The Fault in Our Stars

(Thank you IMDB for the poster.)

I saw this movie last night, with my mom and my sister. The play-time for this movie here in Samarinda was only 23.05, and my sister and I have been waiting for a long time for this movie to appear in the NOW PLAYING section of the movie theater's website; so when it does, we take chances to see it.

Even though it was pretty scary to watch midnight in any town when you aren't used to seeing dark alleys and clubs lighting up, I am satisfied with the movie. It entertained me, and my dad says to be "entertained" is to feel things that you don't feel everyday. I felt heart-broken, even until now...

You know, it's weird how I feel heart-broken by this movie, while there are lots of other things to be heart-broken about in real life. But, because I don't often feel this way, and this movie is a cause of it, I'll just write about the movie for now, OK?

I read the book before watching the movie, so I know how the story goes. It seems that there are several changes that are, really for the better of this movie, so you should not be concerned when it comes to "Ah! It's different from the book!" - it's always like that, I presume, but for this case, it is for the better.

I liked all the colors and lighting that they used for this movie. It just seemed right for the pleasure of the teenage eye, and it expresses the characters greatly. The wardrobe and the special effects also play a fair part in making this movie 'speak' to its audience. 

There are not a lot of changes in what the characters say, especially for Hazel and Augustus - the main thing on this movie. And the change of dialogue in the movie is really to strengthen the bond between Hazel and Augustus in front of the audience.

So, the colors, the lighting, the wardrobe, the special effects, and especially the dialogue, binds together into making a great movie filled with lots of emotion. I'm sure many people like it, and within all those people, I am included. Just like how Augustus explains his virginity to Hazel - here's a circle to represent people who like The Fault in Our Stars movie *draws a big circle*, and here are... *draws fairly small circle inside the big circle* fifteen year old Indonesian girls who wear glasses and the hijab.

(Special thanks to my mom who drove us to the mall - the movie theater - in a scary night where only dark things happen. I love you.)

The movie is a 8.7/10 for me.