This is the first movie in a long time that I really couldn’t grasp after a first watch. I’m almost always able to see the themes, motifs, messages, etc. This movie, however, stumped me completely. I was so invested and moved by it but I couldn’t tell why. And that really excited me. It’s brilliantly mundane and seems to champion that in a way I’ve never seen.

One of my favorite movies. The one that inspired me to welcome so much more and varied poetry into my life. Thank you so much for the provocative look at the film and its creation.

@ThoughtWord

2 жыл бұрын

I really love this movie too. It's a fine wine that just gets better with time!

Thank you for this. I saw Paterson at a small cinema by the sea side (Penarth Pier, Wales) back when it was released. To this day I still think about it every now and then. I'm glad to have discovered your video.

Incredible video on one of my favourite films. I had no idea just how deeply entrenched in poetry it was. It resonanted deeply with me, and so did this video. Thank you.

What a great breakdown of the movie. So insightful

I discovered this film a month ago and have since watched it 4 times, and I don't know why.

@ThoughtWord

5 ай бұрын

I reckon because it's just a wonderful, authentic, comforting film! It's one of my most rewatched movies.

This was awesome! Your videos just keep getting better with each one you make!

The long wait is over finally, another beautiful video

Thank you for this wonderful video.

This was a good video. Keep it up and good luck

holy shit ive been looking for this type of video and channel for ages

Great work on this one over one of my favorite (and arguably under-appreciated) films! I have enjoyed watching your channel grow so far. Excited for whatever you next!

This was great.

nice, I ran across your Gatsby video a while ago, and I see that was your first video - you've been busy since then! I love that I went into this one not knowing anything about the subject matter, you took me on a real nice trip here, this is very beautifully put together!

@ThoughtWord

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you came back for more! That Great Gatsby video still grabs most of the views for my channel (which I'm thankful for), but it's videos like this one-in which I'm not really critiquing anything, but exploring good things I like-that I enjoy making the most.

Great video, but can anyone explain all the twins in the movie?!

It's an excellent film

Can someone please help me to understand the fish analogy?

Funny i have a completely diferent interpetration und viewing experience of the film than yours. Im actually going to write my bachloret theses on this movie so i very much appreciate the literature and a diferent perspective :)

@ThoughtWord

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. What's your take?

@kaanokcu7654

Жыл бұрын

@@ThoughtWord my take is that the protagonist has a much more ambivalent relation to its surrounding and the other characters. In a sense that paterson in some ways yes he does ‘take in’ the things he is aware of, however he is also very blind to it and blind to him self. Meaning he isnt very selfreflectory. His poems are some kind of reflection of his awareness and film aestheticly he is explicitly being connected to his surrounding (the double montage), but he still does not seam to take in a lot of other stuff like the recurring twins, the cupcakes (pumpkin), the silver elephant (the selfreflectory aspect). I think what i want to say is that paterson with his poems he is actually doing the opposite of ‘taking in’ his surrounding, rather he is looking away from it. I interpret the ending as his genesis of his poet life. By saying only this one line (“or would you rather be a fish”) and the rest of it didnt need to be there, i read it on a meta perspective. If you can say the movie is structured as a prose poem than i see Sunday as ‘this one line’, the dog as a antihero and the japanese character as some kind of prophet. In my opinion the last poem is the only good one and not film wise presented as kitsch.

@dizmop

4 ай бұрын

@@kaanokcu7654 I would say the fact he is Blind to his surroundings tells us he is taking it in as we all do, in a subconscious way, I feel that's the point, his poetry is not special to him which emphasises his ambivalent attitude, it's just something he does like driving the bus. The fish analogy is alluding to the idea that he is perhaps in an environment that he is unaware of to the point of being blind to it. It seems your contrary approach to the Synopsis only reinforces the observations made

Start everyday with a bad poem, if you struggle talk about the plant in your room or your bed.

why did you have to include that poem from the inaugural address, that was a terrible poem from a terrible "poet"

@ThoughtWord

Жыл бұрын

We'll have to agree to disagree. Still, the point stands. Poetry was back in the public eye (and ear) after Amanda Gorman stepped up to the podium.