Have you seen the movie “Nomadland,” which took home the year’s biggest award on Sunday night at the Oscars for Best Picture? Frances McDormand, who plays the main character, Fern, took home the award for Best Actress, and Chloé Zhao won for Best Director. Quite the sweep, eh?
If you haven’t seen the movie (or even if you have) read Nanci Dixon’s commentary on it. It’s worth a read.
You can stream the movie on Hulu, but the book (which the movie is based on) is well worth a read too. Find it here.
If you did see the movie, what do you think? Do you think it deserved to win Best Picture at Sunday night’s show? Please tell us in the poll below. Thanks!
I guess its as good as any other Oscar winner movies. It was good, With interesting characters and good cinematography, but I felt it was a bit depressing.
Some of the best movies are. I think Steven Spielberg’s movies are quite good but found so many to be so heart-wrenching that I just couldn’t watch.
Our family has permanantly distanced ourselves from Hollywood productions. Most “Producers, Directors and Actors” are pushing an Agenda we completely disagree with. Todays Hollywood will never get a dime of our money… Funny, we read that this years Oscars was the lowest rated in history… “Get Woke Go Broke”!
Can’t wait til it happens
Haven’t seen a HollyWeed Movie in over 30 plus years, they are either unbelievable, far left or too violent. I don’t even watch the programs on the main TV Networks for the same reasons. Local News and the cooking channels. Use to love History/Discovery channels, but reality TV is not my thing.
Really getting tired of agenda driven Docudramas masquerading as a Movie
Since writers and subsequently actors seem to thrive on terrible language we dont watch anything out of unholy wood.
Me either!
Dry, dragging and with a drawn out plot. It was fortunate that there were no good movies to compete with. If this were a “normal time” with the usual flash and bang movies, this tripe wouldn’t even have made it through the front door. A story that should have stayed in the pages and not on the screen.
I got ‘Nomadland’, the book, on a special deal at Amazon a couple of years ago. It looked interesting as it was about an aspect of RVing I knew nothing about – workamping. I was shocked a couple of years later to read about the movie being made to such acclaim with an actress, Frances McDormand, I’ve admired since I saw her in ‘Fargo’. The book was not as dark and depressing to me as the movie but I suppose the movie was as deserving of Best Picture as most and more than some. Worth reading and watching as far as I’m concerned.
That book was eye-opening.
The Oscars? Wait…. didn’t that used to be a Hollywood kinda thing? “Stars” and such?
Yeah….gave that up decades ago when it began to be less entertainment and more hectoring and agenda-driven.
Give me the film noir of the 50s and mega-productions of the 30s and 40s, and leave my politics to ME. (Heck, I prefer even the old Johnny DollarRADIO shows over current Hollywood anything.)
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LOL. That “film noir” you enjoyed so much was sometimes written and produced by people castigated as ‘communist’ and put on blacklists in the 50’s. Today you’d probably castigate that also as ‘agenda driven’.
The Musicals, Westerns, and Comedy of the 30’s thru late 60’s were entertaining as opposed to the blood, guts and gore of today. The actors seldom expressed political views. Today most dont give an acceptance speech without expressing their political views. Today’s egos are taking over and quality of film is few and far between. Hollywood should entertain…period, if they want to get in politics CHANGE CAREERS !
Perhaps they’ve been so appalled at what’s happening that they simply have to say something. Can’t say I blame them.
Plus, it’s freedom of speech. They have the right to express themselves and you have the right not to listen or buy their products. At least they aren’t storming and looting our government buildings.
Saw the movie, it was OK. Can’t really say it deserved the win as we didn’t see any of the other nominated movies.
I did read Nanci’s review and read the book (because of RV Travel). I haven’t seen the movie and have no interest in seeing it. I also saw recently that Chris of “The Off Grid Schoolie” (formerly of “Chris Travels”) has plans to film single women RVing to show that such a life is not as negative and miserable an existence as “Nomadland” showed.
I haven’t watched the Oscars for at least 30 years or more, they are nothing more than a bunch of egos strutting around trying to show the world how important they are to the rest of us. Each getting on stage to express their views on the current political fad of the day.
Oscar’s, Emmy’s, blah blah. Celebrities and their vanity. Seldom even go to movies and prefer historical documentaries, nature shows.
We very rarely watch regular TV, pretty much only nature & history channels. So sad what our country has come to! Sometimes we will watch the regular channels for the weather, but that’s all. Snoopy
I never watch the Oscars or other awards programs I don’t care for people telling me what I should think
It used to be a big event at our house growing up. Mom would make a special dinner and snacks so we could all watch the mundane lead ups to the big three awards, best picture, actor and actress. But now I don’t watch any of the crap spewed out by Hollyweird! All of the actors are pushing their own agendas and thank they know better than you on all the topics of he day.
They don’t!
As far as Nomadland, when it comes out for general viewing I may watch it, maybe not. The wife and I very seldom watch the crap on TV either these days. It’s all geared to the mindless. No entertainment value, too many f-words.
