At first I wasn't sure about the casting of Ansel Elgort as Gus. This was not because I disliked him; he is one of my favourite actors, but rather that he wasn't the Augustus Waters that had been in my head these last years. As an after thought, however, I do not think they could have chosen a more perfect Augustus. Shailene Woodley, as I have mentioned before, is one of my two favourite actors/acresses ever, along with Emma Watson. She was the most perfect Hazel and this made me especially excited for the film. Many people are bothed about Nat Wolff not having blonde hair, however this never bothered me. Overall, i do not think they could have done a better job with the casting.
Surprisingly I found the movie hilarious, as there were so many times when the whole theatre laughed out loud. I did not expect this. There was, as I expected, a collective sob from the audience thoughout the last part of the film. I would totally recomend seeing it (however read the book first!).
I would not say it was the best book to film adaptation I haave seen, although I would argue how faithful it is. It kept many important ideas of the book- their love of the book, understanding of life etc. I did coming out of the film feel the relationship between Gus and Hazel was presented differently but I loved this.
All in all, I loved, loved, loved the film, and could not have wished for a TFiOS movie. It is such a relif that the movie was this amazing having waited so long for it.
L x
