书名和片名来自莎士比亚《凯撒大帝》第一幕第二景卡西乌斯的台词“亲爱的布鲁塔斯,人们可支配自己的命运,若我们受制于人,那错不在命运,而在我们自己!”(The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.)而片名反其道行之,意指癌症的错就在命运,不是自己能控制的。
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IMDB: The Fault in Our Stars
Goodreads.com: Interview with John Green
Collider.com: Interview with Josh Boone
Hollywood Reporter: Amsterdam Bench Goes
MovieCensorship: Comparison Theatrical Version vs Extended Cut