Thoughts from the TFiOS Premiere!

[@tessanetting]

Just like you Hank, perfect and beautiful.

[@ankurama42]

mostly beautiful

[@89nekkoinu]

Yup, especially at that hotel mirror 😋

[@cimfamhunter8415]

Hi Tessa!

[@amamshow5491]

TESSAAAAAA

[@vedakv2096]

Tessa!!!! ❤️

[@ghuegel]

Why urinal ice? Well... 1) It can decrease odor because it's cold and the volatile compounds are less volatile when cold and because cold air sinks into the urinal. 2) It works as an autoflush - diluting the urine and letting it drain away more effectively. 3) It's cool to watch ice melt, so it encourages better aiming. 4) Random angles mean less splashback... all who have worn shorts while using a urinal know the horrors of splashback.

[@TheOtherKT]

I guess my only question now is, how often would you have to replace the ice?

[@ghuegel]

Kyler Thatch Maybe once every few hours? With an ice machine, it shouldn't be a problem.

[@acomputer121]

ghuegel It could also be automated by measuring the weight of the tray, and if it gets below a certain point, more ice is automatically dispensed (when it detects no one is using it that is, having ice randomly drop down in front of you while you pee could be... disconcerting...)

[@GoAlybongo]

Your wife is breathtakingly beautiful!

[@VideoNozoki]

*Katherine looked gorgeous! Wow!*

[@niamhbrowne4995]

Catherine and Hank are the loveliest couple ever ❤️

[@throwaway102]

I vote to put Hanks mirror face on a t-shirt!

[@VideoNozoki]

ikr!

[@VideoNozoki]

I like to think that Hank was in NY (a place famous for things to do and see), and he spent a large % of time making that face. Katherine: "Hank, I'm sorry honey, but we really have to get going to the movie premiere. You can make that face again when we get home..."

[@Ruminations09]

VideoNozoki No, Katherine would just make that face with him

[@tirlen]

"I cried a bunch of times, but not because it subtracted from me but because it added to me." That is a wonderful way to put this, and I totally agree.

[@Thaigrez]

It took the larger portion of my life to figure out that crying adds and not subtracts. I wish I had learned this sooner!

[@lydias2911]

A similar thing is said in Abundance of Katherines, 'Crying adds something: crying is you, plus tears.'

[@juststeveschannel]

Katherine only needed one thing to take her from really pretty to totally beautiful, and that was to offer up a line like "I feel like there's a bead of sweat rolling down my back -- headed for my butt crack."

[@clarinetcutie764]

As a musician, I can totally connect with the whole "hidden systems" thing. Sure, when my amazingly talented friends perform at recitals and on concerts, it's beautiful. But it's even more beautiful when you see and hear them practicing for hours a day trying to make every single nuance perfect. When I hear them absolutely nail a technical passage that they've spent a lot of time on, I'm more than happy for them. I'm proud of them. I think that when you see the work that goes into something, you appreciate it more. And that's why I loved the TFIOS movie.

[@ilyarry]

Hank married Ginny Weasley?!

[@JuliaLiu1998]

???

[@Annaie1234]

I thought the same thing

[@TenleyNadine]

I know it wasn't directed to me, but that's the greatest compliment I've ever seen. I hope Katherine sees this.

[@LilRedHead42]

I totally fell in love with his wife (like in a non-creepy way) with that little clip. So non-pretentious. Very awesome. She is welcome to hang out with me any day (and Hank too; he's also cool).

[@lennic95]

I love Hank's pointing out of how gorgeous Katherine looks and then "there's sweat running down my buttcrack" x)

[@KenanGrace]

I love how much John and Hank have so much love for each other.

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

Your point about seeing inside of things and understanding how they work adding to their beauty struck a chord with me. I'm a music theorist, and sometimes people wonder why I would be interested in analyzing music. They think it would detract from the experience. It absolutely does not. It adds so, so much to be able to understand why something is powerful, not just to feel that it is powerful.

[@uploadingjess]

Same goes for me when analyzing a movie!

[@Novenae_CCG]

Yes! I'm also making music my business, and analyzing songs make them so much better. It's even greater if you can apply those teachings to your own music, increasing global awesomeness.

[@RemizZ]

Sometimes it does take away from the experience. For me it is very obvious when I play games. Once I started creating my own maps and understood that everything in games (especially shooters) is based on invisible boxes that trigger once you run through them, it took away alot of the immersion. Once you understand the technology behind it, the magic is gone.

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

RemizZ Interesting point. To talk about creating music, practicing and performing by yourself or with your friends also adds more (in my opinion). Particularly when performing with other people, there's a joy and a sense of connectivity in creation that I've never experienced doing anything else. While I'm very critical of my work, there's also a great sense of pride in putting something together when you know how difficult it was. I don't really seem to view this from the same perspective you do. Perhaps it's because of the mediums in which we work? I'm glad you brought up a different perspective.

[@jess3336677]

Art major here! The same goes for art. Going through the process of learning and creating art yourself no matter the medium makes you look at art and the world in a whole new awesome way.

[@evanenav]

Your wife is very pretty, Hank.

[@vlogbrothers]

I knooooow

[@DrooskatiGames]

MrPolymath0 Wow. Grow up.

[@OraleHomes]

She is indeed pretty but I'm wondering if somebody (Hank) is gonna catch hell for putting her "sweat... down her asscrack" comment into the final vid? Funny tho.

[@intermedianguitarsguild4482]

didn't even know he had a wife, congrats!

[@the-kkranberry]

HOW DID I NOT SEE ANY PICTURES OF THE KATHERINE? She looks like a princess!

[@JohnBorgy]

And she saves them! The Katherine is amazing on the game channel. But got to love a hot nerdy girl that can look great in a dress and cute when nomming on Hanks shoulder.

[@lilianyeung]

The Katherine is SO pretty. And I LOVE her infinity necklace.

