lmaoJarmusch must have done some good shit in the past to somehow warm everyone up to the idea that Paterson was palatable.
It's one thing to find poetry in everyday life, it's another to drag it mercilessly out of every scene. I can't remember the last film I had to come back to 3-4 times just to get through the initial viewing.
lmao
I liked it a lot, but I can understand why someone wouldn't. I've watched almost all of his movies, so I'm accustomed to his minimalist style.
I actually saw this in theatres. Idk, I was never bored. I was thoroughly engaged in their small world. The scene of findinghis book of poetry ripped up was pretty devastating I thought.
What else have you seen from him?
Paterson was excellent. The idea of being focused on such extreme particularity with a minimalist approach is compelling, especially with the life of a writer that's so habitual.
Don't recall off hand if I saw any other films from the director (checks). Oh damn. I've seen 6-7 of his movies.
Hmmmmm well I liked all of those things.I didn't mind it at first, and it could have had something going for it if not for the bizarre particularities that kept pulling me out of the realism. Paterson himself was annoyingly placid, there were mysterious twins everywhere, his kooky wife's presence became grating very quickly, and the guy at the end was overly conspicuous and ham-fisted. Ah-ha!
That's fair. I wouldn't think to compare the two films. Davis is more of a starving artists, Paterson's a guy trying to live a normal life who makes art on the side.Maybe it's because I was just coming off Llewyn Davis where the protagonist's daily grind is a little more tumultuous, and his artistry a little more emphatic, but I couldn't find Paterson compelling.
You should rush to see his Dead Man, Ghost Dog, Broken Flowers, and Only Lovers Left Alive.Haven't seen anything else by him, not in a rush to now.
Oh hai.
Hmmmmm well I liked all of those things.
That's fair. I wouldn't think to compare the two films. Davis is more of a starving artists, Paterson's just a guy who tries to live a normal life who makes art on the side.
You should rush to see his Dead Man, Ghost Dog, Broken Flowers, and Only Lovers Left Alive.
Also, '71 was a welcome kick in the pants.
but the director did a good job of conveying the claustrophobia of the city, because of how close loyalist and republican areas are to one another
with a young guy who doesn't know anything about it caught in the middle, it was a good approach to take
Very good film, saw it in the cinema when it came out. Though didn't hold up as well on rewatches because the tension was mostly gone. But definitely a really well-crafted thriller, really tense first time round.
It also did a good job of not taking sides, showing both sides of conflict with a young guy who doesn't know anything about it caught in the middle, it was a good approach to take. It wasn't actually filmed in Belfast (For valid reasons though, ie. a lot of the old streets in Belfast were knocked down etc.), but the director did a good job of conveying the claustrophobia of the city, because of how close loyalist and republican areas are to one another (and this was set before the peace walls). I will say that the final scene at divis would have been far more intense and claustrophobic if they had filmed it in a high-rise in NI with the internal staircases unlike the English one they used (they would obviously need some shots there since most of divis has been knocked down as well), that final scene was a bit jarring because of that. But I guess it's largely irrelevant for most people.
Agreed about the (slight) decline, though in a movie about an injured soldier you've got to get a nurturing young Irish girl in there somewhere.I agree with the '71 praise. It really depicted the chaos, turmoil and sectarianism of the situation well, as well as all the cynical double-dealings that was going on. I thought it declined a bit after the pub explosion though, as the focus shifted somewhat away from the main character.
Yeah, it felt like a maze. As an outsider you couldn't really tell which-side-was-which at a glance. Which was really felt as he was stumbling around in the dark.
There was one moment in the film that I thought was quite cringy. When the boy is taking him to the bar, the boy asks him what his religion is, and the guy responds something on the lines of "I don't know". Which is a rather... head-scratching sentance.
It felt like something the director infused so as to present him as a neutral Blank Slate. But it was really obtuse and unnatural. That impression was already there.
Glad to hear it was reviewed well by a native
It was nice to see a grounded, realistic plot with enough twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. I did have to Google the distinction between the OIRA and the PIRA at one point, but after I did that the various conflicts and allegiances became clear. The sketchiest details that were left mostly concerned the behaviour of the moustached undercover guy.
Just back from Wings of Desire. It was stunning, genuinely one of the best films I've ever seen.
I had been meaning to see this for quite a while and the ignominy of beaing beaten to the punch by you of all people was enough to spur me into action but I have to say... I did not like this film at all.<45>
They should have called it "on ze heaviness of being ze German".
It's just a bunch of pretentious poetry readings spoken in serious voices. I did not get any kind of grand humanistic impression on it at all. I didn't hate it or anything, but it mostly just felt like a whole bunch of faffing about, acting deep and shit.
Any Terrance Malick fans in here? I just watched Song to Song and really enjoyed it, and I'm interested in how polarizing Malick seems to be. Looking for recommendations as to what of his to watch next.
I like the Malick films that I have seen (Days of Heaven, Badlands, The Thin Red Line and The New World). So I recommend those, in that order more or less, though they are obvious Malick ones so you've probably seen them. Been meaning to watch more of his films, some stuff like the Tree of Life seems to get poor reviews but it sounds like I would enjoy it. Been meaning to watch Song to Song as well, if you recommend it I will make sure to check it out soon.