And the latest novel to get the big screen treatment is gayle formans weepy if i stay, a first person tale of mia, an 18yearold girl. And to the rest of you, if you can handle the angst and the foreverlove foreverandalways, give it a try. There is always a certain level of fear when going to see a movie based on a book you have previously read, simply because you want the movie to do the book and author justice. Mia and her family get to enjoy a snow day at the beginning of if i stay. If i stay an adaptation of the emotional contemporary ya romance by gayle forman follows mia hall chloe moretz, a brilliant 17yearold cellist with an amazing life. If i stay conveys an inspiring life lesson a trip to. On august 22, 2014, if i stay was released in theaters. It became a movie starring chloe grace moretz and jamie blackley in 2014.
A passionate and talented cello player from oregon, mia is likely juilliardbound after she read full character analysis adam is mia s boyfriend. In december 2010, it was announced that a film based on the novel if i stay was in the works at. Considering there are over 1,000 pages in anna todds after series, there s a lot more of tessa and hardins story than the movie tells. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Its in the same trailer as the one where say something is played, and thats right after the cello song. Where she went is the sequel of the previous book if i stay written by gayle forman. On the other hand though the movie was a little generic in some parts and you were able to see certain things coming. Thats a lengthy way of saying it is a bonafide success, despite the fact critics largely panned the teen romance, and though it may seem.
Amidst all the coverage surrounding the failure of sin city. In the book, you, as a reader, want to be a part of mias family, and in the movie the exact same feeling is portrayed. I hope they do continue the movie as they did book with the second movie from adams point of view. Thats a pretty pertinent query for hollywood to make in light of recent celebrity suicides robin williams and philip seymour hoffman among them, and im happy to say that if i stay leads teen viewers to some very positive choose for life conclusions.
Ever since mias decision to stay but not with him adams career has been on a wonderful trajectory. For any person that went into any book store prior to this day, the person would come to realize that if i stay is a book by gayle forman that on the cover mentioned it was soon to be a major motion picture. A married couples floating vacation rental goes from a claustrophobic money pit to a romantic waterfront retreat with a rooftop deck. But of course, if i stay is an effort to capitalize on the same audience. Where she went if i stay sequel unofficial trailer youtube. Mia is the only member of her family to survive, and she finds herself in a coma. Snow days should be less bloody, but mia doesnt have a choice yet. A dame to kill for at the box office you may have missed the news that another weekend release, the adaptation of if i stay, actually made more on its opening weekend than the film s estimated production cost. If i stay film if i stay is a 2014 american teen romantic drama film directed by r. Stay here trailer designer genevieve gorder and real estate expert peter lorimer show property owners how to turn their shortterm rentals into moneymaking showstoppers. Regardless of what happens after this weekend, if you saw if i stay and want to know more about mia and adams relationship, the book sequel is there even if the movie sequel may never see the. During an outofbody experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined.
We want to see a movie adaptation for where she went, the sequel to if i stay by gayle forman, and so we decided to create this petition to let our voices be heard. If i stay year 2014 genre music drama scifi romance fantasy type movies idmb rating 6. If the current box office projections hold, the chloe grace moretz starring if i stay will easily take the lead. Gayle forman is one of my favorite writers and if i stay is one of my all time favorite booksit holds the high honor of being the book i wish i had written. I dont think i could possibly be more excited right now if i tried lol. Honestly i liked where she went far better than if i stay and i think they could make it an even better movie. If i stay wont work for everyone, particularly viewers who dont care about young adult romances, but those who give it a chance will be rewarded with one of yas sweetest relationships. There is another side of this pics heartthumping coin, however. Regardless of what happens after this weekend, if you saw if i stay and want to know more about mia and adams relationship, the book sequel is there even if the movie. Mia hall is the seventeenyearold protagonist of if i stay, and the novel is told from her point of view. She has an amazing rocker boyfriend named adam jamie blackley, cool parents, an adoring little brother, and a nearly assured acceptance to juilliard. It felt like watching a real life family on screen and it made viewers realize how hard mias choice was.
