The shock of Lucas's death was compounded by the sheer ordinariness of the play that caused it — he wasn't hit awkwardly or with unusual force. (si.com)
But in trying to make a 10 - best list, I tripped right over my own divided soul right at the top: My two faves of 2016 are Jim Jarmusch's Paterson, an infinitely gentle - souled movie about the poetry of life and the life of poetry that finds more pleasure and meaning in ordinariness than most movies do in extraordinariness, and Yorgos Lanthimos» The Lobster, a perfectly sustained dystopian sick joke about the desperate, poignant futility of seeking human connection. (slate.com)
It's not a new story, but that's the point: the sheer ordinariness of their experience lets De Botton use their relationship to explore the philosophical ramifications of everything from first date preparations to when to say I love you. (elitesingles.com)