I have now read all the pages in “The Road”. Sometimes it has been easy to read and others have been more difficult. After reading the book I took myself in thinking about the book. What was it really about? How is it possible to make a movie about this book? The last question I asked my parents about, and they answered that not all movies need to have action and all of that. The movie has gained really good critics, but I can’t see how the movie can be that good. This I say, because I don’t think the book was that interesting. It didn’t have so many episodes were I just can’t wait to turn to the next page and find out if they live or die.
I think I have been really dependent and spoiled when it comes to a lot of action in books. The last books I have read have been books about crime and investigation. Like Jo Nesbø’s book “Panserhjerte”. I think that I don’t have much patience and I get easy bored.
But after all, when I think about it, it is a strong book and I see how people like it. It has a lot of descriptions and a lot of details. The story is deep, and shows the bond between a father and his son. They struggle to survive and they don’t talk much, but still they have this invisible bond that makes them unbreakable.
I think it should have been another end in the Road. I see why it ends as it does, but I don’t understand it. The whole book shows signs that they will succeed and find what they are looking for. So why the author chooses this end is a mystery for me. It makes the book totally different from almost every other book I have read, but still I like it better when it ends well. This is because I don’t like reading about sad things and peoples everyday life. Even if it is many million people left on the earth, there are too many adults and children that experience the things the boy and his father do.
I really hope we can watch the movie that is made from this book. It is interesting to see how the director has construed the book and what he has chosen to have in focus and to drop out. I also wonder if he has managed to make it exiting and easy to follow, even with that little material to work with. I am not saying that the book doesn’t have much content, but I am just saying what I think and how I experienced it when I read.
I know what you mean and I agree with you. I think the director has made some artistic changes when he made the movie. Like introducing the wife and mother by giving her a bigger role then in the book. It is not on my list over movies I want to see, but it makes sense to see it in class since so many of you have read it. I also understand when you say it was a sad ending. I think it had to be. It kind of grows on you this novel. At least that is how I feel about it. I really hated it in the beginning actually!
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