Now, I would first like to say that it wasn't my choice to watch this film and if you asked me to watch it again, I would probably choose not to. Don't get me wrong, it is a brilliant film,family and they have been following him for the whole of the journey to the sea, basically a naff Hollywood ending.
that's if you watch this film with a heart of stone. The backdrop behind this film is a post apocalyptic tale of simply the name in the film of Man (Viggo Mortensen) and Boy (Kodi Smit- McPhee), real smart idea to name the characters in the film this as Man and Boy as it reflects their stole identity after the death of the Earth, as your name is no longer important, as there is no one to call your name. The man in the film talks how him and his son are the good guys as they have not resorted to cannibalism in the film and that they both have a fire in their heart. The film is unusual to apocalyptic films as it does not tell you how the earth has died, just the aftermath. Man and Boy are on the search for the coast, they want to see if the sea is blue and if there is any sign of life. On their trails they face some pretty graphic images, as their human race has basically been wiped out, cannibalism is a huge factor in the film, as there are groups patrolling the streets and roads and there is one particular scene where Man and boy crawl into a hatch to only find naked prisoners, starving and deterioration. The film is based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy as there has been known that the book is a lot more graphically detailed tale than the film, yet the film is also very sad and disturbing, as the film end, the Man dies as they reach the beach and leave the child alone. as he is looking out into the ocean, a man approaches him and says he will look after him, the child asks if the Man has a fire in his heart, like he one his father previously explained to him that he must always have a fire in his heart, because that is what the good guys have. He decides to join as it comes apparent that the man has a All in all i honestly was gripped by this, I'm not going to lie, I watched this in film studies with a tear in my eye and so did my teacher which i found rather humorous, yet the film does drive a huge message of why are we hear and it does give you the go ahead to go and live your life to the full. If your a bit of a wimp like me, I would rate this film a 5/10 but what ever doesn't kill you make you stronger kind of fans, I'll give it a 8/10.
that's if you watch this film with a heart of stone. The backdrop behind this film is a post apocalyptic tale of simply the name in the film of Man (Viggo Mortensen) and Boy (Kodi Smit- McPhee), real smart idea to name the characters in the film this as Man and Boy as it reflects their stole identity after the death of the Earth, as your name is no longer important, as there is no one to call your name. The man in the film talks how him and his son are the good guys as they have not resorted to cannibalism in the film and that they both have a fire in their heart. The film is unusual to apocalyptic films as it does not tell you how the earth has died, just the aftermath. Man and Boy are on the search for the coast, they want to see if the sea is blue and if there is any sign of life. On their trails they face some pretty graphic images, as their human race has basically been wiped out, cannibalism is a huge factor in the film, as there are groups patrolling the streets and roads and there is one particular scene where Man and boy crawl into a hatch to only find naked prisoners, starving and deterioration. The film is based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy as there has been known that the book is a lot more graphically detailed tale than the film, yet the film is also very sad and disturbing, as the film end, the Man dies as they reach the beach and leave the child alone. as he is looking out into the ocean, a man approaches him and says he will look after him, the child asks if the Man has a fire in his heart, like he one his father previously explained to him that he must always have a fire in his heart, because that is what the good guys have. He decides to join as it comes apparent that the man has a All in all i honestly was gripped by this, I'm not going to lie, I watched this in film studies with a tear in my eye and so did my teacher which i found rather humorous, yet the film does drive a huge message of why are we hear and it does give you the go ahead to go and live your life to the full. If your a bit of a wimp like me, I would rate this film a 5/10 but what ever doesn't kill you make you stronger kind of fans, I'll give it a 8/10. 
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