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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated The Road (2009) in Movies

Aug 8, 2019  
The Road (2009)
The Road (2009)
2009 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
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6.3 (10 Ratings)
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“The Road” takes us on the post-apocalyptic story of the man, played by Viggo Morganson and the boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a father and son doing their best to get along in a world which is no longer suitable for humanity. Constantly teaching his son survival skills and doing his best not to focus on his lost love the man attempts to explain the essence of humanity to his boy who has never known a better world. Add in the ever-present threat of cannibals and you have the film adaptation of this best selling book.

The echoed use of color takes the viewer directly into the unnamed devastation that riddles the world of our two heroes. Moreover, the small sounds from the creeks of not quite abandoned buildings to the harrowing screams of cannibal victims make the world of “the Road” wholly engrossing. Maybe that is the problem.

Riddled with themes of devastation, survival, faith, and family, “The Road” is a piece of cinema significantly different from anything else. With all that said I am not sure this was a horrific and arduous journey one needs to go through.

After I first saw it I didn’t like “The Road”, and I couldn’t figure out who would want to watch this film. Too mature for many audiences and appearing to lack the complication to appeal to intellectual film crowd, it took a few days for me to develop the merit of the film. Now, I can’t stop thinking about the string of moments presented as powerful small scenes that compose “The Road” even though I wish I could.

If you have read the book, then “The Road” delivers a vivid understanding of the story, but before paying to see the film I ask you, is that a story you really want to experience on screen?
  
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Michael Shannon recommended Eleven Kinds of Loneliness in Books (curated)

 
Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
Richard Yates | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
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"Of course, Revolutionary Road made quite an impact on me. But these stories are exquisite. Yates' understanding of the human psyche in the day and age in which he lived, the confines and conflicts of expected norms, and the turmoil which they generated, is excruciating yet mesmerizing."

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Kenny Scharf recommended On the Road in Books (curated)

 
On the Road
On the Road
Jack Kerouac, Ann Charters | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry
8.5 (4 Ratings)
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"The classic Jack Kerouac On the Road is every teenager’s bible to escape the rigors and the boredom of the “straight” world, to expand their horizons, and to question authority and what it dictates is appropriate and normal societal behavior. But most of all, it represents true freedom!"

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    About Last Night

    About Last Night

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    Comedians Brad Williams and Adam Ray share crazy stories from their lives on the road. From sex, to...

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Ben Foster recommended The Iron Giant (1999) in Movies (curated)

 
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
1999 | Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
8.2 (45 Ratings)
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"A fifth one, that’s tough. What’s a go-to? So many great things out there. The Iron Giant‘s pretty terrific. When you’ve been on the road for a while, and you’re lonely… yeah, that film makes me cry. I love that movie. [laughs]"

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