Julianne Moore stars in Blindness (Miramax)
By Janeane White
The movie Blindness (opened October 3 throughout San Diego) is a sci-fi type film where almost everyone in the country goes blind with out any medical explanation. The government tries to keep the numbers down by creating a type of quarantine where the blind stay without any control or rules other than the fact that they are not to leave. From this they create their own rules and try to get by as best they can. One man's wife (Julianne Moore) doesn't want him to go into quarantine alone so she claims that she is blind just so she can go with him. Because of her, the different wards are able to get by and get what needs to be done, done. She is the one who holds everything together. She is the anomoly in this strange epidemic..
The movie had many twists and turns with unexpected outcomes. The nation is forced back to primal life as people fight to survive. People need to learn to not take life for granted. These people learned this important lesson the hard way unfortunately, but they eventualy did learn it.
If you are into films such as The Happening , The Mist or other paranormal movies in which the life and future of humanity are threatened, and which teach us lessons, then this is a movie for you. There are a few graphic scenes but they are relating to the basic needs of people to survive in a world with no sight, and where all basic ground rules and guidelines crash.
Blindness (rated R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity) is a good example of how much we take for granted and how much our economy needs to change.
-- Janeane White is a senior at Mount Miguel High School. She enjoys movies and spends all her time at the theater. She is also interested in special effects makeup done in the movies.She is an honors student and is currently working towards early graduation. Some of her favorite movies include Queen of the Damed, Hellboy, The Descent, the Underworld series, and the Saw series.
