Were I to make Kerouac's classic novel into a film, first and foremost,
I'd set it in the current day. Sal Paradise, played by the ever-youthful Tobey Macquire sets out from New York City,
literally from the Ground Zero site, to "find" what's
left of the American ideal in a time of economic depression, war in the Middle
East, and a general lack of faith in mankind. Accompanying Sal is the
anti-authoritarian, Dean Moriarity, played by Viggo Mortensen. Sal and Dean crisscross the country
stopping in the ravaged remains of New Orleans, racing
to avoid 1000 plus acre fires in California,
and ultimately losing their car at gunpoint in Las Vegas. Like the novel, Sal finds some
happiness, but in the end, is mainly left dejected by modern America.
Too dark and apocalyptic? What would you do
different?
Melissa_W
on:
Red Dawn of the Dead
L_Monty
on:
Cluelysses
