The Road - What it all Meant
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- A thematic analysis of The Road. If you have a question please ask below and I will get back to you as soon as possible. If you disagree with my interpretation please be polite and state your case with examples. This is a learning experience for everyone and I am happy to be proven incorrect if that be the case. Thank you!
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In the ending, when he look at the dog he understands that they didn't eat him as others do to survive. So he understands they have heart and compassion for others and he can live with them. That's the big lesson his father gave him, recognize good people from bad people
Ralpha Recycled I saw it as a rememberence and validation/encouragement of when they were in the bunker. The boy heard to dog. The Father got worried and they left. In a way it's the same idea as yours, just a little deeper as they said they had been following him and his father for some time. That showed the boy that actually he can trust his instincts. Not only because his discernment was correct about dog but also about the little boy he saw, who appeared "About your age, maybe a bit older" and the father thought he was seeing things. So much in it. Such a well thought out movie.
You forgot about the thumbs. When they come to the boy they're missing their thumbs. They never explain why in the movie or book, but I believe it signifies "loss of humanity". Opposable thumbs are a human trait that enables us to handle tools, be dexterous, fire a gun, etc. I believe the movie used this to tell us who were the cannibals. When cannibals are caught or it is known they eat human flesh, their thumbs are cut off as a means to warn others of their crime. So in the end, the cruel irony is that the man was right-they were being followed. The man's ultimate fear of being stalked and caught off guard, perhaps even this is the driving factor that amplifies his paranoia and resolve. But he was right, they were being followed and even though the son has the gun, the fire, the power, he doesn't have what it takes. He never quite understood because he is the boy, and his father was the man. He gives in to death because he doesn't understand that death can have a kind face, like that of his mother. He never saw it. He didn't see her kill herself. That's why the ending is a sad one. The father gets his son to the end of the road, quite literally.
So a logical question: Why did they follow the father and son? Why not team up or help each other? Because only the wolves can sniff out other wolves. Cue the dog. To a boy a dog is something cute, fuzzy and affectionate. To a man a dog is a symbol of loyalty, protection and companionship. But the man understands that the dog is still a beast, and a tool.
TL;DR - They're going to eat the boy. :/
well put.
wait theyre gonna eat the kid?
You are right about the thumbs. You tell who the good guys are by who still has them. The old man and the ambusher have them. The cannibals, the thief, and the family at the end do not.
They were following them. Showing up at the bunker and later at the Mans old home. Then finally the mans greatest fear, that his son will trust the wrong person.
The Basement scene in the
cannibals' house is something that will live with you for a very long time.
Forever! Some things cannot be unseen. Have you read 'Spares' by Michael Marshall Smith?
true..its really traumatising
@@naynay-fi7iv whats it about though
@@daisykim23 rich people clone themselves so they have spare body parts whenever they need
@@naynay-fi7iv omg.... 🤐😫😰😭 It sounds sort of like the movie "get out".
This is the post-apocalyptic movie I've always wanted to see. There's no redemption here. There's no hope of survival. Humanity is breathing its final breath.
If you've never read the book, you really should. It's so unbelievably depressing, that I had to put it down for days, even weeks at a time before coming back to it.
Truly an amazing read, and one of my favorite books. Possibly Cormac McCarthy's best work.
Final and Last, the same no?
darthvader5300
basically our future
TruckerPhilosophy I think that beatle was hope for survival in the movie at least idk about the book.
this movie was really depressing but it's not as dark as the book was.
I watched this thinking that it'd be some kind of action movie but i was so wrong and just ended up crying.
Sorry to hear.....the book that film is based upon is even more depressing......😢
No matter what papa
Lol
Lmaooo same dude I had a panic attack
probably the most realistic portrayal of a post apocalyptic world.
Sem no fallout 76 is more realistic without doubt
@@Julian-ol9vk Lmao
More realistic then mad max and the book of eli 😝
@@malcolmforest9268 don’t think those were supposed to be realistic, more of trying to show symbolism and look cool
@@FantaBottle001 like the walking dead
The Road is about trying to protect your children from the world but inevitably being unable to do so.
