Not helpless, just nomadic. This film must have an English name first and then a Chinese name. The Chinese name is actually a bit misleading. Before watching the movie, I only knew the Chinese name, The Land of Nowhere. When I saw the title of the movie Nomadland, everything became clear. No place to rely on, no one to rely on, is a pitiful state in the Chinese context, which will make people sad. And Nomad is a nomad, a Norman, a barbarian who conquered Britain in Europe. For nomads, this floating state has no sadness in Chinese culture, it is just a neutral state. Compared with the nomadism on the level of material facts, what is more critical in the film is the nomadism of the mind. To be honest, it is difficult for me to accurately describe the state of the protagonist. She is not indifferent, not closed, and can communicate normally, but she is in a relatively passive state, a lonely inertia. It is a little bit too much to say that she is resisting, it is a kind of... subconscious, habitual restraint and reject. Those who stand alone, those who grow up alone, and those who do not have a hometown, must understand what I am talking about. Be sure to watch the final credits for this film, pay attention to the cast and it will make you realize that this movie is not just a movie.
Of course, there are many things that I haven't mentioned, such as the social reality background of this film, the social issues it reflects, and so on. But what touched me was the nomadland of my soul. Just like the U.S. Department of Agriculture's photography program during the Great Depression, it was realistic at the time, and the remaining content of the realistic background was removed, but it was more able to spread across the ages.
ps. the opposite of nomadland is bridges. lol
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