![]() It's an interesting companion piece to NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN in which an ageing man sees nothing but horror in the modern world. That's probably why the exact cause of the catastrophe is left blank: the film isn't really about the end of the world so much as the end of society. I think the film is more about the collapse of civility rather than civilization: for a film that shows the last remnants of mankind struggling to eke out an existence it is remarkably concerned with relationships. I always felt the end of the novel was somewhat out of kilter with the rest of it but in the film it seems quite appropriate. ![]() So while at times it remains very upsetting it is shot through with hope rather than despair. It solves the problem of being unendurably depressing by concentrating on the emotional impact of the unspecified Armageddon, rather than the day to day fight for food, shelter and so on. ![]() I'm happy to report that the film is very good indeed. The tone of the novel is almost unremittingly bleak and a 100% faithful adaptation would be very difficult to watch. I had been very impressed by the novel and was concerned about how it would be adapted.
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