Share articlePrint articleThe Long Walk is one of several high-profile film adaptations of Stephen King's lesser-known works to be released this year, coming out just after The Life of Chuck. Written as an angry response to the Vietnam draft, in The Long Walk, young men must suffer for nationalist ideology. In The Long Walk, young men are capable of acts of kindness and generosity, they display vulnerability openly and support each other through struggle. The Long Walk is clear and overt in its criticism of American cultural experience and political stagnation. The Long Walk is a brutal, brilliant film that stands among the best adaptations of Stephen King's work.