Poignant Teen Issues From John Green's Adapted Novel in "Paper Towns"
While “The Fault In Our Stars” touched the audience’s
core with its theme on young love, death and moving on, the latest young adult
book to be adapted on film by phenomenal author John Green which is “Paper
Towns” will similarly move the audience on its themes on growing up and the
valuable yet hurtful truths that comes with it.
“Paper
Towns” captures the essence of life and relationships for young adults with
elements of humor and mystery. The talented rising star Nat Wolff plays Quentin Jacobson (known as Q), who has
been captivated by the charismatic Margo Roth Spiegelman (played by
model-actress Cara Delevingne) since her family moved in next door, when he was
nine years old. Now about to finish high school, Margo and Q hang out in very
different groups. Quentin’s life has
been mapped out; he has plans to become a doctor. When he’s not studying, he
spends all his time with his friends, Ben (Austin Abrams) and Radar (Justice
Smith). In contrast to Q, the elusive
Margo is impetuous, instinctive and lives in the moment. She also loves
mysteries and is a bit of a mystery herself!
Margo
suddenly appears at Q’s bedroom window one night and enlists his help for a
series of daring pranks she has planned, intending to exact revenge on her
cheating boyfriend. Hoping the adventure could lead to romance, Q agrees to
join in the conspiracy. The next morning Margo has vanished, leaving behind
cryptic clues for Q to decipher. Determined to find the girl of his dreams, Q
embarks on a road trip with Ben, Radar and two other classmates: Lacey (Halston
Sage) and Angela (Jaz Sinclair), driving from Florida to New York. It turns out
to be a hilarious and fun journey, in which Q discovers the value of friendship
and learns what love is all about.
The
story’s biggest draws were its characters and their friendships. “It’s the story of Quentin and his friends
searching for Margo, but in that process, it culminates in an epic road trip,”
says John Green. “It’s really about
finding a deeper meaning of friendship and learning to imagine other people as
being more complex than initial impressions.”
Those
themes resonate with young people, Green continues. “Every teenager knows what it’s like to be
put in a category, to be seen as one thing when you are, in fact, many
things. So I think that’s the first
thing people will connect with. I also
think audiences will connect to the love stories in the movie. And then, the most important thing, to me, is
that it’s a very funny movie about real friendship, and how real friendship can
sustain you. Romantic love is not the
only kind of valuable love.”
WHO WERE WITH YOU ON YOUR FIRST HEARTBREAK? THEY WERE WITH Q IN “PAPER TOWNS”
An
endearing and unforgettable journey awaits when “Paper Towns” opens this July
22 in cinemas nationwide (Philippines) from 20th Century Fox to be
distributed by Warner Bros.
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