Is it possible to enjoy life when you know that your days are numbered? It is unlikely that there will be many people who have given a positive answer to this question. Usually people with cancer are in a terrible depressive state. American filmmakers made a wonderful film called “Blame the Stars” about teenagers who have cancer, but who seek pleasure in every moment. The name of the melodrama is not entirely inspiring, but the meaning of the picture is very life-affirming.
A bit about the film
It was not easy for the American director Josh Boone to create a similar picture. After all, “Blame the Stars” shows a romantic story between two teenagers in love, terminally ill. The melodrama is based on the novel of the same name by John Green, which was written in 2012 and immediately gained unprecedented popularity. The film, like the book, received many reviews from viewers and readers. Similar paintings have already been created on this subject, for example, the work of Gus Van Sant "Do not give up." Such works make people optimistic about life and find an explanation for all events.
The plot of the picture
An unusual love story in the film is told by Hazel Grace, the main character played by Shailene Woodley. When she turned 13, she was diagnosed with a terrible disease - thyroid cancer. Despite prolonged treatment, the disease spread to the lungs. Hazel's life is hanging by a thread. They inserted a tube into her nose, and a backpack with medical supplies is constantly on her back. Young people from the support group constantly come to the clinic where the girl is undergoing treatment. Among them was the 18-year-old Augustus Waters (Gus), whose friend was treated at this hospital. The guy also had cancer several years ago, doctors removed part of his leg, and he learned to walk with a prosthesis.
There was a genuine feeling between Hazel and Augustus because there were common interests. Both of them were fond of the work of a very mysterious writer Peter Van Houten. He had a book, The Royal Ailment, about a girl with cancer. Once the teenagers decided to write him a letter, he answered them and invited him to a meeting in Amsterdam. Hazel's parents are against this trip, because it will be difficult for her daughter, and dear.
Having solved all the problems in the hospital, the guy with the girl, nevertheless, fly to Amsterdam. The meeting with Van Houten disappointed them; he turned out to be arrogant and a drunkard. But this trip made young people very close. It was in this city that they first kissed, had sex and trusted each other their most secret thoughts and secrets. Gus tells Hazel that a deadly disease has spread all over his body.
The biography of Augustus Waters ended tragically, the cancer did not spare the young man. After arriving home, he immediately ends up in the intensive care unit, where he lived for another eight days. Writer Van Houten unexpectedly arrived at Gus's funeral, and handed Hazel a letter. He wrote this letter on behalf of Augustus, and it contained a touching declaration of love for her.
Hazel Grace
Every day the heroine experiences pain and torment. Parents gave all their savings to her treatment. Doctors openly say that she has only a few months left to live. The girl gets used to this brutal reality. She is only afraid of her parents' condition after her death. One of the joys of her life is a book by a Dutch writer about a terminally ill girl. Hazel is amazed at how a person who has not undergone oncology can write and feel this way. The only thing missing in this book is incompleteness, understatement. But it is precisely these things that keep the heroine in this world. Fate sent Hazel an invaluable gift - true love, even a very short one.
The main character is Augustus Waters.
Before illness, Gus went in for sports, led an active lifestyle. In the movie Blame the Stars, Augustus Waters is a symbolic character in the victory of life over death. The only phobia of the young man is oblivion. He considers real death when they completely forget about him. He so wants this world to not be so indifferent. It seems unfair to him that after the death of very young people, in the future they are forgotten and not remembered. He believes that the memory of the presence of a person in this world is very important.
Biography of Ancel Elgort
Many viewers are interested in the creative path of the actor, who brilliantly played Gus. Augustus Waters for actor Elgort was a breakthrough in his work. At the age of 20, he became very popular. He was very pleased with his participation in the movie "Blame the Stars." In this picture, everything rested on the acting, and he coped with it wonderfully. Ansel graduated from one of New York's colleges. He himself was born into a creative family, his father was a famous photographer, and his mother was a director in opera.
The young man began acting, while still a college student, it was a secondary role. Then Ansel Elgort had the happy opportunity to play in two films with Shailene Woodley. The film "Blame the Stars" has raised more than $ 300 million worldwide. His career did not end with Augustus Waters. The actor starred in the drama "Men, Women and Children", "Divergent", "Paper Cities". Recently, a blockbuster with his participation called "Kid on Drive" was released.
Ansel Elgort is also interested in electronic music; he himself has written several tracks. Recently, he released the song Thief, in a video which starred his girlfriend Violetta Komyshan. Ansel draws beautifully, some of his work is posted on Instagram.
Augustus Waters Quotes
Unhappy Augustus tells his girlfriend a lot of thoughtful phrases that make even the most persistent viewers cry. He saw the harsh reality of life, so he calls "the world is not a factory for the fulfillment of desires." He thanks Hazel for "being able to give him eternity in a matter of days." The hero reflects on very topical topics. He believes that "it is better to love and lose," than never experience this feeling. A teenager who has suffered a lot of suffering concludes that "if you love the rainbow, then love and rain."
In one of his statements, Gus compares thoughts with stars, which he cannot combine into constellations. And in general, the hero believes that only stars can look askance. Augustus concludes that true love flares up only in difficult moments, because only after experiencing "pain and suffering, you can truly appreciate happiness."
What are the stars to blame?
Many readers do not understand why the film is called "Blame the Stars." The fact is that Shakespeare has such a saying: "Guilt is not in our stars, but in oneself." At the end of the film, Gus received a letter from the writer Van Houten, where he says that Shakespeare was very mistaken in this phrase. By this, the writer implied that fate, evil rock, stars influenced the fate of Gus and Hazel. Adolescents themselves are not to blame for anything, they were victims of circumstances that cannot be changed. Once a guy and a girl drank champagne and they were told that they taste the taste of stars.