[@ellac6212]

I went to the June 5th Screening :P It was awesome, and there were people that would come up and hug you if you were crying after the movie. I got hugged

[@ionaanderson2232]

that is the nicest thing ever, some people are so nice:')

[@sarahgrace7170]

testiou don't be mean

[@ellac6212]

Sarah Grace Tan Thanks :P

[@sarahgrace7170]

Ella C no problemo haha

[@fangirling-cx4dr]

omg same!

[@luis39205]

Interesting you should say that Hank because in architecture, you'll find (especially in the post modernist sense) the processes and inner workings of a building are actually celebrated. One of the buildings famous for this is the Pompidou Centre in Paris, which shows service ducting and piping outside of the building to celebrate the complexity and beauty that is the processing. Yes, I am an architecture undergrad :P

[@nekokittyrenee]

Be honest, how much math is involved in your major? I really struggle in math. I am in my third year of high school taking Algebra 1 for the 4 time because I have yet to get over a D but I love ARCHITECTURE a lot.

[@Wolfbane971]

Renee Fuchs Tons of math but its geometry based so algerbra's oppisite

[@vlogbrothers]

Totally awesome. I work in an office with a super ugly drop ceiling that hides the ducting and electrical and the very nice wood ceilings above it all and it makes me super unhappy.

[@Becca_Beam]

Whoa, that's really neat! I will have to check out that building if/when I ever find myself in Paris.

[@danheidel]

***** Those panels pop out pretty easily... just saying.

[@TheThirdPew]

Can't wait to see it tomorrow!

[@WaxChin]

TheThirdPew?! You're a nerdfighter?

[@MichailShaposhnikov]

Hey, Nathan. Whatcha doin for summer?

[@TheThirdPew]

Wax Chin OF COURSE! :D

[@MichailShaposhnikov]

I don't get it.....=\

[@MichailShaposhnikov]

I am gonna be programming for iOS. =D

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

Already saw it twice. Hank, you put it far better than I ever could. I'm really glad you all had a wonderful time. (Katherine, you looked lovely as always. Hopefully Hank will share more pictures of the Green family?)

[@jdog14976]

My friend has a skeleton pocket watch, which means it is a pocket watch that has a clear lens on it so you can see how everything works. I spent a good hour looking at it, and every couple of minutes I would look at a different gear or some other facet and be amazed at it. This thing had so much complexity and wonder in this tiny little space, and all it did was tell the time. Understanding doesn't just enhance beauty, understanding IS beauty.

[@Sh4d0wQu33n]

TFiOS strikes me as a really important movie, but more so than that, the vlogbrothers strike me as really important people, who are doing a pretty darn awesome job at increasing world awesomeness. More than anything I love that you both have so much love for what you do. You've made nerding out, beyond the constraints of textbooks or pseudo-intellectual conversations with pseudo-intelligent people, just a really cool fun thing to do. Thank you for all the years of the vlogbrothers empire you've brought to the world :') I'm very proud to call myself a nerdfighter x)

[@rlamacraft]

Beauty lies in knowledge, magic lies in the unknown. Many tech companies, especially Apple (following with the example in the video) try to create a sense of magic when using their products by enclosing something completely and removing simply things like screw holes and I think in this case it often works; in terms of awesome user experience, but it reduces the number of people who have knowledge of a system. If you can see how it works you will have a greater understanding and appreciation for the design and become more educated as a result - and then one can actually begin to understand the beauty in the design. In my opinion, designers need to think carefully about their responsibility to educating their users and but at the same time providing the optimum user experience - as that is what they're paid for.

[@danheidel]

This is why I don't buy Apple products. They make excellent hardware and software but they are extremely hostile to people having the ability to use and modify the hardware they have purchased. Also, their policies with regard to constantly changing charging adapters, screws, etc are horribly environmentally wasteful.

[@rlamacraft]

They're no more hostile than most of the industry now, they just laid the road that all tech companies are now walking. As for cables and stuff; most people will get new cables with every new device anyway so I've never seen the argument people make there. I'm not advocating for Apple nor against, however. I think an important balance between beauty and magic is needed to provide the best user experience whilst also giving the user an insight into the workings of their magical metal boxes. Too often designers want to provide a magical experience (as Hank said with escalators) and so they forget about giving the user the opportunity to awe at the often stunning design beneath.

[@danheidel]

Robert Lamacraft I would have to disagree with Apple not being worse than average. Having worked in hardware, it's pretty clear that they design their products to be actively hostile to an end user that want to do things like replace a battery or fix a broken jack. Every Android phone I have ever owned or seen at least uses standard screws and fasteners and are mostly pretty good about using standard USB and audio connectors. The hardware industry was actually moving towards a more open and inclusive attitude and Apple has, IMO set that back a long way. Also, let's not forget Apples use of open source software as the basis for their operating system which they never reciprocally contributed back to the community for. There are certainly other crappy hardware companies out there and Apple is not the worst by a long way. However, they, more than anyone else, push the walled garden philosophy to their products. There are certainly positive aspects to that approach but it's not one that I agree with. Treating your customers as passive consumers of a pre-packaged experience and actively fighting the ones who want to customize the hardware they now own is not something i want to reward with my business.

[@agnes998]

TFIOS (no spoilers...but a really cool thing) Brilliantly written and beautifully adapted. Absolutely loved it. I saw it at the Night Before Our Stars screening. I had this crazy double moment happening for me. I am a 47yr old woman. I sat on a row next to 8 pre-teen girls. Every scene with Augustus elicited a collective swoon. I couldn't help but laugh and smile. As moving and touching and overwhelming as the movie was, right next to me was youth and dreams and all the hope in the world. Young girls dreaming to one day be as adored by a boy so wonderful. My heart grew three sizes last night. 

[@yolomylife]

Remember when Hazel and Augustus ate white asparagus in Amsterdam? *cries

[@emmayates9309]

Currently re-reading tfios for the ninth time. I read it first in January 3013 and I couldn't describe my love for it! I own 5 editions of the book and I can put money on the stupid amounts of tears I will cry while watching the movie! June 19th will be the death of my 'not crying at films only books' virginity.

