Movie #1011 "If I Stay" --- I had the opportunity to view this film with my niece, whom I gave the book to a few weeks back to read, and she had just finished it today. We both liked it, though we both agreed that we liked the theme better in the book. In the film, it suggests that the ending happens (don't want to give anything away) BECAUSE of the love and support she gets from Adam, her boyfriend, but the book has a more family-oriented reason --- love for immediate family and the family in the waiting room, her love for the cello, along with support from her best girlfriend (who is reduced to a very small character with no backstory in the film), among other things. So the ending and theme of the book was less cheesy than the movie's end. That being said, we liked the music that was obviously added to the movie, esp. the scene with the cello AND the guitar at the Labor Day party, and the song at the end. In fact, we were impressed by the actor who played Adam and his ability to sing because he really sells the part that way. This is a good teenage film full of real decisions that the main character must face, and we were very impressed with the lead, Chloe Grace Moritz, and her ability to carry the movie alone. Well done.
If I Stay
While trying to choose between love and a musical career, 17-year-old Mia Hall finds her life upended by a tragic car crash that puts her in a coma. As she lies unconscious, Mia has a vision of her life that leads her to another crossroads.
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