RE: [Movie] Nomadland: Life on the Road
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I never knew what Nomadland was about, though I've heard of it of course, particularly Chloe Zhou's achievement. I might just dig out the movie and watch it now
Nomad is a very unique way of life, either in a van, or often in England, a canal boat. I don't think I can handle that due to the logistics constraints.
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I was thinking about how 'real' this was. Most of it is not scripted, but part of it is. Also, once a camera is on the scene, how real is anything? I guess it's the best she could do. I certainly feel I have a sense of what it is to live like that, as a nomad with little resources.
Living on a boat or in a camper sounds a little exotic and charming, if it's a voluntary arrangement and you have a nice boat and camper. But, struggling to eat and get necessities probably gets old very quickly when resources are limited.
Its charming when its like a 30-days tourist experience after which one goes back to his cozy urban apartment.. . when its an everyday struggling for eat and basic resources, suddenly its not. But ofc it can be handy, can be refreshing, appealing - you name it and choose correct option - but still.
I think, if you had someone to do it with, to share the struggle, it would be more tolerable. Most of these people seemed to be alone...
My guess its just a very small % of folks have a mindset matching this way of life. 99,9% of folks wanna have roots and feel settled-down.