John Hillcoat, Chasing Humanity on a Grim ‘Road’ | via NPR

There was a great interview today on NPR’s Morning Edition with director John Hillcoat, whose film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road hits theaters tomorrow. In the interview Hillcoat says that McCarthy’s novel:

…just hit me like a freight train, emotionally, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It’s just fundamental issues about how people behave under pressure, and how much we take for granted.

I couldn’t agree more. The Road is a powerful, moving book. As I read it I always found my mind turning to my son and thinking about the relationship between Man and Boy and my relationship with Colin. (Yes, I do also have two daughters who I dearly love, but something about the book always turned my mind toward my son.)

While I have no expectation that the movie will rise to the level of the book or hold the same emotional currency for me, I do look forward to seeing The Road.

The last link is to the Quicktime Movie Trailers site. Along with the trailer there’s also an excellent “Making of” video.