Just finished the book the other day...It's made me want to see this film even more. Although it's hard to see them being able to put in the [SPOILER - highlight to read]: dead baby on a spit scene in and it still getting past censors.
Cosigned. I just finished the book last week or so and I really hope they do this book justice. If the film stays true to the novel, I think it'll be Best Picture material, straight up!
One of the first reviews here, and according to this reviewer it's one of the most important films of the year, I haven't read it yet so don't know if there are spoilers in it or not, so read at your own whatever(can't think of the word...).
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Reviewer thought highly of it, said it stayed true to the novel, makes me want to see it even more now.
One thing that got me, he said [SPOILER - highlight to read]: zombies, I'm 99.879542% certain he didn't mean this literally, at least I hope so, as it would be a divergence from the novel.
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Game me a hard-on, noticed several exact scenes right out of the book. Can't wait.
One thing of note, it seems they're going with massive/global natural disasters as the cause of civilization's destruction, in the book it never specifically stated what happened, but it leads you to believe it was all out nuclear war.
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This trailer kind of upsets me. I realize that I have to reserve full judgement until I see the whole film, but still. The tone of this trailer was completely different than the book, which was one of sadness, desperation, survival, and the relationship between father and son. The trailer, however, was like "Get ready for an epic adventure!!" etc. There were some scenes from the book that I recognized though, which was promising and the acting seems good.
And yeah Robtard, I noticed the whole environmental thing as well. If they go that route, or even if they explain what happened at all, I'll be kind of pissed, because, like you said, the novel doesn't explain what went on, it just alludes to nuclear mishaps.
Also, I've read that the mother character (Charlize Theron) has been expanded for the film. Not sure how I feel about that.
Guess I'll have to wait and see another trailer or something.
*crosses fingers that they don't **** up this movie.
If I remember correctly, wasn't the only mention in brief paragraph saying that the man looked out the window and saw a glow on the horizon? I took that as maybe an asteroid strike.
I'm not sure if I like the idea of the mother being in it more. I hope it's flashbacks rather than the main timeline.
I noticed the quick shot of the starving guy. I take it that's [SPOILER - highlight to read]: the bit where the find the guy who's alive and his legs are half eaten off and burnt and all the other people are begging for help
That's addressed in the review further up the page. The guy said he'd seen the trailers after seeing the film and the trailers are a totally different feel to the film...Obviously the trailers have to grab people who haven't read the book's interest. Hence the more up tempo feel to them.
That and all the ash, I took it as a nuclear war/fallout. But yeah, it was vague at best.
Hope it is flashbacks, like in the book. The trailer probably had all of Theron's parts, as to draw attention that she's in it.
Possible, there was also the bit with the [SPOILER - highlight to read]: old wandering guy who was hit by lightning, he didn't look old enough though. So you're probably correct.
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The descriptions in the book and by the look of the film the cities seem too much still intact to be have been nuclear. I'm not sure if I like the idea of just weather phenomena though. That's what it seems like with the huge tornados.
The sepia/gray look of the film is spot on what I imagined though. Except for one thing...The leaves on the ground on 1 of the shots don't look decomposed enough and are all still yellow. I envisiged really bleak gray. Especially with the many references to water being choked up and sludge like.
Could also be some kind of super volcano....Yellowstone going up or something. That would fit.
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