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What do you think of he/she Jenner thinking it can govern the state of California?
We’ve already had a reality tv personality governing the country – didn’t turn out so good.
Let’s revisit your feelings after the next 4 years.
Agree!
For all, I have not watched it, and I won’t, it’s about the bottom rung of society, the homeless living in dilapidated RVs and worrying about getting run off from a public place they are staying in violation of local laws. There are people living in RV’s trying to get a life, they are few and far between. Several cities on the West coast allow punks to park RV’s on public streets and then rent them out for hundreds of dollars a day for housing for homeless. Send them to Mexico, et-al, we seem to be taking all their kids.
Very sad that you have no compassion. I hope that you never need assistance because you might meet someone with your attitude.
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i find your comment inappropriate and sad. And hope that I never find myself next to you in a campground. Too bad that you won’t watch the movie—you might learn the meaning of compassion.
well stated
It IS tough to actually look at and comprehend the economic conditions that force people to live in vehicles. Why? because it forces them to wonder what can be done, and some just find it too hard to think about, because then they feel responsible and frustrated at not being able to do anything. So it’s easier to look at “the bottom rung of society” (seriously?) regard them as ‘the other’ and self-righteously turn our backs. Black and white thinking is indeed easier. But we all live together in this world. Instead of living in denial, why not take a good look at these folks and try to see their humanity? Trust me, you’ll survive.
Hundreds of dollars a day ? Really
Nomadland was very well done, Frances McDormand was brilliant. The movie illuminated a group of folks working to survive while maintaining dignity and independence. The slow pace of the movie reflected lives where nothing much changes. I have great compassion for folks living this lifestyle. There, but for the grace of God, go I.
Must confess I don’t watch a lot of movies, but I do watch anything with Francis McDormand.
It is the only movie I watched all year. I’ve been a nomad my whole life, I never stay very long if I can help it, Nomadland is real, and it will always be so, some of us do it by choice and some by happenstance.
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I loved the movie! We have watched it 3 times and will watch it again. The brilliance of it is that they used real nomads and only a couple of actors. The movie, director, and Frances were deserving of the Oscar. Cinematography was excellent as well. BTW, this is the first time I have responded to the opinion question and I find it really sad, the amount of negativity and nastiness expressed by my fellow RVers.
I, too, am saddened by the lack of compassion expressed.
Excellent movie! Frances McDormand also deserved her award!
Movie? They’re still making those things?
The movie was well done, depressing but an eye opener to the number of “older” people who are living quite miserably and depending on jobs to make it, while our government is allowing illegal immigrants to come as competition to jobs and resources at the expense of the poorest among us.
Have not seen the movie, don’t really care to. Read the book, found it kind of fractured and sometimes difficult to follow. The author tried to bring some positivity to a very depressing and desperate situation. She did manage to shed some light on the ugly reality of corporate greed. That’s my book review of the day.😕
Where’s the selection, “I couldn’t care less about 5e Oscars!” Another American institution that is being destroyed by the woke.
Don’t waste your time or money…I did and it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen…..typical of the “new” Hollywood garbage.
The book was outstanding, have not seen the movie but Frances McDormand is always great
Boring!!!
I wasn’t sure about the movie, I enjoyed it because we have been to most of the campgrounds and areas in the movie. It seems to be more of a home movie and not really Oscar quality. Really strange.
didn’t see it. we boycotted the oscar telecast. if the hollywood elites continue to denigrate a huge portion of the citizens in the USA then we can do without them.
Agreed!!
I don’t go to the movies any more. When I can walk into a theater and be sure the movie isn’t full of profanity, gratuitous violence, and glorified immorality, I’ll go back.
I watched the movie. It was ok. A little funny, a little sad, a lot eye-opening to people in that situation. Still, nothing really to write home about. I wonder however, that if this one won best picture, what were the others like? Probably not too great. I don’t watch the Oscars anymore because it’s all about politics and the Hollywood elite believing that they are much more important than they really are. However, I thought Francis McDormand did an outstanding job portraying Fern. Good for her to win best actress.
I believe was. Just was more natural and less made props and make up. And a real understanding on what is going on in our own country.
Oscars? Who cares at all. Nobody should. Just a bunch of useless actors patting themselves on the back for doing nothing and I mean nothing. What do they produce? Not a dam thing .
Art imitates life, Archie Bunker….
It was a stirring commentary on modern life in America.
Yes and how can anyone critique the movie if they haven’t see it?
Who watches the Oscars?
Lots of comments. As a retired film maker, here’s my two cents worth. I saw the film twice, but had mostly the same reaction the second time. I would not consider it a feature film. Even though it was shot as such, it is basically a documentary. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it should be judged with other documentaries. I particularly objected to the many scenes that were so dark you could barely tell what was happening, though that seems to be very popular these days; perhaps as a mood-setting device (that’s what they have music for). Beyond my technical quibbles, it does provide a sympathetic picture of a segment of the population doing the best they can in difficult situations. One wonders what will happen to them when they get too old for the life-style; or will they usually die before that happens?