This movie prompted me to blog, so I guess the 30 minutes or so it took me to fast forward my way through it was worth a little something.
The Road is about a Post-Apocalyptic America in which a father and his 10-12 year old son travel south. They must avoid hoards of cannibals and lack of food and water as they travel to Florida.
This movie had several glaring flaws that made it rather implausible. Through flashbacks (given to us in small bites throughout the movie) we learn that the son was born mere months after the "Apocalypse". He then grows up rather secluded with his parents in a nice house. Time advances, a few more flashbacks and we finally see why they head out of their safety and on to the road. The mom goes nuts, takes off her clothes and walks into the cold night to commit suicide. But, just before she goes she tells her husband to take their son south, they won't make it through another winter.
Here are the flaws. You live in a nice, fully constructed house where you have made it through 10 to 12 years with out being eaten. You and have been rather well fed for 10 to 12 years what makes you think you can't make it another few years staying put? And does it really seem reasonable that you can defend your self on the road against all those wandering cannibals with 2 bullets?
No, it does not seem reasonable, which is why this movie was dumb.
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