Man Stalks Avatar Graphic Designer Over Blockbuster's Papyrus Font

Papyrus - SNL — Saturday Night Live

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A moviegoer spirals into madness because Hollywood's biggest international blockbuster bypassed custom typography to lazily select the default Papyrus font from a drop-down menu.

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Key ideas

  • Years after the release of the cinematic blockbuster Avatar, Steven (Ryan Gosling) suffers an agonizing psychological spiral over the realization that the film's title logo relies on the default font Papyrus. (0:01)
  • The discovery that Avatar sequels are in production deepens Steven's distress, rejecting assurances that the logo was fixed because the updated artwork remains virtually identical. (0:01)
  • Steven contrasts Avatar's multi-million-dollar branding with everyday low-budget uses of Papyrus, noting its common appearance on hookah bars, tequila merchandise, off-brand shirts, and Shakira concert gear. (1:19)
  • Consumed by whether the font selection was driven by laziness or cruelty, Steven breaks his personal vows to stalk the designer's suburban home and confront him directly. (1:19)

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## Background Published by Saturday Night Live on YouTube on October 1, 2017, this sketch highlights Steven (Ryan Gosling) as he remains utterly unable to get over one specific detail years after the release of the blockbuster film 'Avatar'.

## TL;DR Steven spirals into an intense psychological breakdown when he becomes re-obsessed with the fact that the historic blockbuster 'Avatar' used the default font Papyrus for its logo. Despite his partner trying to rationalize the situation and noting the film came out years prior, Steven is horrified to learn that sequels are underway with barely modified branding. His torment worsens as he spots the low-budget font everywhere in daily life, from hookah bars to Shakira merchandise. Pushed past his limit by someone innocently praising the logo as 'tribal yet futuristic,' Steven stalks the graphic designer to his suburban home for a dramatic midnight confrontation.

## Atmosphere & style The sketch adopts the brooding, cinematic aesthetic of a high-stakes psychological thriller, contrasting Ryan Gosling's deadpan, unhinged melodrama against the utter triviality of a font selection. The pacing shifts from whispered, sleepless bedroom dread to manic obsession and rainy, noir-style surveillance. It feels darkly hilarious and intensely atmospheric, treating a casual typography decision with the grave weight of an unresolved true-crime trauma.

## Bulletin - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) Years after the release of the cinematic blockbuster Avatar, Steven (Ryan Gosling) suffers an agonizing psychological spiral over the realization that the film's title logo relies on the default font Papyrus. - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) The discovery that Avatar sequels are in production deepens Steven's distress, rejecting assurances that the logo was fixed because the updated artwork remains virtually identical. - [01:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=79s) Steven contrasts Avatar's multi-million-dollar branding with everyday low-budget uses of Papyrus, noting its common appearance on hookah bars, tequila merchandise, off-brand shirts, and Shakira concert gear. - [01:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=79s) Consumed by whether the font selection was driven by laziness or cruelty, Steven breaks his personal vows to stalk the designer's suburban home and confront him directly.

## Key takeaways - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) Steven experiences severe insomnia, loss of appetite, and recurring nightmares over the graphic design choices of Avatar. - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) Steven's partner attempts to dismiss the obsession by pointing out that Avatar premiered nine years prior. - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) Steven visualizes the graphic designer's process as a careless act of selecting Papyrus at random from a drop-down menu, comparing it to a child yanking leaves in a garden. - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) Learning that James Cameron's franchise has sequels in production triggers immediate horror that the typographic decision will continue. - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) Steven rejects claims that filmmakers fixed the title artwork for upcoming sequels, maintaining that the design remains fundamentally unchanged. - [01:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=79s) Steven agonizes over the designer's underlying motive, debating whether the choice was born out of unmitigated laziness or intentional cruelty. - [01:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=79s) Attempts to rationalize the design as a modified or customized version of Papyrus fail to convince Steven, who argues minor modifications were insufficient. - [01:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=79s) According to Steven, Papyrus appropriately belongs in casual, commercial contexts such as hookah bars, off-brand t-shirts, tequila branding, and Shakira merchandise rather than an iconic film. - [01:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=79s) The obsession drives Steven to park outside the graphic designer's suburban home to observe him living a normal, untroubled life. - [01:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=79s) An innocent bystander's characterization of the logo as 'tribal yet futuristic' pushes Steven past his limit, culminating in a direct confrontation with the designer.

## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) The Unbearable Weight of Papyrus

Years after the theatrical release of the historic cinematic hit *Avatar*, Steven finds himself completely unraveled, sinking into an agonizing sleepless spiral because of a realization he simply cannot shake. In intense psychological distress, he admits to his partner that the nightmares have resurfaced, completely destroying his ability to eat or sleep. When she tries to comfort him and asks what is wrong, Steven can only reply in anguish that it haunts him. She groans in recognition, begging him not to bring the obsession back up, but Steven cannot hold back the tormenting truth: the biggest international blockbuster in film history lazily chose Papyrus as its title logo font.

```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: Steven's Obsession with the Avatar Logo accDescr: The cycle of Steven's spiral from realizing the Avatar logo is Papyrus to confronting the graphic designer. subgraph Discovery["The Realization"] A["Nightmares Return"] --> B["Avatar Title Uses Papyrus Font"] B --> C["Belief Designer Used Zero Effort"] end subgraph Obsession["The Obsession Deepens"] C --> D["Discovers Sequels Are in Production"] D --> E["Notices Papyrus Everywhere in Daily Life"] E --> F["Stalks Designer's House"] end subgraph Climax["The Confrontation"] F --> G["Tormented by Description: Tribal Yet Futuristic"] G --> H["Final Screaming Confrontation: I Know What You Did!"] end ```

Steven is incredulous that a production of that magnitude could get away with something so careless, despite his partner pointing out that the movie came out nine years prior. He vividly pictures the graphic designer’s creative process as nothing more than a mindless, reckless accident. Explaining the crime in vivid detail, Ryan Gosling's character laments: “Yeah, he just highlighted Avatar, he clicked the drop down menu, and then he randomly selected Papyrus.” He likens the act to “a thoughtless child wandering by a garden yanking leaves along the way.” When she asks whether he is now obsessing because upcoming sequels are being made, Steven is horrified to learn there are more films on the way. She mentions hearing that the filmmakers changed the artwork and fixed it, but looking at it only fuels his outrage, muttering that it still looks basically the same.

- Steven claims he had managed to forget the font choice for years before the realization abruptly resurfaced. - His partner tries to downplay the issue by pointing out that the film had come out nearly a decade earlier. - The news that James Cameron's franchise is producing sequels reignites his dread that the typographic choice will endure.

[01:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=79s) Stalking the Designer and the Ubiquity of the Font

Unable to find closure, Steven spirals into full-blown obsession over the professional graphic designer who walked away completely unscathed from the choice. He grapples with the existential intent behind the decision, agonizing over whether it was driven by pure laziness or unmitigated cruelty. While his confidante attempts to inject reason by inspecting the graphic—suggesting that Papyrus may have only been a starting foundation that was ultimately modified—Steven rejects the excuse outright, screaming that whatever minor tweaks they made simply were not enough.

``` +---------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | Setting / Context | Where Steven Encounters the Papyrus Font | +---------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | Hollywood Blockbuster | *Avatar* official title logo | | Nightlife | Hookah bars | | Alcohol Branding | Tequila merchandise | | Fast Fashion / Retail | Off-brand graphic tees | | Pop Culture | Shakira merchandise | +---------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ ```

Driven past his breaking point, Steven breaks a vow he made to himself and ends up parked in a car directly outside the graphic designer's suburban home, obsessively watching the man go about his normal routine, hoping to catch a glimpse of him living his ordinary, untroubled life. When pressed on why this continues to plague him so violently and where else anyone even sees the font, Steven rattles off the low-rent venues where Papyrus normally belongs: hookah bars, tequila merchandise, off-brand t-shirts, and Shakira concert gear. The torment culminates when an unsuspecting bystander reflects on the *Avatar* logo, remarking innocently: “It was tribal yet futuristic.” Unable to hold back his fury any longer, Steven confronts the designer in the dark, screaming: “I know what you did!”

