Finding My Own Road Movie
I had a hard time trying to come up with a list of road movies that I have seen from which to chose my favorite. I was only able to think of the typical few like Thelma and Louise. So I did an internet search to find a list of road movies hoping to refresh my memory. I came across this site: http://www.hackwriters.com/roadone.htm. The author does a good job of going through the genre of road movies historically and pointing out which movies are road movies and which just involve a car or a road but don't really fulfill the journey implicit in the idea of road movie. Of these movies I would have to say that my favorite now that I have been reminded of it is Sideways. It is about a weekend trip two middle aged men take to Napa Wine country. The movie has Sandra Oh, one of my all-time favs, in a supporting role and won an academy award for best adaptation of a screenplay. I especially appreciate the way the film deals with depression as an obstacle to be overcome and in the end part of the journey the two men are on.