And the best you can do is prepare them for what comes next, that's what I got from the book, was not done well in the movie ..
"Go With God and a Gun......the Rest Are Damned".
@@delanorrosey4730 Amen... love this quote 🙏🤍
God damn this movie is so bleak and heartfelt. The Man just wants his son to be able to live as long as possible, but still be a 'human'. Unwilling to eat the flesh of other men, but willing to kill a man just to let them live another day. The first lesson he teaches his own boy is how to kill himself. That spells out the whole movie right there. Live and fight. And if you have to die, do it yourself.
That part in the flashback where the wife says she should've killed herself long ago when they had more bullets (and even blamed the Man for using their third bullet to prevent her from committing suicide) is so tragic, because I know if she stuck around and it came to it, the Man would've used the two bullets on her and their boy and then suffered the consequences himself. That devotion to others wellbeing..
She says, "I don't just want to survive [I want to live]", but in order to live, first you must survive. You survive, then you get to live.
Overall, it's morality that makes you like and feel for the Man and by extension, the Boy. "There is cannibalism. Cannibalism is the great fear", you can live by eating another man, but that is not living that is only surviving. This movie is so jam-packed full of morality and lessons in 'what is humanity' that it's almost hard to watch. I really wanna check out the book because of this film.
"Whoever made humanity will find no humanity here"
I read it first. It is way more intense but the way it is written makes it kind of hard to read. It is super repetitive not in terms of plot but vocabulary and sentince structure.
Cormic McCarthy is the author and he is hard to read style wise but his stories take you there even if you don’t want to go.
He wrote - no country for old men and all the pretty horses too.
Yeah we don't need werewolves. Vampires zombies or ghouls and witches. Human beings can be the worst creatures and monsters because it's our nature that's why we have laws. Because we know that deep down in our psyche we are savage mananimals and we want to go to the stars why to spread our bad selves like viruses???
Yes surviving is like fighting a war for some time and all you know is fighting for your life day after day until the war is over and then you get to live.
Thanks to this comment
I just finished the book and honestly the Road is one of the most inspiring books I’ve ever read. The idea that in full view of such a horrible world a father is still willing to give his last trying to set up his son for the future really hits me. So long as there is still a single human being willing to sacrifice for others, humanity isn’t finished.
And I really like the end, seeing that another family was watching over them the whole time. But one thing I really hate about movies like this is realizing that this could happen sooner rather than later. It's a sweet and sour feeling I get whenever I think of this.
Viggo Mortensen is so underrated
I love him!!!
maybe it's more like he selects his roles and doesn't do generic mainstream garbage, hence flies under the radar
No he's not, he just won't sign up for any film.
Rubbish. He's highly rated.
That is very true. As all in our stupid existence, being good or excellent at something cant surpass pulling strings or just simply pure occasion/luck
"I ain't goin' nowheres"
That's such a genius scene, on the base level he's replying to a command and offering resistance, but deeper down it's a comment on his future. That cannibal knows his fate and accepts it, because he really ain't goin' nowheres. No one is.
That’s how I felt whilst watching this movie. It’s really all they had: survival. Absolutely NOTHING else in life to maintain motivation to keep pushing forward.
In the ending scene in particular: the man who confronts the kid gives him two options: either come with us, or stay here with your dead father.
Like what would the latter do for you? Just sit there in sorrow and do nothing else? There’s truly no redemption in this movie, no hope for a better life. Humanity is surviving on borrowed time.
@@SuperTf2rocks He also tells the boy to stay off the roads, knowing for sure he'd either end up someone's food or... "worse".
That's the terrifying thing about The Road; there's no real threat from nature, no huge mutated beasts, no radioactive fallout, just humans. Yet humans are better and worse than all of the above combined; vicious creatures capable of great good and great evil...
“One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.”
― Khalil Gibran
words so simple but together they carry something deeper and meaningful.
the most terrifying thing about this film is that it could happen so easily if you think about. once basic services shut down and supplies of basic needs are scarce.. the depravity of mankind would be on full blast.. every person for themselves. I truly do not think it would very long to get to that point. think about when hurricane Katrina hit new Orleans.. by like the third day the entire city was completely decimated. now think of something like that on a world wide global scale. chaos at epic levels!