## Mentioned Avatar, Papyrus, Steven, Ryan Gosling, James Cameron, Shakira, Saturday Night Live

## Video description Years after Avatar's release, there's one thing Steven (Ryan Gosling) just can't get over.

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中文简报

男子因大片《阿凡达》采用Papyrus字体而跟踪其平面设计师 一名影迷陷入疯狂，原因是好莱坞最宏大的国际大片并未采用定制字体，而是偷懒直接从下拉菜单中选中了默认的Papyrus字体。 史蒂文陷入了严重的心理崩溃，因为他再次对影史巨制《阿凡达》竟使用默认的Papyrus字体作为其Logo这一事实产生了执念。尽管伴侣试图劝解并指出该片已上映多年，但在得知续集正在筹拍且品牌设计几乎未改时，史蒂文感到惊恐万状。随着他在水烟吧、夏奇拉周边商品等日常生活中到处撞见这种低成本字体，内心的折磨愈发加剧。当听到有人天真地称赞该Logo“既具部落风又显未来感”后，史蒂文彻底被推向极限，他一路跟踪那位平面设计师至其郊区住所，并在午夜上演了一场戏剧性的当面对质。 在电影大片《阿凡达》上映多年后，史蒂文（瑞恩·高斯林饰）因意识到该片片名Logo采用了默认的Papyrus字体而陷入了极度痛苦的心理崩溃。 (0:01) 得知《阿凡达》续集正在制作中后，史蒂文的苦恼进一步加深，他无法接受Logo已被修正的保证，因为更新后的设计看起来依然几乎一模一样。 (0:01) 史蒂文将《阿凡达》数百万美元的品牌设计与Papyrus字体在日常低成本场景中的应用进行了对比，指出该字体频频出现在水烟吧、龙舌兰酒周边、杂牌衬衫和夏奇拉演唱会装备上。 (1:19) 史蒂文深受困扰，弄不清选用该字体究竟是出于偷懒还是残忍，他打破了自己的原则，跟踪到设计师位于郊区的家中并与其当面对质。 (1:19)

Reading summary

In Saturday Night Live's sketch "Papyrus," a tormented protagonist named Steven descends into an obsessive psychological spiral after realizing that the massive international blockbuster *Avatar* used the default font Papyrus for its official title logo. The Agony Over Careless Hollywood Typography (0:01) Years after the release of James Cameron's historic cinematic hit *Avatar*, Steven experiences resurfacing nightmares that destroy his ability to eat or sleep. He is overcome with disbelief that the highest-grossing international blockbuster in film history could lazily select Papyrus as its title font. Steven envisions the graphic designer's creative method as a reckless, mindless act, describing it as simply highlighting the title word, opening a drop-down menu, and randomly picking Papyrus—analogous to a thoughtless child casually yanking leaves in a garden. Steven's partner attempts to defuse his distress by noting the film premiered nine years earlier, but the conversation only worsens his panic when he learns that upcoming sequels are actively in production. Although his partner mentions that filmmakers reportedly altered and fixed the title graphic for the subsequent films, Steven inspects the updated artwork and remains infuriated, insisting the revised logo looks basically the same. Ubiquity Across Low-Rent Commercial Branding (1:19) Part of Steven's torment stems from the stark mismatch between a multi-million-dollar cinematic release and the mundane, low-budget contexts where the Papyrus font typically appears. Questioned about where anyone even encounters the typeface in regular life, Steven enumerates venues like hookah bars, tequila merchandise, off-brand graphic t-shirts, and Shakira concert gear, highlighting how out of place the aesthetic is on a premier Hollywood property. Stalking and Confronting the Unpunished Designer (1:19) Unable to achieve closure, Steven wrestles with whether the font selection was driven by pure laziness or unmitigated cruelty, growing bitter that the graphic designer walked away completely unscathed. When a confidante attempts to rationalize the decision by suggesting Papyrus was merely an initial foundation modified with custom tweaks, Steven rejects the defense, shouting that whatever minor adjustments were made were insufficient. The fixation drives Steven past his breaking point, leading him to violate a personal vow and stalk the designer's suburban residence by staking out the home from his parked car. The psychological torment reaches a climax after an unsuspecting bystander describes the film's aesthetic as "tribal yet futuristic." Overcome with rage, Steven steps out into the dark to ambush the designer directly, screaming, "I know what you did!" The narrative concludes unresolved in an escalating personal vendetta, leaving Steven trapped in an enduring obsession over the uncorrected typography of the *Avatar* franchise.

