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Excellent adaptation.

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It is one of my favourite genre, but all the cancer themed movies are not emotional, here it comes a tragicomedy. Based on the bestseller autobiography about a young girl Sophie Ritter, who after discovering she has a rare type of cancer, her daring method of dealing it is what this story expands all the 2 hours for us.Despite a dark humour it is still inspiring. One of the ways to tackle the disease with having a positive energy and of course the boost comes from the people around us who cares very much. After all, treatment is a long process, so those ups and downs too this movie shown very well. Especially, the family member's behaviour won't be the same right from the beginning to end. Those phases were the pivot in transformation of each character and their relationship. Including romance as it one of the obstacles which affects mentally beside the physical troubles. And the friendship, that is always there to share and do those mischievous stuffs.The movie opens on the new year's eve celebration in the Belgium city, Antwerp and moves to Hamburg, Germany. Sophie is confident to begin her new life who's going turn 21 the same year. She also meets her man on that night. Followed days, when everything was going fine, the tragic trikes and tosses her world upside down. That's how the real story commence, her journey in the bus of agony where only the rare people takes it and only a very few makes out. In this case, it is a life changing experience, in her expedition she discovers herself, writes a blog, shares, parties and meets other patients. What happens next is again a followed new year's eve where the story concludes."Grandma says that every day I live worth ten years"As for what the title says, Sophie is only a young, so she's enthusiastic and passionate in lifestyle, especially when it comes to exhibit her beauty. She won't let her sick to take it away. The idea of nine wigs with nine different names gives a distinct character together. So, 'Today I am Blonde', that's what the original title's meaning. The fake toy doll Stella is the first one you meet and then Daisy, who flirts, Sue, who fights, Fifi, who parties, followed by Lydia, Blondie, Uma, Pam and finally Bebe as a birthday girl. Each personality tells different tales of her new appearance which helps to enjoy the life and realise the world. When she meets an old patient, he tells his perspective of handling the illness and so a little boy along a girl with her own age.The movie '50/50' tells the importance of friendship. In 'The Bucket List', the importance of remaining precious days. So if you just look back any of the cancer theme movies you've seen, all of them briefs something valuable in life. Those achievements in a short period of time fulfills the life they are not going to live. That's the reason I always love this theme if it is narrated properly. This film was a slight different having attached comedy to the corner of the main plot which helped the portrayal to trim a bit of sentiments and adds a few fun portions. The contents are little stronger, so suitable for adults and maybe matured and older teens. Since it is established from a real life story definitely a good watch. Nice movie, not bestest among other awesome similar flicks, but worthy.7/10

"Heute bin ich blond" / "Today I am blonde" refers to a woman's uplifting approach to use a different wig every day after she lost her hair before chemotherapy for her cancer treatment. The central character is young Sophie (early 20s maybe), played by Lisa Tomaschewsky. She parties with her friends, has a one night stand, makes plans what to study etc. just like every other young woman. Then, fifteen minutes into the film, she is diagnosed with cancer. Luckily, her mother had one too many years ago and can help her with her experience. I quickly found myself engaged with the question if she can survive it or not and was delighted to see nurses and doctors seemingly competent doing a good job for her. I thought the action was written very well in this script here. Unfortunately the dialogs are not always. Looks like director Marc Rothemund has a fixation with strong young women named Sophie as he also directed the Academy Award nominee "Sophie Scholl".The film is much better in the first half. If it had stayed that way I would probably have rated the movie 8/10. However, it feels as there just was not enough material for almost two hours. I wish they could have kept it at 90-95 minutes and cut some of the weaker scenes. This is a movie about decision making, about not letting cancer take over your life that you are really only his puppet. The wigs with different colors are just one example for that. Another would be that she decides to shave her head before all the hair falls out. We see the characters struggles as she takes the decision making one step too far and starts to drink and party heavily, which ultimately makes her health worse again. Also there is three sec scenes already before minute 70, maybe one too many in terms of credibility and overexposure. With the other terminal cancer patient in the picture (played nicely by Jasmin Gerat, the final talk scene between the two girls is heartbreakingly good), it becomes obvious that our heroine is probably gonna beat her tumor or at least that she won't lose it at the end of the film. Actually, I expected an open ending around minute 90. Death just would not have fit in with all this positively uprising ambiance from the main character. That would have been truly depressing.As a whole, it is a good film and I recommend watching it. It can't deliver the way it did early on for almost two hours, but it's still a decent watch with a good performance from Tomaschewsky and pretty much all the other actors too. "Heute bin ich blond" is actually based on the real life story and novel from Sophie van der Stap.