[@emmayates9309]

Yes. Yes I am.

[@VideoNozoki]

emma natalie Oh..., you could have done SO much more with that reply. Being from the future, I expected you to have a funnier answer by now.

[@TheIronDrapery]

VideoNozoki She already knew what a shit storm the first time she answered gave, that's why this time she didn't give her funny answer. ... She being from the future and all

[@VideoNozoki]

futuramaboy3000 I see your logic there. That must be it. (and good luck to you too Futurama, in the future I mean)

[@TenleyNadine]

I have nothing to add, I just think this conversation is great.

[@AllHailZeppelin]

I'm not sure how, but now I'm even more in love with The Katherine. What I'm also not sure of is which contributed to it more, her beauty or her sweat commentary.

[@nerdgirlsforthewin]

TFIOS was absolutely beautiful. :) :) I wore my Pizza John to the theater with nerdfighter pride. :) (and then wiped my tears all over Pizza John because TEARS) Aw, Katherine! Lookin' fancy!! :)

[@MaryRobinetteKowal]

Woot! I'm so very glad that my book made you think about hidden vs. exposed structures in art. I'm on the "show process" side of the spectrum. Congratulations on the film!

[@libbyg.9995]

I saw the michigan young authors conference last summer! You were so helpful with my writing! That book is next on the stack next to my bed I'm so excited to read it!

[@MaryRobinetteKowal]

Oh, lovely! I'm so delighted.

[@ThePaperFlowers]

I saw the movie this morning. The bad thing about going to the reduced-price showing on a Friday morning is that the theater was almost empty. Or maybe that's a good thing. Either way, WOW. Shailene and Ansel were fantastic. Unafraid to be ugly and wholy devoted to imparting John's story. Although I wouldn't say that the movie gave me any more understanding/insight than the book did. The movie was really a companion. A very faithful and well-made companion, but a companion nonetheless.

[@vlogbrothers]

Thoughts from the TFiOS Premiere!

[@sreyashimandal9896]

Still waiting for the film to release in India:(

[@vineetvaishnav]

@shreyashi this Friday is the day 😁

[@jannahsellars7432]

This movie was incredible. I read the book and it is now one of my top favorites. This book and movie personally touched and moved me in so many ways I can't put it into words. You are an amazing author. I am looking forward to reading more of your work!

[@enjytawfik6655]

The movie was AMAZZZIIIN

[@phonyshoemaker7379]

waiting for a while to read, my dad's waiting for me to get older

[@CalebHughesTheGingerNinja]

There is Beauty in Knowledge and Beauty in Mystery. Its all a matter of balance, preference, and perspective.

[@BaresarkSlayne]

I'm afraid to see the movie for fear of openly weeping in a movie theatre.

[@x3Vicki]

Everyone will be openly weeping. I didn't want to cry, my friend didn't want to cry, but we ended up crying so hard, it'll be okay, okay?

[@BaresarkSlayne]

***** Okay

[@SaveFerrisBueller13]

I openly wept... It was awesome. 😎

[@ahiruduck597]

You probably will. I know I did. A lot. But so were most people in the theatre. You could hear everyone's sobs, so it wasn't embarrassing at all.

[@jesssmith6721]

I'm in the UK so I have to wait a while ugh...... anyway I read the end of the book at school in the common room and cried and everyone was looking at me

[@harjashow]

I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE :'(

[@Bisgems]

It's so good!! BRING MANY TISSUES

[@Creationwest07]

Lyria0chan I went with my sister for these very reasons. And we went to Denny's for sympathy pancakes.

[@Bisgems]

Lyria0chan haha yeah. U went with a group of close friends and we were all hugging and sobbing into each other

[@zinasabbagh7127]

Me too , I really wanna see it , all the talking about it just got me really exited

[@laurenng554]

same but I live in the uk and it hasn't come out yet

[@NathanAndRose]

My boyfriend Nathan and I went to see The Night Before Our Stars at our local theatre. It. Was. Awesome. Cute little charm bracelet and poster aside, it was so cool to be in a theatre full of nerdfighters and John Green fanatics. Right before they started playing the movie, John came on screen with a little message . . . let's just say I've never heard an entire movie theatre squee. They also played the deleted scene with John's cameo! I'm really thankful the theatre in my town participated in this; it was such a unique experience! -Rose

[@valentinadellagatta8432]

I watched the movie and since I just got cancer surgery I could really relate to the story. I cried all my tears, really... It is one of the most beautiful and moving stories I've seen on screen in forever! You really are a wonderful writer!

[@kathrynohagan5170]

I haven't watched the VlogBrother videos for very long, but when ever i do i feel as though there is always something to be learnt or taken away from it. Thankyou John and Hank for just bringing the world to me and allowing me to see the world as an amazing place for exploration and to be enjoyed.

[@EmilyTheOddOne]

I definitely feel that beautiful things are more beautiful when we understand the complex systems behind them, or maybe our understanding of things deepens our experience with those beautiful things... for instance, i know a lot of people who really love TFiOS, but they're not nerdfighters. They just read a great book and liked it. But for me, and much of nerdfighteria, reading TFiOS means more to us and is more beautiful to us because we watched as John talked about writing it, saw how his ideas about life carried over into the novel, and understand how his experiences with Esther informed the writing of the book. Our experience with the beautiful thing is richer, in a sense. Maybe?

[@Kyasakoamy]

Yeah, I like this. It's not that the beautiful things can't be enjoyed without an understanding of the things behind them, but in some ways seeing all the thought and effort and even flaws that they are made up of deepens the experience, because it seems more true somehow.

[@deactivated-78936]

And the TFIOS movie videos begin flooding in my subscription box... starrrttiiiiing NOW

[@rebeccayel]

You guys are moving up and it's honestly so amazing.

