In John Hillcoat's, The Road, a father and son travel from place to place during an unexplained world wide catastrophe. They are traveling to the coast, in order to make a safer living. Most of what they see is abandoned and lifeless, and there are typically corpses and other remains littered all around them. This is an example of the Long Shot, which suggests to us that the boy is living in a sad and bitter world. The only person he has is his father, and has no other relationships in his life. They are constantly moving, and he witnesses his father do some unthinkable things in order for them to survive. This shot makes the audience want to sympathize with the young boy, as no one should want a child of innocence to feel such loneliness.
This is a Medium Shot, which supplies us with information regarding the relationship between the man and the child. They have the bond of being father and son. You can clearly see the weapon being held in the father's right hand. They are in a dangerous, littered area, and the father must protect his pride and joy. He wants to keep his son as safe as possible, and guards him to the fullest extent. The man tries to pass on all of his knowledge to his son in a short time, as he knows that he will not live forever.
In the Close Up shot, the audience can see Viggo Mortensen's unnamed character in greater detail. You can see that his lifestyle has drastically aged him. His hair has started to gray, and his skin is starting to wrinkle very noticeably. His eyes are a very icy blue and bright, which contrasts with his overall dirty, mangy appearance. His eyes show us that he still has a good amount of life in himself.
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