Thanks again for your thoughts Dave.
I'm really looking forward to this... as much as you can look forward to a movie about the end of the world.
I reacted to this story on an emotional/spiritual level unlike any other book I have read. I'm fine with the movie being its own "thing" but I hope it does a justice to the spiritual/psychology heft of the book.
Last question- Based on its pedigree [and despite its bleak subject/tone], I've heard this described as Oscar bait. Does it have a chance??