Pardon the Dust
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I dont know, I wanted to find out. Seemed to fill the air with dust/smoke. Multiple nukes? There was a scene with a big boat on the road a la Tsunami. Could be solar flares.. or... who knows.
Yeah things kept catching on fire or whatever too.. but some things seemed to be ok, like that house. Not sure.. wasn't all encompassing.. but seemed to wipe people out, thought i imagine a lot of those would be 'after' the event.
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the thing about The Road, the book nor the movie never mention nor hint about what caused it. It's supposed to keep that part of the story generic just like the names of the people and focus entirely on the situation of the people themselves.
that sucks...thought at least when i watch it, i'll KNOW i didn't miss the explanation
The only hint at all is from the old man they run into after leaving the bunker. They are sitting down at the fire eating and he says " I knew this was going to happen. This, or something like it". But the old bastard never mentions what "this" was. it does not take away from the over all story though. Not knowing that is. I really like the movie adaptation.
lol, still lame..." I knew this was going to happen. This, or something like it" could mean ANYTHING!
exactly. i was reading online about it, and the main purpose of the story is not about the actual event or the who is, just about the man and the boy and dealing with the mentality of surviving, not the actual surviving at that.
It's just all psychological. There are already many movies about nuclear holocaust, survival after the fact, zombie holocaust, but none really touch the mentality of it.
SPOILERS
I mean, this one really captures the fact the father just wants to die. simple as that. but can't bring upon himself to kill his son. He wants his son to do it but his son won't. Which is why every time they come upon trouble, he tries to convince his some to off himself instead of dealing with the problem or running away. He knows if his son can do it, then he can just finish himself and it will all be over.
Also, from what I understand, the movie changed the ending to make people "feel good" by adding the family taking the kid in. Why would a family, already burden with 2 kids of their own, take in another in such a world with no chance? Supposedly, the world's improvement rate was zero since life was dead (animals, plants, etc) which is why cannibalism was rampant.
It's just all psychological. There are already many movies about nuclear holocaust, survival after the fact, zombie holocaust, but none really touch the mentality of it.
SPOILERS
I mean, this one really captures the fact the father just wants to die. simple as that. but can't bring upon himself to kill his son. He wants his son to do it but his son won't. Which is why every time they come upon trouble, he tries to convince his some to off himself instead of dealing with the problem or running away. He knows if his son can do it, then he can just finish himself and it will all be over.
Also, from what I understand, the movie changed the ending to make people "feel good" by adding the family taking the kid in. Why would a family, already burden with 2 kids of their own, take in another in such a world with no chance? Supposedly, the world's improvement rate was zero since life was dead (animals, plants, etc) which is why cannibalism was rampant.
if the ending was really changed, i wonder what the original ending was supposed to be...also, i wonder how many licks i takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop...
hmmmmm
hmmmmm
The movie was actually toned down. In the book, apparently a woman eats her own baby.
At what point did this get derailed?
At what point did this get derailed?
knowing us, probably the first post...
BTW, the book sounds better...think she sang, "i want my baby back baby back baby back" after she finished?
BTW, the book sounds better...think she sang, "i want my baby back baby back baby back" after she finished?
Books usually are. Your Imagination coupled with q good writer will.always do circles around Hollywood.
good thing i don't read...unless theres pictures...
want some pics to go along with some of this conversation?
Yeah. The book is pretty gruesome. A lot like the difference between reading American Psycho and watching the Movie American Psycho. The book is way more graphic.
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