Blog post 5

A book that I really like is the fault in Our Stars by John Green.It tells a tale of 2 normal teens and their struggles with cancer. It is currently being made into a movie but it has not been out yet. So, I’m going to put this under the category of”It has not been made in to a movie…”  I think this would make an amazing movie.  Partly, because it’s been on the Best Sellers list for many weeks. Also John Green has a new style of writing. He’s very honest and expresses his emotions through his characters. There has been a lot of hype about this book. Most teenage girls (or boys) have read them, or are planning to. As a director I would definitely make sure I would not cast really popular celebrities into the main roles. This is because the main idea of this book is the fact they are just 2 normal teenagers with cancer. I would cast a girl with pixie cut hair, slightly awkward. For Gus I would cast someone who plays basketball well. He should be lean and tall and possibly have brown hair. I also would lessen the mother’s role in Hazel’s life. At times throughout the book I found it really annoying that she was nagging Hazel. Obviously, I understand the mother loves Hazel very much. So, there should be a mother but she shouldn’t be one of the main characters. The voyage that Hazel and Gus take together and the events that happen there are very important. So, I definitely would include that. Put a really large emphasis on when Gus tells Hazel that he has had a relapse of cancer. I like Isaac’s role in this book. It would bring some comedic relief to the movie. Isaac’s life is very ironic, like where his girlfriend breaks up with him because he can’t see her. To how he has to talk to his computer because he is blind. Some other important scenes include meeting the author, and the meetings in “the literal heart of Jesus”. I think these really add variety to the movie and I would bring them out a lot. I really would like to change the ending. But the story won’t be the same without it. I think this would make a great movie. It probably really wouldn’t be that great as a play. And definitely not as a t.v. show. That’s because it really doesn’t have a lot of content. And you can’t stretch it out to 4 or 5 seasons. The picture below is the cast they have already selected for this movie.