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The Road (2009),
Director: John Hillcoat, rated R language,
violence
In a moment the world changed forever.
  Starring: Viggo
Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy
Pearce, Molly Parker, Michael Kenneth Williams
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Each day is more gray
than the one before. It is cold and growing colder as the world
slowly dies."
- Man
Why watch this?
To witness real courage in the face of an uncertain future.
Plot Summary:
In a desolate, ash-covered post-apocalyptic world, a father and
his young son embark on a grueling journey southward in search
of a warmer climate and a more hospitable environment. Along
their perilous path, they must scavenge for food, avoid
dangerous encounters with other desperate survivors, including
cannibalistic gangs, and grapple with the constant threat of
starvation and despair. Despite the pervasive bleakness, the
father strives to instill in his son a sense of hope and the
importance of clinging to their humanity.
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Dad's Preview:
This post-apocalypse slow burn, based on the
Cormac McCarthy
novel, is bleak upon bleak. Yet, there's a small glimmering
light within this pale landscape, and that is the love between
Man and Boy. They plod on to reach the coast, and
perhaps to find the "good guys". This jumps from
heart-felt, to terrifying, to hopeful, to hopeless and finally
to absolution. I really think the book's author, McCarthy, may
be the greatest writer of his generation. |
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2929 Productions;
Dimension Films |
