To All,
I went with my father for a mutual Christmas gift to see "The Road" together.
It is a very dark movie, mostly the interaction of the father and son, but with a lot of "remembrances" of the mother by the father.
What I liked about the movie was that it did not seem to pull many punches as far as human depravity could go in a crisis. The world had turned to a very dark place and many people had abandoned whatever morals or ethics they had just to survive.
That said, I was somewhat disappointed with the believability of the movie. The boy seemed too naive, too sheltered. I could understand this if the boy had been this age when the "event" happened. However, the boy was raised in a post holocaust environment. I could picture Michael Biens character in "Terminator" much better than this lad. Not to slam his acting, it was quite good!
I was also at a loss of why reaching the coast was so important. I went along with it for the movies sake, but there was no logic behind the fathers goal. Were there rumors of a better life? Did they hear through the grapevine that living there was easier? "No" to both questions.
I could have better understood just traveling south where the weather would be warmer during the winter, like in "The Day After Tomorrow."
The thing I did not like was the fact that nothing was growing. I find this to be pure balderdash! You will find plants growing on the arctic tundra. You can find plants growing near hot vents in boiling water under the ocean. You find that while one or two species my succumb to environmental changes others will move in to take their place. That is why it is called an ecosystem. Besides, if all the plants did die then the atmosphere goes "poof" and all the solar radiation burns us to death - end of story.
I won't spoil the movie for anyone, but I will comment later on their interaction with others. I think that needs to be discussed. I will wait a week or two before making my comments on that and give everyone a chance to see the movie.
I saw this movie at the Carmike cinema in Fort Wayne on the north side of town, just off of Dupont Road and Hwy #69. FYI, showtimes this weekend are: Sat 1:15PM, 6:30PM; Sun 1:15P & 6:30P. It still isn't playing at the Rave or Regal, at least in Fort Wayne.
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas!
Regards,
Doug
I went with my father for a mutual Christmas gift to see "The Road" together.
It is a very dark movie, mostly the interaction of the father and son, but with a lot of "remembrances" of the mother by the father.
What I liked about the movie was that it did not seem to pull many punches as far as human depravity could go in a crisis. The world had turned to a very dark place and many people had abandoned whatever morals or ethics they had just to survive.
That said, I was somewhat disappointed with the believability of the movie. The boy seemed too naive, too sheltered. I could understand this if the boy had been this age when the "event" happened. However, the boy was raised in a post holocaust environment. I could picture Michael Biens character in "Terminator" much better than this lad. Not to slam his acting, it was quite good!
I was also at a loss of why reaching the coast was so important. I went along with it for the movies sake, but there was no logic behind the fathers goal. Were there rumors of a better life? Did they hear through the grapevine that living there was easier? "No" to both questions.
I could have better understood just traveling south where the weather would be warmer during the winter, like in "The Day After Tomorrow."
The thing I did not like was the fact that nothing was growing. I find this to be pure balderdash! You will find plants growing on the arctic tundra. You can find plants growing near hot vents in boiling water under the ocean. You find that while one or two species my succumb to environmental changes others will move in to take their place. That is why it is called an ecosystem. Besides, if all the plants did die then the atmosphere goes "poof" and all the solar radiation burns us to death - end of story.
I won't spoil the movie for anyone, but I will comment later on their interaction with others. I think that needs to be discussed. I will wait a week or two before making my comments on that and give everyone a chance to see the movie.
I saw this movie at the Carmike cinema in Fort Wayne on the north side of town, just off of Dupont Road and Hwy #69. FYI, showtimes this weekend are: Sat 1:15PM, 6:30PM; Sun 1:15P & 6:30P. It still isn't playing at the Rave or Regal, at least in Fort Wayne.
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas!
Regards,
Doug