It isnt might happen, it is already happening, North Korea, middle east. People are capable of true darkness.
Humanity as a whole will always be depraved with or without " basic services" - Eden was real and so was the Ark - but we are gifted with free will and total destruction is always around the corner and so is eternity.
A solar storm could destroy all electricity units on half the world's areas. That would result in drinking water not coming out of the facet, no crops being cared for, supermarkets looted and violence. This in only THREE days.
How was the entire city decimated? I see shows from New Orleans on TV all the time andmany restaurants were up and running soon after
This is something I’ve been thinking about after watching this movie. The basic needs industries need to atleast come up with precautionary protection systems incase of a true catastrophic event like this. The food industry has GMOs (which are wonderful works of technology), that can help us grow food faster and with better quality. What we need to do is design one with resilience to harsh climate, such as the event seen in the movie: mass plight.
There are no words to explain what I feel after watching this movie. It is a very important film.
Did you read the book?
I read this book in two days. And then I had to run out and watch the movie. AmazIng, and so haunting.
lol same here .. Movie fell a bit short .. They had to put almost all the encouters with other people, so it didn't portray the emptiness of the world well .. Also didn't like the main actor too much .. Still it was good, the book was more haunting though ..
I just finished the book in three days
I got the same wish now
I hope mankind never reaches this kind of suffering...
They'll figure out a way
Well North Korea exists, so..... hate to break it to ya, son.
Eventually mankind will experience something like this.
A truly fantastic film, so underrated it is crazy..Vigo gives us a truly believeable insight into the end times.. 10/10..
It was entertaining to me. And I didnt feel anything for the dad because he was a asshole.
@@Brandon-tz5pn bruh what
The dad was just trying to survive and the son is literally no help the entire movie
@@krukimoto6296 id have to watch it again, I just remembered not liking it
IDK, the scene where he kills the man with the flare gun didn't seem accidental. The man shot first. And obviously he meant to kill them with his bow and arrow. He didn't warn them..
The old man was wrong to think they were following him, but that doesn't change the fact he was fighting for his and his son's life..
I think this is one of the few movies to get bleakness right; it shows bleakness as a long tunnel with a light at the end of the tunnel (the family adopting him) rather than going all out DUDE N I HI LISM AMIRIGHT?
I mean so will you.
Lewe :) or did they eat him eventually
Tactical Scouser 27 Probably :/
Also I kinda get the feeling that family are cannibals...
Lewe :) lol
The family _is cannibals._
Fires, everything covered in ash, dark sky, earth tremors. I reckon it was a super volcano. Yellowstone type.
or some people have it was meteorite the same kind that wipe out the dinosaurs.
no it was russian ballistic bomb, many off them
For me I can see humans engenuity being able to recover from meteorites/super volcanoes/nuclear. This film portrays something far more hopeless. Either the sun is dying or the earth got thrown out of the suns orbit.
Not even close. I guarantee you that this is the same catastrophe that caused the younger dryas period. Look up the channel Diehold he explains exactly this from what is coming to be none as a micro nova of our sun which times with the pole shift leading into the next ice age. This last happened about 12,800 years ago and is right on schedule to happen within our lifetimes. Look it up and study it and you will see that this is what the writer was getting at. Didn’t want to say it, because msm science doesn’t want to say it because it is horrific and real.
@@Sock_Puppet_Muppet_Slots The poles have shifted throughout history many, many times and it generally did not cause an ice age. Nor does it make any sense for a solar event to come with it as some strange package.
The poles Are already on the move, have been for a long time and has been recently increasing. That's why systems that rely on it have to be updated more frequently.
Having that said it's not known what will happen when the poles shift.
At the same time we are due for a supervolcano erupting. A massive solar flare isn't unlikely either and at any time a big space rock could appear near earth. There's no point to worry about these things because if it goes south most of us wont make it.
The scene of the black thief was the most cathartically sad I've ever seen. What about yours?
Walter's last conversation with Skyler in Breaking Bad. For very personal reasons that I don't mind going into, it's just too long to type out in youtube comment.
