tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post7521867229825251603..comments2023-10-22T17:28:42.278-04:00Comments on Old Smiley: The RoadHugh Ruppersburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754821511543584868noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-27691574894403315152010-01-03T17:15:22.810-05:002010-01-03T17:15:22.810-05:00Good review, I liked it too, as well as the book. ...Good review, I liked it too, as well as the book. I don't see them as necessarily wedded to each other as you seem to, and from what I've read in interviews, McCarthy doesn't either (he's said something to the effect of not worrying at all about how films based on his books turn out, because they're simply different media, and thus different stories). <br /><br />I found the book and movie different, and powerful in different ways. Nevertheless, going into the movie, I took a cue from McCarthy, who in an interview (again) said that the story is a love story, prompted by his own love for his (surprisingly young) son. I felt a lot while watching the movie because of that; it made me love my own child more, and it got me thinking more than usual about just what parenting means (and how different life itself would feel to me if I hadn't produced a child). Because of this perspective I had while watching the movie, I found it very moving, including the ending.all the whilenoreply@blogger.com