“Hey Clark," he said.'"ell me something good." I stared out of the window at the bright-blue Swiss sky and I told him a story of two people. Two people who shouldn't have met, and who didn't like each other much when they did, but who found they were the only two people in the world who could possibly have understood each other. And I told him of the adventures they had, the places they had gone, and the things I had seen that I had never expected to. I conjured for him electric skies and iridescent seas and evenings full of laughter and silly jokes. I drew a world for him, a world far from a Swiss industrial estate, a world in which he was still somehow the person he had wanted to be. I drew the world he had created for me, full of wonder and possibility." (Moyes, 358-359).

This past Friday, June 3, 2016, the movie adaptation of the popular novel "Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes premiered on the big screen. Starring Emilia Clarke as the goofy, lovable and ever so fashionable Louisa Clark, and Sam Claflin as the stubborn, sarcastic and insanely handsome quadriplegic Will Traynor. Two better actors could not have been chosen to portray these characters' personalities as perfectly as they did. Though this movie has caught quite a bit of flack from the disabled community, particularly in regards to "promoting" assisted suicide, ending the movie differently from that of the book would definitely be a cop out. Yes, it's a touchy subject, but it was shown in a way to enlighten and not to cause problems. These situations really do arise, but that's a sticky topic for another article for another day. For now, let's stick with a simple book-to-movie review.

Read the book? Excellent. Be warned though, there will be some major things that occur in the book that are not addressed in the movie. Lou's sexual assault within the maze of which she had confided in Will is one of these things that did not make it into the movie. This tidbit made Lou's character really show how layered and complex she actually is, but unfortunately, it appears that the producers did not feel the same. Also, Will's sister and all of the commotion she caused during the first half of the book also did not make it into the movie. In fact, her character was never mentioned. This is also a key tidbit, as this is how Louisa overhears the true intention of her six-month job. It should have been a key part of the movie but, again, the producers must not have felt that way.

One last thing that I think is important and should have been at least touched on was Lou's family issues going on when her sister left for college again; when Patrick finally asked her to move in with him ... and then their big falling out which led to them breaking up and Lou moving into Will's home. I feel that was pretty dramatic and for a movie adaptation, the more drama the better ... but that's just me.

Did anyone else notice Neville Longbottom in the film? He played Patrick, Lou's running-obsessed boyfriend of seven years. Not even going to lie, I hated Patrick's character throughout the entire book. He's a douche, I'm sorry. But to see the same actor who played Neville Longbottom in the "Harry Potter" films play this non-likable character on paper just made a mental conflict within myself. I can't hate Neville Longbottom, what kind of monster would I be? Damn you producers for conflicting my opinions on book characters versus the movie actor versions.

All in all, while the movie felt rushed with some scenes and left a great deal out (but this is expected), it was still a pretty grand movie. It was adorable and made me boo-hoo almost as much as the book did. Maybe this is because I knew what was going to happen or maybe it actually was the good acting skills, but no matter, it still had the same effect. Any movie that can make me cry is a good movie in my book.

To put this movie/book combination into perspective, it ripped my soul out and stomped on it. But you know what? I enjoyed every minute of it — every tear shed was worth it. I'll definitely have to pick it up whenever it debuts on DVD. So drag your boyfriend or girlfriend or a bunch of friends and see this spectacular tear-jerker, you won't regret it — and don't forget the tissues!

Hopefully a movie adaptation of the sequel, "After You," will be in the works in the near future. Personally, I haven't read the sequel yet, but I expect great things.

In regards to the book as well the movie, I encourage you all to break out those "bumblebee tights" (black and yellow stripes!) and #LiveBoldly!