Wednesday, July 1, 2015

"Paper Towns" is more than just Cara Delevingne


Aside from the usual excitement of a John Green novel being adapted into a movie is the fact that one of the most mysterious and beautiful models of this generation - Cara Delevingne in it and this has probably doubled the must-see factor for the upcoming movie Paper Towns. On a regular day my news feed is filled with praise and admiration for her unique beauty (look at those eyebrows!) goofy expressions, her rock star and wild child persona which keeps fans and admirers wanting more. 

Delevingne plays the mysterious Margo Roth Spiegelman, the 'it' and popular girl who loved mysteries so much that she became one. Adapted from John Green's novel Paper Towns, the story reviolves around 'Q' (Quentin) a childhood friend of Margo's who has always been in love with her ever since they were kids. 

Sometime before graduating High School, Margo takes Q on an all-night adventure through their hometown, and then suddenly disappears--leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving. Ultimately, to track down Margo, Quentin must find a deeper understanding of true friendship--and true love.

People may be looking forward to watching the movie because of Cara Delevingne but I've read the book and I assure you that the movie will be more than just a love story with a beautiful leading lady. 
Q and his friends are witty and hilarious and the bonds of their friendship will be tested and bring about crazy adventures that they could never have imagined. 


The heart of “Paper Towns” rests in its depictions of friendship and its accompanying adventures, mysteries and even the aggravations that pull young people together at a significant point in their lives.  Q, Ben and Radar are the best of friends.  Their circle of friendship grows with Margo’s disappearance. As author John Green explains, “Q, Ben and Radar are extremely tight but as their high school years come to a close, they grapple with the fact that their friendship is soon going to be different.”
    “There’s a real connection between these friends, and so the humor between them feels lived in and real,” adds Schreier.  “Ben is this nerdy kid who desperately wants to have a girlfriend but has no idea how to go about getting one,” says Austin Abrams, who takes on the role.  “Like the other characters, he undergoes big changes in his thinking about girls, and realizes that a girl he’s long had a crush on, Lacey, is not only pretty, she’s actually very cool and sweet.”


For the part of Radar, the filmmaker cast newcomer Justice Smith. “Radar is a really sweet kid who plays saxophone in the high school band,” says Smith. “He’s a little afraid of bringing his girlfriend Angela to his home because his parents own the world’s largest collection of black Santas.  He’s very embarrassed that his house has, you know, like, 4,200 black Santas in it.”
 Green uses that story element as a mirror to Q’s initial, superficial view of Margo.  “It’s ludicrous how monolithically we imagine Santa,” he points out.  “And there’s a moment in the story when Angela, upon learning of this unique collection, says, ‘I think it’s really cool that your parents are helping to make Santa more complex.’”







Rounding out the cast are Halston Sage as Lacey, and Jaz Sinclair as Angela.  John Green explains the characters’ special strengths.  “Lacey Pemberton is blonde and bubbly and people make all of these assumptions about her.  And the character Angela is really the most grounded in the movie,” Green continues. “She doesn’t have it all figured out, either, but at critical moments she takes control.”
 All the characters share this critical factor of being relatable, thanks to John Green’s unique voice and ability to create young protagonists that are real, caring, and multidimensional. Nat Wolff says, “Paper Towns is funny, romantic and, yes, real. It reminds me so much of my friends in high school and so much of girls I’ve been in love with and it’s all so close, it’s scary.”
 Ride on your ultimate journey with friends when “Paper Towns” open thisJuly 22 in theatres nationwide from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.








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