So today was the official pre-release of the movie adaptation of John Green's book Paper Towns. And being the book fanatic that I am, I somehow got my entire family (minus Chase bc he's in Wyoming #sadface) to read Paper Towns. It's an amazing book. Like don't tell anybody but I think I like it better than The Fault in Our Stars because the themes and lessons are just a lot better in Paper Towns. So mom bought us movie tickets like a month and a half ago to go see this movie before anybody else, and there was a live interview afterwards and everything it was great.
But after watching this movie I have some thoughts. And I'm not sure if I've thought this deeply about the book, but I'd really like to put it in words. So here goes:
-Margo Roth Spiegalman is an extremely selfish character. And that pisses me off. She literally has people who care so freaking much about her that they spend all their time searching for clues and driving and (prolly getting in so much freaking trouble) she literally does not care. She is so wrapped up in herself that she forgets that she doesn't live in her own little world. There are people around her who she effects, her actions cause things in the world, yet she acts like they don't. I don't want to be like that. I don't want to be the person that leads somebody on and then leaves them on a wild goose chase. I want to be somebody that, yes! notices the world, lives large, experiences life as fully as possible. But I also want to be the girl that notices others. I want to be the girl that loves so wholly and fully that people live through that love. I don't ever want to be a Margo Roth Spiegalman.
-"What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person." I adore this quote. Partially because I do that all the freaking time. If anyone is victim of falling in love with who you think a person may be it's me. But I also love it because it reminds me that everybody has a story. Everybody is a person going through heartbreak and changes and trying to figure out life. Everybody is as deeply complex as I am. And that's so extraordinarily easy to forget.
To sum it up, I'm so happy for John Green. I love his writing and his books. And I'm so greatfull that God has placed this lesson in my life. It's one that I learn every time I think of the quote, but It's a good one to learn. A person is never more than a person. Keep that in mind.
But after watching this movie I have some thoughts. And I'm not sure if I've thought this deeply about the book, but I'd really like to put it in words. So here goes:
-Margo Roth Spiegalman is an extremely selfish character. And that pisses me off. She literally has people who care so freaking much about her that they spend all their time searching for clues and driving and (prolly getting in so much freaking trouble) she literally does not care. She is so wrapped up in herself that she forgets that she doesn't live in her own little world. There are people around her who she effects, her actions cause things in the world, yet she acts like they don't. I don't want to be like that. I don't want to be the person that leads somebody on and then leaves them on a wild goose chase. I want to be somebody that, yes! notices the world, lives large, experiences life as fully as possible. But I also want to be the girl that notices others. I want to be the girl that loves so wholly and fully that people live through that love. I don't ever want to be a Margo Roth Spiegalman.
-"What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person." I adore this quote. Partially because I do that all the freaking time. If anyone is victim of falling in love with who you think a person may be it's me. But I also love it because it reminds me that everybody has a story. Everybody is a person going through heartbreak and changes and trying to figure out life. Everybody is as deeply complex as I am. And that's so extraordinarily easy to forget.
To sum it up, I'm so happy for John Green. I love his writing and his books. And I'm so greatfull that God has placed this lesson in my life. It's one that I learn every time I think of the quote, but It's a good one to learn. A person is never more than a person. Keep that in mind.