Review of Nomadland

Listen, if you think this movie doesn't have any storyline, did you notice that the movie ends where it started? With the storage garage where Fern has her belongings, only at the end we get to see maybe the reason why she became a nomad. Also, little by little we're introduced to this man who shows an interest in Fern, and there is tension around how it will turn out. In another scene Swankie talks about her cancer and that she doesn't have very long to live, and she tells Fern about a time she was out in nature and she saw hundreds of swallows nesting, and she knew if she died right there and then, she would be happy. At a later point in the movie, Fern gets a message from her from Alaska with a video of nesting swallows, and Fern knows Swankie made it. All this and more is storytelling.

By the way, I love the idea presented in Nomadland that looking back at my life, small moments like an experience in nature, some gesture of kindness, something experienced in solitude, things that doesn't have anything to do with success, money, having children and other criteria there might be for putting labels on people, might be the most cherished moments.

Who knows why a person prefers loneliness and what in their past made them become a nomad. I think a person can be a nomad without travelling much physically, also. This movie tries to explore how living such a life can be a life of precious moments, friendships and gratitude, the pain, sadness, loss and loneliness, the other side of the coin. But really, is that much different from every single human life ever lived?