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Taking experience from one medium to another, adaptations in art have always delighted audiences. Cinema, for that matter, has for decades taken inspiration from countless plays, songs, inspirational stories, and the most common and popular one amongst them – books. Be it The Godfather, Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings and so many more, it’s an enthralling experience to see our favourite characters imagined in our heads on the big screen. Over the years, we’ve seen numerous romantic novels and books being made into timeless movies making us fall in love all over again. Some of them include a rom-com or an adolescent experiencing love for the very first time. Teenage tales like Five Feet Apart, Chemical Hearts always takes one back to their good old college days where we had crushes and life always seemed colourful and full of hope with them around us.
Giving you a high sense of nostalgia, here are five movies adapted from books on teenage life that’s sure to make you recollect your days of puppy love.
Chemical Hearts (Amazon Prime Video)
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This upcoming teen romance drama on Amazon Prime Original that is set to release on 21st August is based on a successful novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland. The movie revolves around a teenager Henry (Austin Abrams) who claims to be a hopeless romantic but has never been in love. Life seems to go pretty well for Henry as he enjoys the best of his teenage days until a girl comes into his life and changes everything. Enter Grace Town (Lili Reinhart), an exchange student with a mysterious and damaged past that makes Henry lose all his focus to help her. While the two take time to gel, they soon start bonding after working together for the school newspaper. As she becomes an important part of her life, Henry learns about the heart-breaking secret that has changed Grace’s life and finds himself falling in love with her. With the story having fascinated readers, we can’t wait to see one of our favourite romantic tales being told on celluloid. 21st August, mark the dates boys and girls.
The Fault in Our Stars (Netflix)
Based on the 2012 novel, written by John Green, with the same name, The Fault in Our Stars is a love story between two young cancer patients who meet at a Cancer Support Group and develop an instant connection. Capturing the feelings of love in an extremely heartfelt manner, what set this movie apart from the other teenage romantic movies is how the couple feels alive in love despite knowing that the clock is ticking against them. Such is the chemistry between Hazel and Augustus played by Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort that you start rooting for them the moment they see each other for the very first time. We do suggest that you have a box of tissues by your side for this one for the tears just won’t stop. And if you’re looking for a desi tadka of this heart-warming tale, catch the Hindi adaptation
Dil Bechara on Disney + Hotstar for your next social distancing date.