[@caitlinlynch7942]

This book was amazing. Last week an 8th grader at m school passed away from a rare cancer. The fault in our stars really opened me up to think what people have to deal with. Thank you. RIP Nicole.

[@mynameismatt2010]

I saw the movie at the 9 pm showing the night before, it was terrible. Not the movie itself, that was a solid 7/10, but seeing it with so many people is a definite negative. It didn't help that I was sitting directly in front of a group of 12-14 year old girls who had never heard of whispering, or silent sobbing. They couldn't have been more annoying if they tried. I'll definitely have to redbox this to see if it gets better when not surrounded by loud strangers.

[@djyofu72]

I read this, then the comments below. I don't think I had to be there to understand how annoying those girls were. I remember a ton of Tumblr girls at my school screaming about how awesome this book was and how awesome the movie was going to be. I'll be honest, that kind of deterred me from watching it and enjoying the book as much (although, let's be honest, it was pretentious as all hell).

[@mynameismatt2010]

THANK YOU! A little bit of pretentiousness can be a good thing in a book, but there was just so much in tfios, it worked well and it was a good book, but it's impossible to deny that it was there.

[@djyofu72]

mynameismatt2010 I'm glad to see someone shares my mindset on this channel.

[@bakintoast]

djyofu72 To a certain extent I feel like pretentiousness just comes with the territory a lot of times. Many intelligent people like to use lots of fancy words and sentence structures, not to sound fancy, but to get more subtle meanings across. It comes off as pretentious, and in some cases doesn't work out in favor of certain characters that you're trying to portray, but it just kind of _happens_ I guess. This is coming from a super pretentious acolyte, and I've learned to accept that I just can't help it. Being pretentious on purpose with other people that are doing the same can be a hell of a good time, though that's beside the point... or maybe behind it, I dunno.

[@djyofu72]

iVulgarThrust It's not like Hazel and Augustus were some old spoiled rich characters. And the story took place in a normal American city. Basically, the situation didn't really call for pretentiousness.

[@nerdfighterable]

That's a really good point- the containment of complexity. It's been ingrained into me since a child; as a young pianist, I was told to make my playing sound effortless. And yes, there's a point to that, but somehow, that idea has spread to parts of my life that shouldn't be hidden. And you reminded me that I should show my complex nature- that I shouldn't be ashamed of it.

[@melanieg7082]

As a dancer, too, we are told that are dancing should seem easy. Although this makes sense in the context of storytelling via movement, I, too, have seen it spread into unwelcome parts of my life. I do however try to be complex not because its important for people to see me as vulnerable but because its important to me that they don't see me as plastic. Hank reminds me why I should want transparency, and why I find it so fascinating.

[@1234kalmar]

Hank, thanks for mentioning that book you read. I'm really interested in the big question that book asks.

[@CharlineLikesC]

We rarely get to see the Katherine in such a fancy dress, but she looked stunning - I think I might just tweet that to her :)

[@emmabarton3971]

There is no better way to describe the movie than "it added to me" because that is really what it does. You leave wanting to love more, wanting to show that love more, and not wanting to take anything for granted. It's amazing. Great description, Hank, as always.

[@rachelcooperman8879]

This is my favorite video from the vlogbrothers by far. Hank you summed up a part of life so beautifully and skillfully. I'm in awe.

[@jehrmacbrigid1617]

I was planning on seeing the movie before I read the book. However, I just finished my first John Green book, Paper Towns, and it was so much better than I was expecting that I'm going to have to read the book first. The movie may be awesome, but I want my first time to be with John. That sounded odd. LOL

[@ZombieInTheSun]

I can really recommend Looking for Alaska and, yes, TFIOS. I'm personally not a big fan of Abundance of Katherines and Paper Towns, because to me, they feel like inbetween-books. Don't get me wrong, they were not bad, but sometimes you get books that feel like the author wrote them for the sake of writing anything instead of because he had an inherent need to tell that particular story.

[@MrDylan2125]

I truthfully liked An Abundance of Katherines. It's definitely very different from his other books and might not be everyone's cup of tea. I definitely say you should read it because independent of whether you like it or not, there's a lot to be learned from it.

[@marisacasco3829]

I can't believe you even considered watching the movie before reading the book😖

[@jehrmacbrigid1617]

Marisa Casco I'm just so excited for John that I want to see it *now*. :p

[@Mikazha]

I'm reading a book by Richard P. Feynman, and you talking about the complexity behind beauty reminded me of a quote from this book: "I have a friend who's an artist and he's sometimes taken a view which I don't agree with very well. He'll hold up a flower and say, 'Look how beautiful it is,' and I'll agree, I think. And he says-'you see, I as an artist can see how beautiful this is, but you as a scientist, oh, take this all apart and it becomes a dull thing.'"

[@Tyngdlyftning1]

I'm also reading "surely you're joking, Mr Feynman". I'm reading it really slow, since Feynman is my greatest Idol (a big reason for my motivation to keep studying physics) and it makes me sad to realise he's dead. The book is great!

[@Theriot6592]

Let's play "try to spot the male fan that isn't obviously a parent."

[@ChillySuperDuck]

But..but..I'm a male.. haha!

[@drashock7563]

Going Spaceward Present! Went to the Night Before, and the audience was 90% female. The other 10% was either dads or boyfriends. I was probably the only male there of my own free will.

[@spasticpanda]

Austin Baird Ditto. I was the oldest male in my theatre until I saw a dad or two, and then I was still the hairiest since I had a week's worth of beard growth.

[@JacquieVlogsHere]

I was happy to see a lot of guys at my theater's night before our stars last night :) Very few of them seemed to be dragged there considering many were decked out in TFiOS or nerdfighter-related clothing.

[@gingram2]

20 year old, childless male here! Read the book 4 times and saw the movie yesterday! 😢😃

[@SK28th]

Hank's excited face in the first shot of the video is soooo adorable ❤️😀

[@covenofhotvampchicks]

I really loved the little bracelets they handed out. So adorable!

