![]() In fact, everything is immaculate and glossy in Maddy’s world, which consists only of the effortlessly contemporary house that she is not allowed to leave.Īnika Noni Rose and Amandla Stenberg in “Everything, Everything” ![]() Best known as Rue from “The Hunger Games,” this grown-up Stenberg is a long way from climbing trees and scraping knees for District 11. Her name is Maddy Whittier, and she’s played by outspoken up-and-comer Amandla Stenberg. In “Everything, Everything,” director Stella Meghie remains true to the beautiful dying girl form, save for one thing: This time she’s black and beautiful, with a glorious head of natural curls to boot. READ MORE: ‘Everything, Everything’ Director Stella Meghie: How She Became the Only Black Woman With a Wide-Release Movie in 2017 How else to explain the glut of stories about cancer-stricken teenagers, such as “The Fault In Our Stars,” “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” and that early-aughts soapy classic, “A Walk to Remember”? The genre may have traded in Mandy Moore’s squeaky clean appeal for a slightly edgier Shailene Woodley, but the beautiful dying girl remained resolute in her insistence that prince charming never pity her, even as the movie around her urged audiences to do just that. ![]() Men like movies about war teenage girls like movies about beautiful dying girls finding love. ![]()
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