Here is the new movie poster for the forthcoming movie, The Road.
The Road is one of the finest novels I have read. It is dark, gritty, real and depressing with an enormous amount of literary merit. The Pulitzer Prize winning story by Cormac McCarthy is of a nameless father and son who trek across a post-apocalyptic America to find safer shores.
It is one of a handful of novels that has reduced me to tears.
Yes, the big bad scary bald man does cry on occasion.
The movie poster is what I expected this time around. The first two were in grayscale, a black and white style that showcases the dreary, ash-choked lifestyle the two main characters endure. This new one has the yellow-orange of fire in the background, a dangerous color, one that reflects the threat in the world around them.
The Road opens in movie theaters on November 25th.
Mark my words: It will be up for Oscars.
And if you haven’t read it, do yourself the favor.
definitely going to read it! sounds like a great book. thanks for the heads up. :)
It won't take you long, that's for sure. It is a short novel with sparse punctuation. When you finish it, I'd love to hear what you thought of it!
As a side note, I'm a firm believer in reading a book before it is adapted into film. Hope you can do that! :)