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directed by Marek Beneš

Today I’m taking you to my childhood and I hope that thanks to this recommendation more of you will find out about Pat and Mat. Well, Pat and Mat are two amazing tinkers (by the way, that’s exactly how the series was supposed to be called – “Kuťáci”, which could be translated as “The Tinkers”), who are incredibly creative and no matter how much they complicate their tasks, they always end up with a happy ending. Today’s recommendation is obviously about a film, but Pat and Mat are known mostly for their series, which was released for the first time in 1976! 1976, yes my dear! Back then we had Czechoslovakia in Europe and it was one of the best animated series, at least in my opinion. I’m not coming from there, yet I spent my childhood watching Pat and Mat and I believe they had a huge influence on me, to be honest. Because they basically always complicate everything, but somehow, in the end, they succeed and, even though the whole house is ruined, they are satisfied. I know it may seem like a silly series, yet it honestly gave me a lot of lessons. First, never give up no matter how difficult your problem is. There’s always a way, even if sometimes you need to get crazy. Second, be creative. If you think there’s no way to solve something, it means you’re not creative enough. Just wake up your imagination and do it. And third, the most important, don’t worry about your failures. You broke a window while fixing pipes? No worries, it’s fixable. And if you break a cupboard while fixing the window, again, no worries, it’s fixable as well. Generally, don’t worry, everything is fixable. You can’t even imagine how thankful I am for spending my childhood with those two guys. And when it comes to the film itself, it’s a stop-motion animation, which even now looks amazing, in my opinion. Plus, Pat and Mat don’t speak, so I believe anyone in the world can see them and understand perfectly. In fact, the series has been shown in many countries all over the world, so if you don’t know it, shame on you. The film I’m recommending today is basically about Pat and Mat watching their own adventures, so it’s like watching the series for 80 minutes. I had a lot of fun, nostalgia hit incredibly hard, and I couldn’t stop myself from writing about it. May Pat and Mat be seen by you! By the way, the post title comes from one of the series titles and it means “and that’s it”. So… and that’s it. A je to! (and here Pat and Mat do their wonderful gesture, which I cannot explain, but you can see it in the picture and will see it after every well-done job).

My rating: 8/10
S.