The book Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon revolves around a seventeen year old girl named Madeline Whittier who was diagnosed with SCID, or severe combined immune deficiency. She’s not allowed to leave her house because her body can’t fight the bacteria in the world.

  Maddy had accepted her life until Olly and his family moved into the house next to her. They exchange emails through the window and start to get to know each other. They get so close that Maddy wants to talk to Olly in person and eventually Maddy’s nurse, Carla, allows Olly into the house. Then Maddy and Olly start to fall for each other. They both learn that sometimes falling in love is the biggest risk of all.

  Books being turned into movies can either mean two things: it’s great or it’s a disaster. The movies often don’t live up to fans’ expectations.

  Everything, Everything was surprisingly pleasant. The cast was diverse, and Maddy, played by Amandla Stenberg, was easily the best character to watch on screen. She was able to show a variety of emotions, being joyful and serious when needed.

   The movie had minor changes from the book. Carla’s daughter, Rosa, had a part in the movie. In the book, Rosa is a minor character and is only mentioned a few times. Maddy and Rosa are actually friends in the movie and Rosa comes over to Maddy’s house.

  Another difference in the movie is Maddy and Olly don’t stop at Carla’s house before they go to Hawaii. In the book, stopping at Carla’s house helped show the trust and friendship that her and Maddy had.

  One major difference: the portrayal of when Olly and Maddy first started texting. In the book, they text back and forth trying to get to know each other. The movie put its own twist on them getting to know each other by making it appear as if they were talking face to face. They would talk in one of the many buildings that Maddy would make for her architecture class, first at a diner and then a library. The edges of the scene were out of focus so it was easy for those that didn’t read the book to know that it wasn’t real.

  Maddy also put a little astronaut into the buildings she would make, so he was also brought to life in the scenes. Anyone who didn’t read the book would think that the astronaut being there was a mistake, but it added humor to what otherwise would have been boring scenes.

  The movie also included a scene where Olly covered the window in Maddy’s sunroom with pictures of the ocean. This scene had me grabbing my friends arm because it was such a good scene to add to the movie, even if it never happened in book. In the middle of all the pictures Olly put a note that said, “Maddy, every ocean deserves to be seen by you.” It made viewers fall even more in love with Ollys character and wish they had someone like him.

  The movie was a good representation of the book, while also adding in little twists. It’s not the type of movie that would be watched over and over but a good one to watch with friends, or late at night when you want something different to watch.