Question for anyone who's seen the movie "The Road"

[bif]

Is the movie as good as the book? I'm in the middle of it and I really enjoy it. Slow, hauntingly beautiful book.

[av8rdave]

1. I haven't seen the movie yet, but the book....

It's incredible. Can love and familial bonds endure when there is no hope at all? Yes!

[mtnester]

2. The book will leave a scar on you

in a good and a bad way.

I refuse to see the movie for fear it could never live up to the dark haunt the book is for me still.

[bif]

3. That's why I've never sen "Remains of the Day".

Such a beautiful book. The movie can't do it justice.

[nuxvomica]

4. It's a good movie but not as good as the book

I listened to the audio book during a drive alone through Vermont and NH. When I got to the touristy "general store" near Queechee Gorge, I was very happy to find so much food available. They had something like 16 different kinds of hot cocoa in that store and I hung out for while looking at all the varieties of something I don't usually buy. Then I realized that I was attracted to the hot cocoa because of a particular scene in the book.

[Duer 157099]

5. Read the book and still debating whether to watch the film

I can't decide if I need to be in a really bleak mood or a really good mood in order to make it through. If I start off in a good mood, no doubt it won't last long. If I start off in a bleak mood, it might drive me to the brink of despair and beyond.

What a quandry. :shrug:

[mitchum]

6. I don't see how the movie could convey the dark lyricism of the novel...

and have not bothered to watch it

[Schema Thing]

7. spoiler alert:

I just hate the way it ends; you just *know* that the family ate the kid.


:evilgrin: