"Nowhere" is not a commercial drama under the banner or background of a highway movie. The film is far from dramatic narrative and is unique among independent American productions. Whether it is recording life scenes, or highly artistically edited narratives and poetic pictures, they are all to show the real experience and living conditions of the modern American nomads. Thanks to the starring Francis McDomond’s precise handling of the role, the film brings the audience a saturated mood of mixed sadness and joy, ups and downs. There is no condescending compassion, no sadness and tears, the lens keenly captures the cheerfulness, tenacity, generosity and mutual help of modern nomads, who enjoy freedom and little happiness. Whether active or passive, when this group stays away from the hustle and bustle of the city and accepts the hardships on the road, it is also integrated with the vast nature. There will be violent storms and snow, as well as sunsets and sunsets. The coexistence and support of man and nature is exactly the theme that has always been discussed in the works of director Zhao Ting.
Poetry and tenderness are rarely seen by the audience in Western American movies. The scenes where people gather in the film are set at sunset or at night by the bonfire. The golden sunset, the beating flames, the peaceful and happy crowd, the screen overflows with warmth. When the seriously ill Swankey's eyes flashed, he recalled the dreamy scenery of thousands of birds on the edge of the cliff; when Fern, wearing a loose T-shirt and long skirt, looked like naughty in the rocky forest of the national park Jumping around like a girl. At a certain moment, the audience will be deeply moved, and will have the urge to let go of everything in front of them and drive to stray. At the same time, the film does not over-beautify the nomadic life. There are always various difficulties on the road, such as lack of money, illness, flat tires, loneliness in the severe cold, and unstable temporary jobs. Occasionally sadness and loneliness is like a glimpse, director Zhao Ting restrained to make people feel cruel: On the vast snowy ground, Fern leaned alone by the door of the small truck, the audience had no time to brew grief, and the camera immediately switched to it. On the way.
The heroine Fern is undoubtedly the narrative theme and axis of the film. In a sense, the film is a salvation story into the private world of women. Losing her husband, losing his homeland, the sadness in his heart cannot be vented. Switching between the narrow truck and the vast natural world, it is the experience on the road, the power drawn from nature, that allows Fern to find his husband again after his death. The meaning of life and life. Francis McDormand contributed a "Queen" performance. She interprets a woman in her sixties with rich layers: remembering the sadness of her passing away her husband, being strong in the face of reality, and occasionally Exuding girlish indulgence and innocence, as well as the enjoyment of being immersed in nature. There is not much dialogue in the film, close-up shots are often aimed at the face, and Francis McDomond’s infectious subtle expression changes effectively impressed the audience.
