The Fault in Our Stars: All the Scenes That Made Us Sob

. . . And Gus says it would be a privilege to have his heart broken by her. This scene brought out some of the first light, bittersweet tears.

The dinner in Amsterdam is a sweet fantasy scene, but you can feel Hazel's conflict as Gus admits he loves her. Hazel has a single tear, and so did I.

Usually a kiss is just the romantic climax of a movie, but this kiss is different. It's satisfying, sure, after we've watched Gus and Hazel fall for each other (and her resistance), but it's cathartic because she's just climbed all those stairs at the Anne Frank house and is taking in the devastation and hope of the setting. These were relief tears.

More awkward than a usual first time, Gus stresses about Hazel seeing his amputated leg; Hazel can't breathe — but the scene is real and beautiful. It's weird to cry at a sex scene, but again, this is different.

In the last third of the movie, the tone of the film shifts as we have to confront the cancer — specifically Gus's. The happy-go-lucky character has such a positive attitude, so when he tells Hazel his cancer is back — and everywhere — it's devastating.

Gus's deterioration is awful to watch, especially the scene where he tries to drive himself to buy more cigarettes and Hazel has to come get him. Those are definitely tearjerking, but Fault's best scenes aren't just the ones where people are suffering. That's why I was a mess during Gus's faux funeral — the one he wants to attend so he can hear Hazel and Isaac's eulogies. It's sad, yes, but so moving.

This was my 10, as Hazel says. Heart-crushing.

What the book and movie do best is give you a sense of hope without dwelling on death and illness. The final scene communicates that best, as Hazel talks about her relationship with Gus and gives us one final "Okay."