ACROSS
1 Test in which
contrasts are
helpful, briefly
4 __ stiff
10 Minor set-to
14 Huffington Post
owner
15 Wedding offering
16 Defunct food
coating
17 Domestic
shamelessness?
20 Boundary
21 Legal tender with
a torch
22 Dealer’s offering
23 __ voce
25 Body shop
supply
26 Near giveaway at
the liquor store?
30 2016 Billboard
Top Artist
31 Besides Linus,
the only Nobel
laureate in two
fields
32 Take badly?
35 Alluring
36 Postgame staple
37 Candy __
38 Feb. setting in
Spokane
39 Artist at Giverny
40 Opposite of
56-Across
41 Fort Knox?
43 Philosophers’
group
46 “Cutthroat
Kitchen” host
Brown
47 Second name,
perhaps
48 “Zounds!”
51 They’re often
tough to beat
53 Result of way too
many leaves in
the eaves?
56 Opposite of
40-Across
57 Album contents
58 ENT’s group
59 Arcade
trademark word
60 Part of many art
museum names
61 Table support
DOWN
1 Ancient spell
caster
2 Produce stand
sites
3 “My turn”
4 Part of NSF: Abbr.
5 Telling it like it is
6 Opposition
leader?
7 First name in
Chicago politics
8 It’s thrust in
competition
9 Phone button
letters
10 Without
aggression
11 Zeus remains
largely neutral
during its
narrative
12 “A dagger of the
mind, a __
creation ... ”:
Macbeth
13 Potatoes may be
cooked in one
18 Unloose
19 How stand-up
comics usually
work
24 Ring site
25 Salon sound
26 [I’m shocked!]
27 Enhance through
change
28 Showed
impatience, in a
way
29 Poetry Muse
32 One moving with
frequency?
33 Russian
Orthodox church
feature
34 City on the Aare
36 Kaiser, for one
37 Songs of Seville
39 Maine road sign
image
40 Nothing
41 Buffalo Bill feature
42 Really loving
43 Generational tales
44 Barnyard sound
45 Request to a
dealer
48 Verify the story of
49 Above the
crossbar and
between the
uprights
50 Forced bet
52 Obstruction
54 Tach stat
55 SEAL’s org.
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“Paterson” is about a bus driver
named Paterson in Paterson, New
Jersey; it’s perfectly convenient.
Every day, Paterson
wakes up, goes to
work, comes home,
eats dinner with his
wife, walks the dog
and gets a beer at
the bar. He’s a simple
man who sees the beauty in small
things in everyday life without get-
ting distracted by the complexities
of the modern world, like smart-
phones and social media. Through-
out the movie, he incorporates his
unique outlook into his poems,
which he writes in between his
work shifts. Paterson is one of the
most lovable and virtuous charac-
ters seen on screen in years. Thanks
to this, along with a number of
other spectacular qualities, “Pat-
erson” is one of 2016’s best movies,
and one that will be remembered
for decades to come.
Director
Jim
Jarmusch
(“Gimme Danger”) creates a world
so realistic, yet so impossibly
romantic and compelling. Never
before has a simple daily routine
strictly followed been so entertain-
ing. The movie begins on Monday
and chronicles the rest of the week,
sucking viewers into Paterson’s
daily rituals. By the time Wednes-
day evening comes, the audience is
genuinely excited to watch Pater-
son walk his dog, go to the bar for
a beer and see Doc (Barry Shabaka
Henley, “Life”), the bartender and
Paterson’s friend. Paterson is well
known in the bar, and is somewhat
of a hometown hero. Brief moments
highlight his cour-
age, though with-
out it ever feeling
like
anything
is
expected
in
return.
Adam
Driver
(“Silence”) stars as the eponymous
character; without his distinct style
and phenomenal chops, this movie
would feel empty. In “Paterson,”
he once again demonstrates his
diverse talent and ability to play
many roles, ranging from angsty
Sith Lord Kylo Ren in “Star Wars:
The Force Awakens” to the nutty
Brooklynite Lev Shapiro in “Fran-
ces Ha.” This performance, charac-
terized by his long stares and sharp
deliveries, solidifies him as one of
this generation’s best.
Paterson’s wife, Laura, played by
Golshifteh Farahani (“M for Moth-
er”) in one of the year’s strongest
performances, is the perfect match
for Paterson. Their supportive rela-
tionship, filled with optimism and
serenity, is beautiful to watch. Both
live separate, independent lives,
while still intertwined in the love
they share. He supports Laura and
her many ambitious — often comi-
cally unrealistic — dreams, and she
is his biggest supporter, constantly
urging him to share his poems with
the rest of the world. “Paterson”
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its most authentic form. It’s never
overly effusive and demonstrates
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when two people love and sup-
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in an increasingly hostile world;
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cere moments and interactions,
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way, other people make up for Pat-
erson’s quiet demeanor, providing
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conversations with him. The inter-
actions Paterson overhears on the
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Meditative shots show the still-
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everyone.
