Artivels Undescribable Perfection

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

torstensonjohn This film is based on the 2006 novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. It is a post-apocalyptic tale of a journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months, across the country decimated by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed most of civilization and, in the intervening years, almost all life on Earth. Most everything has perished, no animals, no crops, trees are dead and only a moderate number of humans are around. The novel was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction in 2006. The book was adapted to a film of the same name in 2009, directed by John Hillcoat.The tale is of survival, the methodology behind the film is the fire we carry inside as human beings, AND the lengths they will go to survive. Viggo Mortenson's character slips us back in narration through the film. The story is bleak, the characters lost souls searching for the triumph of survival. Desolate, cringe worthy scenery and strong direction. The film may move rather slowly but it keeps you entertained by thought and visual cinematography. 9/10

isabellastclair John Hillcoat, with the help of his producer Joe Penhall, has executed a very well crafted depiction of the post apocalyptic world as told in the 2009 film The Road which was based on the novel, The Road written by Cormac McCarthy, published in 2007. The father, played by Viggo Mortenson, started off in this post apocalyptic world with the help of his wife, played by Charlize Theron who later birthed their son, played by Kodi Smit-McPhee, in the dark of the ashes. While his wife could no longer continue, the man and the boy carried on throughout the depths of the dark world on the road which would lead them to somewhere that only they would be able to discover. Together they faced not only the bad, but the good as well. The creators will take you on a wild ride of emotions as you read the book and watch the movie. The book was good, but the movie was even better. The costumes and makeup truly made the movie. While reading the book, it is hard to tell what they look like as the descriptions aren't as good as the real life thing. The makeup and outfits were absolutely disgusting, in the best way possible. From the father covered in dirt and torn clothing just like the son. The son also wore a wool hat for the entire film that his mom had worn before she left. If they hadn't looked the way they did, it would just look like a rainy day walk. Had John Hillcoat not executed his use of lighting and color, there would be a struggle to decipher what parts of the film are flashback and what parts are current times. He made it so that if it was in the past, the film was seen in color, but if it was during the post apocalyptic time, it was strictly in black and white. Using this technique also helped highlight the man's flashbacks to the simple times with his wife before the apocalypse as written in the book. To any future watchers of The Road, I would highly recommend watching this movie, as it has totally shown me what a well made movie looks like. From the costumes to the tone of lighting, I have greatly appreciated the production of this movie.

cmyles-07888 The Road is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic drama, based off The Road, a novel written by Cormac McCarthy. The film was directed by John Hillcoat. The man (played by Viggo Mortensen) and the boy (played by Kodi Smit-McPhee) struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world as they travel on the road to the southern coast, in hopes of warmth and refugee. The mother of the boy, (played by Charlize Theron), deserted the two years after the apocalypse. Those who read the novel know that cannibalism is a huge element within the storyline of The Road, which I think wasn't emphasized enough. The element of cannibalism was significantly downplayed within the film. The only time cannibalism is truly shown in the film is when the boy and the man enter the basement of a house, and find several nude and starving people who were locked up. It is assumed that these people were being held captive as a food source for their captors. Another aspect that played a huge role within the text but wasn't really incorporated in the text was the setting. After reading The Road and before watching the film, I anticipated the setting of the entire film to be dark, grey, bleak, and full of ash. These aspects play a large role in why the journey south was so treacherous. The film did a poor job of showing a post-apocalyptic world in my opinion. The setting of the movie gave me the impression that the weather was constantly cloudy, and that the establishments such as various buildings, stores, and houses were being poorly maintained. There were no places shown within the film that gave off the feeling of being abandoned or burned down, just ignored. The only aspect of this movie that I really enjoyed was the input of voice overs and narration of some scenes. The use of voice overs helped incorporate the "vibe" given off when reading through the pages of McCarthy's writing. Overall, the film did a poor job of trying to bring Cormac McCarthy's writing to life. There were quintessential aspects of the book that made it so enjoyable were left out. The man and son were unrealistically lucky within the film, to the point where the film became stale.(How can a cold, starving man on the brink of death go diving into a freezing sea and walk out like it was nothing?) The actors' performances were subpar at best. And to top the movie off, the only African American within the film robbed the boy and the man, and then was robbed himself. If I had to rate this movie from 1 through 10, 1 being absolutely a piece of garbage and 10 being the best film I've ever seen, I would give this movie 4. The effort was there, but upon further review, not really.

willrock-88030 About halfway through the movie I'm hoping the kid dies. He's a whiny, stupid and weak character. You don't grow up in that environment and get to be a weak sauce loser like that kid. And there is alllll that ash everywhere and they don't bother to try to wear masks? WTF nope. Nope nope.