The Road

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Peter S Worst movie I have ever seen. I wanted to kill myself after watching this incredibly depressing and harrowing movie. Not one moment of light, not a single sign of hope for anyone. Dystopian indeed, but with a massive dose of pessimism, coated in despair and wrapped up in tears. If you are looking to walk away feeling desperately unhappy and giving up on life, this is the movie for you. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/16/24 Full Review Andy B There are two basic approaches to a post-apocalyptic narrative: the hopeful one that shows humanities good side winning through against the odds (or, at least, giving hope that this will happen) and the nihilistic approach that concentrates on humanities bad side to the point that you really want everyone to die. The Road falls firmly in the latter category. The photography captures this beautifully with its muted colours and incessant use of grey. For that is what the world is grey, grey and more grey and, oh by the way, everyone is going to die. It might be well acted (which it is), it might be beautifully shot (which it is) and it might be a faithful adaptation of an apparently much loved novel (which it allegedly is) but it's miserable. It makes me want to remove the novel from my TBR pile as I don't think I need another dose of depression. It has one message : we're all going to die. A one word description of this film: bleak. Not the sort of film to recommend to anyone in need of cheering up. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/06/24 Full Review Yader D Why this.movie is so underated while the video game is so popular?...and don't forget the movie came out 1st and pretty much the basics of the movie were stolen...including the story line Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/06/24 Full Review Audience Member Viggo Mortensen gave a good performance, as well as the boy who played his son. The film also really looks like and convinces you that an apocalyptic event took place which stood out to me. A very dirty and cruel/harsh world with little room to trust other people and little opportunity to get comfortable. However, I wish I saw a little bit more of what happened after the event started and what made it get as bad as it ended up being. The plot got slightly distracted a couple of times and there was an odd edit where the son had just taken a bath and had his face cleaned but in the very next shot his face was dirty (and in the shot after that it was back to clean again just seconds later). It was an emotional story too though and the father dying actually made it a better ending that felt like an appropriate conclusion for his character. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/06/24 Full Review Sam P Unflinchingly brilliant and hauntingly bleak, this depiction of a post-apocalyptic future captures the raw essence of despair and survival. Under John Hillcoat's direction, the film offers a grim vista with barely a glimmer of hope, challenging the viewer's endurance as much as it does its characters'. It's a harrowing ordeal to watch, yet isn't that the hallmark of truly impactful cinema? Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Pedro G Muy buena película, una cinta con una historia desoladora muy bien contada. Esta película nos presenta una historia en un mundo post apocalíptico, en el que predominan los colores grises y marrones, con un mundo muy bien construido y planteado en el que hay pocos sobrevivientes y todo es peligroso. Me encanto el trabajo del director al momento de contar la historia y mostrarnos este mundo desolado, sumado al excelente trabajo de la fotografía. Es una película con momentos fuertes y que te hacen ver mal a la humanidad y conocer su peor lado al ver como nadie tiene piedad por nadie y como todos hacen lo que sea por sobrevivir. La química de padre e hijo vista es fantástica y empatizas muy rápido con los personajes, aunque ambos tengan sus diferencias en todo momento y hacen de que dudes de que lo que hacen esta bien o mal, pero vas a terminar entendiendo cualquiera de las decisiones. Lo único que no me gusto de la película fueron los momentos en los que se muestra el pasado, ya que en mi opinión desentonaban un poco con todo lo que estaba pasando y no contaban muchas cosas importantes. El final es algo que me gusto, es bastante triste por lo que pasa y creo que tiene diferentes interpretaciones ya que no se sabe si realmente paso eso. Por ultimo, destacar las actuaciones las cuales son brillantes, principalmente las de Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee y Charlize Theron. En conclusión, una muy buena película que es muy entretenida en todo momento y cuenta una historia desoladora y emotiva, con unas actuaciones fantásticas por parte de ambos protagonistas. Muy recomendada. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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