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Blindness (2008)
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
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Overview
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
Rated R | Length 121 minutes
Actors
Julianne Moore | Mark Ruffalo | Danny Glover | Gael García Bernal | Maury Chaykin | Alice Braga | Don McKellar | Sandra Oh | Yusuke Iseya | Yoshino Kimura | Niv Fichman | Douglas Silva | Daniel Zettel | Mitchell Nye | Jason Bermingham | Eduardo Semerjian | Ciça Meirelles | Antonio Fragoso | Lilian Blanc | Joe Pingue | Susan Coyne | Fabiana Gugli | Joe Cobden | Mpho Koaho | Sari Friedland | Tom Melissis | Tracy Wright | Amanda Hiebert | Jorge Molina | Patrick Garrow | Gerry Mendicino | Matt Gordon | Anthero Montenegro | Fernando Patau | Otávio Martins | João Velho | Marvin Karon | Joseph Motiki | Johnny Goltz | Robert Bidaman | Oscar Hsu | Martha Burns | Scott Anderson | Michael Mahonen | Joris Jarsky | Billy Otis | Linlyn Lue | Toni Ellwand | Mariah Inger | Nadia Litz | Isai Rivera Blas | Rick Demas | Kelly Fiddick | Matt Fitzgerald | Mike G. Yohannes | Norman Owen | Jackie Brown | Victoria Fodor | Agi Gallus | Bathsheba Garnett | Alice Poon | Plínio Soares | Rodrigo Arijon | Mel Ciocolato | Heraldo Firmino | Carol Hubner | Fernando Macário | Eduardo Parisi | Rodrigo Pessin | Domingos Antônio | Barnie | Jim | Bia Borin | Katherine East | John Fort | Adriana Guerra | Paulino Nunes
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2010 | N/A | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
Went into Blindness thinking nothing of it though I did like the trailers and I knew the cast was good: Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Julianne Moore, and Danny Glover.
At its basics its an apocalyptic, sci-fi film that turns into a sort of Lord of the Flies. People in the world start going blind for unknown reasons. Julianne Moore’s husband, Ruffalo, does and the government rounds them up into interment camps and because she’s not blind she has an advantage. From there control is basically given over to the prisoners minus giving them food to sort out themselves. From there these blind people are left on their own and as human nature is, it degrades into a dirty, evil mess.
Once it gets so messy and dark they realize there is no control and head out back into the world which is out of control because nobody can see so people are living on the streets, scrounging for food and and doing the best they can without sight.
I was not expecting what it was but Blindness was a really solid drama with some sci-fi edges to it. A very good watch.
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