I loved Nomadland! I was annoyed when a friend of mine tried to use Zhao's wealthy, connected background against the film itself. It's one thing to not separate the art from the artist when the artist does direct harm to people, but there are lots of rich artists who make crappy films. I don't see a problem with a rich woman making a film about nomads if she does it as well as this one.
Stuff like that is always An Argument Without A Solution. Because then you're forcing the question "What movies is Chloe Zhao SUPPOSED to be making?" and also "So who isn't allowed to make movies about nomads?"
We should be endorsing, not punishing, the curiosity of the upper class to explore the lives of others. They are gonna do it poorly sometimes, but we can cross that bridge when everyone gets there. Like, Alex Kurtzman, who does movies about monsters and pew-pew lasers, made a movie called "People Like Us" once, a regular ground-level story about people, and it was as far removed from any human experience as genuinely possible. But it's good that he tried, even if it was a truly awful movie with a title that was just Asking For It.
Oh, good question, I should make a post about that.
They had an actual barbershop, dudes could go in and get a free cut, the inmates do the cutting (there are a LOT of barbers in prison). But they'll probably charge you under the table, and I noticed it was either three or four bucks (not bad!).
I somehow lucked into living with barbers a couple of times, and they'll do cuts on the unit, at any time. They've got scissors and clips and gel, all sorts of stuff. I still remember the first guy I lived with, he claimed he was an actual barber, and he wasn't bad. But he's grab your head and shove his pinkie in your ear to hold you in place like you were a bowling ball. You kinda can't question things like that if you're getting a three-dollar haircut in prison from a guy who has actually killed people.
I loved Nomadland! I was annoyed when a friend of mine tried to use Zhao's wealthy, connected background against the film itself. It's one thing to not separate the art from the artist when the artist does direct harm to people, but there are lots of rich artists who make crappy films. I don't see a problem with a rich woman making a film about nomads if she does it as well as this one.
Stuff like that is always An Argument Without A Solution. Because then you're forcing the question "What movies is Chloe Zhao SUPPOSED to be making?" and also "So who isn't allowed to make movies about nomads?"
We should be endorsing, not punishing, the curiosity of the upper class to explore the lives of others. They are gonna do it poorly sometimes, but we can cross that bridge when everyone gets there. Like, Alex Kurtzman, who does movies about monsters and pew-pew lasers, made a movie called "People Like Us" once, a regular ground-level story about people, and it was as far removed from any human experience as genuinely possible. But it's good that he tried, even if it was a truly awful movie with a title that was just Asking For It.
The terrible word of mouth for Eternals actually led me to avoiding Nomadland too, thanks for making me rethink a dumb decision.
How did haircuts work in prison?
Oh, good question, I should make a post about that.
They had an actual barbershop, dudes could go in and get a free cut, the inmates do the cutting (there are a LOT of barbers in prison). But they'll probably charge you under the table, and I noticed it was either three or four bucks (not bad!).
I somehow lucked into living with barbers a couple of times, and they'll do cuts on the unit, at any time. They've got scissors and clips and gel, all sorts of stuff. I still remember the first guy I lived with, he claimed he was an actual barber, and he wasn't bad. But he's grab your head and shove his pinkie in your ear to hold you in place like you were a bowling ball. You kinda can't question things like that if you're getting a three-dollar haircut in prison from a guy who has actually killed people.
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Looking forward to what you make of THE RIDER.
Ah, that's one I have to see, haven't gotten around to it yet. There will be a review one day, I guess? IT'S ON THE LIST.