I had to google cathartically and I still don't know what it means.
Thomas d'Auteuil I always like seeing black people suffer also SARCASM
cinemofo The more I think about the thief scene the sadder it gets. But nothing in my opinion is sadder than the basement scene.
That Dude There lol. 👍
So I guess this is what Joel was doing after he lost Sarah, and before he met Ellie.
On a sidenote, I love the Man's attitude. He just simply refused to give up. That's the type of attitude that speaks to me! And I think in the end he achieved his goal, he kept his son safe, taught him how to survive, and gave his son a better life, posthumously.
Yeah the last of us is very similar to the road
Are you carrying the fire?
Stranger: What?
Kid: *pulls out the gun*
Stranger: Yes I do!
Kid: Okay I can come with you then.
The holy spirit inside
I have my lighter everytime.
@@harleyfrench9997 It has nothing to do with GOD or flying spaghetti monsters or old men in the sky with beards.
@@titusmccarthy lol ok big guy 🤣
We all know the mother later became Imperator Furiosa...
Head canon is a beautiful thing.
This was one of the best and the saddest movies I've ever watched
The bond between father and son in this is a rawness you never see in today’s society. A fighting love, a dangerous love. It’s utterly captivating to think that men might not be the fathers they could be without being faced with circumstances such as these. The situation itself created a stronger relationship.
Thanks for holding in there guys. I took way too long to make a new video. I also changed a few aesthetic things again. Hopefully you like them.
These are always interesting to watch. I know how much work can go into these video essays. So don't beat yourself up too much about how long it takes. Especially if you're doing all the work alone.
Each episode gets better in little ways. Keep it up. I look forward to your videos in my subscription queue.
Thanks! It is hard to do them alone, but I'm glad they're improving.
You should do a video on Atonement
What it all Meant do a video on full metal jacket pls
Why does the kid seem almost behind in mental age?
When this first came out in the cinema I was really excited to see it. Somehow during those weeks I got really busy but realized that the sunday night I wanted to see it was going to be the last night. I got to the 8:30pm showing. Being the only person in the theatre to view it made it all that more eerie.
This postapocaliptic movie is far more scarier than any other, with no any zompies and monsters
I said this in a previous video, but I have to say it again. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these videos. They're so beautifully crafted. You're one of my favorite channels.
Thanks again! Comments like these really raise my spirits.
I have been waiting for this one for a long time
Hopefully I didn't disappoint. Thanks for sticking with me!
+What it all Meant what do you do outside of video making? I'm curious because your a very good speaker and writer.
Thats what she said!
this movie will be reality one day thats the sad part fuck nuclear weapons :(
God I love this movie
You should read the book if you haven't already. So good.
Very happy to see you found a way to keep your video structured by giving titles to each of your talking points without interrupting the monologue. Thank you. Also, great analysis as usual.
Glad it actually came off the way I intended. Thanks!
I've been trying to figure out what the cataclysm is in this movie and I have finally come to the conclusion that it was from a serious nuclear war because they all have radiation sickness and Robert Duvall says he could see this coming a long time ago and Viggo said he saw a bright flash of light coming down from the sky cyndrillical light followed by low concussion sounds the damage everywhere could not have been from a volcano the ash could be from all the fires and impact shock waves could have caused long lasting earthquakes maybe ? It just seems to me it was a nuclear war and radiation sickness and all the damage was done by the explosions from the nukes and the after fires and quakes could have been caused by nukes maybe ? It just doesn't seem like a supervolcano or asteroid or anything else because everyone has or seems to have radiation sickness and the trees and all the animals have died supervolcanoes and asteroids wouldn't cause all the animals to die or radiation sickness !!! By the way they should have stayed in that underground shelter with all the food they had warmth and shelter and food and drink and a place to take showers and safety and shelter !!! Why leave there that was kinda dumb plus I would have let the black guy keep his clothes and shoes and Gave him some food and then left that was kind of harsh leaving that guy with absolutely nothing !!! Plus they left that poor old guy alone (Robert Duvall) that was kinda harsh to !!! But anyway I'm thinking that was either a serious nuclear war or massive asteroid /meteor/ comet ??? Supervolcano like Yellowstone I don't think it would do all that but I guess I could be wrong I suppose ???
