I sobbed so much while reading the book that there is no way in hell I'm watching that movie. A friend wanted me to see it with her in the theater. IN PUBLIC.
people who have seen it: does it follow the book pretty closely?
I thought the book was just okay, but I am curious about the movie.
I thought it did. I loved the book and was afraid I'd hate the movie but I actually thought they did pretty well with it. And this is with hating Sha-whatever her name is.
Post by hopecounts on Oct 25, 2014 16:34:24 GMT -5
Movie was pretty close to the book. There was one fairly significant deletion that bugged me but no major changes. For me as a Mom the movie made me cry more then the book because the parents are more present (you see them reacting to things in flashbacks and scenes in a way that is more vague in the book). I really liked it but went into expecting to cry and having read the book so prepared for it.
Movie was pretty close to the book. There was one fairly significant deletion that bugged me but no major changes. For me as a Mom the movie made me cry more then the book because the parents are more present (you see them reacting to things in flashbacks and scenes in a way that is more vague in the book). I really liked it but went into expecting to cry and having read the book so prepared for it.
I want to know what that deletion is. I haven't seen it since the weekend it came out and I remember being slightly annoyed about something being left out but I forget what it was, lol.
I totally agree about the parents being more present in the movie. Which I suppose makes total sense since the book is from Hazel's POV. But I think it did add to the movie and was a nice touch.
Movie was pretty close to the book. There was one fairly significant deletion that bugged me but no major changes. For me as a Mom the movie made me cry more then the book because the parents are more present (you see them reacting to things in flashbacks and scenes in a way that is more vague in the book). I really liked it but went into expecting to cry and having read the book so prepared for it.
Yes! The book was sad, but actually seeing the parents dealing with their kid having cancer was so hard. In the movie, the scene where Hazel woke up in her room and started crying for her mom. Oh My God. I bawled.
Movie was pretty close to the book. There was one fairly significant deletion that bugged me but no major changes. For me as a Mom the movie made me cry more then the book because the parents are more present (you see them reacting to things in flashbacks and scenes in a way that is more vague in the book). I really liked it but went into expecting to cry and having read the book so prepared for it.
I want to know what that deletion is. I haven't seen it since the weekend it came out and I remember being slightly annoyed about something being left out but I forget what it was, lol.
I totally agree about the parents being more present in the movie. Which I suppose makes total sense since the book is from Hazel's POV. But I think it did add to the movie and was a nice touch.
I'm reserving this movie for a night I feel the need to cry my eyes out.
That's why we had MNO to see it, one of the Mom's had recently lost her Mom, almost exactly a year after her Dad died. She needed to bawl so we went to support her. Huge boxes of kleenex and lots of crying but that was what she needed/wanted.
I want to know what that deletion is. I haven't seen it since the weekend it came out and I remember being slightly annoyed about something being left out but I forget what it was, lol.
I totally agree about the parents being more present in the movie. Which I suppose makes total sense since the book is from Hazel's POV. But I think it did add to the movie and was a nice touch.
I am a chick flick extraordinaire, as in I really only like a chick flicks. I hate action movies, and I'm guaranteed to like the cheesiest of cheesy or sappy movies. I hated this movie. It made me feel really old and I could not focus.
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"I was thinking about getting off on demand, but it sounds like I should be glad that I didn't"
Ugh, I just finished watching this about 10 minutes ago. H is out of town, so it was the perfect evening for a cryfest. I enjoyed the book more, but the movie was pretty good.
I'm not sure what it is... I'm not usually a crier. I've definitely never cried at a commercial. But this book gutted me, and I did cry just now watching the movie.
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"I was thinking about getting off on demand, but it sounds like I should be glad that I didn't"
It's weird to me that Summer 2014 Teen Actress and Kid With a Weird Name are love interests in this movie and brother and sister in Divergent.
This was a pretty hot topic when the casting was anounced because YES it is weird. Personally though the subject and style is so different and the acting good enough (not great but pretty good) that I was able to forget it when watching this movie, despite previously seeing Divergent.
It's like choosing to watch Marley and Me. NO GOOD CAN COME FROM THIS!!!
My H had to put down his childhood lab just a couple of months before we watched this. He fucking sobbed. Like gut wrenching, shaking sobs. It was awful. I felt so bad for suggesting it.