Dear
readers! (:
On an early
evening about two weeks ago, I was sitting in my room thinking about what I
should do with the rest of the day. Finally, I decided to watch a movie. In my
mind I went through all the books I own which were made into movies and decided to
watch If I stay by Gayle Forman. I
liked the book when I read it some months ago but couldn't imagine that it
would make for a great movie. Nevertheless, I watched it and loved it. In my opinion
it is better than the book and that doesn't happen often, does it? Therefore, I
decided to tell you about it..
Here’s a
quick overview:
The main character, a 17-year-old girl called
Mia, experiences a fateful car accident in which her parents and her only sibling
die. She, however, has an out-of-body experience and consequently has to deal
with seeing her friends and relatives grieving over her family. Repeatedly, the
nurse tells her that she alone chooses her destiny at this stage. Soon, Mia
realizes that she has to make the most difficult decision of her life. Should
she stay or should she let go?
My
thoughts on this movie:
First of
all, I think that the actors are very well chosen and did a great job. They
really fitted to the picture I had in mind while reading the book. I particularly
liked that the characters are so solid and genuine.
The movie
starts off with the car accident and just after, you get to know her life as
she recalls important memories. During the scenes which show a particular scene
or day of her life in the past, you kind of forget about her family being dead
because the scenes really draw you in and then.. Shock! She is back at the
hospital and you are crying again.. (At least that was my experience) (;
It’s really
a movie to cry. I believe the reason for that is that everyone has to think of
their own family while watching and how they would deal without their family.
In addition, it’s not an unrealistic subject and that makes me so sad for all
the children who have experienced such horror.
If I stay really makes you think about your family and
that life generally is so fragile. One second, and it could have changed
irrevocably.
I believe
the second book in the duology is written from the perspective of Adam (Mia’s
boyfriend). That, I think, is really cool and interesting because in real life
you can’t escape your mind and often wonder how other people think about a
particular situation.
I`m really
looking forward to reading Where she went
in the Christmas holiday. I wonder if she wakes up.. I have the feeling that
she does. And if she does, I really respect her, because, man, that would be a
hell of a wrecked life she would be facing.
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| I don't like the cover at all, but you can't judge a book by its cover, can you? (: |
Check out
Gayle Forman’s other books: Just one day
and Just one year. I have read the
first one and am planning on reading the next book in this series as
well.
Sadly, Just One Night is just a 55 pages long e-novella
Thanks for reading my thoughts on If I Stay. That’s nice of you! :D
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