The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
美国精神的平淡体现，很美，很平静，让谁看了也会对这个“游牧民”群体感兴趣。你需要完全融入主角的心理才能理解到那种意境，天人合一。
孤寂而壮阔的州际穿越，旷静沉郁的散文诗电影，游牧者这个社会边缘群体的真实写照，Frances McDormand再次动人演绎孤寡老人。
延续了《骑士》的自然主义，但在文本上更精巧细致了，影像上能看出想呈现一种被迫迁徙的荒凉感，但大风光加煽情配乐又让情绪的流动没那么自然了，感觉赵婷在选材上的能力是强于影像表现力的，现在的定位还是少了些个人特色。
音乐太动人了，尤其是篝火边唱起的那些老歌。年老又倔强的男人女人，扔掉羁绊，借着车子的守护获得自由和孤独。在与山川旷野持续的相遇里逃离伤痛，也追寻飘散在风中的无可替代的爱与家园。是一场与人生长长的告别。那些饰演自己的人的本色出演最精彩，愿他们最后都能获得一种抵达。
这是中产阶级镜头视角下的无依之地，有荒原大漠，有沧海星河，还有浪漫和诗意，更有连绵不断的忧伤和孤独。导演简略了路上的艰辛和龌龊，但她仍旧用那些美景、相逢的旅人，以及人间的善意来证明：人生任何阶段都可以拥有一颗拥抱自由的心！这部作品表现出的冷静与温柔，我很喜欢，虽然我亲眼所见美国更真实的老无所依和流离失所，基本和这电影表现的完全不同
好美好孤独的电影。Fern老公死后，她活在了过去。就算Dave几次向她抛出了“安稳”生活的橄榄枝她也几经挣扎后最终无法接受。最美的是她在夕阳下念她婚礼致辞的十四行诗—shall I compare thee to the summer’s day...最后也很美“dedicated to the ones who had to depart, see you down the road”。非常感同身受和看完陷进去的电影（可能跟我最近心境有关）
想到了之前报道的开车离家的中国大妈，都觉的她开车驶向自由，可一路上在哪里如厕？停车时候会不会被驱赶？天冷的时候怎么办？抛锚在人迹罕至的地方谁去搭救？就像片尾致敬的那样，她不是兴高采烈地驾驶出行，而是不得不上路。愿每一个不得不远行的人平安，能遇到为你向火里投石的朋友。
有选择而浪漫才是真浪漫。
《骑士》的优点不仅都保留了下来，还进一步加强了，Fern走在亚利桑那的营地的几段镜头都是绝佳的摄影和导演的结合，赵婷脚踩的这根虚构/非虚构之间的钢丝真的不是一般导演能踩的，麦克多蒙德奉献的表演依旧超神，倒数第二个镜头很有意味。
当Swankie讲起她难忘的旅途、那些在地球某个角落里一直发生着的「奇观」，她整个人都在发光——“就算在那一刻死去也此生无憾了”——生命之光。相比之下，《无依之地》比《骑士》更加「散文化」，轻叙事，着力于描摹状态和表达情绪。很多动人瞬间唤起心中的流浪之魂。
镜头扫过一望无际的荒野 无人欣赏的壮阔的晚霞，静谧的停留翅膀的蝴蝶，最后停留在一人一车的渺小的身影上，女主眺望远方，或者干脆什么也不眺望。片子没有什么浓烈的叙事意图，聚焦的更多是一种观看而不是表达，我们看她独自一人出发 看她经过形形色色的伙伴又再启程，最后回到一无所有的起点。她吹奏管乐，漂浮在清澈的瀑布下，悲喜都是自己的。啊，盛大又孤独。
看完电影 同去的朋友问我 so what' do your make of it? 我思索了几秒这个问题是不是我理解的那个意思 我问她 you want to know what i think this movie is about? 她说是的 确定自己对问题的理解正确了之后 我又思索了几秒 想 这部电影究竟是关于什么呢? Grief and loss 这样的定义也许过于宽泛 但这是我对Nomadland的最直观的感受 另一个感受就是cold 电影院很冷 看完电影我又开始咳嗽 但是更加冷的是电影 雪地 荒原 狂怒的海浪 雾气缭绕的山路 灰蓝色调阴郁的摄影 同伴的评价是 i don't know it's just so morbid she's so morbid
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无依之地，一人，一车，一世界。本以为她会带上那条狗，本以为她会在一个地方安定下来，毕竟那太安逸了。她有爱她的人，她需要工作，她需要尊严，她需要率性的活着。大概只有那广阔的大地才能安放他们孤独的心灵吧。
There's no final goodbye. I'll see you down the road.
还是寡淡了些，不如再看一遍《爱丽丝漫游城市》…
游牧与定居的辩证法。反讽的是，游牧者反而最不愿意接受改变，依恋废弃家园，沿着固定路线周而复始地迁徙，生活在过去。定居者反而对变化泰然处之。如果能够顺应他人接受变化开始新生活，就会像女主喜欢的大卫一样重新定居在屋檐下。
两个人撑起来的电影，赵婷作为导演编剧剪辑，将极具个人特质的气息带入，使电影整体保持一种淡然的简洁，有点与自然融为一体的感觉，从摄影、谈话、画面等；麦克多蒙德则用自己的演技完美诠释了这样一位孤独流浪的主角。电影气质有点天人合一的味道，很喜欢最后一幕，即使身处泥泞，历经坎坷，依然选择放下，保持向前。真的很佩服赵婷。
3.5。前十五分钟可以，后面感觉就是重复...
部分对谈像伪纪录片，部分镜头辅以配乐像MV风光大片，挺好的题材拍成这样我认为真是一手好牌乱打。金狮奖就这？当时豆瓣9分左右的开分就这？
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