trailer break: ‘The Road’

Part of me wants to see this film, but a big part of me knows to stay away unless I want to be traumatized.

It'll be interesting to see how this film does at the box office. It's been pushed back so many times now, that you have to worry a bit about how strong it is. At the same time, do people really want to see movies that might make them feel even more like crap? Or will people walk away from the film with hope (because you are left with some hope at the end)?

I can't get enough dystopia. I don't know what is wrong with me.

Dyspepsia? :-)

I like a well-made dystopia. So many of them are very badly done (like the upcoming 2012, which looks like one large video game). The two best were Children of Men and Testament. I hope to add The Road to that list, and certainly the book is one of the best literary dystopias.