Recently, more and more films about the beauty of love and the thirst for life have been released. “Blame the Stars” - from among such films.
"Blame the stars." Film description
The main characters of the film are young people Hazel and Augustus. They look like hundreds of other teenagers of their age, but at the same time they are not like anyone. Hazel does not feel joy from every day spent, it seems that nothing can make a girl cheer. And this is not surprising: she has cancer. The disease receded. But the girl understands that the relief will not last long.
Hazel attends a cancer support group. It is there that she meets Augustus. This young man is winning the attention and heart of a young beauty. Together they will find out that life is beautiful. It is about their adventures and the birth of first love that the film “Guilty Stars” tells the audience.
Cast
The actors of the film are better known to the younger generation, since they managed to appear in several successful films among teenagers.
The main role, Hazel, was played by actress Shailene Woodley. And the role of her lover was played by Ansel Elgort. These young actors are not the first time they meet on the set. Prior to this, Shaileen and Ansel had a chance to play in an anti-utopia based on the W. Roth trilogy - “Divergent”. But if in the film “Blame the Stars” their heroes are in love with each other, then in “Divergent” Shaileen and Ensel played a brother and sister.
Also, young viewers may be known for actor Sam Tremmel, who became famous for his role as a changeling in the cult series HBO "True Blood". In the movie Blame the Stars, he played the father of the main character, Michael.
Many famous actors are involved in the film "Blame the Stars." The film attracted the young actress Lotte Verbek. She can be known to the audience for her role as Julia Farnese from the Showtime channel series Borgia.
Behind the scenes
After reading the novel “Blame the Stars”, a description of the film, or at least the reviews of fans, you can understand that the director had hard work to do.
The creator of the tape is not known to the general public. Josh Boone's “Blame the Stars” can be called the first movie to attract such public attention. This is partly due to the fact that the majority of viewers are fans of the book on which the film was made.
Josh Boone made films such as “Stuck in Love,“ The Lizzy Story, ”and“ The Pretenders. ”His next work will be released in 2015.
Interesting Facts
The movie "Blame the Stars" can pamper its fans with a lot of interesting facts.
Few people know, but the film became an adaptation. Initially, the story of Hazel and Augustus was told by writer John Green. Once at a festival of fans of "Harry Potter", he drew attention to a girl who walked with an oxygen cylinder. The writer met her. Her name was Esther Earle. She was sick with thyroid cancer. When he got to know the girl better, Green found out that she was shooting short videos and uploading them to YouTube. Thanks to this little confession in the commercials, Esther revealed herself to him as a very sunny and sweet little man who retains a love of life. John and Esther corresponded until the girl's death. She was 16 years old. Earl's life continued on the pages of his book: she became the prototype of Hazel.
In the film "Blame the Stars" the description of the film coincides with the plot of the book. Fans of the novel did not worry about the fact that in the full-length movie their favorite scenes would not be. But I had to wait a long time for information about who will play the main role. Shailene Woodley was chosen. Initially, the author of the book could not even imagine that this girl would be able to convey the character of his heroine. But Shailene really wanted to get this role. On tests, she showed herself so that the audience was moved to tears.
The picture tells about an unusual girl. To play his heroine, Shailene had to abandon her luxurious hair. The girl gave the cut-off ringlets to the fund, so that they would make a wig for one of the sick kids.
Before watching “Blame the Stars,” the description of the film is worth reading. This bright love story will not leave anyone indifferent. It not only makes people enjoy the good work of actors, screenwriters, directors, but also thinks about what people spend their time on, and how they can help those who need this help.