![]() ![]() (RoRo, APAP, B, C, LLL, V, S, N, A, MM) Strong Romantic worldview implicitly attacking the middle class lifestyle in American suburbs, calling them “paper towns” that (supposedly) lack real substance, with teenage boy searching with his friends for the girl of his dreams, who’s mysteriously disappeared, but movie extols friendship and warns against idolizing outwardly attractive, exotic people, and the main teenage romance remains chaste, in contrast to the movie’s other teenage relationships, plus protagonist thinks everyone gets at least one miracle, but this thought is not given a more explicit Christian development 19 obscenities, two strong profanities, five to seven light exclamatory profanities, plus urinating in one scene and vomiting bully shoves boy against a locker, some light vandalism such as saran wrapping a car, body of adult suicide victim found (he shot himself), a near traffic accident, and man brandishes gun at a couple pranksters implied teenage fornication by supporting characters, teenagers discus sex, teenagers make joking references to self abuse, and teenage girl catches boyfriend cheating and pulls revenge pranks against people who knew but didn’t tell her, but relationship between the two main teenagers remains chaste upper and rear male nudity when teenage boy runs out of house after being caught cheating on his girlfriend plus some female cleavage and skimpy tops on teenage girls a party scene with teenage drinking where at least one teenager is drunk no smoking or drug references and strong miscellaneous moral problems include teenage rebellion, parents of teenage girl have a permissive attitude toward her periodic disappearances (one summer she ran away to the circus), revenge pranks, teenage bully threatens teenage protagonist in one scene but protagonist plays prank on bully to get back at him, and teenagers spray-paint a letter on walls of houses. The negative content warrants extreme caution. Ultimately, PAPER TOWNS suffers from a strong Romantic worldview and rebellious spirit that implicitly attacks middle class life in Suburban America, though it may undercut that message at the end. The main teenage relationship remains chaste, but not a couple of the other teenage relationships. However, despite some positive messages about friendship and coming-of-age, the movie is damaged by crude elements, obscenities and profanities. PAPER TOWNS is an entertaining, often moving journey, with some terrific acting. Eventually, Quentin and his friends follow some clues on a road trip to New York, where they believe Margo went. Quentin assumes they are now going to start dating. One night, Margo climbs in his bedroom window and asks him to sneak out in his family’s car and drive her on a series of nine revenge pranks. So, when he becomes a study-driven teenager, and she remains mischievous if not rebellious, they drift apart. PAPER TOWNS follows a Florida boy named Quentin, who befriends a mysterious girl named Margo. ![]()
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