"If a cat trustfully approached everyone who shows up with food, they wouldn't last long."
-random japanese dude in the fields of Tsushima Island.
@@abaddon130 Wdym random japenese dude?
I know this i old but love the ideas you talked about!
From what I heard, the author intentionally made it vague, less is more etc, but with so many theories flying around he said he liked the idea of the asteroids the most - I believe it's the most likely since it does the same devastation except no radiation - radiation sickness would also involve ( prepare yourself) diarrhea - but it's talked about being only coughing up blood - I for sure recommend reading the book it's beautiful
It was
I love how the kid actually looks like Charlize Theron.
Yes. !
i was thinking that too.
That was why he got cast
Haha
I actually found the kid annoying, kinda like Charlize Theron. Too much, "papa, papa" with that irritating inflection.
This is the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. Not in gore or jump scares, but in how hopeless everything seems to the characters. When suicide seems like the best option in your environment, you know things are truly dire and horrific. That’s why I believe this film is so terrifying to watch.
I worked security when they filmed on location in Oregon and Washington.
How’d they get it to look all dead
🔥
John O’Donnell Washington and Oregon look like that ten months of the year.
If you notice, color starts to come back into the movie towards the end, giving the impression that hope still exists.
Truly a gut punching, soul wrenching film.
I cry every time I watch this film, and your analysis made it even heavier, thank you.
I contemplated gratification and suicide for a whole week after watching this film I will never watch this again fucks with my head
mickey dickey ikr
mickey dickey that's sad.. I have tried to look at it positively. It's good
I found it very upsetting too , I seem to be drawn in by sadness . Better to feel sad than to feel nothing.
I watched the movie then read the book. I haven't been able to make myself watch this movie again. Great video.
I mostly relate to his wife.
Me too..only I wouldn’t have held out so long (my sentiment confirmed after Boys’ bath water drained) 😳😱
This movie was so powerful ! The scene with the soda was so emotional. I cried so much at the end this movie.
This was great. I think the bug the father and son see near the end, which I took as a sign that life would regenerate, also deserves mention.
I think it was the most colourful thing in the entirety of the movie, the bug's colors.
Sadly, the bug isn't in the book, soooooo, there's that.
I liked how 'kick the can" continues - even though the boy has probably never saw on before.
Watching this movie, deep inside I know it is only a matter of time, very sad. There will be people that will just give up and lose hope, your best chance is to group with people that you can trust and work together and Above all have GOD and JESUS in your heart, for he will never leave you but will guide you through the valley of death.
That is a lesson that needs to be heard out in the real world. That statement should give everybody hope. Thank you for commenting this
If it's something you're interested in, a cool film to analyse would be "Pan's Labyrinth", I'd love to see your interpretation of it
I've been meaning to. I think I'll do The Shining for Halloween, then either Apocalypse Now, Magnolia, or Pan's Labyrinth next.
What it all Meant sounds awesome :)
Crazy, I was actually thinking the exact same thing. There's a lot of reoccurring themes regarding childhood innocence being lost, parents being unable to protect their children, human depravity, etc. similarly in both stories that had me comparing the two in my head.
I was a soon to be father when this movie came out. Immediately I read the book and it (book and movie) became a part of me. I see myself in the father and my children in the son. I broke down and cried when the son spoke of carrying the fire with him always. That he would always have the father with him and would speak with him every day. If I should ever want to cry , I will always be brought back to this
The Road is one of the top five movies in my book. It has all human emotions and the fact that morals can survive in some although the odds are against them. But yes, Papa did make the wrong choices following the road. The Veteran knew how to survive on the long range. Keep off the road!
Excellent, sensitive and very thoughtful review. Great work Sir!
Imagine if we could get a video game with a setting as perfect as this movie. A game that actually makes you feel like surviving as a "good" person is nearly impossible.
