New Posts For Thread: The Roadhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-roadwent to see this sat night, bit befuddled as to what I think of it, bit dark and uncomfortable, intriguing and held attention though, came out feeling depressed, no happy ending, but worse of all, just an abject feeling of hopelessness, which I suppoblimey glad I gave this a miss at the weekend - went to see Up In the Air instead - and that was a cracking filmhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757610#418757610blimey glad I gave this a miss at the weekend - went to see Up In the Air instead - and that was a cracking filmTue, 19 Jan 2010 04:22:46 -0600no but it is obv meant to be the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust - hence why tit gets dark early, there is ash on the ground and the father has cancerhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757502#418757502no but it is obv meant to be the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust - hence why tit gets dark early, there is ash on the ground and the father has cancerMon, 18 Jan 2010 17:59:30 -0600Does it tell you why everyone was dying and why all the trees were falling down, if it does I missed it.Pretty grim film IMO, very poor.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757498#418757498Does it tell you why everyone was dying and why all the trees were falling down, if it does I missed it.Pretty grim film IMO, very poor.Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:57:08 -0600most of his books are about death. This one more than others perhaps. You get the sense that by staying still for too long = deathhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757486#418757486most of his books are about death. This one more than others perhaps. You get the sense that by staying still for too long = deathMon, 18 Jan 2010 16:54:25 -0600cormac mccarthy is one of my favourite authors but i have to say i found the road to be too bleak and gloomy. haven't seen the film and will probably wait for dvd release.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757482#418757482cormac mccarthy is one of my favourite authors but i have to say i found the road to be too bleak and gloomy. haven't seen the film and will probably wait for dvd release.Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:50:13 -0600you're quite right - it isn't absolute tripe. ;)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757478#418757478you're quite right - it isn't absolute tripe. ;)Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:45:59 -0600completely rubish. likes to think it's carrying a message. it isn'tabsolute tripe. seems the emperor really has got new clothes.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757474#418757474completely rubish. likes to think it's carrying a message. it isn'tabsolute tripe. seems the emperor really has got new clothes.Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:40:10 -0600I found it to be an optimistic book, my girlfriend thought the opposite. We both agreed it is a great book.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757470#418757470I found it to be an optimistic book, my girlfriend thought the opposite. We both agreed it is a great book.Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:39:05 -0600I agree but why wait till the old man dies? strange ending for me, could have been developed better imohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757466#418757466I agree but why wait till the old man dies? strange ending for me, could have been developed better imoMon, 18 Jan 2010 16:37:13 -0600"carrying the fire" is the central theme. It is one of optimism. It says that light cannot be extinguished or enveloped by the dark. As long as there is someone out there carrying the fire there will always be hope that there is some new stable worldhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23450018/the-road?post_id=418757462#418757462"carrying the fire" is the central theme. It is one of optimism. It says that light cannot be extinguished or enveloped by the dark. As long as there is someone out there carrying the fire there will always be hope that there is some new stable worldMon, 18 Jan 2010 16:35:49 -0600