If i stay is a young adult novel by gayle forman published in 2009. Towards the end of if i stay mias grandfather says it will be okay if you leave. Recommendation engine sorted out romantic, touching, sentimental and serious films with plots about love and romance, mentor, romance, catastrophe, dialogue, love and happy ending mostly in. What forster is doing in stay, i think, is suggesting we are watching the movie on two levels, although the deeper level can be glimpsed only at a tangent, passingly. Mia chloe grace moretz is a 17yearold gifted cellist with a loving family and boyfriend jamie blackley as well an. When i saw the trailer, i initially thought the movie was another the fault in our stars kind of film where the main character is dying and the loved ones are left in deep grief but i was wrong because the movie if i stay is not plainly focused on telling a story but its more of delivering a life lesson that every human in the midst of life crisis should realize.
A highly scientific analysis of the if i stay trailer join us for a discussion of the new trailer for if i stay, or, as we like to call it, if i ugly cry. I happen to be an avid reader and seeing this trailer in the movies as well as the sticker on the book gave me a huge interest in. Many people loved adam in if i stay and if you were one of them, im fairly confident youll enjoy this one as well. I was here is gayle forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss. I can lose you like that, if i dont lose you today. Mia hall chloe grace moretz thought the hardest decision she would ever face would be whether to pursue her. If i stay characters from litcharts the creators of. To the extent that if i stay succeeds at all, it is her success. Life changes in an instant for young mia hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. Young adult novel adaptations are a dime a dozen in 2014. Rj, alison and all the actors were making if i stay the movie. Mia tries to ask a paramedic what is happening, but realizes that no one can see or hear her. Recently, one of you pulled me aside and let me know just how disappointed they were with me. There is so much happening on the surface and in the story, that we may get entirely involved up there, and forster, in a departure from his films monsters ball and.
The one where shes in juilliard and there s a cello song playing in the background. In oregon, this small amount of snow is enough to cause school closures. Mias mom and dad, unexpectedly, turn out to be the most charming part of the movie. If i stay by gayle forman where she went coming in april. The two main characters are ably portrayed by moretz and british newcomer blackley. If i stay begins with seventeenyearold cellist mia hall waking to a thin layer of snow on her lawn. The whole movie you are trying to guess whether she will stay or go and i had a feeling that the choice would make or break the movie. Mia is considering going to juilliard and adam must stay in the oregon area to. In movie it was a confusing situation where i had no idea whether she chose to live or it was predestined. Mia, the protagonist, is a 17year old high school senior and music prodigy. There are no extras during the credits of if i stay. Thats a lengthy way of saying it is a bonafide success, despite the fact critics largely panned the teen romance, and though it may seem impossible to those unfamiliar with the original story, a sequel is a very real.
Because of this, a movie may differ from the novel. Mias brother teddy and her father, a middleschool english teacher, also have the day off, so her mother takes the day off of work. A horrible car accident that kills almost the entire family instantly. The family pile into their rusty buick, planning to go out for a day trip to visit. But what should have been a carefree family drive changes everything in an instant, and now her own life hangs in the balance. A highly scientific analysis of the if i stay trailer. Gayle formans novel, if i stay is about a teenage girl, mia, and her familys struggle after a catastrophic car. Cutler and based on the 2009 novel of the same name by gayle forman. Will the chloe grace moretz starrer get a second life.
I cant imagine what type of picture there would be without quinn and schillings commitment, but their professional investment helps to save a mediocre movie from becoming just another bland soul. The film also offers an interesting narrative style as it relies heavily on flashbacks and music to tell its story. I liked the movie didnt love it but that is how i felt about the book. A rainy day in new york official trailer woody allen movie duration. She cant understand how he can see past their differences. If i stay is a 2014 american teen romantic drama film directed by r. The movie was able to stay away from becoming overly melodramatic or too cheesy. The movie, which was written by shauna cross whip it and directed. Forman does a good job of creating a realistic male voice and painting raw emotions on the page. The movie tiein edition includes exclusive interviews with chloe grace moretz and her costar jamie blackley. She barely survives thecar accident that kills her mother, father, and younger brother, teddy.
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