The people they meet are way too nice.
Just not realistic from that point of view.
shareNot really. For example, the police still chased them with dogs, a very violent act to do, and still handcuffed and arrested him and detained them without charge. I mean incarcerating people is an incredibly violent act. He couldn't stand all that. He could stand the way people were. And the social services lady pushing her way of life onto them. That wasn't very nice either. Also, the guy he used to see things to accusing him of bringing in the city thugs. Then there were the thugs with bulldozers needlessly tearing down the homes and tents of those other off gridders. We know this happens in real life, but those were not nice people.
shareNo offense but you're way too sensitive if you find anything violent or "not nice" about what you described. They were arrested and detained because they were living on park land illegally. The dogs chased them because they were breaking the law and ran away. All the dogs did was find them, not attack. The social worker was doing her best to keep them together by giving the daughter a safe life while trying to accommodate him as much as possible. It would have been easy to justify taking her away.
If you watched the movie then you realize that all the daughter wanted was a normal life, so all of the people that were trying to help her were doing the right thing.
Sure they were Breaking the law but it's still violence, even if legal violence.
Anyway, I think Hownos was referring to the non working people. It did not strike me that they were too nice. They sure were nice but some people like to help too, especially when they can see something is going on and that it affects a nice Young daughter. Not sure they will have done all that just for the father. They would have call a doctor and that's it.
Oh the jogging guy was not that nice since he reported them. She did not seem to do anything illegal sitting quietly in the wood reading a book.