Do yourself a favor... don't watch the movie "The Road" followed by switching back to the news...

[scheming daemons]

It will depress the hell out of you.



One depicts a dystopian near future in which the earth is dying.



..... and the other is a fictional movie.

[Oregone]

1. But do watch "The Road"

Because its a great movie

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Thanks for the suggestion. Just added it to my NetFlix queue after Children of Men.

[Oregone]

3. Children of Men was also great

They both have similar themes about purpose in a hopeless world (and how children impact that).

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. You would think in this bleak world I would avoid these flicks, but oddly enough my

family can't get enough of them. (Well, not sure if these would be ok for the kids. But we all love to watch shows like "Life After People" or anything detailing potential mega-disasters.)

[scheming daemons]

6. I find myself drawn to them as well... as if finding a worse-off world will make this one seem good

...
:shrug:

[Mojorabbit]

8. The book was powerful

and left me just stunned. I cannot imagine they could have captured it in film. Was it well done then?

[Dawgs]

5. Great movie and better book.

Agree that it is depressing.

[hlthe2b]

7. I am a big fan of Viggo Mortensen.... I'll rent it, for sure.