Nomadland February 22, 2021, 10:07:01 am Those of you with RVing wanderlust will appreciate this heartwarming and thought provoking film on Hulu staring Frances McDomand of Fargo fame. You will recognize Quartzsite scenes and experience vignettes with Bob Wells of CheapRVliving. Watching this movie made me appreciate the glamping privileges of Lazy Daze traveling. However, the spareness of "nomading" did at times stir up yearnings of a simpler life. Nomadland movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger EbertChris 7 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #1 – February 22, 2021, 11:10:51 am I saw the trailer and it looked pretty interesting. Too bad I just canceled HULU so will need to wait until it's more widely distributed.
Re: Nomadland Reply #2 – February 22, 2021, 11:25:32 am We watched the movie Saturday night. Loved. Most notable are the many real people living the life participating in the movie. Some scenes brought me to tears.
Re: Nomadland Reply #3 – February 22, 2021, 11:52:24 am We watched it last night. We found it to be a poignant and bittersweet study of a group that lives at the edge of society. We recognized many of the settings. The actual nomads came across very powerfully. It makes us grateful that we are living this fulltiming lifestyle out of choice and not necessity.Art 3 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #4 – February 22, 2021, 09:22:04 pm I also appreciated the fact that many of the people in the film are indeed actual people using their real names and portraying their actual lives. The scenes depicting work at the Sugar Beet harvest or the Amazon warehouse were real and not staged. We've met people living this lifestyle in the southwest, and camped with Amazon workcampers in Kentucky. Like most RVers, they are fine people. I'm glad that more people who live in cities near the coasts (like me) will get a chance to see what life can be like in flyover country. I meet so many otherwise intelligent people who don't know what it can be like to like in large swaths of their own country.I discovered the rest of America on my summer holiday | Financial TimesRich 2 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #5 – February 23, 2021, 01:59:51 am I found the film to be well made and very... real. Got to view it in an actual theater, which felt wonderful. I guess after a year of COVID I was more in the mood for a glorified nomadic escape adventure and what I experienced was a got no options nomadic struggle.Respectfully,Pete 3 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #7 – February 23, 2021, 10:19:55 am I found it odd that the main character apparently came out of her long term marriage with nothing but an aging van. I wanted to see her in a used but not abused small class C - SOB. But that would have been a different movie. Amazon and sugar beets.... glad I'm not doing that work. Frank 1 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #8 – March 15, 2021, 09:27:15 pm We watched it tonight and we found it to be a powerful film. And well worth watching. 1 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #9 – March 15, 2021, 10:29:34 pm I had just read the book and then the movie came out so I decided to watch it. Some people have chosen this simpler lifestyle while others have been “forced” into it, sometimes because of poor choices but other times because of things beyond their control. Needless to say it reminded me that each person, no matter what their circumstance, it’s just wanting to be treated with respect and dignity. I will continue to remind myself of this fact as I meet people in my travels. 10 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #10 – March 16, 2021, 09:48:42 am I am always amazed at the differences of experiences of the human condition. I would never be able to give up my 'stuff' but have no problem with others that do. The movie is interesting. My observation is that some of those folk judge the rest of the world but forget that without us paying for the infrastructure they use they wouldn't be able to live the lifestyle they enjoy. glen 2 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #11 – March 16, 2021, 12:30:40 pm I really enjoyed the film for its cinematography and minimalist plot line. For fans of Jack Kerouac, it may have echoes of On The Road; especially conjuring up the line from his book “Pass here and go on. You’re on the road to heaven.” Along those lines, it reminds us some of us eschew a “stationary” life to be nomadic. Even with Fern’s setbacks, she decidedly chooses that life and turns down offers from her sister as well as her friend David’s family to settle down. For me, this point is driven home (pun not intended) during the interaction between Fern and Bob as they both open up to each other about their respective setbacks in life, and Bob relates how the nomads never