I am writing this review mainly to answer the two mistaken "Goofs" mentioned in the description. First of all it asks , how did Jenai get Rileys photos developed in an empty town...?? Well this person pays little attention to say that, because it shows you quite clearly in a scene near the end , that Jenai (wearing a red hoodie) finds and enters a 'Fotografi' shop!
Secondly, Nils is dying of thirst and starvation in a Cabin by a lake... because he chose to! He clearly says in answer to Rileys question about what was he doing , "I made my bed". Meaning that he chose to lie down & die when the people didn't come back. This upset Riley and he shouts that, "you can't just give up!"
So those were not goofs or plot holes at all.
This was a beautiful film about what it means to each of us individually to be alive. The meaning of life literally, and what makes sense to each one of us personally when confronted with such a reality . Riley was able to conceive of a life with Jenai and saw unlimited possibilities arpund him, Jenai needed a deeper meaning , a spiritual connection and reason for being. She couldn't conceive or accept being so alone. Nils had accepted long ago that we are all alone on our lifes journey , and he took what connection and meaning life gave him, staying in a disconnected relationship even with a wife who "was no longer the woman he had known before" and " living in a home where he didn't belong" He chose to spend his life working away a lot at sea fishing , but still he chose to give up living in a world without his family or human connection. Riley has hope and the spirit needed for a brave new world. He has everything he needs to survive even without Jenai , as we see him leave her there and go in the last scene. I enjoyed this film , but I can understand why people wouldn't .
This was a beautiful film about what it means to each of us individually to be alive. The meaning of life literally, and what makes sense to each one of us personally when confronted with such a reality . Riley was able to conceive of a life with Jenai and saw unlimited possibilities arpund him, Jenai needed a deeper meaning , a spiritual connection and reason for being. She couldn't conceive or accept being so alone. Nils had accepted long ago that we are all alone on our lifes journey , and he took what connection and meaning life gave him, staying in a disconnected relationship even with a wife who "was no longer the woman he had known before" and " living in a home where he didn't belong" He chose to spend his life working away a lot at sea fishing , but still he chose to give up living in a world without his family or human connection. Riley has hope and the spirit needed for a brave new world. He has everything he needs to survive even without Jenai , as we see him leave her there and go in the last scene. I enjoyed this film , but I can understand why people wouldn't .