While her doctor is trying to convince her that she is depressed (because “depression is a side effect of cancer”) she is somehow finagled into going to the Cancer Support Group. Hazel Grace Lancaster, played by the Shailene Woodley, is a 17-year-old teenager that loves reading and reality television.

It’s a story that I hope everyone experiences, in the hopes that people will become more serious and more compassionate about human life. It’s not “One Sick Love Story” as the marketing team so inconsiderately decided to brand it. It’s hard to convince people that this story isn’t as sad and depressing as some make it out to be. Yes, okay, everyone was crying after the movie, and the theater was layered in a heavy blanket of boogery mess. I am pleased to say that the adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars not only exceeded my expectations, but also has added more insight on life, love, and death that I didn’t think was possible. This film could have gone one of two ways: way too overly depressing or way too overly cheesy. I can only imagine the fear one feels when they agree to adapt a movie that is obsessed over by so many. (Also writer Scott Neustadter of 500 Days of Summer and The Spectacular Now!!! What a great combo!)

The fact that Boone was directing TFIOS was great news. Stuck in Love is witty, real, hopeful, and beautiful and is exactly how I would want to make a movie. Immediately I was hooked on the spectacular story of a family of three trying to navigate through their own complicated relationships. I have only seen one other Boone movie, Stuck In Love, which I only watched one night after work when I just needed something to listen to while I did school work. When I found out that Josh Boone was directing The Fault In Our Stars, I couldn’t contain my excitement. John Green’s novels are the epitome of a YA novel and John Boone’s directing put to life the story of young Hazel Grace and Augustus. If you want a compelling, wise, heart felt, and spectacularly twisted story of teenage love, Josh and John are the ones you want.

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