精炼阅读摘要

《周六夜现场》（Saturday Night Live）短剧呈现了主角史蒂文（Steven，由瑞恩·高斯林饰演）的一场荒诞心理危机，他因影史巨制《阿凡达》（Avatar）公然且草率地使用系统默认字体Papyrus作为官方片名Logo，而陷入了长达数年、无法自拔的精神折磨与偏执追责。 商业巨制与廉价排版的荒诞反差 (0:01) 在电影《阿凡达》公映数年后，史蒂文再次陷入失眠与噩梦的恶性循环，其心理崩溃的核心在于他无法接受一部制作规模空前的国际商业大片，竟然懒惰地直接套用了Papyrus字体。面对伴侣提出的该片已上映九年、不必反复执着的劝导，史蒂文坚称这并非单纯的审美问题，而是不可饶恕的敷衍。他将设计师的创作过程描绘为毫无责任感的意外，指责对方只是简单选中文字、在字体下拉菜单中随意点击了Papyrus，如同孩童在花园闲逛时随手扯下树叶。当得知詹姆斯·卡梅隆的续集正在制作且片方声称修改了艺术字时，史蒂文在查验后依旧难掩愤怒，认定所谓的新设计在本质上没有任何改变，微调根本无法掩盖其最初的草率。 字体的低端泛滥与失控的现实追踪 (1:19) 史蒂文的执念不仅停留在电影本身，更蔓延至现实生活中该字体的滥用场景，以及那位未受任何惩戒的设计师身上。史蒂文列举指出，Papyrus字体在现实中通常只属于水烟吧、龙舌兰酒周边商品、廉价无牌印花T恤以及夏奇拉（Shakira）的演出周边等低门槛消费场景，绝不应出现在影史顶级制作中。伴侣试图以该字体可能仅作为设计雏形并经过修改为由平息争端，但史蒂文断然拒绝接受这种辩解。随着心理压力突破临界点，史蒂文违背了自己的诺言，驱车蹲守在平面设计师位于郊区的住所外，窥探其平静的普通人生活。当路人无意中将该Logo评价为“兼具部落风与未来感”时，备受折磨的史蒂文彻底爆发，在夜色中直接冲向设计师并发出愤怒的当面对质。 该短剧以夸张的心理惊悚风格，借由主人公对字体的病态纠缠，讽刺了顶级文化工业在巨额投资与精致特效背后可能存在的低级设计偷懒，同时也解构了大众对商业符号盲目合理化的审美盲区。

