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Blindness (2008)

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Storyline:
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is however one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble.
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Yusuke Iseya as First Blind Man's Wife
Jason Bermingham as Driver #1
Eduardo Semerjian as Concerned Pedestrian #1
Don McKellar as Thief
Ciça Meirelles as Driver #2
Antônio Fragoso as Concerned Pedestrian #2
Lilian Blanc as Concerned Pedestrian #3
Douglas Silva as Onlooker #1
Daniel Zettel as Onlooker #2
Yoshino Kimura as First Blind Man's Wife
Joe Pingue as Taxi Driver
Susan Coyne as Receptionist
Danny Glover as Man with the Black Eye Patch
Fabiana Guglielmetti as Mother of the Boy (as Fabiana Gugli)
Mitchell Nye as Boy
Full cast
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jln04a

1) The trailer is misleading...it's not sci-fi and it's not about the end of the world. 2) It's based on a noble prize winning novel, and oftentimes the book is better than the film. This is true here, too, but the film is an accurate adaptation of the novel--a feat for the director and screen writers. 3) It is not easy to watch; it is not intended to be easy to watch. It is about humanity, the baser qualities within us all. There is redemption in the end; don't give up on the movie so quickly. 4) It would be unfair to the novel to eliminate the sex scenes, as they are so important. Read the book--you'll understand. (And it's much more graphic there.) 5) If you have read the book, you'll understand the movie. If you haven't read the book and you've only seen the trailer, you'll probably be disappointed. So take some time and learn about the novel: the themes, goals, and symbols. It is not some disease by the government, blindness is a social disease within us all.

Mr_movie_buff

I noticed that many people reviewed this movie, giving it a poor rating, which is understandable. I haven't read the book, so I cannot compare it, although I've seen many great books turned into horrible, underachieved movies that were surely disappointing to fans so I understand the book readers who saw the movie and were very disappointed. From a non reader, I can say that the movie was good, although it could have been better. If you are expecting an 'end of the world' disaster flick with special effects and frightening scenes, then stay away from this movie. The idea of an entire society becoming mysteriously blind is a great idea and it could have been translated on film much better. The movie tries to portray the horrible side of humanity and how we take things for granted, but it fails to capture any emotionality whatsoever. You get the point, but some scenes are too long or pointless and a 2 1/2 hour movie could have easily become 1 1/2 hours. Watch it, but on DVD.

MOVIES REVIEWER

I just attended the advance press screening of TALENTED director Fernando Meirelles' (The Constant Gardener) VISCERAL brutally-stark movie-adaptation of the novel, BLINDNESS, by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. BLINDNESS evoked empathy - raised philosophical awareness of our human nature and conditions - should appeal to a sophisticated audience, intellectuals and those with contemplative natures due to the story's HEAVY MATURE themes - ambition/responsibility/pragmatism, compassion/kindness, aggression/terror, revenge, leadership, conflict, self-preservation/survival. SUPERB cast. Verdict: Skip this movie if you are troubled by overt displays/depictions of savage human brutality/desperation/depravity in the face of a horrifying event - like an adult version of The Lord of The Flies. The graphic sexual assault scenes blatant nudity/sexuality could be troubling and traumatic to some people with weak dispositions. Otherwise, steel your resolve - go SEE it.

Jksz

Blindness is definitely not a movie most people will wan't to go see. It's raw grittyness will make many people uncomfortable especially women. But if you watch this movie with an open mind, you will understand that terrible things like this happen all the time in 3rd world countries(except blindness). It also shows how people like us "can"act if gripped with fear and desperation and how human beings are capable of comitting terrible acts. I was some what disappointed with the amount on detail this movie went into on explaining why people were actually becoming blind and how it affected people globally. In fact the ending sort of reminded me of I Am Legend, in the sense that in had many unanswered questions.

cachorro25

I can't understan why people gave bad reviews to this movie. This is a masterfully directed movie with good actors and VERY mature themes. It shows how violent, nasty, depraved humans really are when given a chance. people who felt offended or were asking for answers didn't get point of the movie, the blind disease is only a plot device to show what are we really are as human beings. Go and see for yourself if you dare. And if you still want to know why the main charatcer didn't catch the disease then go see some Disney, maybe you will able to follow that one.

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