The Fault in our Stars is directed by Josh Boone and stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolfe, Laura Dern, Sam Trammel, and Wiliem Dafoe. The Fault in our Stars is based on the bestselling novel by John Green.
The story follows the relationship between Hazel (Woodley) and Gus (Elgort), two teenagers who met at a cancer support group. Hazel has stage 4 thyroid cancer, and she has to have an oxygen tank and a cannula around her nose to help her breathe, while Gus had osteosarcoma, and had his right leg amputated, but he has a prosthetic leg.
Reuniting after their sibling roles in Divergent, Woodley and Elgort were great here. They delivered one of the better on screen romances I had seen in a while. They had really good chemistry together. Nat Wolfe was good in the film as well, playing Gus's friend Issac, who had a tumor in his eye and wears a glass eye now. Laura Dern and Sam Trammel are also good playing Hazel's parents, and Willem Dafoe was great playing the author of Hazel's favorite book series.
The themes in the film deal with cancer, and at times, the film gets real emotional. And I admit that I cried while watching this movie. Overall, The Fault in Our Stars is a really well done film. It has great performances from Woodley and Elgort as the main leads. Its a film that I highly recommend.
P.S: Soon I will read the novel by John Green and will be making a book-movie comparison blog, so look forward to that.
- TheQuirkyCritic
P.S: Soon I will read the novel by John Green and will be making a book-movie comparison blog, so look forward to that.
- TheQuirkyCritic
