Stranger Than Paradise
Directors' List 2024 #7 | <PERSON>
A compelling search for and exploration of American identity. Largely plotless, with every ounce of meaning lying instead in those mundane experiences: TV dinners, long drives, empty cinemas, sharing some Chesterfields, betting - and losing - on dog races. <PERSON> succinctly captures the wavelength of what it means to be an aimless 20-something, discontent with monotony, eager to discover the rest of the world, leaving behind equally meaningful places, people and experiences, only to realise so much of it looks and feels like more of the wonder-devoid same. Something I can somewhat relate to as I inch ever closer to my mid-20s, as I continue to question where to find value among the countless new places and experiences I encounter for myself. 241