Kimberly Bridges

What happens when the hierarchies, distractions, and comforts of modernity disappear and are replaced by uncertainty, strange and confusing events, and the absence of authority or authoritative information about what to make of it all? LTWB gives us one take on how two families intersect and divide amidst the loss of predictability and control. The isolation and disorientation is represented in the setting, characters and cinematography, as default antagonisms and distrust begin to shift to a sense that we need each other more than we know. For those like me who enjoyed the book, there’s enough carried over to hold interest along with some deviations that engage. Like the book, the film provokes thought and reflection.