10 lat temu Richard Ayoade, czyli Moss z IT Crowd (Technicy-Magicy, w bardzo wolnym, polskim tłumaczeniu), nakręcił swój pierwszy film.
’Such beautiful photography, worth far beyond the opening scenes’, jak rzekł klasyk zachęcając do obejrzenia całości*
Lecz jeśli 'you’ve got the blues’ and 'feel a bit gloomy’, czyli jest Wam smutno i źle, to po seansie, raczej lepiej nie będzie (choć może uśmiechniecie się pod wąsem 'once or twice’). Taka jakaś melancholia, nostalgia, 'coming of age’…
Ale żeby nie było, że to same smęty 'here you’ve got some fun quotes’:
’I find that the only way to get through life is to picture myself in an entirely disconnected reality – I often imagine how people would react to my death:
the shocked faces of my classmates
a playground bedecked with flowers
the empty stillness of a school corridor 
a young child trying to make sense of it all
local news analysis
tear-streaked tributes
the studied stoicism of my parents
candle-lit vigils’
picture = imagine
entirely = completely
bedeck = decorate
still = not moving
tear-streaked = a face that has been crying
studied stoicism = not spontaneous
vigil = a watch (warta, czuwanie)
’Zoe Preece hasn’t been in school the past few days so I’ve written a pamphlet giving her a few pointers on how to break out of the victim cycle.
I’ve also given her two examples to inspire her.
Firstly, Rhydian Bird. He once pulled his trousers down in the playground to fart and followed through, coiling a unhealthy turd onto the tarmac. But, instead of looking embarrassed, he screamed with laughter and pointed. Nobody can tease him about it because he is so proud. I remember watching him with renewed respect.
Secondly, Chips. He wasn’t even considered that hard until Keiron King famously stabbed him in the back with my compass. He said nothing, showed no discomfort as his shirt blossomed with blood poppies. His stoicism reminded me of the brave men who died in the first world war. Every year on that day I hold a minute’s silence in his honour.’
pointers = tips
break out of = escape
fart = give out an unpleasant sound and smell from your butt 
follow through = continue till you’ve achieved what you planned
turd =shit
tarmac = the surface e.g. of the road
embarrassed = feel stupid about something you’ve done
tease = make fun of somebody
stab = hit with a knife
⚘blossom =bloom
a moment of silence in his honor= to commemorate what he did
’Sometimes I wish there was a film crew following my every move. I imagine the camera craning up as I walk away. But, unless things improve, the biopic of my life will only have the budget for a zoom out.’
film crew = people shooting a film
crane up = go up high on a crane (machine)
unless things improve = if they don’t
biopic = bio(graphical) pic(ture) = film
zoom out= make something smaller and smaller
I tak to chciałam Was zachęcić, a nuż!
Natalia
* ten sam klasyk jest autorem soundtracku do Submarine