"The Road follows a man and a boy, father and son, journeying together for many months across a post-apocalyptic landscape, some years after a great, unexplained cataclysm. The story takes place in the former United States, in the lower Appalachian mountains, where civilization has been destroyed, along with most life; the precise fate of the rest of the earth is not made clear, though the implication is that the disaster has affected the entire planet. What is left of humanity now consists largely of bands of cannibals and their prey, and refugees who scavenge for food."
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Definitely looking forward to it. I loved the book and hopefully the movie can live up to it.
McCarthy's writing style seems to be one of those rare gems that is perfect for adaptation - his way of tackling difficult themes etc. through landscape and sparse narrative is amazing.
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I've been following the film for a long while now and from the screens that they've released, it looks excellent. I love the subtle look of the scenery and the environment, it's exactly how I pictured it while reading.
I'm anxiously awaiting a trailer for the film. I have extremely high hopes. If the film is even half as powerful and affecting as the novel it will likely be the best film of the year.
I'm very interested in how they're going about showing the more barbaric images described in the book. There are some horrific things in the book that I can't imagine getting an R rating by the MPAA, and it would be very easy to make those scenes gratuitous.
I've read the book and if they follow the book to a reasonable degree, I think that the movie will either be:
a) An amazing film about a father and son that will touch all our hearts and give us feelings of happiness despite the horrific setting they reside in.
b) Be the most depressing movie ever made.
The book was phenomenal though, I must say. Definitely an emotional rollercoaster.
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Read the book before the movie, it's a decent book and a fast read. It will especially mess with you since you're a father of a young child, makes you think, at least it did to me.
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This pic really brings me back into the book. (please log in to view the image)
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