Land, released on February 12, 2021, is a drama film directed by Robin Wright, written by Jesse Chatham and Eric Dignam. The casts of the film are Robin Wright, Warren Christe, Kim Dickens, Demián Bichir and may more.
Summary of the plot
A grieving middle-aged woman, seeking solitude, decides to live in wildness but struggles to survive. A local hunter comes to her rescue and together they start their journey of healing.
Review
The film portrays the cycle of grieving, healing and living. At the beginning of the film, the audience meet the mentally unstable protagonist, wish to live in solitude because civilization triggers her grief. She wanted to get away from reality and succeeded by buying a property in the middle of wildness.
Honestly, at the beginning of the film, the actions of the protagonist generated nothing but annoyances. The film shows a mentally unstable person, living in the middle of wildness without any proper knowledge or training, committing wrong actions one after another. If someone wish to seek solitude, there are other, more logical ways to do it. Living in wildness while having close to no knowledge of survival is just pure stupidity.
But the film also made me realize, every person has their own way of grieving, own way of healing and it’s not moral to expect logical actions from a grieving and mentally unstable human. In the end, Handling lose and finding a way to live portrayed in the film was appreciable.
The cinematic execution of the film is remarkable and the original reason for not to drop the film while I was getting annoyed. The astonishing beauty of nature along with its harshness presented in the film generates appreciations for the lives on earth.
Favorite quote
“So, you’re not able to share what you’re feeling with other people?”
“I did, and then I realized, why would I wanna share it? Why would I want anyone to share in that?”
This conversation shows the mental start of the protagonist and the portrayed of sever grief that is able to destroy people’s willpower to live.
Conclusion
The film was slow, subtle and aesthetically pleasing to watch. The slow pitch and illogical actions taken by the protagonist at the beginning the of the film can make some views uninterested but the ending makes up for it.
Reference
Cover Poster - Source
(Rest of the pictures are taken from the film)