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## Background 该视频由 Saturday Night Live（周六夜现场）于 2017 年 10 月 1 日发布在 YouTube 平台上。视频简介指出，在电影《阿凡达》上映多年之后，男主角史蒂文（由瑞恩·高斯林 Ryan Gosling 饰演）心中依然有一道始终无法释怀的坎。 ## TL;DR 短片讲述了男子史蒂文因无法接受全球影史票房巨制《阿凡达》的官方 Logo 竟然直接使用了电脑自带的基础艺术字体 Papyrus，从而陷入长达数年的精神折磨与失眠困境。尽管伴侣不断劝导他这只是微调过的字体且无需小题大做，但得知电影还要拍摄续集后，史蒂文的偏执彻底失控。他历数了水烟馆、廉价龙舌兰酒周边等滥用该字体的庸俗场景，最终在深夜跟踪那位平面设计师，并在正面相遇时歇斯底里地像指控重案犯一样对设计师展开愤怒声讨。 ## Atmosphere & style 整部短片采用极其严肃、深沉的好莱坞心理惊悚片风格拍摄，幽暗阴郁的镜头语言与男主角歇斯底里的崩溃表演形成了强烈的荒诞反差。瑞恩·高斯林将对一款冷门字体的审美洁癖演绎成了近乎存在主义式的痛苦与偏执，从最初的辗转反侧、无声窥视，层层递进到最后的当街失控对质，带给观众一种既压抑凝重又令人啼笑皆非的黑色幽默体验。 ## Bulletin - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) 史蒂文因影史巨制《阿凡达》官方 Logo 直接套用电脑系统默认字体 Papyrus 而陷入精神危机，长年受失眠与焦虑折磨。 - [01:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=60s) 面对伴侣关于制片方已在续集中对字体进行微调的安抚，史蒂文认为任何微调都于事无补，执念反而进一步升级。 - [02:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=124s) 史蒂文将 Papyrus 归类为廉价水烟馆、杂牌 T 恤等小成本商用设计，认为其完全配不上顶级大制作的艺术水准。 - [02:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=124s) 极端的偏执最终演变成现实中的追踪，史蒂文在正面相遇时将设计师视作罪犯并歇斯底里地当面质问。 ## Key takeaways - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) 史蒂文将《阿凡达》标题 Logo 使用 Papyrus 字体视为无法摆脱的心魔与精神创伤。 - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) 史蒂文痛斥设计师极度敷衍，仅通过下拉菜单随手选取系统预设字体，毫无专业心血。 - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) 得知《阿凡达》即将拍摄多部续集的消息，让史蒂文的情绪崩溃进一步加剧。 - [01:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=60s) 伴侣试图解释新设计已做过调整，但史蒂文认为细微修改无法掩盖本质仍是 Papyrus 的事实。 - [01:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=60s) 史蒂文将该字体选择上升到存在主义质问，怀疑这究竟是出于懒惰还是恶毒的残忍。 - [01:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=60s) 史蒂文的心理偏执逐渐转变为跟踪行为，深夜驾车蹲守在平面设计师家门外进行窥视。 - [02:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=124s) 在史蒂文眼中，Papyrus 属于水烟馆招牌、龙舌兰酒周边、杂牌 T 恤等廉价庸俗场景的标准配置。 - [02:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=124s) 公众或设计者赋予该字体所谓“既有部落原始感又具未来感”的评价，在史蒂文看来荒谬至极。 - [02:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=124s) 全片在史蒂文与设计师正面对峙的高潮中收尾，史蒂文如审判罪犯般失控咆哮“我知道你干了什么”。 ## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) 无法摆脱的心魔：巨制《阿凡达》与 Papyrus 字体 夜深人静，史蒂文（Steven）陷入了近乎崩溃的精神危机之中。噩梦再次将他吞噬，让他彻夜难眠、茶饭不思。当伴侣关切地询问究竟发生了什么事时，他神色凄凉地倾诉这个折磨着他的幽灵。伴侣意识到苗头不对，无奈地叹息他是否又要旧事重提。史蒂文坦白，自己本以为这件事早已随时间淡去，直到记忆再次翻涌而来——像《阿凡达》（Avatar）这样耗资巨大、享誉全球的国际影史巨制，其官方标题 Logo 竟然毫无掩饰地直接使用了电脑自带的基础艺术字体——Papyrus。 面对伴侣关于“这不就是九年前那部老电影吗”的困惑，史蒂文越发难以自拔。他巨细靡遗地在脑海中重现当年那位平面设计师敷衍了事的工作场景，痛心疾首地认为对方根本没有付出任何专业心血。史蒂文这样形容道：“他就只是随手选中‘Avatar’这几个字，点开下拉菜单，然后漫不经心地随手选了 Papyrus，就像一个没心没肺的小孩漫步在花园旁，顺手揪下沿途的树叶一样。”