This guy has a golden idea. ^^^ Co-op with no music other then a extensive weather system. With slow starvation mechanics that Aug your stats and atrophy your muscles body, Water would be most important. Also animals cause you'd need somthing, the road had none they all dies so no birds would drive you insane. Oh and a sanity function cause if your alone by yourself surviving for Years you are going to have a screw loose, same in reverse with cabin fever if your safe and fed you'd go stir crazy couped up doing very little in a Bunker or cabin.
Starting skills with a slim chance you'll survive long enough to get materials to use it or do very basic plans since the skill had been unused for such a long time.
I'd like 10% royalties for life and 55% stake in any made I.P.
The most close game to this film is I Am Alive if there is any.
Moral is a big part of the game and you can deal with survivors peacefully or not.
Bullets are really scarce but you can bluff with an empty gun
The last of us
the last of us gameplay is look like this and if you imagine enough you can also do it in DayZ
It's called Pathologic, tlou is just an utterly overrated zombie game
This was an amazing film. Even more amazing now that you opened my eyes to so much I overlooked and took for granted. Great job, I appreciate what you do.
So far, you've covered almost every film in my top favorites, from Jacob's Ladder to Taxi Driver to Fight Club, American Psycho, Donnie Darko and now this video just adds to that list. It'd be interesting to see your take on movies like Requiem For A Dream, Se7en, Harsh Times, Kids, Trainspotting, American History X, Crash or The Machinist in the future.
Great amount of new production value you have done! Very happy to see progress with your channel. Awesome job!
Thanks! I'm glad it actually shows.
So, this is my theory of what caused the "cataclysmic event". I believe it was the result of a supervolcano, perhaps the eruption of the one in Yellowstone Natl' Park (notice how nearly everything is coated in dust). Also, notice how the father says "the world is growing colder", and never in this movie do you see the sun. This is probably the result of the ash blocking the sun's rays, plunging the world into a sort of nuclear winter. Although you would see similar results with a nuclear war, I do not believe this is the case since you never hear any of the characters mention of radiation or fallout.
Note: This is only a THEORY of mine, so don't take it seriously.
This theory is fairly accurate
Maybe a combination, I know volcano eruptions do spill out a lot of ash, but it could also be an asteroid that started the domino effect.
Just my opinion, but I don't think it's supposed to be anything that specific. The entire work is more concerned with theme than narrative so it doesn't really matter how and the situation contains a disparate mix of elements rather than trying to depict any one real doomsday scenario.
I was thinking maybe it was a nuclear war somewhere in another continent so that no nukes went off in their location but the ash still flew over everything. But that ash would probably still contain radiation.
Great analysis of the story and what it means. Now I don't feel so at a loss. Thank you!!
Hmm I've only seen one comment from another video talking about the credits at the end. While the credits roll, you can hear birds chirping, people conversing, running water, basically meant life which could suggest that the couple was in fact good and they might have had a safe haven of some sort for long term survival. The ending was truly a happy ending imo buuuut that said, the women, the man with shotgun shells, and the thief all had no thumbs... so idk lol
This is an amazing film, really brings out the future true events that will actually happen in our earth's apocalypse.
I love these. And your voice is perfect for them. Keep them coming! ✌🏻️
Thanks!
From the child’s birth into a dying world caused the mother’s fire to burn out fast to the father dying with nothing to leave his boy but hope in a dead planet filled with the worst humanity has to offer- had a good cry after I watched this
The scene that really hit me, was after they catch up to the thief and then the father makes the thief give them all of his clothes and shoes, I broke down. It really struck me and is something that has stuck with me. The lack of humanity and empathy from both of them with their initial gut reactions. The whole movie was just so bleak and I reached my limit and broke down at that point. But that's what makes this such a great story
One of a few films I thought was better than the book
From what I've heard, I think I'd probably agree.
singIeservingfriend The book had alot of problems.
singIeservingfriend never, the book was way more powerfull
The book is a 3/10
The movie is a 9/10
I enjoyed the book a lot more. There was more hope in the book. They found more food stores and it was able to explain their survival to a better extent. Viggo was able to really bring the character to life on the screen though.
The man got an infection when he got hit in the leg with an arrow, thats how he died. And the people at the end might of been the ones following them, you can tell because they have a dog and he left the bunker because he heard a dog barking and he got freaked and left.
