Allow me to dedicate a work of art to you.
Yes, this movie, from content to picture to poster, is a work of art.
Originated from life and hidden from life, life may be ordinary, but I hope that each of us will fight against this boring world with hobbies and enthusiasm.
In the movie "Paterson", in a place called Paterson, there is a bus driver named Paterson , who lives in Paterson with his wife.
The whole film has no theme, we follow the camera and see Patterson's life from Monday to Sunday, and then back to Monday, and the cycle begins again and again. Follow him to go to work, go to get off work, go home, chat with his wife, walk the dog, and drink at the bar.
Of course, the most important thing is his hobby, writing poetry .
Patterson is a serious literary and artistic young man, carrying a small book with him, and writing a few poems when inspiration comes.
This hobby made a difference in his life, not just an ordinary bus driver.
What are the characteristics of literary youth?
Yes, boring.
Patterson doesn't talk much, and most of the time he is the object of listening. His big, slightly melancholy eyes seem to be a bystander of life, observing everyday ordinary life, recording some details, and then becoming Inspiration, turned into poetry.
Besides, he is so ordinary that he is inconspicuous in the crowd.
If Patterson is a quiet and melancholy poet, his wife Laura is a passionate artist and dreamer.
Although Laura stayed at home most of the time, she was not idle at all, and there were countless fresh ideas every day. Draw your own patterns for the curtains, paint the walls with your hands, and frame your own paintings on the walls.
Laura still has many dreams: to be a country music singer, to make a fortune off cupcakes...
They also have a third family member, an English bulldog named Marvin. Occupy Laura's favor and always fight against Patterson. As long as two people are intimate, they always hum to show their dissatisfaction.
keyword: bed
Every day, Patterson wakes up early at a fixed time. Open eyes is Laura's quiet and beautiful sleeping face, Patterson chose to hug Laura and be intimate for a while.
Half asleep, Laura would murmur and share her interesting dreams with Patterson: dreaming that she was pregnant with twins, dreaming that Patterson was riding a silver elephant...
The murmur between lovers and the warm atmosphere make the beginning of the day such a beautiful start.
The bed carries a lot of people's emotions. Have you ever whispered on the bed with your lover, have you slept with each other, have you exchanged your dreams, have you ever...brake, don't think about it~
If you have never had a lover, in a lonely space, have you ever set it up as the most comfortable environment, have you completely relaxed in bed, have meditated on reading or have done something interesting.
Yes, single dogs have to live their own lives.
tags: bus
As a bus driver, the bus is Patterson's most common vehicle of the day.
Before the start, Patterson would crouch on the steering wheel and write a few lines of poetry.
Will listen carefully to the complaints of colleagues who hand over work.
Most of the time, the bus seems boring, driving over and over on a repeating route. However, at each station, the passengers up and down are not the same. Patterson paid attention to the passengers getting on, but to the various pedestrians on the street.
He will prick up his ears and quietly listen to the chatting content of the passengers in the car. When he hears that he is interested, he can't help but raise the corners of his mouth. When he is surprised, he will quietly raise his eyebrows.
He also encountered unsatisfactory times, such as the goddamn bus failure, he dutifully maintained the order of passengers and protected the safety of passengers.
Are you also familiar with such a scene, the work day after day seems extremely boring. Might as well learn from Patterson, calm down, re-look at the environment where you stay every day, and look at the people around you.
tags: poetry
Writing poetry is one of the most important things in Patterson's life.
Whether it's before work, during lunch, on the road, or home from get off work, whenever inspiration strikes, he pulls out a pen and writes a few lines, or murmurs scattered sentences.
These fragmentary words, just one sentence, seem to have no charm. However, when it was combined into a poem by Patterson and slowly read out of the mouth, it made people feel a green and sincere charm.
This is Patterson's poem inspired by the little matches at home. What a lovely cause, it doesn't need so far-reaching intention and profound meaning, and it even seems a little naive.
Or miss someone you love
What about you, do you still remember your hobbies, do you still persist, and do you still remember the joy you get because of your hobbies?
keyword: home
Patterson and Laura 's home, built by the artist Laura, uses cheerful bright yellows and low-saturated blues for large areas, and uses Laura's favorite black and white for embellishment.
Every day, while Patterson leaves for work, Laura starts her creative day at home.
Draw your favorite pattern on the fabric.
Try dressing yourself up with different materials.
