Nomadland Blu-ray Review
Author Jessica Bruder first documented the nomadic lifestyle in her Harper’s Magazine article, “The End of Retirement,” and soon expanded upon that with her book, “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.” Much like the nonfiction book that the film is based on,
Nomadland goes on a journey alongside nomads who were tossed aside during the financial meltdown of 2008. These people either couldn’t find their way back or didn’t want to, so instead, they became nomads. The film is an intriguing hybrid of documentary and narrative fiction. Frances McDormand’s Fern is the narrative thread that intertwines with the real-life lifestyle of nomadic living. That’s essentially what the film is. It’s not about an existential crisis or a political statement, it’s a poetic reflection about the resilience of humanity. That’s the powerful message of what this film is trying to convey.