‘The Road’ Trailer Will Catch Up With You and Kill You

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 14, 2009

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Recently, Neil and I have been arguing a lot about Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” It’s his position that the brilliance of the book lies in its ability to be an intimate story set against the backdrop of a major Apocalyptic event, taking a look at the scope of humanity as it would play out against a brand new world. It’s my position that Neil’s illiterate and that reading the book upside down while wearing a smoking jacket doesn’t make him sound insightful.

Book Club dramatics aside, there’s finally a full trailer for the film adaptation of what is either a brilliant novel or a rambling piece of blather. Whichever the case, it looks like John Hillcoat has made something intense and startling:

That first shot of the ships hung out to dry against the burnt sky is a fantastic one, and it look like a large amount of the aesthetic will be similar. Dark, grungy, unshaven. Speaking of which, if you’d like to see how unshaven Viggo Mortensen can look in hi-def, check out the version of the trailer over at Yahoo.

The Road hits theaters on October 16, 2009.

By the way, it anyone else getting a Squeal-Like-A-Pig vibe from that hick who wants to kidnap The Boy?

What do you think?

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Rommy

this would've been better as a low-budget indie film, shot in black and white, with no back story and anonymous no-name actors. that's how the story should be told.

Pete L

I agree with the B&W filming. When reading the book, I didn't visualize any of the images with color. The images were too bright in the trailer. Looks like they added some parts for the mother and about 100 other people that wasn't in the book. I hope all the extra added stuff helps instead of hurts the story.

Renee

"You sure have a purty mouth...."

Thsi should be interesting.

Karl_H

I like post-apocalyptic narratives and although I’ve never read the book on which this film is based the presentation of the desolate landscapes in the trailer makes it look like a film that I’ll definitely have to watch.

adhoc

hah, thats Cromartie giving you a case of the heebiejeebies.

The book was interesting, but i'd have to say not one of my favorite. Took me a while to get used to the writing. For example, "Deep stone flues where the water dripped and sang." Paints a good picture, but as a sentence caught me off guard. And the book is full of that.

Jean

Well that's Cormac McCarthy for you. Try reading All the Pretty Horses. More than once does a sentence take up half of a page.

MrDeath

I really don't want them to give too much backstory! Please dear god don't explain why the world ended, make it less specific.

MarkMushakian

When I first heard about this movie I was excited. When I saw the first images from this movie was very excited. When I saw this trailer my excitement completely deflated. Somewhat like with Terminator: Salvation, while the idea sounded promising, the trailer did absolutely nothing to pique my interest.

I'm not really looking forward to The Road anymore, but it'd be grand if the movie was a pleasant surprise :)

Kangaroo Be Stoned

I will only see it because of Viggo.

GuiltyTrace

The reason I read the book was because I heard they were making a film adaptation and it was highly acclaimed. I finished it in maybe four days. It's an incredible read and I hope the movie is just as good. Plus, Guy Pearce man...

‘The Road’ Trailer Will Catch Up With You and Kill You

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