Review on $20,000,000 Dystopian Movie 'The Road' very close to a Possible Future?

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SPOILER ALERT!!!! A COUPLE POSTS DOWN THE ENDING IS DISCUSSED

[Ernie Nemeth]

Excellent book. Only thing is I must reject this catastrophy theory. It is in my very blood to oppose it. It is in the wiring of my DNA. This IS NOT OUR FUTURE.

Perhaps these stories of hopelessness is the reason I am so galvanized against it. It might even be the reason I am here.

[donk]

Cormac McCarthy creates some of the darkest images, paints the most lurid of human ideas in graphic, disturbing detail...not for the faint of heart, it took a long time to get over the fear the book instilled in me due to what I felt was an all but assured future.

They did a pretty good job capturing this in the movie. Debating about whether I even want to "go there" again and check out the video. Can you please describe the themes brought up by the critic/critique?

Anyone who believes we might get EMP-ed, this (book or movie) is as good as any to get an idea what that might be like.

[EsmaEverheart]

I have read the book and watched the film. After I watched the film I thought, "That is the saddest film I ever seen." But I watched the film several times since them and the more I watched it the more I liked it. It is something that could happen, but by knowing that, we can all work to try to make it not be so.

[giovonni]

This is a very dark and harsh film... it will disturb most here...
You probably don't want to dwell on these kinds of future scenarios...
:sorry: Only my opinion.

[northstar]

"The Road" was a relentlessly dark film devoid of any spark of light or hope. It was the most depressing movie I have ever seen in my life.
Watching this film drains you of light and chi and it does not offer one slim shred of redemption or hope in return. For folks who carry a sensitive or high vibration, watching this film will open a portal in your energy field to allow in dark entities.

If people of sensitive disposition choose to watch it, I recommend psychically shielding yourself first.

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Excellent book. Only thing is I must reject this catastrophy theory. It is in my very blood to oppose it. It is in the wiring of my DNA. This IS NOT OUR FUTURE.

Perhaps these stories of hopelessness is the reason I am so galvanized against it. It might even be the reason I am here.

Well done Ernie. Spiritual warriors are very much needed right now!

[RMorgan]

That´s a great book and movie, for people who understand the meaning of fiction.

If you think that watching such kind of movies will rip a hole through your soul then you´d better stick with "Gone with the wind".

Anyway, two other great apocalyptic movies are "Testament", from 1983 and "The Quiet Earth", from 1895. The first is about a nuclear war and the second is about a messing up with the space time continuum. Great movies.

Raf.

[Ellisa]

If you want to read a book with an interesting point of view about the survivors of a catastrophe have a go at 'Wool" by Hugh Hovey. The world in this story, future Earth, is totally destroyed and devastated and the people live in silos underground. The book is both disturbing and inspiring! I have also read 'The Road' and as a result I have never seen the movie! It is a totally depressing read, with no suggestion of redemption of any sort. I was very affected by the story and the pathos of the characters-- BUT, as R.Morgen states we have to remember these books are just one author's imagining and are fiction!.

(And thanks for the 2 suggestions, I will try to find them.) (but 1895?)

[Hermite]

That gave me a good chuckle: 1895 - talk about messing up the space time continuum. (We're just teasing, Raf. We know typos happen.)

Anyway, as one who has always been an avid follower of Sci Fi, I thought it sounded vaguely familiar so I looked it up.
The Quiet Earth is a 1981 science fiction novel by New Zealand writer Craig Harrison. The novel was adapted into a 1985 New Zealand science fiction film of the same name.

You can actually read the whole plot here. Interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quiet_Earth Not quite as dystopian as "The Road."

[Watching from Cyprus]

Excellent book. Only thing is I must reject this catastrophy theory. It is in my very blood to oppose it. It is in the wiring of my DNA. This IS NOT OUR FUTURE.

Perhaps these stories of hopelessness is the reason I am so galvanized against it. It might even be the reason I am here.

Sorry but this IS our future, if we continue doing nothing else but writing on forums and blogs, telling other people what to do.

[donk]

If we're giving recommendations on dark post-apocyptic novels, my favorite is Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson.

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[The Truth Is In There]

"The Road" was a relentlessly dark film devoid of any spark of light or hope. It was the most depressing movie I have ever seen in my life.
Watching this film drains you of light and chi and it does not offer one slim shred of redemption or hope in return. For folks who carry a sensitive or high vibration, watching this film will open a portal in your energy field to allow in dark entities.


"watching this film opens a portal in your energy field"...yeah, right. maybe you're exaggerating slightly. but your movie description sounds pretty cool, resonates with my low vibration i guess. so i have to read the book soon after all. have it on the shelf since a year or two but there were always more important ones to read first. while the real doom gets postponed again and again books and movies are the next best thing for the die hard doomtard.



If you want to read a book with an interesting point of view about the survivors of a catastrophe have a go at 'Wool" by Hugh Hovey. The world in this story, future Earth, is totally destroyed and devastated and the people live in silos underground. The book is both disturbing and inspiring! I have also read 'The Road' and as a result I have never seen the movie! It is a totally depressing read, with no suggestion of redemption of any sort. I was very affected by the story and the pathos of the characters-- BUT, as R.Morgen states we have to remember these books are just one author's imagining and are fiction!.

