48: Reordering and the Poetry of Everyday Life (PATERSON)

How do you find beauty in the ordinary? In our final installment on 'Authenticity', Nick gets personal in a conversation about Jim Jarmusch's poetic film PATERSON. We discuss the order-disorder-reorder process through the biblical prophets, along with an uncomfortable reality about loving films. We share insights from Richard Rohr and Eugene Peterson about what it means to live content in the moment. And Nick also reflects on some of the other films we've discussed previously, and the story they weave together. 

• Introduction (0:00)
• From Anger, to Grief, to Compassion (2:02)
• DO THE RIGHT THING and AFTERSUN (19:00)
• INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS and NETWORK (22:55)
• Metaphor and the Film Community's Shadow (28:39)
• The Active vs. Inner Life in PATERSON (39:09)
• Context & Subversion in PATERSON (48:51)
• Poetry in Everyday Life (54:12)
• What Are You Turning Towards? (1:07:37)
• Conclusion (1:15:55)

All Things Narrative educates and empowers you to master the art of storytelling. Learn more at: allthingsnarrative.com

Follow us on Instagram @allthingsnarrative

Like us on Facebook @allthingsnarrative

Connect with Derrick on Letterboxd @thenarrativeguy

Check out Joseph's stop-motion films on YouTube @JoeLee Stark25

Produced by All Things Narrative LLC