Month: June 2010

I think it’s fair to say The Road isn’t the most optimistic movie made over the past few years. It’s certainly thought provoking about life in a post-apocalyptic future. I viewed it as a learning experience which could save me a lot of time, unpleasantness and limbs in the event of an apocalypse. Here are some important lessons I learned from watching this movie.

1. NAMA is a waste of time and money.
2. Nobody bothers to look behind them in a post-apocalyptic future
3. You won’t need to describe anything as “bleak”. It’s a given!
4. There’s a light somewhere that needs to be “kept alive”. It’s unclear whether it’s battery or mains operated.
5. Coke will finally win its long battle with Pepsi for cola supremacy. It’s not so much “The Real Thing” as the “Only Thing” if you want to quench your post-apocalyptic thirst
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