Finally, after many attempts, Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road has been made into an independent feature film. This action thriller will keep you at the edge of your seat until the very last scene. With a constant moving story line and realistic visuals, the film keeps the crowd’s attention without being predictable.

An unnamed father played by Viggo Mortensen, and his son played by the equally talented Kodi Smit-McPhee venture through the treacherous plains of the life ridden plains of eastern America after an unnamed apocalyptic event lays waste to the country. Together the father and son duo endure countless trials while attempting to reach Florida before the winter. While doing so, the two encounter crazed cannibals, masked thieves, malnutrition, and even the forces of nature.

The main beauty of this movie was the idea that even when our world is broken, there will always be a sense of morality. And that no matter what happens, the love of a father and son can not be shattered, even in the most horrific situations. The father has his faith in God constantly tested yet carries on placing trust in his religion. By doing so the father surpasses obstacles that would cripple an ordinary man.

Love, faith and patience keep a physically weak man psychologically strong in order to keep his child safe. The moral is that perseverance and hope makes us, as humanity, stronger.