From page to screen: "Paper Towns"

I have a few favourite books, and two of them are John Green's 'The fault in our stars' and 'Looking for Alaska,' which are his two greatest books. His other books, in my opinion, weren't that special; they were good, but they didn't stand out like those two. I read 'Paper Towns' last year and thought it was an agreeable read, but as I said, it didn't exactly shine out on the bookshelf. However, while I was reading it, I was thinking "this could work really well as a movie. In fact, I think the story could be told better as a movie." This opinion was confirmed earlier this week, when I saw 'Paper Towns' at the cinema. I absolutely loved the movie- I loved the 'Paper Towns' movie better than 'The Fault in our stars' movie.

Brief synopsis: set in the final weeks of high school, the main character, Quentin, is shy and not very outgoing, who has been in love with his popular, unpredictable and mysterious next door neighbour, Margo, since they met. "Margo loved mysteries, so she became one" and all through their high school life, they didn't have anything to do with each other, until one night, Margo climbs into his life (quite literally, through his bedroom window), asking if he could be her get-away driver for the evening. She is on a mission to pay back and "bring the rain" to her ex-boyfriend and her so-called friends. Quentin takes the risk and agrees to a night of being a fellow "ninja," and next day, Margo is gone. No one knows where, and Quentin, alongside with his two best friends and Margo's best friend, try to find and understand the clues to find Margo...

The movie stuck true to the book, which was great!  

It was so enjoyable to watch, with it brilliantly cast, with Nat Wolff as Quentin and Cara Delevingne as Margo. I just have to say, it is pure coincidence that I have written about two movies recently that both star Nat Wolff (him being one of the leads in 'Stuck in Love'- another side note: he was also Isaac in 'The fault in our stars'). But the best chemistry was definitely between Nat Wolff with Austin Abrams and Justice Smith, who played Quentin's best friends, Ben and Radar. Watching the three of them was as if we were watching a real group of best friends; talking over each other and joking and making fun of each other- it just seemed so realistic, which, in movies, is always a pleasure to watch. Because it's been a while since I read the book, I can't go into the details about the text itself, so instead, I'm just going to continue praising the film. It's very rare when the movie is better than the book- another exception includes 'Princess Diaries' (fantastic movie, but the books seemed to drag on a bit)- I don't know what it was that made the story more 'movie-material,' but it was somehow. I highly recommend seeing it.