Jim Jarmusch’s “Paterson” and Terrence Malick’s “Song to Song” are recent examples of the small genre of so-called “plotless” films. “Paterson” feels as if we’ve just dropped in on the lives of a relatively boring young married couple. And “Song to Song” feels like we just dropped in on a music festival. In both cases, many audience members left the theatre thinking, “So what?”
The Station Agent
The Station Agent
The Station Agent
Jim Jarmusch’s “Paterson” and Terrence Malick’s “Song to Song” are recent examples of the small genre of so-called “plotless” films. “Paterson” feels as if we’ve just dropped in on the lives of a relatively boring young married couple. And “Song to Song” feels like we just dropped in on a music festival. In both cases, many audience members left the theatre thinking, “So what?”