The Death of Community: Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy

[@HayshishTV]

great work, thank you

[@deejaytee]

This is very well done. I do love how you point out how the framing of the two main characters (as a dichotomy of sorts) does show that while Wendy is "free" while Lucy is "chained", Wendy is in fact "chained" by her freedom. A perfect metaphor of how 21st century capitalism "frees" its constituents in theory but in fact traps them in an economic chaos overlaid by law that favours the privileged. Great stuff.

[@spoolsound7568]

Thanks a lot for the appreciation. Yeah, you are right. The system is such that Wendy is in a state of perpetual free fall.

[@stevenminnerly5336]

"The Death of Community" was exactly what Kerouac protested against. He got that complaint from his father.

[@troyeisenberger957]

Love Kelly and loved this recap. Amazing job

[@spoolsound7568]

Thanks so much!

[@LiamJustice]

Thank you! I loved listening to your insights into the film and its connections to neorealist and slow cinema

[@spoolsound7568]

Thanks a lot for the appreciation.

[@AnfalArshadCh]

Lovely review, agreed.

[@spoolsound7568]

Thanks for watching

[@samholden4171]

Nobody cares in this horrible cruel world and this film shows it😢