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A veteran D.C. journalist (Academy Award® winner Anne Hathaway) loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father (Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe) thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she’s trying to break. Academy Award® nominee Dee Rees directs her adaptation of Joan Didion’s namesake novel, co-starring Oscar® winner Ben Affleck.
In this video essay I analyze Robert Eggers' the Northman and the psychological and cultural purpose of vengeance. How the need for vengeance can shape our identity.