About this episode

The episode discusses the themes of survival and morality in the film The Road through the perspectives of a father and son.

Mic, Jeff, and Brian explore the feasibility of going "Lone Wolf" using the 2009 movie: The Road, as a jumping off point. McCarthy's very dour tale follows one man and his young son trying to travel through a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape. They encounter bad men and horrible situations. While the father is more of the stereotypical lone wolf -- always on guard, worried that everyone is a threat -- his son persists in wanting to treat people like human beings. The father isn't wrong, but neither is the son. Watch The Road (free for now) with Amazon Prime. Keep the Doom coming! YOU can help keep these topical DoomCasts flowing. Show your support by buying Mic a cup of virtual coffee at Buy Me A Coffee or by becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, to keep the Doom light shining.

People in this episode

Host: Mic Roland

Guests: Jeff, Brian

Topics covered

• post-apocalyptic
• father-son relationship
• morality
• survival
• film analysis

Keywords

• The Road
• post-apocalyptic
• lone wolf
• father-son
• Cormac McCarthy
• film discussion
• survival

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Road

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