Category Archives: The Road

Response to “The Road”

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Shortly after stumbling across a peculiar house partway through/along their sojourn, the hunger-stricken father and his son encounter a locked cellar in the otherwise-open residence.  Within the first few gut-wrenching moments of their discovery, I could physically feel my heart … Continue reading →

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The Road, and the father who walks, with a story along the way

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

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The Road (And why you should stay off of it…)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

People eaters, and not the one eyed, one horned, flying purple kind. That seemed to be the most dangerous threat present in “The Road” outside of running out of food or freezing to death. Despite these obstacles, the father (who … Continue reading →

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The Boy

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

The Boy. We never learn his name. Actually, we don’t learn anyone’s name. I’m not counting ‘Eli’, because The Man seems to scoff and not believe it, either. And it’s The Boy and The Man. The Woman left, so she’s … Continue reading →

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Where “The Road” Leads Us

Posted on February 6, 2011 by

The Veteran wears winter clothes and a backpack or sleeping bag. His hair is brown, his teeth are crooked. He owns a shotgun with bullets. Guy Pierce’s character is cautious, but not cautious enough to loose his compassion for the … Continue reading →

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The Road

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

Neither of the two main characters are given a name, they are simply credited as the man and the boy. The man wears a wedding ring at the beginning of the movie, but later after many flashbacks about the last … Continue reading →

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