The Road - movie

[Garand]

The movie depicts only one scenario, years ago I picked up a book that listed 49 other possible scenario's. You can only plan for one or two, not all 50. Yes it was a very depressing movie.

[registror]

Saw it a few years back.

Liked it but thought they'd overdone the misery-factor and the lack of factions that would arise to build on the ashes of the old world.

Viggo was cool in it though.

I dont think that there will be any factions, either. I think that We'll go so far down that there's no coming back, cause we'll have lost all the animals to dogs, cats and people. we'll have wheels, writing, engineers, metal and plastic, but nothing with which to pull the plows or wagons

[Buggyout]

The book is genius! Cormac McCarthy wrote it to punch you in the stomach. His use of misaligned chapters are nightmare glimpses into a truly nightmare event. A major world changing event will not be a fun thing. This book illustrates perfectly.

-Buggy

[myakka]

Yes, a new year. Time for you to shave that back hair. I am sure someone here could use a winter coat if they can get past the smell.

[NRAamy]

Both the book and the movie depressed me..... it is what I imagine happening in a worst case scenario.... it was not a happy thing for me to see this brought to life in the movie version.... but I am still glad that I read/saw it.... just reinforces why I prep.... and why I keep tabs on Myakka's supplies.... speaking of which, it's a new year, yeti..... time to rotate the cans/jars....

[ZAGran]

Really liked the movie, although 'enjoyed' is a relative term. I haven't read the book, local library has to order so much of what I would like to read. But now I can down load e-books (Christmas present) so it will get read. Really like paper books the best, but if I had all I wanted I could use them to built a fallout shelter above ground!

[PrairieRat]

Could not finish the boring book, gave me no desire to see the movie.

[Schneb]

I thought the writing was amazing--very powerful stuff, in terms of how and how well the story is told.

The story--events/conditions described--is kind of relentlessly grim, with only a few uplifting moments.

Made me think of the quote from Krushchev(?) about how, after a nuclear war, the survivors would envy the dead.

I stayed away from the movie knowing it would probably leave me 'down'. I like a different result from watching a movie. But maybe that's short-sighted somehow.

It might've been different if there wasn't a kid involved/at stake.

One little thing: after reading it, both my wife and I were sort of gut-punched by it's version of a post-apocalypse world, so it was sort of a relief to see a possible flaw in that version of reality: with apparently all plant life dead, where would oxygen come from?

I realize by expecting a thoroughly scientifically-sound version of reality, I'm not really 'getting' what the book was about--not being fair to it--but it's a sort of backhanded compliment to it that I was so struck by its mood/vision that I needed that 'flaw' to get over and past its grim vision.

[Tyler Danann]

Anyone else seen this film starring Viggo Mortensson? I think its a great movie for preppers to see and a far more likely scenario to say Max Max 2 the road warrior (driving around the desert in muscle cars) not that I don't love the MM films though

In the road - the people who have the best chance of survival are organized and operate as a community

Check it out if you have not seen it yet

Saw it a few years back.

Liked it but thought they'd overdone the misery-factor and the lack of factions that would arise to build on the ashes of the old world.

Viggo was cool in it though.

[big al]

startled you? how so? by being so brutal?

[Buggyout]

The book startled me.

That's all I have to say.

Rich - No zombies in it.

-Buggy

[RICHFL]

Brains - Brains - I want Brains for my Supper...... he hee he eee! lol

[big al]

It[ATTACH=CONFIG]7387[/ATTACH] is a good movie...I enjoyed it a lot

I have a non prepper friend - who said it was the single most frightening film he has ever seen! hahhaha

[Chefsimms]

It is a good movie...I enjoyed it a lot

[big al]

Anyone else seen this film starring Viggo Mortensson? I think its a great movie for preppers to see and a far more likely scenario to say Max Max 2 the road warrior (driving around the desert in muscle cars) not that I don't love the MM films though

In the road - the people who have the best chance of survival are organized and operate as a community

Check it out if you have not seen it yet