Last week we decided to go on a date and see The Fault in Our Stars on a Wednesday. I loved just going out on a Wednesday because we wanted to. I'd been going back and forth on whether or not I wanted to see the movie because the book affected me so much and with all these changes I've been a bit moody so the last thing I wanted to do was make myself sad. But, after hearing so many good things, I finally decided to take the plunge and am so glad I did.
The Fault in Our Stars is now one of my favorite movies. I'm so glad that we saw it. I LOVED it. Shailiene and Ansel did a FANTASTIC job and they couldn't have picked better characters. The movie followed the book exactly, except for two minor details. Augustus doesn't pick Hazel up in a limo, and Peter Van Hout doesn't bring Hazel the paper directly. That's it. I was laughing the entire movie, except for the sad parts of course. Surprisngly, I didn't cry though. I was sure I was going to but I didn't. The movie did such a great job showing the good even in a situation like that, that I left happy.
Of course, Sammy couldn't stay quiet during the movie. His favorite time to talk is during the previews.
We saw previews for The Giver, The Maze Runner, some football movie, some cooking movie, some Day of the Dead movie and a horror movie. Just context for his commentary.
"This looks like a Divergent remake. Which came first, the Giver or Divergent? Did she just copy the Giver?"
"Here we go, that's a cute story. Something new, a cooking movie."
"Yes! A football movie. Hey, it's that guy you like from Person of Interest!"
"Day of the Dead! It looks just like it! Oh, Channing Tatum, really?"
"Really? Do they think this looks scary? Here, hide your face in my chest, but really this scary movie looks dumb. Oh, of course Michael Bay is making it."
"ANOTHER DYSTOPIA?! I'M SICK OF DYSTOPIA! NO MAZE RUNNER I DO NOT CARE! YOU HAVE TO MAKE MORE MOVIES THAN JUST TEEN DYSTOPIAS! (He was very, very upset with this preview. I was just trying to watch it because I wanted to see what it was about because I never made it past the first five pages of that book. Just couldn't do it.)"
Then the movie started. He was quiet for a bit. Until Augustus showed up. He loved Augustus. I loved Augustus. There was mostly laughing and snorting to all of his comments. I can only remember a few things Sammy said during the movie, actually. Before we went in, he asked if he was soulless if he didn't cry.
"Gus, have you never been on a plane? It's ok, you're going to be ok. Man, sit still! I can't believe he's never been on a plane."
"I want to go to Amsterdam now. Add that to the list."
"That's a nice suit."
"What the heck is wrong with that author? He's a douche. I can't think of that actors name though, and that's bothering me."
"Seriously, what's wrong with that author?"
"I'm not crying. I'm almost crying, but not crying."
During the scene where Hazel finds out Gus died, Sammy said, "Man. That is some good acting. Those are perfect, real sobs. She's shaking and everything. That takes some talent. Go Shailiene!"
So, during one of the saddest scenes of the movie, I was laughing because Sammy was so focused on critiquing the acting. This is probably why I did not cry during the movie.
"OH MY GOSH HE SERIOUSLY CAN'T BE THERE RIGHT NOW! She's hallucinating him right? Why is he there?"
"William Dafoe! That's his name! That bothered me the whole movie!" A few seconds after this realization, his name showed on the credits. Couldn't have been better timing.
I can't say enough how much I loved that movie and every time I think about or talk about it I get goosebumps. Everything was my favorite. It was just perfection.
I don't know what I'm going to do when Insurgent comes out and Caleb/Augustus betrays Tris. They just had one of the most epic love stories ever, and then bam, other movie we've got that. Sammy's thought on the fact they're all in the same movies.
"I like him more than Tobias. Tobias is all closed off and doesn't tell Tris his feelings all the time, but Gus does, and he's really positive and more real. Yeah, I like him more than Tobias. Tobias is prettier, but Gus has more humanity."
Oh Sammy, that wise man.
The Fault in Our Stars is now one of my favorite movies. I'm so glad that we saw it. I LOVED it. Shailiene and Ansel did a FANTASTIC job and they couldn't have picked better characters. The movie followed the book exactly, except for two minor details. Augustus doesn't pick Hazel up in a limo, and Peter Van Hout doesn't bring Hazel the paper directly. That's it. I was laughing the entire movie, except for the sad parts of course. Surprisngly, I didn't cry though. I was sure I was going to but I didn't. The movie did such a great job showing the good even in a situation like that, that I left happy.
We saw previews for The Giver, The Maze Runner, some football movie, some cooking movie, some Day of the Dead movie and a horror movie. Just context for his commentary.
"This looks like a Divergent remake. Which came first, the Giver or Divergent? Did she just copy the Giver?"
"Here we go, that's a cute story. Something new, a cooking movie."
"Yes! A football movie. Hey, it's that guy you like from Person of Interest!"
"Day of the Dead! It looks just like it! Oh, Channing Tatum, really?"
"Really? Do they think this looks scary? Here, hide your face in my chest, but really this scary movie looks dumb. Oh, of course Michael Bay is making it."
"ANOTHER DYSTOPIA?! I'M SICK OF DYSTOPIA! NO MAZE RUNNER I DO NOT CARE! YOU HAVE TO MAKE MORE MOVIES THAN JUST TEEN DYSTOPIAS! (He was very, very upset with this preview. I was just trying to watch it because I wanted to see what it was about because I never made it past the first five pages of that book. Just couldn't do it.)"
Then the movie started. He was quiet for a bit. Until Augustus showed up. He loved Augustus. I loved Augustus. There was mostly laughing and snorting to all of his comments. I can only remember a few things Sammy said during the movie, actually. Before we went in, he asked if he was soulless if he didn't cry.
"Gus, have you never been on a plane? It's ok, you're going to be ok. Man, sit still! I can't believe he's never been on a plane."
"I want to go to Amsterdam now. Add that to the list."
"That's a nice suit."
"What the heck is wrong with that author? He's a douche. I can't think of that actors name though, and that's bothering me."
"Seriously, what's wrong with that author?"
"I'm not crying. I'm almost crying, but not crying."
During the scene where Hazel finds out Gus died, Sammy said, "Man. That is some good acting. Those are perfect, real sobs. She's shaking and everything. That takes some talent. Go Shailiene!"
So, during one of the saddest scenes of the movie, I was laughing because Sammy was so focused on critiquing the acting. This is probably why I did not cry during the movie.
"OH MY GOSH HE SERIOUSLY CAN'T BE THERE RIGHT NOW! She's hallucinating him right? Why is he there?"
"William Dafoe! That's his name! That bothered me the whole movie!" A few seconds after this realization, his name showed on the credits. Couldn't have been better timing.
I can't say enough how much I loved that movie and every time I think about or talk about it I get goosebumps. Everything was my favorite. It was just perfection.
I don't know what I'm going to do when Insurgent comes out and Caleb/Augustus betrays Tris. They just had one of the most epic love stories ever, and then bam, other movie we've got that. Sammy's thought on the fact they're all in the same movies.
"I like him more than Tobias. Tobias is all closed off and doesn't tell Tris his feelings all the time, but Gus does, and he's really positive and more real. Yeah, I like him more than Tobias. Tobias is prettier, but Gus has more humanity."
Oh Sammy, that wise man.
I JUST finished this book and now I reallllly want to see the movie! But I love Sammy's commentary lol you should make this a recurring feature on your blog, he is hilarious!
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