interest in Hazel. Throughout the film their love grows and it becomes an absolute tear-fest.
As you can imagine, there is a love story, but after watching the film I felt it was more sad than romantic. I have no experience dealing with the illnesses in the film, though I feel the depiction of the emotional, and physical strain was exceptional. There were many scenes where I gushed because Gus and Hazel are a fantastic couple, and to watch their love grow so quickly is inspiring. The movie begins with the story of Hazel and her hardship through dealing with cancer, and then you realize, Gus also [has] had cancer and the reason he attends the sessions, is for his friend who is slowly losing his vision.
You are rightfully wondering where I am trying to make my point with why this film is more sad than it is romantic. Primarily, it is because you are able to see Hazel and Gus' love grow and you are hit with the scenario of Gus out of remission and is, as he put it, dying. The entire film, the viewers nor Hazel were made aware that Gus' cancer is back, and on their trip to Amsterdam, his health is deteriorating. His friend, Isaac eventually loses his vision and is legally blind, though the trio are inseparable. There is one scene in the film that allowed me to feel this movie for the first time: when Gus invites Hazel and Isaac to their Church for the purpose of writing his eulogy before he is sent to heaven (and yes, it is as grueling as it sounds).
The film ends with Gus passing away, and while he is passed, their love is not. The simplest example I can give is if you have seen the film A Walk to Remember - which by the way is in my top 5 of favourite movies of all time. Imagine AWTR, without the love between Jamie and Landon. Impossible.
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