(And thanks for the 2 suggestions, I will try to find them.) (but 1895?)

i bought the "wool" omnibus because of the loads of great reviews on amazon and had to stop after book 2 because it was SO BORING. i'm a big fan of dystopian and post apocalyptic literature but some books don't deserve all the praise they get. or maybe it's me. guess that's why i haven't read "the road" yet. i'm usually disappointed by books that most other find outstanding. i hope they make "the reapers are the angels" into a proper movie one day because that one is the epitome of the poetic end-times zombie novel.

[confused]

"The Road" was a relentlessly dark film devoid of any spark of light or hope. It was the most depressing movie I have ever seen in my life.


This is a bit off topic, but at least the end of the movie had some shimmer of light - try the movie Hatchi - now there's a movie I will never recommend anyone sees for any reason, especially those lovers of dogs. I still can't believe anyone could ever make such a depressing movie with nothing to hold onto at the end except your tears as you hug your own little pooch at home.

[Pam]

[QUOTE=northstar;659709]"The Road" was a relentlessly dark film devoid of any spark of light or hope. It was the most depressing movie I have ever seen in my life.
Watching this film drains you of light and chi and it does not offer one slim shred of redemption or hope in return. For folks who carry a sensitive or high vibration, watching this film will open a portal in your energy field to allow in dark entities.

If people of sensitive disposition choose to watch it, I recommend psychically shielding yourself first.[COLOR="red"]






I respectfully disagree with your assessment. Yes, it is a very bleak story..It is also the story of perseverance even in the most hopeless of situations. It also ended with the tiniest shimmer of hope as the boy is taken in by others at the end of the story...No there are no Walt Disney warm and fuzzy moments galore, but I found deep beauty in the sparsity of the film

[Wind]

Cormac McCarthy is a very good writer. The book and the movie were good, but also very depressing. Even in the darkest moments of your life you still can find beauty if you're just willing to see it. That's the way I see it.

[Earth Angel]

my daughter watched this recently and my husband and I both watched it the same night......when it was over she asked me did I think the family at the end ate the kid or rescued him?? I said I think they ate him.......she agreed but both her boyfriend and my husband said no they rescued him.....

So my other daughter (big animal lover) watched it and I asked her what she thought happened at the end....she said they saved him......when I asked why she thought this, she said because they had a dog!!! .......this to me was yet another sign that they were planning to eat the kid......in that situation where a bug is dinner who has food for a pet dog?? and two kids.....and then takes on another.

Another theory is that he imagined the whole thing?? as in he wanted to get to the beach and have a mom and a dog........

any theories on this??

[donk]

It was 100% supposed to be a shred of a "happy ending", necessary to distribute the movie...if I remember correctly, the book did NOT end so hopefully.

[Earth Angel]

It was 100% supposed to be a shred of a "happy ending", necessary to distribute the movie...if I remember correctly, the book did NOT end so hopefully.

but who in their right mind would take on another mouth to feed in those conditions , and if they were following him and his dad for days as they said, why didn't they try to help, why did they wait until the father was dead and couldn't warn the boy about what they were up to before showing themselves to him? and the dog would be useful for finding people to eat, there is no way they could afford to keep a dog fed in those times.....plus the two kids they had didn't look too happy to me

[donk]

but who in their right mind would take on another mouth to feed in those conditions

It's not about "right mind", it's Hollywood, they couldn't sell it with a realistic ending, like the book had (again--if I'm remembering correctly...I don't remember the end of the book at all, just remember thinking, "awww-Walt Disney musta had a hand in the ending" upon seeing the movie)


plus the two kids they had didn't look too happy to me

They were in their "right mind" :p

[Forevernyt]

Some of us have not seen the movies yet. SPOILERS!

Darth Vader is Luke's father.

The kid sees dead people.

[donk]

Some of us have not seen the movies yet. SPOILERS!

Darth Vader is Luke's father.

The kid sees dead people.

Yikes...good point...I apologize profusely...and did what I could to help.

Wait...Vader is Lukes father???

[northstar]

my daughter watched this recently and my husband and I both watched it the same night......when it was over she asked me did I think the family at the end ate the kid or rescued him?? I said I think they ate him.......she agreed but both her boyfriend and my husband said no they rescued him.....

So my other daughter (big animal lover) watched it and I asked her what she thought happened at the end....she said they saved him......when I asked why she thought this, she said because they had a dog!!! .......this to me was yet another sign that they were planning to eat the kid......in that situation where a bug is dinner who has food for a pet dog?? and two kids.....and then takes on another.

Another theory is that he imagined the whole thing?? as in he wanted to get to the beach and have a mom and a dog........

any theories on this??

That's fascinating, the thought that the mother and father were planning to eat the boy never entered my mind.... until now.
This gives me food for thought (no pun intended!!) ;)