Plot hole: Despite supposedly being deprived of food, neither of the main characters (nor most of the minor characters) seem to display any signs of malnutrition. They both have all of their visible teeth, their stomachs are not distended and they seem to have a large amount of energy to travel by foot over lengthy distances.
The Road (2009)
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Directed by: John Hillcoat
Starring: Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee
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The Road is a grim, gritty, desaturated and grayscale dystopian Science Fiction drama that draws from a number of post-Apocalyptic tropes to tell the tale of a father and son desperately trying to survive illness, savage attacks by fellow survivors, the terrible weather and lack of resources. Viggo Mortenson, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Robert Duvall all try to hold together this bleak story, and flashbacks to happier times contrast and haunt rather than provide respite for the audience or the protagonists as the main characters trudge along. As pointed out on the mistakes page, there are some problems here, not the least of which is that you've seen just about everything here somewhere else. Best advice: Steer clear of this road and program your GPS for somewhere more hopeful.
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The Man: I told the boy when you dream about bad things happening, it means you're still fighting and you're still alive. It's when you start to dream about good things that you should start to worry.
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