这种对设计艺术的亵渎如同一根毒刺，深深扎在他的心头。当伴侣提到电影还要推出续集时，史蒂文更是当场震惊。 - 史蒂文因无法接受一部顶级大片使用通用系统字体而陷入长期的失眠与焦虑。 - 史蒂文指责设计师的操作极其轻率：选中文字、点开字体下拉菜单、随便选定 Papyrus。 ### [01:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=60s) 偏执的追踪与对平面设计师的质问 得知《阿凡达》还将拍摄多部续集后，史蒂文的执念进一步加剧。伴侣试图安抚他，表示制片方已经更换了宣传图并对字体做出了修正，但他凑近观察后却痛苦地发现新设计与原本的 Papyrus 依然别无二致。史蒂文无法接受这个职业平面设计师竟能如此轻易地蒙混过关，整个人陷入了存在主义式的愤怒与质问：“这到底是出于纯粹的懒惰，还是出于恶毒的残忍？” 伴侣努力将他拉回现实，理性地劝导他不要钻牛角尖，正如伴侣指出的那样：“我想这并不完全是 Papyrus，也许那只是个起点，但他们显然做过修改了。”然而这句开脱不仅没有熄灭史蒂文的怒火，反而彻底引爆了他的偏执。史蒂文情绪失控地怒吼道：“但不管他们做了什么调整，都远远不够！”他的执念演变成了近乎跟踪狂的行动——史蒂文违背了自己的誓言，深更半夜潜伏在那位平面设计师的住宅外，坐在车里窥视对方的窗户，死死盯着对方在屋里的一举一动，咬牙切齿地看着这个毁掉大片审美的设计师过着平凡而荒谬的生活。 ```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: 史蒂文对《阿凡达》字体的执念发展 accDescr: 展示史蒂文从发现Papyrus字体到产生心理偏执并最终跟踪设计师的过程 A["记忆复苏：想起《阿凡达》Logo使用Papyrus"] --> B["心理失衡：质问设计师是懒惰还是残忍"] B --> C["伴侣劝解：指出Logo可能做过微调修改"] C --> D["彻底暴走：认为微调根本于事无补"] D --> E["极端行动：深夜潜伏在设计师家门外跟踪"] ``` ### [02:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=124s) 无处不在的廉价字体与最后的崩溃对质 当伴侣试图证明 Papyrus 并不是什么值得大惊小怪的罕见设计，并询问在现实生活中究竟还能在哪看到这种字体时，史蒂文如数家珍地罗列出一连串极具廉价感和刻板印象的商业场景：街头廉价的水烟馆（hookah bars）、不知名龙舌兰酒的周边宣传品、地摊上的杂牌印花 T 恤，以及拉丁天后夏奇拉（Shakira）的巡演周边。在他看来，这种本属于小成本山寨商品的粗制滥造字体，绝不配堂而皇之地戴在世界影史票房冠军的王冠上。 短片的最后，史蒂文与那位负责该设计的平面设计师正面相遇。面对身边人对《阿凡达》Logo“既有部落原始感又不失未来感”的毫无察觉的赞赏，史蒂文面无表情、极度冰冷地吐出了那个让他万劫不复的词汇：“Papyrus。”在四目相对的瞬间，积压了数年的怒火与绝望彻底爆发，史蒂文不顾一切地冲上前去，歇斯底里地指着设计师声嘶力竭地咆哮：“我知道你干了什么。我知道你干了什么！”这场充满心理惊悚色彩的闹剧，在如同指控重案犯一般的极端对峙中推向了荒诞的高潮。 - 史蒂文眼中常见的 Papyrus 字体应用场景包括：水烟馆招牌、龙舌兰酒周边、杂牌 T 恤以及夏奇拉周边商品。 - 设计师或普通观众常将该设计误读为“具有部落风情同时兼备未来科幻感”。 - 史蒂文最终以面对罪犯般的审判姿态，情绪彻底失控地对设计师发出声讨。 ## Notable quotes > [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ&t=1s) 他就只是随手选中‘Avatar’这几个字，点开下拉菜单，然后漫不经心地随手选了 Papyrus，就像一个没心没肺的小孩漫步在花园旁，顺手揪下沿途的树叶一样。 — 史蒂文 ## Mentioned 史蒂文, 瑞恩·高斯林, 《阿凡达》, Papyrus 字体, 夏奇拉, 《周六夜现场》 ## Video description Years after Avatar's release, there's one thing Steven (Ryan Gosling) just can't get over. #SNL #SNLPremiere #SNL43 Subscribe to SNL: https://goo.gl/tUsXwM Stream Current Full Episodes: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live Watch Past SNL Seasons:  Google Play - http://bit.ly/SNLGooglePlay  iTunes - http://bit.ly/SNLiTunes Follow SNL Social - SNL Instagram: http://instagram.com/nbcsnl  SNL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snl SNL Twitter: https://twitter.com/nbcsnl SNL Tumblr: http://nbcsnl.tumblr.com/ SNL Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/nbcsnl/ [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ)

