Paper Towns: Surprise cameo and John Green leaves his own trail of clues. 

For those of you looking to catch the latest John Green adaptation, you may already know a few of the spoilers ahead. Once again, to warn you all, there will be spoilers for those who have not seen the movie yet.

We start off with our very first, as it is believed, cameo of John Green himself! His voice can be heard during Q’s and Margo’s night of havoc, where Margo receives a phone call from a less then pleased father. This is just a theory, and John Green has not confirmed or denied the cameo thus far.

One cameo that fans will love, is the cameo of Ansel Argot [whom played Agustus Water in “The Fault In Our Stars”]. Argot plays a gas station attendant with very minimal lines. Being in the theater the reveal of his cameo could be heard in squeals, and even caught an audience member whispering to their friend, “That’s Agustus!” Sadly, there is no crossover of characters, even though the fandom around John Green’s novels, believe that each of his books are interconnected. This was simply a fun scene between the characters, and the simple delivery of Argort’s line to the character of Lacey, “So, do you like dragon tattoos,” caused the theater to erupt into giggles.

There were some other fan speculations and easter eggs seen through out the movie. Like John Green’s  favorite band revealed as a poster on Q’s wall, found by a fan on papertownsy.tumblr.com.

Overall, the movie was a fun coming of age movie. For those coming into the movie with out reading the book, Paper Towns was entertaining, and they were content with the movie, while those who read the books had some mild disappointments. Fans were given more insight on the character Angela, who plays opposite Radar as his love interest. In the movie Angela is given a more active role with the guys, rather then being the suspicious girlfriend as she was in the book. Also Radar and Angela did not take their relationship to the next level in the book as they did in the movie. Even though these are minor changes that had no effect on the storyline, the addition to Angela on the road trip was fun for the readers to explore on the big screen.

There are some other minor changes that were made, likely to keep viewers interested. So missing out on all the Paper Towns while on the trail to finding Margo, can be forgiven.  The biggest change as a reader of the book, was the character of Margo in the ending. In the book Margo did not want to be found, and was not happy to see Q. In the movie adaptation, Margo is surprised and shocked to see Q. She even offers to buy him a milkshake, and talked about running away to Paper Towns. Margo is not a character that most viewers will come out with mixed feelings about her.

Paper Towns dealt with relatable issues that all teens face with growing up. What happens after graduation? Where do I see myself after high school? Will the friends I grew up with remain my friends? Will life change who I am, or will I make something out of my life? Will others see me for my potential and not what they want to see? Are we chasing the idea of love?

John Green is a clever writer who likes to use metaphors to allow the readers to think outside of what is written in the pages. Green gives depth to his characters, and allows them to be relatable to all readers. This movie will be passed on to generations to come because, let’s face it, has high school ever changed?