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Daily Arts Writer
‘Paterson’ is one of the year’s best
Jim Jarmusch’s film endearingly showcases life at its ordinary
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If you crossed 2050s tech-
nology with 1950s fashion with
2017 ignorance and looked at it
all through a pastel filter, you’d
be within a stone’s throw of
Katy Perry’s video compliment
to her new single, “Chained to
the
Rhythm.”
Set
in
a
fic-
tional
theme
park, the video
is
prime
for
the Katy Perry
Teenage Dream-
world treatment
apparent in past videos like
“Dark Horse” and “Califor-
nia Gurls.” Though all three
videos share a director and
a highly embellished visual
vocabulary, “Chained to the
Rhythm” decidedly leaves the
CandyLand fantasy behind in
favor of a confectionery night-
mare.
To start, the theme park is
called Oblivia. The viewer is
not-so-subtly informed of this
when the second image of the
video features large neon car-
toon letters that spell “OBLIV-
IA.” This frame is immediately
succeeded by footage of Perry
excitedly rushing through the
park’s gates, complete with a
futuristic white dress, pink
hair and an over enthusiastic
smile. She sings “are we crazy?
/ living our lives through a lens
/ trapped in our white-picket
fence.”
Let’s pause.
It’s
no
coincidence
that
“Oblivia” differs only a few
letters
from
“oblivious.”
The opening lyrics alone are
enough to hint at Perry’s dis-
taste with the average person’s
desire to ignore the conflict-
ridden world by hiding in their
peaceful
fenced-in
homes.
When these lyrics are com-
bined with the park’s name and
performers’ plastered smiles,
parallels between the blindly
euphoric patrons of Oblivia
and the ignorant residents of
the real world are visible.
Let’s resume with this in
mind.
The
remaining
four-min-
utes are a profusion of very
happy people living very happy
lives
and
wear-
ing very brightly-
colored
clothing.
But the perfection
is tainted by the
uneasiness
that
accompanies
too
much
happiness.
A quick flash of the number
1984 in the form of a ride’s wait
time estimate draws a link
to George Orwell’s dystopian
novel suggesting this world is
not as perfect as it appears.
Within
these
scenes
of
apparent bliss, Perry is able
to tackle a staggering number
of relevant issues. Panning
through footage of blatant
cultural references such as
choreographed
selfie-taking,
a roller-coaster emoji tunnel
and a “validation station” like-
o-meter, Perry ensures no part
of her satirical criticism of the
over-connected,
technology-
obsessed masses gets lost in
translation. Later, she stops by
“Inferno H20” for a beaker of
flaming water. Clearly resem-
bling a gas station, “Inferno
H20” predicts that abuse of our
world’s resources may lead to
the strict control of water dis-
tribution, similar to oil’s cur-
rent regulation. At one point,
happy couples hurriedly climb
aboard “The Great American
Dream Drop,” a ride that fea-
tures quaint houses dangling
from strings.
Yet despite all of this blar-
ing commentary, the people of
Oblivia remain oblivious. They
continue to live comfortably
in their bubble. Still, the bliss
of being utterly disconnected
does not last forever. As in all
classic dystopian narratives,
someone breaks out of the
trance. Who? Katy Perry, of
course.
A rose thorn pricking her
finger in the first 30 seconds
serves as the first sign that the
world isn’t all cotton candy
and
flying
roller
coasters.
The next and final realization
moment comes in the final
montage, which includes the
3D screening of a fictional film
entitled “A Nuclear Family.”
While spectators robotically
bob their heads, Skip Marley
appears on the colossal-sized
retro TV to contribute his
verse. Eventually stepping out
of the screen, Marley seems to
jolt Perry from her hypnotic
daze.
Spliced into this scene are
clips of Perry running on a
human-sized hamster wheel.
At first putting forward her
best
effort,
she
ultimately
slows to a stand. Her expres-
sion suggests complete con-
sciousness. The video ends
with Perry’s pink painted eye-
lids locked on the camera and a
look of complete horror.
This video marks a new era
of Katy Perry. Although she
has never shied away from
releasing PSAs in the form of
massively successful singles,
the condemnation of modern
society as oblivious and robot-
ic is undoubtedly a step up
from reminding everyone that
they’re fireworks or saying it’s
totally fine to kiss a girl and
like it. Through this video, as
well as a stellar Grammy per-
formance, Perry has informed
her fans and the general public
that she is ready to approach
the treacherous arena of cur-
rent day politics. Prepare your-
selves for a wave of political
pop.
JESSICA ZIESLOFT
For the Daily
Katy Perry critiques modern society
in ‘Chained to the Rhythm’ video
Latest music video marks new era for pop artist, showcasing an
intention to shift from entertainment to social and political commentary
CAPITOL
“Chained to the
Rhythm”
Katy Perry
Capitol Records
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