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[0:01] 史蒂文: 他就只是随手选中‘Avatar’这几个字，点开下拉菜单，然后漫不经心地随手选了 Papyrus，就像一个没心没肺的小孩漫步在花园旁，顺手揪下沿途的树叶一样。

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[0:01] >>> IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS BEHIND ME, BUT [0:07] THE DREAMS CAME BACK. I WAS UP ALL NIGHT. [0:12] I CAN'T EAT. I CAN'T SLEEP. [0:16] >> WHAT'S WRONG? >> IT HAUNTS ME. [0:25] >> OH, STEVEN NOT THIS AGAIN. >> I FORGOT ABOUT IT FOR YEARS, [0:28] BUT THEN I REMEMBERED THAT AVATAR, THE GIANT INTERNATIONAL [0:33] BLOCKBUSTER, USED THE PAPYRUS FONT AS IT'S LOGO. [0:38] >> AVATAR, LIKE, THAT MOVIE FROM NINE YEARS AGO? [0:43] >> YEAH, HE JUST HIGHLIGHTED AVATAR, HE CLICKED THE DROP DOWN [0:48] MENU, AND THEN HE RANDOMLY SELECTED PAPYRUS. [0:52] LIKE A THOUGHTLESS CHILD WANDERING BY A GARDEN YANKING [0:57] LEAVES ALONG THE WAY. >> AND SO NOW YOU ARE WORRIED [1:00] ABOUT THE SEQUELS THAT ARE COMING OUT? [1:03] >> THEY ARE MAKING MORE? >> YEAH, WELL, I THINK I HEARD [1:07] THAT. >> THEY CHANGED THE ARTWORK. [1:10] THEY FIXED IT. >> IT LOOKS SIMILAR. [1:19] >> HE JUST GOT AWAY WITH IT. THIS MAN, THIS PROFESSIONAL [1:27] GRAPHIC DESIGNER. WAS IT LAZINESS? [1:28] WAS IT CRUELTY? >> YOU SHOWED ME THIS BEFORE. [1:34] I DON'T THINK THIS IS LITERALLY PAPYRUS. [1:36] MAYBE THAT WAS THE STARTING POINT BUT THEY CLEARLY MODIFIED [1:38] THIS. >> BUT WHATEVER THEY DID, IT [1:40] WASN'T ENOUGH! AND NOW HERE I AM DOING WHAT I [1:49] VOWED TO NEVER DO AGAIN, SITTING OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE, HOPING TO [1:52] CATCH A GLIMPSE OF HIM TO SEE HIM DOING HIS LITTLE THINGS, [1:56] LIVE HIS INSANE LITTLE LIFE. I THINK ABOUT IT EVERY TIME I [2:02] SEE PAPYRUS. >> OKAY. [2:04] WHERE ELSE DO YOU EVEN SEE THIS FONT? [2:06] >> HOOKAH BARS. TEQUILA MERCH OFF BRAND TEES. [2:22] SHAKIRAM MERCH. >> MY GOD. [2:26] ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED? [2:28] >> DO YOU REMEMBER THE AVATAR LOGO. [2:30] >> YEAH. IT WAS TRIBAL YET FUTURISTIC. [2:34] >> PAPYRUS. >> SURE. [2:46] >> I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID! [2:49] [ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ] [2:54] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]