Film Review: On the Road
Another admission: I've never read On the Road by Jack Kerouac. At times I wish I had, being an English major and always enjoying the exploration in novels. Sadly, I have yet to read this one. I would like to. So it was with a blank slate that I saw the film adaptation by Jose Rivera . Sitting in a crowded theater prior to the film commencing, I was keenly interested in knowing who had read the book, as the question was being posed to the audience. A decent amount of hands went up. When people were asked whether they had liked the book or not, they were divided. I thought that was interesting. Then the critic who introduced the film, Godfrey Cheshire, agreed that many people are divided by their feelings over the book. To this day you either love it or hate it. To give us an idea of what was going on during the era depicted in the film (late 40's/early 50's), he mentioned that the interstate highway system was brand new then...