Der Bestseller “The Road” von Cormac McCarthy kommt in den USA bald in die Kinos und sorgt für mächtigen Oscar-Buzz. Besonders für Viggo Mortensen gilt zumindest die Nomination für “Best Actor” als sicher. Da dieses Jahr ja 10 Filme für “Best Picture” nominiert werden (kommerz pur), ist auch diese Nomination wohl im Sack. Ebenfalls mit Aussenseiterchancen ist Charlize Theron, die neben Mortensen spielt. Die Story dreht sich um einen Vater und seinen Sohn, die monatelang durch eine postapokalyptische Welt irren. Wer da nicht einklinkt, dem sei gesagt, dass McCarthy für The Road den Pulitzer-Preis abgesahnt hat. In unseren Gefilden startet der Film erst Anfang 2010. HIer der Trailer:
I agree. It really is more of a movie/book to think and talk about. I think the main thing is that the famrot of the book didn’t bother me at all. Some people hated the lack of proper punctuation.
Hi Sacha, I think Mortensen could be an excellent fit for the role besucae he’s one of those actors who is good at conveying emotion through his expressions, and the father from the book is a pretty quiet, laconic guy. He also has to be sympathetic, another quality which I believe Mortensen evokes.I’ll be interested at how closely the script hews to the book, or whether they try to beef up the action or add in any other storylines. It’s a very simple story, but it worked for me besucae of the connection I felt with the father-son relationship.
There are a lot of great themes in this. The idea of grpanlipg with a sense of humanity and the search for meaning in the midst of total decay and destruction. I really enjoyed it, though the voiceover and flashbacks took me out of the story a bit. Other than that, it was great. I loved the book too.