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[[Image:The-road-movie-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''The Road'' (2009)]] | [[Image:The-road-movie-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''The Road'' (2009)]] | ||
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. | |||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ||
A [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is the handgun used by the Father ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) and the Son in 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 Father fires it only once, against a cannibal attempting to take his son hostage. It is also seen in a flashback sequence where the Mother ([[Charlize Theron]] | |||
In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which are never elaborated upon. | |||
[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]] | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]] | ||
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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 Father (Viggo Mortensen) and the Son in 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 Father fires it only once, against a cannibal attempting to take his son hostage. It is also seen in a flashback sequence where the Mother (Charlize Theron
In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which are never elaborated upon.
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
Remington 870
The Veteran (Guy Pearce) carries a Remington 870.
Unidentified Weapons
(Above) This guy is holding a Variant of a 7mm hunting rifle, I had seen one in Sports Authority the other day
(Above) She is holding possibly an M1897 Winchester shotgun with a 30-in barrel
(Above) The Cannibal is holding a variant of the Remington Model 700, Look at the checkering on the foregrip