Because of Laura, the home is full of life.
Maybe you are not rich in money, maybe you are not materially saturated, these are not reasons to stop you from pursuing the quality of life. Who says this can't make people hope for a better life, who can stop people from creating their own warmest haven with their hands.
keyword: bar
Patterson walks Marvin every night and goes to the bar for a drink. Chat happily with the bar owner, meet different drinkers, and witness the joys and sorrows of the drinkers.
The small bar is Patterson's entertainment. The switch between home and the bar slowly puts down the fatigue of the day, allowing Patterson to gain simple happiness.
Hey, you have it too, a small secret base that can make you temporarily forget the troubles of life and give you the satisfaction of "stealing for half a day", even if you just sit there and let it go, at this moment you also have a complete self.
tags: dream
Once Patterson came home from get off work, Laura solemnly wanted to tell Patterson two things.
First, Laura sincerely suggested that Patterson print out the poetry collection in the secret notebook. She didn't want Patterson's talent to be silently buried.
Second, Laura took a fancy to an expensive guitar. In order to get closer to her dream of becoming a country female singer, Laura wanted to buy the guitar.
Patterson only loves to write poetry, but he has no confidence to publish his work. Faced with Laura's repeated requests and encouragement, he seemed hesitant, and finally agreed to print the poetry collection on the weekend.
As for Laura, she has a lot of dreams, and even Patterson laughed at her about which dream she was talking about. She didn't mind, communicated her ideas with Patterson earnestly and sincerely, and patiently persuaded Patterson to buy a guitar.
Facing your dreams, have you ever hesitated, worried about being known by others and being laughed at, worrying about your lack of ability to be embarrassed, and immersed yourself in your own small business with enthusiasm, but never dared to let yourself think too much about the taste of success?
Are you also blocked in the pursuit of your dreams, have you given up, or have you struggled to overcome and create?
keyword: love
Patterson and Laura, like ice and fire, look completely different, but unexpectedly complement each other.
Their love is mutual respect.
No matter how small or distant each other's dreams seem, they never make fun of each other's dreams, but often encourage each other.
Even if the conversation is a small topic, they listen carefully to each other.
When Laura heard Patterson mention that she had written a poem about matches, she immediately stopped what she was doing, walked to Patterson, expressed her concern, put forward her own ideas, and smiled and said, "It's beautiful , I can't wait for you to read it to me when you're done."
Facing Laura's "dark food", Patterson couldn't bear to disappoint, and quietly swallowed a mouthful of pizza with a mouthful of water.
Laura used the money from the cupcakes to buy movie tickets and share her achievements and happiness with Patterson.
When your partner is full of sincerity, looks at you with tenderness, listens to you with sincerity, and answers your words with sincerity.
Cherish it, this soul mate, the other half who is in harmony with each other, is extremely lucky to have each other.
Written here, it is indeed a very ordinary life description. However, as I write, I actually find Patterson's life so interesting.
He turned his life into a poem.
He and his dreamer wife brought out a unique taste in every detail of life.
Just ask, who doesn't want such a life.
This is life. It doesn't have to be ups and downs with strong winds and waves. It's the daily routine of most people.
Maybe many people will say that the ordinary life is too boring, life cannot be replicated, and it is impossible to have the poetic life of Patterson. But aren't the elements of Patterson's life: family, work, dreams, emotions, that most people also have?
Instead of waiting for how different the future will be, it is better to start managing the little things in life now, cherish the people around you, and open your eyes and ears to observe and listen to the world.
Finally, what happened to Patterson's poetic dream and Laura's musical dream?
Sell it here.
But what the film wants to express is by no means heroic if there is a will to accomplish anything. More, it is to unfold life slowly like a scroll, to show people the true meaning of life, regardless of the success or failure of the result, the more important thing is the process of exploration, pursuit and management.
You and I are both mortals and exist in the human world.
Finally, here is my favorite scene from the film.
Laura had already started a busy day in the morning, making many lovely pastries waiting to sell for a good price at the market.
Patterson woke up confused and fumbled into the kitchen to find his beloved wife. Laura saw Patterson holding his favorite collection of poems and asked him to read one of her favorite poems for her, from "The Message" by William Carlos Williams :
I ate
put
in the refrigerator
plum
they
probably you
keep breakfast
food
please forgive
they
so delicious
so sweet
so cold again
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