{"id":6558,"date":"2017-04-26T06:54:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T10:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=6558"},"modified":"2017-05-16T07:08:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T11:08:25","slug":"paterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=6558","title":{"rendered":"Paterson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Paterson,Oppressed (or freaked out) by the news? Here\u2019s a calming and rewarding way to spend two hours in a movie theater cocoon. Writer\/director Jim Jarmusch\u2019s movie Paterson<\/em> (trailer<\/a>) doesn\u2019t travel far, but it\u2019s a pleasant journey. Adam Driver plays a New Jersey Transit bus driver (possibly he was cast based on his name alone) named Paterson, who drives a bus in\u2014you knew it!\u2014Paterson, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

He lives there with his wife Laura (Golshifteh Farahani) and their English bulldog, Marvin (Nellie). Though he follows the same routine and drives the same bus route every day, Paterson is not bored, because his creative imagination is fully engaged. A basement poet, he polishes his creations on the job, and they scroll gently across the screen as he makes his rounds or studies the Passaic River\u2019s Great Falls.<\/p>\n

He carries his books of poetry\u2014especially that of William Carlos Williams\u2014and listens to the small talk of his passengers, the rhythm of their language as much as the words. It\u2019s \u201ca movie that\u2019s filled with poetry and that is a poem in itself. The movie\u2019s very being is based in echoes and patterns,\u201d said Richard Brody<\/a> in The New Yorker<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Laura bursts forth with her own creative endeavors, the only common thread of which is their black-and-white color scheme. Black-and-white frosted cupcakes\u2014a big hit at the farmer\u2019s market\u2014which she hopes will make them rich; a black and white harlequin guitar, which she hopes will launch her career as a country singer. She\u2019s a charming dabbler and Paterson\u2019s muse.<\/p>\n

Every night when he returns home, it seems some other part of their house or Laura\u2019s wardrobe has been reconceived in her favorite non-color combination. I couldn\u2019t help believing that at some point she\u2019ll recognize that her immense talent with fabric would be an awesome career direction. Meanwhile, her patterns fill Paterson<\/em> with visual interest, \u201ccreating a vibrant visual punctuation to the otherwise relaxed storytelling,\u201d said Manohla Dargis<\/a> in the New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Paterson the driver, or perhaps I should say, Driver as Paterson, has one extracurricular activity, a visit to a neighborhood tavern every evening. Lots happens during that one nightly beer. Most of it hilarious. The d\u00e9cor of the tavern, replete with articles about Paterson greats\u2014especially Lou Costello\u2014further ties the man and the story to a circumscribed geography, the launchpad for his words.<\/p>\n

Driver, Farahani, and Nellie play their roles winningly, with a memorable, if small, supporting cast.<\/p>\n

Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> critics\u2019 rating 95%; audiences, 73%. (Not enough happens for some audience members would be my guess.)
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