McCarthy's novel has a greater mode of resemblance with the actual film in various ways. In most scenarios, the film helps the audience to clearly understand the intentions of the author capitalized on the thematic contents of the book. Based on modes of approach offered by the film, a lot of the past, present and future expectations evident in the novel significantly appear in the film. Firstly, the novel covers more on the narration about the historical disparity of the people. This concept is well spread over the novel capturing on the fiery mood created by the author.
The book starts by spelling out a dreadful encounter where the father and his son loose the track. The most commonly path seizes to by passable but instead trace an underground tunnel. In this case, the author explains how the father struggled to rescue his son. On the other hand, the movie offers a visual picture of how the father embraced the son. The mask and darkness in the tunnel are used in the movie to equally contribute to the sorrowful mood created by the movie about the fiery abyss. In addition, the movie is predominated with flashback musical tunes. The basic symbolic meaning of the musical tunes is to emphasize on the past events as well as their mood.
Capitalizing on the present as well as the future expectations of the characters both in the novel and film, there is a higher desire for freedom. The movie openly displays the “worn out” mood as shown in the faces of the characters. The characters are tired of all the current mess and would have wished for a better living. The book equally captures on the desire for freedom capitalized on the characters words of expression. As a final remark, the movie and the film both portray an intention for a better future full of freedom.
Work Cited
Chabon, Michael "After the Apocalypse," NY Reviews 54.2. Harvard Uni. press, 2007
