Looking for Alaska

HULU | Release Date: October 18, 2019

7.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Ratings

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JLuis_001Apr 9, 2022

Although Looking For Alaska was John Green's first novel, is the third adaptation of his books and yet the repetitiveness of his stories comes to the fore, especially in its similarities to 2015's Paper Towns.

Mostly for showing its maleAlthough Looking For Alaska was John Green's first novel, is the third adaptation of his books and yet the repetitiveness of his stories comes to the fore, especially in its similarities to 2015's Paper Towns.

Mostly for showing its male protagonists as self-absorbed young men who end up falling in love with a girl who is always ''special'' or has something unique about her.
She is more mature than he is. She knows about things he doesn't, and she has that bad girl aura without ever crossing any lines that might be too crude for this kind of show.
And we see all of this through the eyes of this guy who has only idealized her in his mind as someone perfect.

It's for that reason that this miniseries struggles to find an identity, even beyond its stereotypical main characters.
Its plot twist comes late and while the messages about guilt and grief are important and not badly developed, the structure is so simplified that by the end of its 7-hour running time, there really isn't much that you can take away with you that was really worthwhile.

It's a good show. But common and average at best.… Expand

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