Cormac mccarthys the road may have the scariest passage. Exhausting to watch but oddly exhilirating to experience, its a film youll watch. With viggo mortensen, charlize theron, kodi smitmcphee, robert duvall. Viggo mortensen man, kodi smitmcphee boy, robert duvall old man, guy pearce veteran, molly parker motherly woman. In his characters fierce determination to livebut also the gentle sighs he lets forth when confronted with, say, his first sip of whisky in yearsmortensen is completely in the moment, and all too human in the posthuman world. With a surplus of postapocalypticdisaster flicks present in todays film circle, the road does what very few films in any genre seem capable of doing. A young mans journey across the mythic indian landscape becomes a.
An epic postapocalyptic tale of the survival of a father and his young. Not only did the road a book about and a father and son. I first saw the road in september at the toronto film festival, as one of eight films i saw in three days. Alimankada 2009 part 03 sinhala movie english subtitles the road from elephant pass. Parents need to know that on the road is the first official movie adaptation of jack kerouacs legendary 1957 novel. Filming locations 25 filming dates 1 filming locations. From specials from comedy icons to the dramatic finale of hbos miniseries, the night of, theres a lot to stream this weekend. Watch the road trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. The fucked up part is thats far from the most brutal thing to happen in a cormac book. Charlize theron, viggo mortensen, robert duvall, guy pearce, molly parker director. The roads commitment to cormac mccarthys dark vision may prove too unyielding for some, but the film benefits from hauntingly powerful.
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The walking dead has become the most boring show on television. The road is a postapocalyptic dramatic thriller about a father and his son walking alone through burned america. The road is directed by john hillcoat and stars viggo mortensen and kodi smitmcphee as a man and his son traversing across the country in a postapocalyptic wasteland. There are major spoilers for the film, the road and also the book, which is very similar, especially regarding the ending. The episodes were road to tazmania, return of the road to tazmania strikes back and yet another road to tazmania. Mccarthy evokes the general apprehension of post911. The road 2009 america is a grim, gray shadow of itself after a catastrophe. A man viggo mortensen and his young son kodi smitmcphee wander through this postapocalyptic world, trying to. The road is a 2006 postapocalyptic novel by american writer cormac mccarthy. The trailer for the road based on cormac mccarthys bestselling and pulitzer prize winning novel, the road is the epic postapocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father and his young son across a barren landscape that was blasted by an unnamed cataclysm that destroyed civilization and most life on earth. Road movies often depict travel in the hinterlands, with the films exploring the theme of alienation and examining the tensions and issues of the cultural identity of a nation or historical period. Stock photo the road year 2009 director john hillcoat robert duvall, kodi smit.
The road stars viggo mortensen and kodi smitmcphee as man and boy respectively. A man viggo mortensen and his young son kodi smitmcphee wander through this postapocalyptic world, trying to keep. The film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a threeyear solitary stint mining helium3 on the far side of the moon. It is based on the 2006 book of the same name, written by author cormac mccarthy, who is of american descent. America is a grim, gray shadow of itself after a catastrophe. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. Viggo mortensen and cast travel on the road jami philbrick nov 20, 2009. The movie was directed by australian director john hillcoat, with screenplay by joe penhall, who studied the novel in great detail and adapted the script to suit the big screen. The acclaimed actor, along with his director and costar discuss their new postapocalyptic film.
Charlize theron, viggo mortensen, robert duvall, guy pearce, molly. With abhay deol, satish kaushik, tannishtha chatterjee, mohammed faizal. The road man viggo mortensen movie costumes premiere props viggo. The road the 2009 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. In the film, only one of the characters the old man is given a name, ely. The film stars viggo mortensen and kodi smitmcphee as a father and his son in a postapocalyptic wasteland. The book details the journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed most of civilization and, in. Charlize theron at an event for the road 2009 charlize theron and viggo mortensen at an event. They journey toward the sea, surviving as best they can on what they can scavenge, and try to avoid roving gangs of savage humans who will turn them into slaves, or worse. I first watched this movie years ago, late at night, by myself.
A road movie is a film genre in which the main characters leave home on a road trip, typically altering the perspective from their everyday lives. Honestly though, the most intense thing i read in one of his books is from the crossing where the blind man gives the account about going up to the firing squad during the rebellion. Maybe you stumbled upon the road because youre into the postapocalyptic scene you have a soft spot for mad max and terminator movies, or found yourself enjoying children of men, 28 days later, and the book of eli. In a dangerous postapocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea. The boy and the man make their way toward the sea, perhaps for no better reason than. Like the book its based on, the road charts the story of a man and boy never named as they. This follows a man and son whom we never learn the names of who are travelling south to reach warmth and security after a nuclear war. The road is a highly emotional, involving, palmsweatingly tense movie that will scar you for life if you let it. The duckman episode road to dendron spoofs the series.
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