Then, the ballbusting Woodley dialed it back to an out-of-breath but still sarcastic teenager without an extra eyelash flutter of effort. He was charismatic, and flippant, and just way too damn charming for his own good. In the first scene, I ate all my words (and my husband ate most of my popcorn, because I was too enthralled to mount a proper defense). However, I didn’t give the proper amount of credit to the actors involved. So with that kind of chemistry to look forward to, you can see why I was hesitant to get excited. I believe the word you’re looking for here is “Meh.” A little vulnerable, but patently a badass:Īnd now, Ansel Elgort, her screen brother in Divergent. Let’s have a look at the evidence.įirst Shailene Woodley in Divergent. Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley? What? Weren’t they brother and sister in that Divergent movie? Ick! How are they supposed to be cancer kids in love? Especially since Elgort was about as interesting as a chunk of manure-clumped mud in Divergent. I was well on the way to being vindicated when I heard about the casting. Even if it wasn’t terrible, I certainly wouldn’t notice, because I would be busy snootily insisting that the book was Better, Prettier, Smarter, Bigger Busted and generally preferable in every way. Of course that means I expected the movie to be terrible. This coming from a girl who refuses to read cancer books, and avoids sad books at all costs. It’s tears-in-your-eyes funny, soggy-pile-of-tissues sad, and stare-in-jealousy-at-John-Green wise. The Fault in Our Stars has held firm (for years) to one of the hotly contested spots in my Top Five Favorite Books list.* And deservedly so. Just keep reading.Īhhhh! * gnashes teeth* This is a terribly hard one for me. In case you’ve missed this cultural phenomenon entirely, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is a book where two kids meet and fall in love in a cancer survivor support group.
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