Movies based on books that will make you believe in love

1. A Walk To Remember (2002)

"Our love is like the wind... I can't see it, but I sure can feel it."

The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service.

 

  Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks

Title: A Walk To Remember

PubDate: October 1999

Page count: 240

2. Love, Rosie (2014)

 “Life is funny isn’t it? Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, just when you finally begin to plan something, get excited about something, and feel like you know what direction you’re heading in, the paths change, the signs change, the wind blows the other way, north is suddenly south, and east is west, and you’re lost. It is so easy to lose your way, to lose direction. And that’s with following all the signposts”

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn't possibly be right for one another...or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies.  

 Based on a novel by Cecelia Ahern

Title: Love, Rosie

PubDate: 2004

Page count: 592

3. The Fault In Our Stars (2014)

 “Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.”

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

 Based on a novel by John Green

Title: The Fault In Our Stars

PubDate: January 2012

Page count: 313

4. The Last Song (2010)

 “Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.”

A rebellious girl is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect. 

Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks

Title: The Last Song

PubDate: September 2009

Page count: 405

5. The Best of Me (2014)

“Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.”

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

 Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks

Title: The Best of Me

PubDate: October 2011

Page count: 304

I love all these films(novels) and I hope you'll enjoy them too!

Movie: Paper Towns 2015

★★★★/★★★★★

Characters:
Nat Wolff as Quentin “Q” Jacobsen
Cara Delevingne as Margo Roth Spiegelman
Austin Abrams as Ben Starling
Justice Smith as Marcus “Radar” Lincoln
Jaz Sinclair as Angela
Halston Sage as Lacey pemberton

Director: Jake Screier

 Get Lost. Get found.

I didn't expect much from the movie since I've already accepted the fact that any book made into a movie is never going to be what we expect it to be. But the movie is good and funny and I love how Nat Wolff portrayed Q that I couldn't think of anyone who could do it better. I'm not sure about Cara Delevingne but she's good too. I like how she gave life to Margo Roth Spiegelman. :)

If you've read the book, then you already know the story. If not, here how it goes.

Quentin "Q" Jacobson liked Margo Roth Spiegelman the first time he saw her. He knew she was his miracle. She was smart and popular and they used to be friends until they weren't anymore. Then came high school. Q was fine just watching Margo from a distance until one night when she climbed into his room. She needed to borrow Q's car, technically his mom's car, because she had plotted a revenge plan for her ex boyfriend who cheated on her with her bestfriend. So they drove off that night, executing the plans she had for those people who hurt her. It was a crazy night for Q because he hasn't really done something quite like that before but with Margo by his side, he felt different. He felt his heart beating so hard for the first time like he was really alive. They had so much fun that they ended up at SunTrust building, looking out at the view of their town, where Margo told him about the paper town they're living in. 

Their adventure ended with Margo telling Q about how he should feel his whole life. That he should be having fun and having adventures and doing things he wanted. Then they said goodnight and that was the last thing he heard from her. 

The next day, Q was excited to see Margo thinking that something about their friendship might change considering last night. But it never happened. Margo didn't show up that day and not on the day after and not on the day after that. She was gone. And that was when Q started finding clues they thought Margo left for him. Together with his friends, they looked for Margo. They searched and after finding enough clues, they concluded that Margo was somewhere in New York, in one of the paper towns there. And so another adventure began. Q and his friends went to a road trip to find Margo wherever she was. 

The story basically tells us that Margo wanted something more. That she didn't want to get stuck in her little town because she knew there were so much more when she lets herself to explore. She wanted to find herself even if it meant leaving her family and friends and school behind. She was willing to do it just to find what she really wanted in life.

I really liked the story when I first read the book but I hated the ending! It was saddening and it sucked that Q had to let her go. :"( If you want to know what I mean, go read the book or watch the movie. :)

Based on a novel by John Green

Title: Paper Towns

PubDate: September 22, 2009

Page count: 305

 

Movie Trailer: Paper Towns

And Paper Towns trailer is here!!!!!!!!

The trailer is great and I hope the rest of the movie won't disappoint me. 

Because I really hate it when they change some parts of the book when they make it into movie but this looks just the same. I'm really excited to see the whole movie!!! :)

And I like it when Q says Margo's whole name. Margo Roth Spiegelman. :)

Book: Looking for Alaska by John Green

 ★★★★/★★★★★

“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” 

 My friend introduced me to this book right after I read The Fault In Our Stars and instantly John Green became one of my favorites. I've already fallen for his writing the moment I began reading Hazel Grace but by the end of Looking For Alaska, it was official!

Absorbing. That's the only way I can describe this book because it will make you want to finish it in one sitting and you can relate to everything that's happening inside it. And oh, it's funny!

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Book: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Oh. My. Gosh. I cried a lot because of this book. 

It was really good and wonderful and beautiful and everything. 

“Oh, I wouldn’t mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.”  -Augustus Waters

 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I wouldn't talk about what the book is all about but I will tell you my thoughts about it.

So, first, I loved it. I loved Hazel Grace. I love how she'd been so strong, how she fought cancer, how she liked it that Augustus called him Hazel Grace, how she flirted with Augustus by just saying "okay", how she read An Imperial Affliction over and over again, how she needed to know the next thing that happens to Anna, her mom and the Dutch tulip man, how she loved Augustus, how she got angry at Peter Van Houten and how she still missed Augustus. And I loved Augustus Waters. I loved the way he called Hazel, Hazel Grace, how he put a cigarette on his lips but never lighted one, how he was described as sexy, how he spent his wish to bring Hazel to Amsterdam to meet Peter Van Houten, how he flirted with Hazel on the phone, how he was willing to be heart broken as long as it was Hazel Grace and how he said "I'm in love with you" to Hazel Grace. I loved the story, the characters, and everything about it. And did I mention that I loved it?

"Okay."

I also heard that this will be made into a movie so I'm really excited. This would be a great one and I know people will love it too. I also  introduced this book to my sister and she told me she will find time to read it because she's so busy with school works. Yey! Now I have someone to talk to about Hazel Grace and Augustus. :))

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