Australian director John Hillcoat took on Cormac McCarthy's The Road after successfully capturing the Australian wild west. In this dystopian sci-fi set in the near future where the earth has lost its livelihood through a human made disaster, the few surviving humans fight for a brutal survival that includes cannibalism amongst others atrocious acts. The world turned into a wasteland and the survivors resembling rats rather than humans. What differs the good from the bad is their humanity shown through the relationship of a father and son who are on the road to nowhere but managed to keep their dignity while there seems no reason for it. Hillcoat is faithful to McCarthy's examination of humanity on the edge. Hillcoat and his cast and crew made a powerful film that cuts to the bone. Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are pitch perfect as the father and son. Charlize Theron, Robert Duval and Guy Pearce make brief cameos. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
The Road
Australian director John Hillcoat took on Cormac McCarthy's The Road after successfully capturing the Australian wild west. In this dystopian sci-fi set in the near future where the earth has lost its livelihood through a human made disaster, the few surviving humans fight for a brutal survival that includes cannibalism amongst others atrocious acts. The world turned into a wasteland and the survivors resembling rats rather than humans. What differs the good from the bad is their humanity shown through the relationship of a father and son who are on the road to nowhere but managed to keep their dignity while there seems no reason for it. Hillcoat is faithful to McCarthy's examination of humanity on the edge. Hillcoat and his cast and crew made a powerful film that cuts to the bone. Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are pitch perfect as the father and son. Charlize Theron, Robert Duval and Guy Pearce make brief cameos. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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