[@AnnaGlin]

there is asparagus that is GREEN? omg I didn't know that! there is only white asparagus in Germany

[@hannibunnibest]

edeka!

[@Kram1032]

I've had both here in Austria

[@noahy8737]

Grünes gibt's doch auch! :D aber viel mehr weißes als in der USA ;)

[@greeneyes8D]

i never knew about white asparagus until this year xD

[@HashSl1ng1ngSlasher]

can't tell if truth or just weather joke

[@BehindTheHarleyShop]

HOT DAMN!! the Katherine looks AMAZING!

[@Mutantgirlfriends]

I saw the movie on wednesday and I loved it and it was true to the book but Caroline was never mentioned or the hot mess when they were about to have sex(which really made that scene great) and Isaacs computer?? But overall I loved it I cried so much, laughed and awed, it was overall perfect even though it ripped my heart out and shed it to pieces.

[@teeya1999]

The hot mess was mentioned

[@unepommeverte17]

oh my god i read the book once two years ago and i obviously seriously need to reread it because i read this comment and thought "who the fuck is caroline" and i still have no answer to that question aaahhhhh.... shit.

[@DrinkCoffeeRun]

unepommeverte17 From memory, I think caroline was the chick Gus was dating before Hazel.

[@GregPoblete]

unepommeverte17 same. haha.

[@lovelyPink464]

Wait they never mentioned Caroline? Oh crap. I hope that it is a good adaptation of the movie.

[@OrieJai]

I just saw it hours ago and I was shaking and hyperventilating, my friend and sister were crying, and we were so emotional. It is a beautiful movie to go along with this wonderful book. Go and see it and know that while they can't keep every detail, it is fantastic.

[@elleminnowpee]

I'm currently on vacation with my sister in LA. We were originally going to wait until we got home to go see the movie, but we couldn't resist. So we cried in a roomful of strangers that were also crying. It was nice to see people are the same everywhere you go.

[@tessanetting]

It was perfect and beautiful.

[@katiehirsekorn3484]

Sometimes Hank says the most profound and wonderful things.

[@Chouetterargentee]

1. Tbh I'm a little afraid of seeing the movie because at least when I read the book I could feel like my sense of myself and the world was expanding so much I couldn't breathe in private. 2. Didn't the seventies have a lot of architecture that centered around the idea of exposing the functionality of things and not glossing over the inner workings? Like that building in Paris? Just musing.

[@Chouetterargentee]

Oh, someone just made the same comment about architecture except much more intelligently. Oops.

[@taylorjones435]

Saw TFIOS yesterday and I cried (yes I read the book) and it just opens your eyes and make u so grateful that you have a life that doesn't have many compilations and this book/movie was an incredible journey to be a part of.

[@AlexDahlberry]

sobbing. i love you hank. like. seriously. john has been great and down-to-earth through this all, of course, but truly this experience has reminded me what an amazing person you are and how grateful i am to have you as a role model/teacher/one-sided friend. seriously. just. thanks. also wtf that mirror

[@Annaie1234]

Tifos tank tops... Great just fucking great it's winter in Australia

[@Teggie767]

I know right?!?!?! ....I'm still gonna buy one though

[@Annaie1234]

Erin Laird i was thinking of wearing under a zip-up jacket

[@meowmeowkittycatmeowmeow]

I think there's an "okay? okay" hoodie isn't there? Or was that a limited thing?

[@sexyscientist]

22 bucks for a tank top! That's too much even for a fangirl. However it is not their movie, but DFTBA store is making too much money from it.

[@meowmeowkittycatmeowmeow]

Sexy scientist It is a lot, I totally feel your financial pain, but you have to remember that people have families to feed at DFTBA and so really $22 is actually a quite respectable price. Also, John Green is the author of the book, and so he has a right to sell merchandise that is derivative of his own book, the art of which (such as these t-shirt designs) was already being distributed and sold well before the movie. Maybe you could make your own t-shirt, as long as you don't sell it to others I *think* that is okay? (Okay.) DFTBA :)

[@ItsCamille735]

I saw the movie yesterday at an event and it was so good and the audience was so fun when Gus came on screen everyone just screamed and in the bit in the Anne frank house everyone was clapping and when IT happend everyone was crying and at the end everyone clapped and just AHHH it was go good

[@awesomepawsomesocks]

It was the same at my theater yesterday. It was so awesome!

[@BluBerriixx]

awesomepawsomesocks That's one thing that would deter me from seeing a movie that has a very enthusiastic fanbase (like TFIOS) in cinemas on opening day or soon after. I get that they are really enthusiastic and excited, but the screaming and whatnot really ruins the experience. They should probably be more mindful of others.

[@awesomepawsomesocks]

BluBerriixx yeah I understand that, I usually feel that way but this time I enjoyed all the screaming because I was just as enthusiastic about the movie as they were

[@katherinecarlton5854]

But imagine what the guy in the next urinal over was thinking when Hank whipped out his camera

[@Shivercfh]

I'm so happy for you guys, so proud of you both. You're wonderful people and I just love seeing you happy!

[@Rachel-xj4sj]

I think that my experience with TFiOS and your videos has been superbly enhanced by my understanding of the underlying mechanics and influences behind creating them. It makes the experience deeper. What a great way to explain that, Hank.

[@eirwen5]

Hey, not sure if you'll see this, but I just wanted to kindly mention something about the tank ad. A lot of media cuts off women's faces in ads (cf miss representation) and essentially sexualizes them. Obviously that wasn't the intention here. So take this as a kind suggestion for the future :) Ps I really loved this video. It is so so so true.

[@HankGreen]

I completely agree...those are, however, the only images of those tank tops we currently have. As soon as we have them in stock we will be taking real pictures with real people.

[@eirwen5]

***** thanks sooo much for the response, that makes total sense, I honestly didn't realise that they were shopped onto stock images. (It's like the best weekend ever, tfios, lbd package finally came in, and a reply showing just how much you two really don't forget to be awesome. Seriously, it's so great to have been part of this community as long as I've been)

[@BrighamTalks]

eirwen5 You know you're watching a Vlogbrothers video when someone makes a comment about images of women in media and _nobody_ trolls them. +10 faith in internet.

[@TenleyNadine]

This is a really good point. I see this happen all the time with book covers, but I never really noticed with clothes until you pointed it out.

[@eirwen5]

Thanks BrighamTalks and ***** And yeah, I was totally expecting flack, it's why I've stopped posting as many videos/commenting. The only real safe place is vlogbrothers sadly. yeah, it's something someone posted on tumblr, and again was referenced in the miss representation doc i watched last year. it's definitely eye opening, and not in a good way. It just makes me very very sad

[@SSondiyazi]

4 more days until South African premiere, CAN'T WAIT!!!!

[@oafkad]

When I was a kid the clear gameboy was like "the" coolest thing you could own. All the wires and connections boggled our minds. Since then I've often purchased clear replacement shells for electronics when they go bad. Even my computer case has a large window in the side so that I can see all the bells and whistles.

[@melanieg7082]

I understand this, even though I am just a tad too young for the gameboy generation. Whenever my dad did "surgery" on his home-made computers, I had to watch the whole process and ask far more questions than was acceptable for anyone over 5, which I was thankfully not. In an attempt to understand how things work, I had to see the transparency.

[@English3Muffin]

I swear the best birthday ever was when my mom got me a see-through purple N64 since my brother never let me play his. Came with a see-through purple controller. The look on his face was priceless. xD

[@melanieg7082]

Oh yeah thats sick man. I remember getting a ds one step up from my older brother... except the next year he got a psp lol. Anyway. transparency.

[@moroam]

I had a Game boy......once

[@jenniferstraub3333]

Hank, don't fear being in-eloquent. In nearly every video of yours I watch, you put words to things in beautiful and new ways, and for this (among other things), I greatly admire you. "I didn't cry because it subtracted from me. I cried because it added to me." Put that posters and t-shirts. It's lovely.

[@kimberlyormesher8237]

I went to see TFIOS today and it was the most powerful thing I have everseen !!! The cinema was as packed as I've ever seen it and everyone was so moved that they were crying ! When I got out side of the screen room everyone was there talking and crying and I felt amazing ! Although I didn't cry it still was amazing ! It helped me so much ! This is the best film experience I have ever had and it was because of you! Thank you for Gus and Hazel Grace ! That smoking metaphor ! The egg scene ! Thankyou :)

[@jacksprat6583]

FIOS beat Tom Cruise in a massive action film at a rate of near 2-1 frickin amazing

[@KingdomGamingNK]

i mean there are probably plenty of action films floating around. TFIOS explores a genres often neglected

[@thatgamermeister]

KingdomGaming Yup. So few teen romance movies.

[@netsquall]

GamerMeister That don't suck *coughtwilightcough*

[@AlecBurnett]

Which is a shame because that Tom Cruise movie was fantastic. Best Sci FI I've seen in years..........

[@jellevm]

...you'd never seen white asparagus before?

[@janakhabouri8271]

I don't think I've ever seen any kind of asparagus before ;p

[@kelevilevi]

I was also surprised by that! I've been eating that stuff out of cheap tins for as long as I can remember!

[@iTeruri]

Kelsey I don't think I've ever eaten green asparagus. Only white ones.

[@AnnaGlin]

I didn't know there was green asparagus!

[@1998misia]

Exactly my thoughts... I have it in my garden...

[@mainspringguerrilla6841]

I saw the movie. It was better than I thought it would be, but I didn't shed a tear though.

[@instantstar21]

Lyria0chan i agree with you!! Wesley Gaines please explain what magic spell you cast on yourself before seeing this movie that caused you to not cry at all?!?! (i'm being serious here no hate intended)

[@instantstar21]

***** that makes a lot of sense actually! I didn't really cry so much in Alaska, for me i kinda figured what was going to happen, so i was dreading it throughout the first half of the book and when it actually happened i was prepared but also shocked, if memory serves the first time i read it i think i threw the book across the room lol

[@kaleenmar]

Brooke Haverkamp he is probably a guy. thats why he didnt cry

[@mainspringguerrilla6841]

I must have no soul. I didn't cry at tifios or saving mr. Banks!

[@catherinesvideos156]

The movie was wonderful and I love your point Hank about the fact that these emotional experience can add to us rather than subtract. It definitely added to my relationship with my brother that I saw it for the first time with him, and I look forward to seeing it again with other people I love and sharing the addition to our lives.

[@MotherGrits]

it goes w/o saying that you BOTH are doing amazing things with/outside of this platform, but as a sibling of someone who is also very accomplished, i was particularly touched by your support for and pride in your brother.

[@sharkstar3]

Praying for any Nerdfighters in Mexico.. Cannot believe you have to wait until October 3rd!😕

[@linny28ClemsVersion]

May we all share a moment of silence for the people of Mexico

[@user-fn5ld6dn8l]

I'm from Mexico and the movie premiered on June 5th

[@SylviaiTrev]

actually not! hahahaha the movie came out yesterday luckily! :D It was soooo amazing :') But thank you anyways hahah x

[@djawesomegamer3601]

Thats my birthday

[@fossilfighters101]

WARNING: TFIOS SPOILERS Okay, so I was watching TFIOS with my friend, and it was awesome, and then the very last line came up: "Okay, Hazel?" "Okay." So I started screaming and singing Undigested Lump (no... not really... I exaggerated) because that left a terrible last impression of what otherwise was an exceedingly faithful adaptation. The last line is "I do, Augustus. I do." French The Llama, they couldn't get something that important right? Oh wells. Still was awesome.

