A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing: just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless cannibalistic bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a rusting shopping cart of scavenged food--and each other.
With a surplus of post-apocalyptic/disaster flicks present in today's film circle, the Road does what very few films in any genre seem capable of doing. Here is a picture that in it's own discreteness captures the realism of a holocaust horror, combining the absolute worst possible future with the most profoundly beautiful human characteristics that keep the main characters persevering. Not only does the story accurately exhibit the polar opposite aspects of a post apocalyptic existence, but the cinematography used during the flashbacks of a life full of color and hope many take for granted, is excellently positioned with the dark, dismal, and often terrifying reality that is the Road. The score was also fantastic and perfectly appropriate for the film.
The only two, minor issues I had were the sound editing, (MINOR!) and the ending which was NOT at all a disappointment, but I felt it was quite open, without giving anything away. This is, again, a minor issue, for the story in itself was a journey, and we see only a small portion of the great, tragic, and ultimately fulfilling struggle.
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Filename: The Road DVDSCR XVID-ToXiC
Source: DVDSCR
Genre: Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Video: 720×304 (2.250:1) | 1472kbps | 29.970fps
Audio: English | 448kbps | AC3 5.1
Subtitles: N/A
Runtime: 1hr 27min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 (5,059 votes)
RT Critics: 6.8/10 (141 reviews)
Directed By: John Hillcoat
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi McPhee, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce
With a surplus of post-apocalyptic/disaster flicks present in today's film circle, the Road does what very few films in any genre seem capable of doing. Here is a picture that in it's own discreteness captures the realism of a holocaust horror, combining the absolute worst possible future with the most profoundly beautiful human characteristics that keep the main characters persevering. Not only does the story accurately exhibit the polar opposite aspects of a post apocalyptic existence, but the cinematography used during the flashbacks of a life full of color and hope many take for granted, is excellently positioned with the dark, dismal, and often terrifying reality that is the Road. The score was also fantastic and perfectly appropriate for the film.
The only two, minor issues I had were the sound editing, (MINOR!) and the ending which was NOT at all a disappointment, but I felt it was quite open, without giving anything away. This is, again, a minor issue, for the story in itself was a journey, and we see only a small portion of the great, tragic, and ultimately fulfilling struggle.
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Filename: The Road DVDSCR XVID-ToXiC
Source: DVDSCR
Genre: Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Video: 720×304 (2.250:1) | 1472kbps | 29.970fps
Audio: English | 448kbps | AC3 5.1
Subtitles: N/A
Runtime: 1hr 27min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 (5,059 votes)
RT Critics: 6.8/10 (141 reviews)
Directed By: John Hillcoat
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi McPhee, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce
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