D.B. Cooper
Tuberculosis
Probably riddled with cancer. All that black post apocalyptic dust won’t do your internal organs much good. Plus poisonous and out of date food. Drinking brown water as well
I dont give likes to many videos, but i definitely liked your view of this. This movie is one of the most inspirational and depressing movies experiences I've ever had.
you have a very good understanding of this film. these are also my thoughts about the film also! very nice work. thank you for posting here!
I absolutely love every one of your videos and I can't wait to see more!
Thanks! Hopefully I can actually get in a groove and release videos on a schedule sometime.
I've watched this movie and countless others with the same bleak scenarios. Still can't decide if it's worth it to carry on after the end of civilization or bite the bullet. I know mankind will decend into savage chaos very quickly and nothing or no one will be safe.
This Channel is a literal gem. Subscribed.
After the fires in Maui this book/ movie took on such an appreciative tone and reemerges as a valuable life lesson after hearing what happened to a lot of those people. Some of those people left their homes in order to survive, some didn't have the time they thought they would and succumbed to the dangers of the natural disaster, and finally there were the looters and the ones breaking into homes, holding people at gunpoint in order to steal supplies. I watched a video of a local from Lahaina telling the world through her phone that news was misreporting and leaving out the most important details regarding the tragedy. She spoke of snorkeling tours that had to be cancelled on account of the large amount of bodies floating in and around the areas closest to the coasts. Finally, there was a news article discussing a 14 year old boy who was found burned to death while holding his dog. I still can not believe this is going on and in the same breath the news will speak of vacationing tourists who were attempting to sue venues in Maui for canceling their wedding plans. These natural disasters are only good for showcasing the greatest people in the face of tragedy alongside the very worst and this book does an impeccable job showing the distinction between the two.
I need very .. very long breaks between viewings
"I'm scared. You're not the one who has to worry about everything"
"Yes I AM, I AM the one" that moment "Man" realizes he will not be around forever, and "Boy" will outlive him, and be alone. to worry about everything... 'Man' lets his guard down just a little bit, and actually listens to 'Boy'
this movies so S-Rank hard.... love it, hate it at the same time..
Ooh! We're covering the book in my SF class later this year. I'm using this as a cheat-sheet!
incredible book, makes the movie lol like Disneyland
biostarkick7 lucky I wish I could do this book we have lords of the flies, Macbeth, and two 19 th century book
@@basementpunkkid9199 Lord of the flies.. another book with a similar theme: morality of man under no societal restraint or pressure of suevival
jhilmil mengi yeah Ik I first read lord of the flies at 8 but now I’m abit bored of it
Glad to watch this review. i watched this movie a long time ago and i was like staring and tryin to fathom the message of it. thank you dude for presenting the points one by one. They were like all scattered in my mind then. 😊
Thank you! Beautifully explained and lovely perspectives
What Happiness (1998) meant?
Please please do Leon The Professional!It has great symbolism and is beautiful in every way
So good! Very insightful. I'm definitely going to use this video when I end up teaching the novel in my English class.
i just stumbled on this site and i am so glad i did. very good analysis, well thought content. new sub!
one of my favorite movies thanks for this.
I couldn't get past the oasis, it felt like a perfect ending with them finally relaxing n in safety lol
you make me want to finish it, but the last father n son movie (road to perdition) had me in tears n slight depression xD
especially this film since vigo Mortensen was so believable n heartbreaking as a loving father. most fathers would take the easy way out n just kill the son but he held onto a dream.
in the end, it got too emotional for me lol
Most fathers? What makes you believe that?
@@Walamonga1313 Honestly, that was my thought, too. But not as an „easy way out“, but as an act of mercy.
Since the OP‘s comment meanwhile we had/have to deal with the pandemic, and so many parents rate the social distancing and other restrictions alone as „intolerable“ for their children. So yeah ... I believe a lot families, or who‘s left of them, would choose extended suicide if they faced circumstances like in this movie.
The past two years I‘ve witnessed people absolutely losing their shit about a potential lack of toilet paper (!) or not being able to go to the cheesecake factory - I don’t believe many would be mentally able to deal with the loss of simply everything in order to keep humanity thriving at all costs. Humans are so much more fragile than we think..sadly.