[@TheOtherKT]

WARNING: CONTINUED SPOILERAGE I felt similarly at the time, but now that I really think about it, it may have been a side effect of dy... er, a side effect of the translation to the screenplay format. I mean, with books, you take things at your own pace, and (depending on the author's style) you're encouraged to take your time and process what you've read. You get to take the time to think about the implication of using the words "I do". A film is usually more of a visceral "sit back and let the feels wash over you" experience, which encourages something with more immediate impact. Particularly for people that haven't read the book and/or just didn't know it was a thing (and let's be honest, these people exist), I think that the exchange of okays was the choice that would better resonate with the audience, because they already recognize the significance of those words from the previous scenes.

[@saphyreXice]

I honestly didn't mind this.

[@acomputer121]

Movies are different from books, Kyler Thatch got it right when they said that changes sometimes just have to be made, so as to make it a meaningful experience that newcomers will understand and not be confused by.

[@teeya1999]

I saw it at the premiere and it made it much more powerful tbh being the "okay? Okay."

[@saphyreXice]

Tea. N. Not only powerful but it drove home the "Okay?" concept and I think really closed off the story in a positive way, because "Okay?" was their Always.

[@olivia-st4qf]

Sadly, the tfios movie comes out on the 10th of July in the Netherlands… (y'know the country which half of the book is about)

[@lolpauve]

Olivia Vergeer I thought the Netherlands was all about getting to the WC final without winning it.

[@jelle7224]

lolpauve Hey, you don't joke about serious issues like that!

[@olivia-st4qf]

***** Ikr?! I think I'm just going to watch it in Antwerp. At least then I don't have to wait so long...

[@olivia-st4qf]

lolpauve Tbh, I don't really care about football (or soccer, whatever you want to call it)

[@olivia-st4qf]

18th of June, but there are earlier showings (13/6 and 14/6) :D

[@Maevemw]

I just got back from the showing in my hometown. It was heartbreakingly hilarious to say the least. I was sobbing from the first okay? To the very last okay. All of my everything came through in that movie. Every repressed emotion from my grandfather's death due to leukaemia several years ago and all my fears about my other Grandfather's possibly immanent death. It was all there in a beautiful show of raw emotion on the screen. Thank you John for writing the book which sparked off all of this. The world is a better place because of this.

[@TrueImmortality]

Everybody in the theater cried when I went to see TFIOS, including my 23 year-old brother. I cried for about the last 15 minutes. XD It was very accurate to the book, almost verbatim from how I remember it. For all the people bemoaning the fact that Nerdfighteria may change due to the new fans, I say this: TFIOS is unlike any teenage romance these teenagers have ever read. It's bleak and beautiful and very down to earth. If anything, it's going to inspire them to think about mortality and their role in society. Be glad for them that they've discovered such an awesome thing. Don't begrudge new fans their feels. They might decide to stay around and talk about science and economy with you. They might just change the world. :)

[@krackerkid5]

you've never seen ice in the urinal? some places use ice in place of urinal cakes. it's cheaper, and they swear it works better

[@TenleyNadine]

What in the world are urinal cakes?

[@Bloodmuffin6]

***** They're these blocks of deoderizer that erode and release an odor when they are peed on. They smell better than pee, but not much.

[@TenleyNadine]

Birdeaor I see... learning new things everyday. Okay.

[@Johansenburg]

Birdeaor Sometimes I wonder if they actually do smell better than pee. I'm not always convinced.

[@krackerkid5]

***** yeah, theyre tablets in urinals meant to be a sort of deodorizer. if you've seen madagascar, melvin comes out of a restroom with one in his mouth claiming it to be a mint

[@SpontaneousWhale]

On your end bit it says the movie comes out in the UK on the 10th, it actually comes out on the 19th :(

[@anniandro]

:(((

[@SpontaneousWhale]

***** yes! I discovered this fantastic news earlier today! That showing is going to be an emotional mess and it's going to be wonderful

[@Robbythegod]

***** Thank you Emma, you rule :)

[@crabwilde]

I'm mainly hesitant to see the film because there's a good chance that it will be cheesy and cliche-ridden that it would destroy one of my favourite books. TFiOS had a rather generic plot but was made great by extensive dialogues and monologues scattered throughout, each of them filled with subtext, wit and dry humour. I don't see that being well translated into a movie. But hey, I could be wrong, and I hope I am.

[@TheOtherKT]

As someone who's seen the film, I would say that it's pretty faithful to the tone and spirit of the book. (To say anything more would be spoilery, I think.)

[@chillsahoy2640]

This is my fear as well. I normally get bored with plots that are too romance-driven but the book was so much more than just a love story, it actually made me think about things and I'm not sure if the movie format is as good a medium for that as the book. Still, John says that he is very happy with the way the movie turned out so I would like to give it a chance. If the movie turns out not to have the elements that I liked so much in the book, I can always re-read the book and enjoy it all over again.

[@saphyreXice]

I just saw it and it was dead one. Go see it!

[@alicattor1469]

The trailers make it look more cheesy and cliche-ridden than the movie actually is. I was worried too, but it turned out great.

[@mynameismatt2010]

If you liked the book for the dialogue you'll like the movie, well, you'll like Issac and Gus and Peter. Their characters were captured well.

[@BessMcCulloch]

For me, understanding the processes that we have been shown through these videos of you and John from the moments where the book was in the process of being constructed to the final moments before the movie was released, it makes the finished product (book and movie) so much more rewarding, even as a fan. I honestly started crying when I saw the trailer because yes, it was so amazing as a fan of the book to see that become a thing, but also because we've seen you both talk about this so much for the past few years, we knew where it came from, and I remember thinking, "Damn, he must be so happy and proud." Understanding origins and processes is important to me, it makes the finished product so much more rewarding.

[@thiefs_end]

I saw it here in Denmark last Monday and it was so beautiful. I was a little sad that they had left out and changed some (important) bits, but it still stays so true to the book. Everyone in the cinema was crying and it was so perfect and heartbreaking.

[@Amir883]

Orange is the new black on netflix has an episode where one of the characters is reading the fault in our stars!

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

0:28 - 0:32 So beautiful.

[@TheOblivionDreams]

So, is the movie going to win an oscar?