say goodbye; instead, it’s “I’ll see you down the road”. Could be a physical road, perhaps a more symbolic or metaphorical road to find answers, peace of mind etc.? The movie reminds me that the guy camped next to me may be there just to see the sights; or maybe he’s seeking (or running from) something deeper and personal. Usually those things can’t be found lying on a couch watching the boob tube. 4 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #12 – March 16, 2021, 12:41:46 pm Quote from: Westies247 - March 15, 2021, 10:29:34 pmI had just read the boed to watch it. Some people have chosen ok and then the movie came out so I decidthis simpler lifestyle while others have been “forced” into it, sometimes because of poor choices but other times because of things beyond their control. Somebody coined the term Involuntary Full Timer (IFT), seems apt 2 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #13 – March 16, 2021, 05:45:26 pm Why is it rated R. I heard it was..Dave 04 PleasureWay TD
Re: Nomadland Reply #14 – March 16, 2021, 06:41:08 pm Quote from: dreed917 - March 16, 2021, 05:45:26 pmWhy is it rated R. I heard it was..It is. I use this site to decipher movie ratings:Nomadland Movie ReviewThey say:"It has mature themes about loneliness, financial instability, and restlessness, but it's also uplifting and hopeful. There's a beauty in the traveling and a sense that hard work should be valued, whatever that work might look like. One scene includes nonsexual nudity as Fern bathes in a lake, and in two other brief scenes, she uses either the outdoors or a bucket to relieve herself. The camera doesn't shy away from these personal moments. A few conversations include references to death, suicide, terminal illness, and depression, as well as the inability to live in one place after having a home on wheels/on the road."Rich 5 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #15 – March 17, 2021, 09:03:00 am Saw the movie a couple of weeks ago when it was on Hulu. I was deeply moved by the story and cinematography. My wife and I started our near full time RV journey touring the US since 2012. We were not born here but came as students in the early 1980s, we want to take our time to learn and enjoy this beautiful country and a good LD with a Jeep is the best way to do it. We were in almost all the places in the movie such as Badland NP, Wall Drug, Quartzsite, west coast seashore, redwood forest, etc. The movie sparked a lot of warm memory about our beautiful country and the spirit of its people.We were in Quartzsite a couple of times and met some of the free spirits illustrated in the story. It doesn't matter whether folks living in their RVs by choice or driven by economic situations, we are all RVers. As a matter of fact, I am seeing a lot of folks as "work campers" now. The Larry and Penny Park in Miami used to be dominated by snowbirds in the past but this year almost half of the long term (6 month limit) campers are work campers. Folks lost their houses during covid and must live in their RVs now. I think this trend will stay for a long time.Here is a LA Time article about some of the real people acting in the movie: The nomads of 'Nomadland' on real life versus acting - Los Angeles Times 5 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #16 – March 23, 2021, 12:52:38 pm Saw this last night and really liked it. I thought Francis McDormand's performance was Oscar worthy and thought the performances of the real-life folks was pretty good. Don't think I could handle being a van dweller. Makes me truly thankful to have a Lazy Daze!
Re: Nomadland Reply #17 – March 23, 2021, 02:53:04 pm Quote from: HiLola - March 23, 2021, 12:52:38 pmSaw this last night and really liked it. I thought Francis McDormand's performance was Oscar worthy and thought the performances of the real-life folks was pretty good. Don't think I could handle being a van dweller. Makes me truly thankful to have a Lazy Daze! I think the single most outstanding feature of an RV is the plumbing. That commode with running water is great to have at close proximity. This brings up the most significant downside of having a toad - on a side trip, you are just as vulnerable as the rest of the tourist crowd when the urge hits. Before we towed, that was not a problem...Steve 1 Likes
Re: Nomadland Reply #18 – March 23, 2021, 03:14:46 pm Quote from: Steve - March 23, 2021, 02:53:04 pmThis brings up the most significant downside of having a toad - on a side trip, you are just as vulnerable as the rest of the tourist crowd when the urge hits. Before we towed, that was not a problem...That's where a bucket and roll of TP comes in, Steve!
Re: Nomadland Reply #19 – April 16, 2021, 02:49:59 am Interesting Q&A with the author of the book, just aired on the PBS Newshour:https://youtu.be/ofQdKojklWw 2 Likes
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