I liked the film very much, it was bleak obviously, but Viggo was very good in it. Charlize Theron's role was small-ish, but not small enough that you didn't emphasize with her. I could easily see (and hope) Viggo is nominated for something. He really was good in this.
Not really a spoiler but a question:
nothing was really explained as to what happened and why certain people lived and certain didn't.
The book does not relate what causes the environmental apocalypse either. It implies people survived because they were lucky, tenacious and adaptable rather than from a distinct social or genetic group.
The movie gets good reviews but the release was deferred a couple of times suggesting the fear it could do badly at the box office. The author also wrote 'No Country for Old Men'.
I loved the book read it quite recently and am very much looking forward to seeing the movie this weekend.
Vigo Mortessen is exactly the type of person I pictured for the lead role.
I was kind of toying with that idea, but I decided I'd rather wait and see it on the big screen. Some movies need that hugeness, and I think this might be one of them.
Serious? That's just weird. A friend of mine recommenRAB seeing it somewhere that has Dolby THX- apparently not only is the music great, but the sound is apparently amazing.
i've never been so depressed by a movie in my life. Bleak is too kind a word for it. I can see that it was well made and well acted, but I can only sit through so much misery and despair. It was cold and snowing when I went in to the cinema, it was cold and snowing all the way through the movie I felt as cold, lonely and despairing as the survivors by the end of it.
Haven't read the book myself, but have read some really good reviews of the film. Saw the trailer for it recently when going to watch 'avater' and it seemed like an intriguing film. Will definitely try and watch it if i get the chance.
Does it explain who the "family" at the end is? In fact, are they in it at all?
The dog and the (other) young boy reference were quite clear but what my friend and I were confused about is as to why they had been following our leaRAB?
The new father and mother appear very briefly at the end. The children are just referred to. No explanation but a couple of puzzling statements by the man:
"There was some discussion as to whether to even come after you at all."
"I do not know how you made it so far. But you should go with me."
really looking forward to this film. Interested tp see how they do it, as the book was very bleak and atmospheric, without a huge amount going on (which was kind of the point).
I think this is going to be a film you either love or hate.
Nothing really happened, and when it did the scenes lasted for a few minutes before it cut to something else.
I normally like these intimate type of films but I never felt any emotion at any point in the film. In fact, at stages, I started to think of the film I watched last night (The Edukators on DVD).
The cannibal aspect, which I expected to play a big part, were nothing more than a few minutes of nasty people (who you don't get to 'meet', you just see them in a couple of scenes for a minute or so).
If a new character was introduced they'd be gone by the next scene and you'll never see them again.
The editing annoyed me. It kept skipping. This is fine for 'montages' but it kept doing it throughout the film.
I want to know where the kid developed such high standarRAB of morals? I mean, he lives in a 'dog eat dog' world and manages to have the morals of a good Samaritan in parts of the film.
