Scrolling through my ex-blog, I found the post commenting after I had first read The Fault In Our Stars and then proceeded to buy John Green's entire collection of written works.
This gif of Will Ferrel is exactly how I was when I found out about the Fault movie, on the 16th of February, 2013 - just under a year today. It was pretty much the most exciting news of the year because ONE OF MY FAVOURITE AUTHORS OF ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BOOKS HAD JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS A MOVIE IN THE WORKS. This meant that I would be seeing it all happen right in front of me. I would see their first meeting, their kisses, their hugs, their bad days, the good days, Isaac. I would be seeing it all in front of me - it would come alive. And it was only just over a year to wait.
Following that, I re-read The Fault In our Stars on the 17th of June, 2013, proclaiming it to be the best book John Green has ever written (still true) and [best book] maybe ever (still also maybe true). Quote, unquote [by me]. It rarely happens that I read a book twice and enjoy it as much, if not more, as I did the first time. There was this, Harry Potter and Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, who is like the nicest person ever (we emailed!!) and also has an epic blog. Check it out. But back to my Fault journey.
There were posts by John and Ansel [Egort] who plays Augustus and Nat Wolff (Isaac). There was this funny sign by the toilets on the movie set and then, after many fan-made movie posters, the actual poster was released, along with the tagline One Sick Love Story. "Not something I would have chosen" - Shailene Woodley (Hazel Grace Lancaster). I have mixed feelings about the tag line, but here's John on it:
"1. I did not write the tag line. To many of you who love it, I say, "I did not write the tag line." To the many of you who don't, I say, "I did not write the tag line."
2. These things are not my decision. It's not my movie, or my poster. I don't know how to make movies or movie posters.
3. That said, I like the tag line. I found it dark and angry in the same way that Hazel is (at least at times) dark and angry in her humor. I mostly wanted something that said, "This is hopefully not going to be a gauzy, sentimental love story that romanticizes illness and further spreads the lie that the only reason sick people exist is so that healthy people can learn lessons." But that's not a very good tag line. I like the tag line because it says, literally, the sick can also have love stories. Love and joy and romance are not just things reserved for the well.
3a. That said, I might be wrong. I'm wrong all the time."
The movie trailer is everything I could've wished for. It's funny and smart and cute and sad. It's moving and beautiful and brings the book to life, but at the same time, it's a completely different media source. I'm going to be like this when I finally watch the movie and it's going to be the best worst experience ever. I'm gong to love and hate the movie and cry and laugh. It'll be a roller coaster of emotions and I'll love to hate every second of it.
Okay?
Not Okay.
*There may or may not have been a leaked trailer beforehand..
Okay?
Not Okay.
*There may or may not have been a leaked trailer beforehand..
