My wife and I saw Wisconsin Death Trip tonight. I did not know what to expect. It pulls you in, is shot in somewhat of a documentary style, is based on true stories, and teaches you that some things never change—unrequited love, depression, despair, tragedy, the older generation trying to transmit values to the younger generation, and the lengths to which people will go to cope with the vagaries of life.
I discovered that the context in which we live in the 21st century is not all that different than it was in a remote backwater area of Wisconsin some 110 years ago.
It was haunting, but nor horrific. Sad, but not pitiful. Contemplative, but not overbearing.
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