Differences between 'The Road' and its film adaption

Differences between ‘The Road’ and its film adaptation

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      Within the first 3 minutes of the film version, you can already tell that it will be slightly different to its book predecessor. The opening scene depicts the events that took place during the beginning of the apocalypse where the ‘man’ is in a house with his pregnant wife trying to put out the fires which were obviously a part of the catastrophe which changed the world. This is very different to the opening of the book where we are already in this desolate wasteland which is the post – apocalyptic world.

·        The novel is told in the 3^rd person, whereas the movie is told in the 1^st person which makes the account more person.     

       The film and book both allow different techniques to be used.  For instance the book allows ‘Chiaroscuro’, the interplay between light and dark, to be used and it creates a very interesting affect. This is one of many examples of juxtaposition in the film, another example is the contrast between an innocent teddy bear and a pistol which creates an almost surreal affect. The book on the other hand uses interesting language and writing techniques so as to intrigue the reader.