As presented in the film, Margo and Q just zip from one stop to the next, pull some pranks, share a few cutesy moments in between and that’s it. The fact that prank night is a bit anticlimactic compared to the book also really takes away from the impact Margo has on Q. The reason I appreciated the SeaWorld sequence in the book isn’t because it’s SeaWorld specifically, but rather because I love amusement parks and the thought of being in one when I shouldn’t is exciting. This is especially unfortunate because there was an easy fix - just swap SeaWorld for any other theme park in the Orlando area, or even a random carnival for that matter. It’s a sweet moment to end on, but it makes the night far less remarkable.
#Paper towns movie
Whereas the book jumps from prank to prank and culminates with a daring break-in that could come with some serious repercussions, the movie just moves from prank to prank and calls it quits after the SunTrust scene. However, the problem is that screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. It’s a great sequence so I can certainly understand why some were disappointed but, 1) this is an adaptation and some things have to go for one reason or another and, 2) the decision to remove the sequence in light of the Blackfish documentary is totally justifiable. When news broke that the SeaWorld scene was cut from the film, fans weren’t happy.
This issue could have been cleared up during her big night out with Q, but her plan in the movie feels far less extraordinary than her plan in the book. We don’t see her in action at the top of the social ladder at school and without Q’s narration, we don’t hear much about what makes her so strikingly different from others in the popular crowd like Lacey and Becca. It also makes it tough to answer the question, “Why Margo of all girls?” The movie quickly conveys that she’s beautiful and confident, but that’s really all we get. Yes, the movie clearly conveys that Q had a thing for Margo since the moment he met her, but it doesn’t take it any further than that and that just makes it any old, unremarkable teen crush. The movie is divided into three acts and you could say that act one is “The Strings,” act two is “The Grass” and act three is “The Vessel,” but even then, act one of the film feels rushed and isn’t nearly as rich as “The Strings” in the book. Green’s book is divided into three sections, one of which is devoted to recapping how Q feels about Margo and what happens during his crazy late night adventure with her.
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