Don't forget a box of tissues

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2014)

You know how really good books are often adapted into crappy movies that don't do the story justice? The Fault in Our Stars is not one of them.
It's hard to describe the plot of TFIOS to convince someone to see it. I mean what else could you really say besides "The Fault in Our Stars is a romance comedy about two teenagers with cancer who fall in love" that doesn't make it seem like a typical sappy romance film that most of us are tired of by now? How else could we try to distinguish the unique quality of TFIOS as we know it besides following up on that plot summary with, "But really, it's John Green. You just have to trust me on this!"?
I was honestly skeptical about seeing this movie at all. The cast didn't seem very exceptional from what I've seen from the trailers. I was afraid, like many others, that seeing the movie would replace my vision of the book as when you thinks Harry Potter, you instantly imagine Daniel Radcliffe. And I didn't trust the performances of the actors, especially having last seen Maleficent, in which all the cast were extremely bad with the exception of Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning.
It wasn't until I saw John Green's tweets about sneaking into the theater to see TFIOS with oblivious movie goers, learned about his close involvement with the movie adaption, and discovered that it was the official opening day that I got really excited and asked some friends to see the movie with me. I was skeptical throughout the entire movie until an involuntary teardrop ran down my face, and when it was difficult to stop myself from sobbing, I knew, this was extremely good. Shailene Woodley (Hazel) and Ansel Elgort (Augustus Waters) were absolutely phenomenal. Everything was extraordinary - the pacing, execution, cast, story content (what they included and didn't leave out from the book in the movie), music selection - not to mention hilarious. Well worth a watch. You'd be missing out if you didn't. I'm going to see TFIOS for a second time tomorrow because it's just that good.
I suggest reading the book first and then watching this. Make sure your heart can handle the tears. You'll be glad to be a part of Hazel and Gus's little infinity.
Okay?
Okay.