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==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ||
| − | A [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is the handgun used by the | + | A [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is the handgun used by the Man ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) and the Boy among the decayed and dying landscapes they make their journey through. Only two cartridges remain in the gun's cylinder, reserved for the two to commit suicide should they be cornered by cannibals. It is a prominent motif throughout the film, and The Man fires it only once, against a cannibal attempting to take his son hostage. It is also seen in a flashback sequence where the Woman ([[Charlize Theron]]) contemplates the revolver and its last two cartridges (implied to be the last of the family's ammunition supply) as a sign that their years-long survival in the home she shared with the Man and Boy (who was born shortly after the apocalypse) is doomed to fail, eventually driving her to suicide (though not with the gun). |
In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which are never elaborated upon. It too has only two cartridges left. | In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which are never elaborated upon. It too has only two cartridges left. | ||
| − | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]] |
| − | [[Image:road1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:road1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|'''The Man:''' ''Two left. One for you and one for me.'']] |
| − | [[Image:road19.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:road19.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The Man grudgingly ejects the spent round he used on the roadside cannibal, showing the last left in the gun.]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:TheRoad_19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Woman ([[Charlize Theron]]) loads the S&W 10 in a flashback.]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:TheRoad_20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:road25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ely ([[Robert Duvall]]) who claims to be nearly blind shares a meal with the Man and Boy, but it's implied he still knows full well what's on the red plate.]] |
| − | [[Image:road36.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:TheRoad_47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Man points the S&W 10 at the Thief ([[Michael K. Williams]]).]] |
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| + | [[Image:road29.jpg|thumb|none|601px|'''The Man:''' ''We're going to leave you just the way you left us.'' <br> The Man forces a thief to strip naked at gunpoint, after he stole the cart of supplies belonging to the two. The oy later convinces the Father to leave the Thief's clothes and some extra food behind for him.]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:road33.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Near the end of the film, the Boy contemplates what may be his only remaining option.]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:road36.jpg|thumb|none|601px|'''The Boy:''' ''Are you carrying the fire?'']] | ||
==Ruger M77== | ==Ruger M77== | ||
It appears that a [[Ruger M77]] rifle is seen being carried by one of the scavengers. | It appears that a [[Ruger M77]] rifle is seen being carried by one of the scavengers. | ||
[[Image:RugerM77.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ruger M77 with scope removed - .30-06]] | [[Image:RugerM77.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ruger M77 with scope removed - .30-06]] | ||
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==Winchester Model 70== | ==Winchester Model 70== | ||
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[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
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==Orion Flare Gun== | ==Orion Flare Gun== | ||
| − | [[Image:road28.jpg|thumb|none| | + | The Man scavenges an [[Orion Flare Gun]] from a beached ship. |
| − | + | [[Image:Orion Flare gun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Orion flare gun - 12 Gauge]] | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:road28.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Found by the Man while scavenging a beached ship for first aid supplies when the Boy falls ill.]] |
| − | + | [[Image:TheRoad_40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Man pulls from flares from a watertight case.]] | |
| − | [[Image:road31.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:TheRoad_43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Man loads the Orion flare gun.]] |
| + | [[Image:road30.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The Man returns fire against an archer.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:road31.jpg|thumb|none|601px]] | ||
==Remington 870== | ==Remington 870== | ||
| − | The Veteran ([[Guy Pearce]]) carries a [[Remington 870]]. | + | The Veteran ([[Guy Pearce]]) carries a [[Remington 870]] with a pistol grip. |
[[Image:Remington870PoliceStd.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:Remington870PoliceStd.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:TheRoad_70.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Remington 870 tube nut can be seen in this shot.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 25 May 2013
 Work In Progress This article is still under construction. It may contain factual errors. See Talk:The Road (2009) for current discussions. Content is subject to change. |
Based on a 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy, The Road is a post-apocalyptic film showing the travails of a father-and-son pair (both of whom are unnamed in the film) after an unspecified cataclysm cripples the Earth's ability to sustain life. With humanity's cradle slowly becoming its coffin, the Father (Viggo Mortensen) must take his Son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) from the only home he's ever known to try and find safe haven that may no longer exist, all the while maintaining some semblance of morality amidst a world sinking to ever deeper depths in the struggle to survive.
The following weapons were used in the film The Road:
Smith & Wesson Model 10
A Smith & Wesson Model 10 is the handgun used by the Man (Viggo Mortensen) and the Boy among the decayed and dying landscapes they make their journey through. Only two cartridges remain in the gun's cylinder, reserved for the two to commit suicide should they be cornered by cannibals. It is a prominent motif throughout the film, and The Man fires it only once, against a cannibal attempting to take his son hostage. It is also seen in a flashback sequence where the Woman (Charlize Theron) contemplates the revolver and its last two cartridges (implied to be the last of the family's ammunition supply) as a sign that their years-long survival in the home she shared with the Man and Boy (who was born shortly after the apocalypse) is doomed to fail, eventually driving her to suicide (though not with the gun).
In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which are never elaborated upon. It too has only two cartridges left.
Ruger M77
It appears that a Ruger M77 rifle is seen being carried by one of the scavengers.
Winchester Model 70
It also appears that a Winchester Model 70 rifle is carried by one of the other scavengers.
Orion Flare Gun
The Man scavenges an Orion Flare Gun from a beached ship.
Remington 870
The Veteran (Guy Pearce) carries a Remington 870 with a pistol grip.
