Paper Towns [Blu-ray]

Paper Towns" is that kid in the lunchroom who acts different and seems cool but it isn't until you talk to him that you realize he adheres to all the social conventions and routines of life that you thought he was rebelling against.It's the kind of film that feels like it was written by an adolescent girl cherrypicking reblogged Tumblr quotes from her wall to suffice as the theme for the film. It's the kind of film you'll love if you find the idea of "getting lost to find yourself" a profound concept."Paper Towns," finally, is the kind of film where the love interest is named Margo Roth Spiegelman (Cara Delevingne), whose vacuous personality is mistaken for mystery and enigma. She is defined by her absent gazes into the world, her love for "random capitalization" in her writing because "the rules are so unfair to the letters in the middle of words," and her statements about her town, Orlando, Florida, being a paper town with "paper houses and paper people."She also happens to be the apple of Quentin's (the former "Naked Brothers Band" lead singer Nat Wolff) eye since she moved in his subdivision when they were young; he considers living next to her his sole miracle in life. However, the two have significantly drifted since their youthful days of innocence, until one night when Margo climbs into his window and says that she has nine things to do that night and needs a getaway driver. Stunned that the love of his life has waltzed through his window for the first time in years, Quentin takes Margo and peels off in his minivan to exact revenge on Margo's cheating boyfriend and her friends who didn't help her in her time of need.Upon having the greatest night of his life, Quentin wakes up the next morning and sees Margo isn't at school that day, and eventually, notices she's missing the entire week. Her parents aren't concerned, for Margo does this a lot, but Quentin and his friends - the incessant Ben (Austin Abrams) and the geeky "Radar" (Justice Smith) - begin to uncover clues as to why Margo may have disappeared and where to. With that, the three teens, including Margo's best friend Lacey (Halston Sage) and Radar's girlfriend Angela (Jaz Sinclair), try to track down her whereabouts."Paper Towns"'s immediate problem is it's nowhere as intelligent or witty as it thinks it is. Its themes are all rehashed to the point of breeding contempt and its characters, particularly Margo, are so broadly drawn that they work against the film, which is clearly trying to breathe that fabled freshness into the teen film genre (it always feels like Quentin's going to stop the film with his narration saying the dreaded "this isn't your average teen movie" line).Strangely, though, the most contemptible character throughout this whole film is Margo for more reasons than her empty personality. She's the kind of person who thinks it's okay to drop her friends and family without giving them any inkling as to what's wrong with her because she's trying to find herself. Finally, when somebody does something for her, particularly Quentin, she takes it with a grain of salt and goes about selfishly trying to advance herself rather than consider what she means to others. She's on the verge of growing up and being Amy Schumer's Amy character from "Trainwreck," a contemptible, lost soul who takes advantage of people she meets.Furthermore, the humor of "Paper Towns" is another thing that's frustrating. One moment, the film is trying to wow you with a "deep" dialogue about what lies beneath the surface of people, and the next, a character accidentally spills a can in which he urinated into all over himself and his friends. Once more, this is a film that's trying to be one thing but can't escape what it ultimately is: trite, frequently immature, and mostly empty exercise that has nothing revolutionary to say despite thinking it does.However, don't fault the cast here, for they clearly give it their best shot. Their energy and charisma bring to life more than writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (who wrote "The Spectacular Now," a film you should see instead of this one) do. Nat Wolff, an actor I've consistently admired for his good-natured, everyboy appearance and personality, does strong work here in that realm and is assisted by capable performers like Smith and Sage (Delevingne would likely be better if she had a character to play)."Paper Towns" is cut from the same cloth as "The Fault in Our Stars" (author John Green, who wrote the book on which this film is based, also wrote that one and Neustadter and Weber also penned that screenplay) in that it tries to take a different direction for its adolescent characters but crumbles under the lackluster deviations from reality it so often takes. On top of that, unlike "The Fault in Our Stars," which was burdened by sentimentality and cringeworthy attempts at a perceived coolness, "Paper Towns" winds up being precisely what it didn't want to be - a paper film.

It was a good movie for me to see. It was a good gift.

You might disagree with me personally, but I consider this movie the best Coming Of Age Story, and feel like it's way underrated. I even saw this movie in the movie theaters and it was way better than I expected. You can ask what makes this movie a better coming of age story? To me, I feel like this movie is more adventurous than other coming of age stories. I like the feeling of being out at night when there aren't that many people out. I think that brings out more of the excitement. I also felt like this movie focussed more on beautiful romance. The adventure in this movie reminded me of another underrated movie that came out last year called Earth To Echo which a lot of people seem to complain that plot has already been used with movies like E.T. But, seriously big deal. Earth To Echo was great, and definitely felt like an adventure of a lifetime with being shot from a camera perspective. So, this movie gives a little of that same feel Earth To Echo does, sneaking out at night where there aren't many people and having the time of your life. Also, in going to places to look for clues to find an answer.What else is also great about the movie is the lesson the movie leaves us with. As Quentin says, "The Way I Figure It, Everyone Gets A Miracle." To more fully explain, I think it's natural for us to compare ourselves to other people. We often times see other people have things we don't have and probably never will, or succeed in things we can't, just seem to have more luck. We might feel jealous saying why can't we be blessed the same way somebody else is. But, this movie makes us think more of the blessings/miracles in our individual lives. They might not be the same thing, but from a different perspective, they might be just as good.While buying this movie on Blu Ray, it also reminds us of that message as it came with sticky note paper with the line from the movie, "The Way I Figure It, Everyone Gets A Miracle." You can write down on the pieces of paper what you think your miracles are. This movie might even make us count our blessings and see our miracles more so than we do on Thanksgiving.I'll end by saying that I'd strongly recommend anybody who is reading this and hasn't seen Paper Towns to watch it. It deserves more viewers. I'll also end by saying my favorite scene in the movie, is a romantic scene when Q. is dancing with Margo in the Sun Trust building. I hope you liked my review!!

Paper Towns is like a coming of age story about obsession. Part of the plot is very familiar with Cara Delevingne being the bad girl/rebel and Nat Wolff being the straight/square guy who is in love with her. The difference is Delevinge comes in and out of Wolff’s life. In the end Wolff needs to figure out whether Delevingne is the girl he thinks she is or whether she’s just a construct he made. It’s an interesting take on the genre especially because the two main character are barely together in the film. Other parts of the movie are far more routine.

I have not read the book but I enjoyed watching the movie itself for what it is. Loved the cast as well as the storyline! Loved how there was a mystery to it and especially the overall message the movie brings for viewers! Great movie!Enjoy and appreciate every moment in life! ❤

A film about best friends going thru school together until the last day they'll be together and share events that they experience in their lives with a few exceptions. Quentin has been in love with Margo since the first day he saw her. Margo never knew this. Radar needs to keep people from knowing of Angela on a personal basis, because he knows how his friends would interact about her. For this reason, he wants to keep that part to himself.Margo has to live her own life and not having it scripted for her is her desire. She prefers to live a life where what happens tomorrow keeps surprising and enabling her and nobody else.

Watched once, wouldn't watch again. Good to pass 90 minutes or so though.

Great

After reading the book I was really disappointed with the film, it just couldn't capture the feeling in the book. If you haven't read teh book then you'll like the film but I advise to read teh book first! The actual product is absolutely fine though.

Pre ordered this, it came on time and is a good film, was bought as a gift for someone who had read the book and enjoyed it they also loved the fact that this fan edition had maps at the front for added interest.

After watching this film i was left absaloute confused i was under the impression that the clues were not meant for him to find her but to make him be able to get lost in himself found it interesting but the ending wasn't as expected