Dwell time

Alysha 2022-03-21 09:02:39

I saw this movie a long time ago. I found a quiet and dark space with no snacks around, turned off my phone and computer, and watched it on my 50-inch monster TV with a DVD player.
There is a reason why the original state is explained in such detail. The effect of a movie on people is very relevant to the viewing environment at that time. A group of people can watch comedy, kung fu, horror, and some so-called art films, but not this one. And computers, I stubbornly believe that the screen is too close to your eyes, and it always feels imperfect without the process of images being conveyed to you through time and light and dust.
Of course, this is also ideal.
Some people say that the first five minutes of a Jarmusch film is sleepy. But "Stranger Things in Paradise" just gave me long breathless and empty stares. Rough, minimalist. Lose all the characteristics of a generation. There are traces of Kerouac's "On the Road". If you say what he wants to say, he is not talking about the story, but the state. They were looking for nothing but a freedom—a freedom that allowed them to travel, travel through time and space unfettered. They look for nobility and holiness in the displaced. They are to be freed. They are arrogant, bluffing, exuberant and delightful. They don't have anything, and they don't have anything. They have nothing to lose. Therefore, they are respected and feared.
Coming back to this film, the richness of the film's language is beyond my imagination.
space. Simple.
character body. constant.
Accident. direct.
screen. Pure and clear.
language. adrift.
Black and white films can always be simplified and straightforward. A world where colors are erased can often lead to the hometown of essence.

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Extended Reading
  • Scotty 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    Sure enough, listing it in Ozu's sphere of influence makes a lot of sense, but it blows up a bit at the end. It made me guess the turning point of God, but I never guessed the ending. The ending is wonderful and powerful, and it is absolutely the finishing touch. I especially like the various inexplicable black screen specials in the middle, because it is very cool. The New York scene at the beginning and the scenes with three people going to see the lake were great! The state of "nothingness" they show is really small.

  • Jamarcus 2022-04-24 07:01:17

    It probably covers a lot more than I imagined. This is the second Jarmusch work I've seen

Stranger Than Paradise quotes

  • Willie: Man, what are we doing here?

    Eddie: I don't know.

  • Eva: [She's pulled out an old vacuum cleaner from under the bed] Willie, can you help me change the bag? It looks full.

    Willie: I'm sure it's fine. It hasn't been used in years.

    Eva: It looks dirty.

    Willie: Eva.

    Eva: Are you sure?

    Willie: You know, you don't say... Like, it's really too formal to say... "I want to vacuum the floor. I want to use the vacuum cleaner."

    Eva: Oh. What do you say?

    Willie: Well, you say, um, "I want to choke the alligator." So if somebody comes in here, you know, you say, "I'm choking an alligator."

    Eva: Okay. I am choking the alligator right now.