@@T97Frida humans *today* in industrialized society.
@@antimatteranon Sadly, yes. I stepped in my grandmother’s footsteps, living in an old farmhouse on the edge of a forest. When city people make it out here I’m sometimes baffled how inflexible they are when it comes to simple things. Some fear for their children’s health when they come in touch with natural soil, fruit from trees or animals. Like .. entirely detached. It’s scary.
Great video, decent movie, great book. Keep up the good work, can't wait for more!
Sad sad film, I teared up many times throughout. The mom bring so negative and suicidal was really deep and really felt washed with her hatred for the world in the moment. The end was a punch to the gut when we lose papa after he cries and tells the boy he always had his whole heart. Incredible movie
It all meant the movie didnt do well so they wont make another movie like this with that studio. Badass masterpiece.
I've wondered why the part from the book where the hide from the large army that is on the march (not to be confused with the cannibals in the truck) was left out of the movie. That seemed like a pretty important part in the book.
The cannibals in the truck (movie version) occupy the exact same narrative space as the army.
How is there still a large army?
@@phantomaviator1318 they are not a large army in the traditional sense. Just a large group of armed men with slaves in chains with them.
@@col.greasebagmcqueen9933 I think they took that part out, because it doesn't really make any sense. How is that army feeding itself? They boy and his father are starving the whole time. Even if they are eating other humans, there aren't enough humans to nourish all of them.
My opinion only, but I think this is one of the best films ever made. Not just because of the content, but because it is some of the best acting out there. All the people responsible for this film did a fantastic job and it came out to be an inspiring film.
This book is on so many different levels, but what I took away and what stands out for me is that about Fatherhood.
The element of a mother that leaves a child and a father behind and actually vanishes was pretty cruel too
agreed
In the realm of my world this was mirrored as divorce, when my wife no longer wanted that life. She could not sustain and went her own way. Yeah that certainly got to me on deeper levels.
I liked how nature died with man/civilization. In a lot of post apocalyptic films, it’s painted as “nature fighting back”, but in here, whatever caused the apocalypse(likely an asteroid) just did away with both man and nature, reducing them to nothing but dry, lifeless shells of their former selves.
Such a beautiful book. Yes it is very dark but there is such illumination in the relationship between the father and son.
I don’t understand how anyone wouldn’t understand “what it all meant” it’s right there.
Mind you I did mention to a coworker that a task I was performing was Tedious and had to explain to her what Tedious meant so I suppose ...maybe it is required...as a race...are we becoming...more ignorant or something?
The ending was sweet like you know i lost hope in humanity until i saw this movie my opinion changed during the final scene it shows not all people are corruptible maybe there are good people in this cruel world
I love how this movie doesn’t have a happy ending because it shows that not everything has a happy ending
awesome job! I'm watching all your clips. :) Love 'em!
Thanks for your post on this movie. I am a big Cormac McCarthy fan and your insight on this really helped me better understand the book and movie..
The whole book is about faith and god. The father believes in god and that it is duty from God to protect the child. In the book he calls it "carrying the fire" throughout the book he teaches his son to persist against all obstacles and against all odds even if it doesn't make rational sense. It's his faith in a higher power that keeps them from succombing into cannabalism or suicide. Basically the book makes a case for someone to remain faithful and believe in a higher power and that there is true non objective good in the world even in the face of immeasurable evil and suffering. Also to accept the duty to pass that knowledge down to the next generation. The road itself is a metaphor for life, with all the pain and suffering found in a regular life but amplified by 100
What about Match point with Scarlett Johnson ?
Nice analysis! Yes, we would question everything, religion and believes.
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the most intense and depressing movie I ever watched...... I wouldn't wish it on my worst friends
The book is great. I just finished it and suggest that any fan of the movie to check it out
it was so hard to see past all of the depressing concepts in the movie and the book that you're talking about back when I had to report on it in school. i seriously despised it but i kinda wanna give it another go now i understand what its supposed to be about
This movie is scary af because the protagonist way of escaping the hell where they are right now is by pulling the trigger