While I thank Jebediah for his praise, I unfortunately can not accept it. I must give full credit for discovering Bon Iver to our valued follower, Tori. I merely passed along the band, but we are all happy that Jebediah enjoys their music. I deflect Jebediah's praise to Tori, thanks!
A few weeks ago I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy. The movie came out on DVD/on Demand recently and last night I sat down and watched it. I wondered how they would make a film out of a plot that is basically a father and a son alone the entire time. For the first half hour I was thankful I had read the book. I can see how it would be very confusing for anyone who did not know the background of the story. In fact, I would not be surprised if many people turned the movie off early on because it was a bit difficult to follow. However, if you give this movie its due time and watch the entire thing, I guarantee that by the end you will be completely engrossed and forget that the beginning was tough. This movie is truly a psychological thriller and a great representation of McCarthy's views in the novel. Viggo Mortensen gives a remarkable performance as the father and Robert Duvall makes an appearance as a lone traveler. I highly recommend this movie and I especially recommend reading the book and then watching the movie. The film contained one of the most haunting and disturbing scenes I have ever seen in a movie. When I read the book I knew this scene could be disturbing, but I had no idea to the extent that it bothers the viewer. The father and son enter an old, seemingly abandoned house. They search for food and discover a hatchway, presumably to stores of food in the cellar. They enter this underground cellar/cave and discover a group of emaciated adults and children being kept in a chamber and eventually will be slaughtered to feed a vagabond group of men and women. Although the scene is brief, it is horrifying and evokes memories of extremist conditions for Jews in the holocaust. A very powerful moment and an even more powerful movie.
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