[@rayhs1984]

Doubtful, but I've seen mentions that there is a chance Shailene gets nominated for a major award.

[@NoalaPropaganda]

mm MAYBE in Best Adapted Screenplay

[@Purplfily]

I went to the midnight premier on June 6 in Colorado Springs with a bunch of my friends! We all read the book at least twice before hand. IT WAS AWESOME!!!!

[@brophelia]

As a person who is involved in the hidden complexities of art (I am a stage manager and occasional SFX makeup artist), I find that knowing what went into the beautiful thing to make the thing happen deepens my connection with the thing, allowing me to contextualize it more fully. This makes truly beautiful art all the more beautiful, and makes sub-par art very apparently sub-par. I take it as a win.

[@GirlieGirlNumber6]

Your wife is beautiful, Hank (: really loved the video!

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

She's really funny too. Check out Hank and Katherine play Super Mario on Hankgames, if you haven't already.

[@GirlieGirlNumber6]

I haven't and I think I will do that right now. Thank you so much! (:

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

GirlieGirlNumber6 No problem. Be prepared to be awake all night marathoning videos. :)

[@sinisterd109]

Katherine!! You are breathtaking! SO beautiful! :)

[@GabbieTheAdventurer]

It's not coming out in my country shoot me

[@zachariasquicksilver3664]

Where are you?

[@GabbieTheAdventurer]

Isle of man actually .... (That little Island noone has really heard of between Ireland and England that doesn't like bringing over good movies to even one of our two cinemas :S )

[@sonicdeathmonkiness]

GabbieTheAdventurer ahh give it a year. The palace may pick it up by then if it follows usual trend, 'yessir' xP

[@blingblingshineshine]

GabbieTheAdventurer CRIES YOU POOR SOUL CAN I BE A PIRATE BUT I DON'T WANNA ADD TO WORLD SUCK BUT YOU NEEDA SEE IT CRIES

[@theevilmasterofhugs2]

GabbieTheAdventurer oh man, maybe you could get a ferry to the mainland and stay overnight?

[@oliviamcgovern]

Going to see it today, and I must say, I'm super excited! I'm so proud and happy for everything having to do with it and the green brothers and the actors and everything and it's just so awesome! We definitely have not forgotten to be awesome lately, and neither have you Hank. You're still awesome even if you don't say things right in front of the camera, you say it right here, in front of this camera.

[@MollyBlueDawn]

I love the type of pocket watch that has a window in the back so you can see the gears. The sight of a watch face is something I can take for granted, but the clockwork that actually makes a clockwork clock work is still a wonder to behold!

[@riverkoritko4411]

Omg was the white asparagus on purpose? I was way to upset that that wasn't in the movie which is a good thing that that is my biggest problem

[@MrDylan2125]

Dude, no spoilers please. (Not trying to be mean)

[@sparksbet]

PrimevalDragon Wait, seriously? Were you that excited to see white asparagus in the Fault in Our Stars? Does knowing that white asparagus does not make an appearance make you less able to enjoy the film?

[@riverkoritko4411]

No I just was kinda upset because it related to her being a vegetarian and it was just so meaningful and just cut completely out ( at least they never mentioned it)

[@MrDylan2125]

***** No, I'm not that excited about white asparagus. I really loved the book and I know that movie adaptations tend to not be 100% like the book, so I wanted to figure out the differences on my own. I'm not angry, and my life will go on just fine. I just tend to be anti-spoiler. Didn't mean to sound pretentious or anything, it's just a thing of mine. River Koritko Fair enough. I totally understand that reason.

[@sparksbet]

River Koritko *Spoiler warning for those who haven't seen it yet* They cut far more important things out of the movie - for instance, Augustus's dead girlfriend, or the swing set thing. Hazel was a vegetarian in the books so that she could say that one line about how she wanted to minimize the suffering/death she caused in the world (an important facet of her character). It's not in the same context, but I recall her saying that line (or something very similar) to Gus at some point.

[@extremelyhappysimmer]

we eat white asparagus in germany all the time lol

[@CamelDance]

+extremelyhappysimmer I know! I was like 'wait, people eat green asparagus?' It's the default here in the Netherlands as well!

[@Etidorhpa]

Sometimes I think I'm the only person who didn't enjoy the book -_-

[@madelinepoopoo]

Don't ever let people make you feel bad about your opinion.

[@AwesomeHuman42]

I liked the book but didn't find it as emotional, amazing & inspiring as everyone else seems to have. I still enjoyed it and will see the film, I just don't really get the hype (no offence to anyone. Personal taste.)

[@kirkygirl]

You know what? That's okay if you didn't like the book. :) That's the joy of books, they are like people in that you don't have to enjoy every single one you meet. That's not a fair expectation. DFTBA my friend. :)

[@ZombieInTheSun]

I can understand that. My mum did not enjoy the book. I liked it (I even cried quite a bit), but 1. the hype can set your expectations much too high, leaving you disapointed and 2. John is a good writer, but he definitely has his flaws (as every writer, or rather, every human being does) and not everyone will like/understand/enjoy the thinks he writes. I personally prefer his KZbin videos to every one of his books, even though I liked TFIOS as well as Looking for Alaska.

[@MrDylan2125]

And this is why I love Nerdfighters. A person says they didn't like something, and everyone is okay with it. No one attacks anyone. No one is a jerk or sarcastic. People are politely supportive. I have yet to find this in other places on KZbin.

[@workinacheeseshop]

I was in NYC 2 weeks ago, and I remember walking by central park and seeing the "permanent installation for TFiOS". I definitely took pictures and was really excited... then realized it wasn't actually for TFiOS. Oh well.

[@spidermanandsnape]

I absolutely adore Hank and Katherine's relationship. It's just so sweet and adorable and beautiful. I love how they still appreciate each other and see each other as beautiful and stuff like that. It's such a great relationship, and I love how you see them arguing like normal people during video games. Hooray for complex relationships.