the fault in our stars movie review christian

That doesn’t mean that I practice Christian values- so in a way I guess I can’t really label myself as a devout Christian. I guess a whole lot of religion and belief in God can be mixed into this discussion… Do I believe in God? If someone were to ask me what religion I was, I would reply instantly that I am a Christian. Although I was prepared emotionally for some sort of tragedy to occur, what really resonated with me was how Green tackled the issue of death and the afterlife and the prospects of oblivion. I was not prepared for that- because if there is one thing that really frightens me the most in life, it is death, and what happens to our conscience after death.

I figured I understood why it was sad- I mean, the novel is about a cancer patient after all. I’d heard time and time again that many people cried reading this book and that it is impossibly sad. Now, before I started reading the book, I had prepared myself to keep somewhat of an emotional distance from it. I won’t give out any spoilers for those who haven’t read it and are planning to (or perhaps planning to watch the movie which is in the process of being filmed), but I will say that halfway through the book, there is a turn of events that took me off guard. From the beginning, it’s understood that her death is imminent.

The novel takes us on a journey through the eyes of 16 year old cancer-patient, Hazel. For those of you who don’t know what TFIOS (The Fault in Our Stars) is, it’s a novel by the very loved YA author John Green. I know I’m really slow on the TFIOS bandwagon- I had been meaning to read this book for a while now but I never found the opportunity to do so until this week.

The fault in our stars movie review christian