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Levin · 02-11-2009, 11:07 PM

The Road for me had little to do with its post-apocalyptic setting, as modern life in many respects is emotionally post-apocalyptic as well. The parental drive for survival -- not so much human drive, but parental -- was very touching in that setting, just as it is in the world we live in.

Jeff Lebowski · 02-12-2009, 05:12 PM

Reading the reviews for "The Road" on amazon.com is highly entertaining. You can look at the dates of the reviews and pinpoint when Oprah started pimping it on her show. "This book is just soooooo depressing...."

Jeff Lebowski · 02-12-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Reading the reviews for "The Road" on amazon.com is highly entertaining. You can look at the dates of the reviews and pinpoint when Oprah started pimping it on her show. "This book is just soooooo depressing...."

Oops. This is an old thread. I already mentioned this:

http://cougarguard.com/forum/showpos...42&postcount=2

MikeWaters · 02-12-2009, 08:10 PM

I've changed my mind. I will not write a review of "The Road."

I will simply say it is a remarkable book.

Levin · 02-12-2009, 08:11 PM

Am I looking forward to the movie? I can't decide. But I'll see it.

Jeff Lebowski · 02-12-2009, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Levin

Am I looking forward to the movie? I can't decide. But I'll see it.

I can't imagine how this book will translate onto the big screen. I am highly skeptical.

Archaea · 02-12-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

I can't imagine how this book will translate onto the big screen. I am highly skeptical.

Did you ever see a boy and his dog?

MikeWaters · 02-12-2009, 10:31 PM

Mortenson was good in A History of Violence and Eastern Promises.

He's probably a good a choice as any.

Question is about the kid actor, and the rapport between the two.

The book is desultory. Will the movie be linear and view-friendly, or desultory and cryptic?

It's being directed by the guy who did "The Proposition". I didn't particularly like this film. Although I can see why someone might want to go to this director for this film. Hillcoat will need to do much, much better.

Perhaps the ideal director for this might be the combination of Jim Jarmusch and Peter Jackson.

MikeWaters · 02-13-2009, 04:07 AM

This thread is incredibly lame. I can't/won't add anything more to it.

02-11-2009, 11:07 PM	#31
Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	The Road for me had little to do with its post-apocalyptic setting, as modern life in many respects is emotionally post-apocalyptic as well. The parental drive for survival -- not so much human drive, but parental -- was very touching in that setting, just as it is in the world we live in. __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12

02-12-2009, 05:12 PM	#32
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Reading the reviews for "The Road" on amazon.com is highly entertaining. You can look at the dates of the reviews and pinpoint when Oprah started pimping it on her show. "This book is just soooooo depressing...." __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

02-12-2009, 08:11 PM	#35
Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	Am I looking forward to the movie? I can't decide. But I'll see it. __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12

02-12-2009, 08:10 PM	#34
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I've changed my mind. I will not write a review of "The Road." I will simply say it is a remarkable book.

02-12-2009, 10:31 PM	#38
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Mortenson was good in A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. He's probably a good a choice as any. Question is about the kid actor, and the rapport between the two. The book is desultory. Will the movie be linear and view-friendly, or desultory and cryptic? It's being directed by the guy who did "The Proposition". I didn't particularly like this film. Although I can see why someone might want to go to this director for this film. Hillcoat will need to do much, much better. Perhaps the ideal director for this might be the combination of Jim Jarmusch and Peter Jackson.

02-13-2009, 04:07 AM	#39
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	This thread is incredibly lame. I can't/won't add anything more to it.