tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post817283602692280402..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: We Can't Wait #13 The RoadNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48891217663019320182009-03-01T23:09:00.000-05:002009-03-01T23:09:00.000-05:00I just finished reading the book and don't know if...I just finished reading the book and don't know if I could watch the movie. The book was so visual - left me horrified and numb with fear.<BR/><BR/>This book made me do something I've never done before - 1/2 way through I had to read the last few pages before I could continue reading. I had to know how it ended. <BR/><BR/>I love Viggo, but this may be a movie I have to pass on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55972706297644635292009-02-25T17:25:00.000-05:002009-02-25T17:25:00.000-05:00I read the book, loved the book. When, when when w...I read the book, loved the book. When, when when will I be able to finally see it?Olabianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499131011638208178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2408387304639785482009-02-13T08:22:00.000-05:002009-02-13T08:22:00.000-05:00Re: Laurie,At first I didn't see any mysticism or ...Re: Laurie,<BR/><BR/>At first I didn't see any mysticism or spirituality in The Road but there is an essay which is one) full of spoilers two) an excellent description of NCFOM and The Road as lessons in the Natural Law tradition. The meaninglessness of the horror witnessed by the Man and the Boy in the novel are no less wretched in that thesis, but it helped me to categorize the difference between their behavior and the rest of the world's. <BR/><BR/>(Beware Spoilers) http://www.civitate.org/2009/01/faith-fear-cormac-mccarthy/<BR/><BR/>Through the lens of Natural Law tradition, I can see the world McCarthy presents as perfectly (read: thoroughly) natural, gritty, and realistic -so much so that it becomes mystical. <BR/><BR/>An aside: I've been a devotee of modern zombie apocalypse mythologies for a few years now and reading The Road blew them apart.N_Frictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147726020761164316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15977849859196816782009-02-11T12:54:00.000-05:002009-02-11T12:54:00.000-05:00I'm very eager to see this movie.While there are c...I'm very eager to see this movie.<BR/><BR/>While there are certainly parallels to Children of Men (it's a post-apocalytpic movie), CoM was a much bigger movie than The Road will be. Hillcoat stuck pretty close to the book. The Road will be a small, intimate movie about a father and a son trying to survive. The protagonist of CoM (in the movie anyway) was often extremely passive and was often pulled along. Father in The Road is a quietly active character. There was also a hint of mysticism to CoM that I didn't detect in The Road, which is as gritty and realistic a story as you're going to see.Laurie Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886124993171547304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17371948809008776612009-02-10T23:20:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:20:00.000-05:00Re: WoodstockIt is a very short book, you'll DEFIN...Re: Woodstock<BR/><BR/>It is a very short book, you'll DEFINITELY be able to finish it before the film is released.FranklinBluthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144210383154290715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37413717390245669662009-02-08T14:40:00.000-05:002009-02-08T14:40:00.000-05:00Guy i have no idea what you're talking about. Ther...Guy i have no idea what you're talking about. There are only 3 options <BR/><BR/>;)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55211907567140809682009-02-08T08:55:00.000-05:002009-02-08T08:55:00.000-05:00i must start reading these books before the movies...i must start reading these books before the movies are out. i didn't manage to read blindness before the film and i kinda regret it now. however - there's still time.Lucas Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819278292554693395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78954421026334686072009-02-08T08:12:00.000-05:002009-02-08T08:12:00.000-05:00wayne be -- i didn't really feel like the role was...wayne be -- i didn't really feel like the role was that expanded, no. I thought Theron brought it in <I>Sleepwalking</I>, personally, but the film was such a slo that I can't really recommend it to people, her stunning work aside.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41962471800408217462009-02-08T01:20:00.000-05:002009-02-08T01:20:00.000-05:00NATHANIEL, I'm trying to avoid reading too much ab...NATHANIEL, I'm trying to avoid reading too much about this movie but I just got to know does Charlize Theron bring it? I've been so underwhelmed by her since "Monster" and I hope this will show her true abilities again. I've heard that her role is expanded from the book and I love the idea of her and Viggo playing off each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56345342268004960462009-02-07T21:06:00.000-05:002009-02-07T21:06:00.000-05:00It's interesting that all of you guys (except Nat,...It's interesting that all of you guys (except Nat, right?) have seen <I>The Proposition</I>.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76394110632177720322009-02-07T19:54:00.000-05:002009-02-07T19:54:00.000-05:00I hate to be the philistine who says this, but you...I hate to be the philistine who says this, but your poll leaves no option for those who did read the book but didn't LOVE it. We do exist.<BR/><BR/>Before I get tarred and feathered and banished from the space of intelligent adults, let me just add that I'm a McCarthy devotee. And "The Road" is, sentence for sentence, a gorgeous piece of work. But the storytelling never clicked for me -- the monotony of the characters' actions never took on a cumulative power for me. I still can't really figure out why.<BR/><BR/>It has me both nervous and excited for the film -- there's a lot to play with there.Guy Lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073912302467109996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51871723837156040722009-02-07T19:27:00.000-05:002009-02-07T19:27:00.000-05:00I'm not sure how to appropriately convey how dissi...I'm not sure how to appropriately convey how dissimilar this is to Children of Men. Much much bleaker.rosengjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346399198525494946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81446725080532781742009-02-07T19:21:00.000-05:002009-02-07T19:21:00.000-05:00anon --- you just click on the link for my thought...anon --- you just click on the link for my thoughts on the early cut of this movieNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62023208499884791392009-02-07T18:50:00.000-05:002009-02-07T18:50:00.000-05:00I recently finished this book. Amzing, vivid writ...I recently finished this book. Amzing, vivid writing. I was reading the final pages out loud to a friend and I couldn't get through them without crying. At the risk of sounding like a novel novice, I've never had that experience with a book before. Just, someone answer me this: why such big names like Theron, Pearce, and Duvall for what must be tiny little roles? Or - and this is for you, Nathaniel - has the text been expanded considerably?Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4591522040209424202009-02-07T18:15:00.000-05:002009-02-07T18:15:00.000-05:00Nat, you've seen the rough cut of this movie, corr...Nat, you've seen the rough cut of this movie, correct? Tell us what you thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-40733618712745586732009-02-07T18:11:00.000-05:002009-02-07T18:11:00.000-05:00This definitely would be my #1 movie I can't wait ...This definitely would be my #1 movie I can't wait for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32211096504345455842009-02-07T16:43:00.000-05:002009-02-07T16:43:00.000-05:00I had the same experience with Books as JA after r...I had the same experience with Books as JA after reading it. I think it's because the book affected me so strongly. It gave me nightmares, I couldn't go in any basement for weeks, I was balling uncontrollably for the last 30 pages or so. To say it's a magnificent book is an understatement, but who wants all that baggage when they sit down to read? I didn't read anything for a few months afterward for fear of repeating that experience I think.Garenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569526364085928078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36663339467509101972009-02-07T16:00:00.000-05:002009-02-07T16:00:00.000-05:00Seems very similar to "Children of Men"Seems very similar to "Children of Men"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76899698016677957652009-02-07T15:45:00.000-05:002009-02-07T15:45:00.000-05:00I hate to be this guy, but I realllly don't see ho...I hate to be this guy, but I realllly don't see how this translates well to film. I mean I'm not even joking the only thing I could imagine is a radio drama with really good sound effects. And why doesn't anyone do those anymore? Bring back Johnny Dollar!Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537102815681623472noreply@blogger.com