![]() The first half of the film strikes a fine balance between the weariness of the subject and the levity of first love, grounding its characters and their emotional highs. The abrupt ending of the novel ignites a desire in both of them to meet the author so that they may quiz him about the fate of the protagonist of the novel who too is a cancer patient and they personally relate to. She initiates him to read her favourite, “An Imperial Affliction” written by a mysterious author, Peter van Houten. So on her mother’s insistence Hazel joins a church support group where she meets 18-year-old Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort), who is there to support his friend Isaac (Nat Wolff).Īugustus is an Osteosarcoma patient who is now cancer free after having his leg amputated.īoth with polar personalities – she as a sharp-tongued recluse and he as a gregarious charmer, they bond over books and authors. With tubes constantly plugged into her nose, she is required to cart along an oxygen tank wherever she goes.Īccording to her mother Frannie (Laura Dern), Hazel is getting depressive and is slowly turning into a recluse. The cancer is gradually spreading to her lungs. The story follows 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) a stage four lymphoma survivor with an affected thyroid. ![]() At the very onset we are told, this is not a sugar-coated romance but the plain truth.ĭeath hovers and the entire film resonates with the harshness of cancer, but this tragic story takes a positive path which is simple, undemanding and sentimentally grounded where you become one with the characters. ![]() What sets this story from other romantic tragedies apart is its presentation and perspective. ![]() Film: “The Fault In Our Stars” Cast: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Nat Wolff, Willem Dafoe, Lotte Verbeek, Mike Birbiglia Director: Josh Boone Rating: *** 1/2īased on John Green’s young adult novel about two star-crossed cancer stricken lovers, “The Fault In Our Stars” is a romantics’ delight, where “the pain demands to be felt”.ĭealt in a competent fashion, the film is a near-faithful adaptation of the bestseller. ![]()
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