Rewatching Cormac McCarthy's The Road and wondering why I didn't choose something lighter like Requiem For A Dream.

I haven't seen this since it first came out in 2009, and I swear I forgot just how damn bleak this story is. Most post-apocalyptic tales ARE bleak, but Cormac McCarthy's The Road is a high-test super concentrated meditation on ultimate despair.Few films have the guts to go this bleak, and though it is a fantastic film, it is damn near unwatchable due to its brutal and unwaveringly doomed vision of the future.Every time a gun is put to the child's head, you almost find yourself rooting for the gun, because you want the kid to have an easy send off in this monstrous prediction of what's to come.Still, beyond the brutality, the gut wrenching sorrow, and the near bottomless hopelessness, is a tale of a Father and Son trying just to love one another in an environment that is the antithesis to all love, and that they maintain their love and hope throughout, is the true wonder of storytelling.If you like a movie that pulls no punches and leaves you hollowed out, The Road is your movie. It's not an easy road to walk, but nothing good is ever easy.Edit: Should have saved this for tomorrow. It's the ultimate Father's Day film. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2sYxdRR