Apparently, this film is a little bit boring to some people.No fascinating scene,So gorgeous actress.However, after watching it,something remains in my mind.What is it?I think it is a non narrative thing,so I can't convey how I feel.The reason it attracts me so much is just because this situation is similar to me.I am a college student,and once I have a extra money, I definitely use it so fast.It is true of every students all over the world.What stops my action is only smart and good looking girl's whisper.

Never heard of this film but it came around on Turner Classic Movies so I figured I'd give it a shot. It boggles the mind how so many reviewers on here say how much of a masterpiece something is whenever the late Ebert said something similar. Those same people most likely thought 2001 A Space Odyssey was a masterpiece too simply because they were afraid to admit they had no idea what the *bleep* it was about.Stranger Than Paradise is a complete mess from beginning to end. Read the other *expert* reviews for the story line, what there is of a story line anyway. When the final credits rolled I just stared at the TV and mumbled, what was the point of that drivel?

Willie is a pre-slacker-era slacker living in New York City. His cousin Eva from Hungary visits him for several days, and then goes to Cleveland to stay with their Aunt Lotte. One year later, Willie and his friend Eddie take a road trip to Cleveland to visit Eva and Aunt Lotte.While this is not my favorite Jim Jarmusch film (and I do think he is an exceptionally skilled director), I have to recognize for what it is -- the birth of modern independent film. The success Jarmusch achieved here indirectly lead to Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith and countless others.Some scenes, particularly those at the beach, even evoke Ingmar Bergman, something I find hard to believe was intentional. But the lifeless scenes among what should be a happy moment call out Bergman's name, and perhaps Swedish film in general.Screamin' Jay Hawkins has a song featured quite prominently here, and I see it as a precursor to Jarmusch's association with Tom Waits. Although Hawkins and Waits may have never met (I have no idea), I do think a fondness or one inevitably leads to the other.

Rarely have I seen a film with so little action been executed to such great effects. Jim Jarmusch's ode to life in general and boredom in particular is both subtly hilarious and superbly stylish.Most films that deal with people being bored tend to become a bit boring themselves, but Stranger Than Paradise had me sitting with a smile on my face for the entire duration. Its biggest accomplishment is that it seems so true to life – the characters mostly just sit around talking, and the dialogue is remarkably realistic and seemingly improvised. And just like in real life, sometimes they haven't even got anything to talk about, like when Eddie (a wonderfully relaxed Richard Edson) goes to Willie's (John Lurie) apartment, after which they sit quietly staring down into the floor. Even when the two of them go on vacation to Cleveland, they spend most of the time in a house watching television, and Eddie remarks that all places look the same. That being said, the film does have a plot of sorts, even if it is a rather loose one, about Eddie, Willie and Willie's cousin Eva (Eszter Balint) going on a road trip together. Along the way, there are some more directly comedic scenes, such as when Eddie and Willie follow Eva and her date to the movies, or when Willie's aunt beats them all at a card game.The sparse narrative structure is perfectly matched by Jarmusch's simple direction. It makes great use of a static camera, and the black and white visuals are slightly grainy and in a sense quite unremarkable but at the same time strikingly beautiful. The imprecise editing, where most scenes are followed by a second or two of darkness that lets them sink in, along with the recurring use of I Put a Spell on You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, also adds to the independent, bohemian vibe of the film.Apart from a few subtle cultural references, such as the fact that a race horse is named Tokyo Story, there doesn't seem to be much more to Stranger Than Paradise than what meets the eye. Luckily, there is often not a whole lot more to life either, making this the perfect film to watch whenever you have nothing better to do.