Film Analysis Of 'The Fault In Our Stars'

One of the most important things to remember about any living thing is that we are not invincible. Everyone and everything who has and will be born has or will die. Though everyone hopes to live a long and successful life that is not always the case. When looking at this still shot of The Fault in Our Stars produced by Temple Hill Productions, the college-aged female audience instantly sees the young love and inevitable sickness and heartbreak in a black and white pathos-driven photo overlaid with an emotional quote by author, John Green. This black and white photo draws attention to itself by the use of a friendly, youthful looking font and a nice focal point that draws our immediate attention to the couple.

Looking at this photograph, the

This displays the most basic emotion and enables the viewer to purely focus on their own feeling towards the image without the distraction of color. The black and white usage also gives the picture even more emotion. Black and white in this photo can represent life and death, young and old as of not knowing if the girl’s implied illness will take her life at a young age, or even knowledge or naïve behavior as if new information has just been given to the couple causing emotion. The direct attention of the eye is drawn to the black and white color followed closely by other aiding strategies.

The second strategy used to provoke emotion is the use of John Green’s quote, “I’ll find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time,” which is typed with a particularly playful, fun and youthful look to it. This font is not typically used in a professional setting and the white lettering is simple and to the point. This particular font, while physically playful and appealing to a younger audience in an unprofessional setting also suggests that the couple, after all, is also young and, therefore, playful by nature. This font helps to remind the viewer that we are indeed looking at young