Blindness

Father received another free-movie coupon from Dish, and I chose “Blindness” starring Julianne Moore. It’s one of those world-ends-today movies, which is a theme I like, but this one revolves around a strange plot device. The reason civilization crumbles is because of a virus that causes people to lose their eyesight, which strikes me as being perhaps too odd. However, when I learned that this movie contains an extended, provocative rape scene, I figured this movie was my best bet and ran with it.

What a great choice! This is a collectible movie. And it’s not so much because of the rape scene, which was actually enough to make me hot, as if that takes much, but it was mostly blacked out in the dark. In spite of the odd plot device, they just did a great job with the fall and resurrection of man.

I particularly loved one little story turn. It’s near the end, and the close band of survivors are settled in the house. They have found a good supply of food and they are feeling happy, especially after the ordeal of the quarantine camp and making it through the wild streets, and the Moore character, who was immune to the virus and never lost her sight, assures them that they are beautiful.

In the afterglow of these communal effusions, a middle-aged, stout black man, who has formed a relationship with a beautiful woman, expresses his love for her. He relates that these are actually the happiest days for him, because he was always blind and now he is not so lonely in his handicap. When she presses him, asking if he is happy to be with the whole group or does he just wish to be with her, he admits that it is her.

Not long afterward, one of the victims regains his sight, and everyone is cheering and happy in the realization that they will all regain their vision. However, one person isn’t happy, as he sits alone in a corner. It’s that black man. He knows that he is not beautiful, and he’s not going to see again, and he must know that he has lost that beautiful, young white woman. Indeed, I expect he would prefer to remain blind and keep her than to gain his sight and lose his special relationship with her. It’s not a happy ending for him, as he is left behind in the broken world by himself again.

Blindness

Father received another free-movie coupon from Dish, and I chose “Blindness” starring Julianne Moore. It’s one of those world-ends-today movies, which is a theme I like, but this one revolves around a strange plot device. The reason civilization crumbles is because of a virus that causes people to lose their eyesight, which strikes me as being perhaps too odd. However, when I learned that this movie contains an extended, provocative rape scene, I figured this movie was my best bet and ran with it.

What a great choice! This is a collectible movie. And it’s not so much because of the rape scene, which was actually enough to make me hot, as if that takes much, but it was mostly blacked out in the dark. In spite of the odd plot device, they just did a great job with the fall and resurrection of man.

I particularly loved one little story turn. It’s near the end, and the close band of survivors are settled in the house. They have found a good supply of food and they are feeling happy, especially after the ordeal of the quarantine camp and making it through the wild streets, and the Moore character, who was immune to the virus and never lost her sight, assures them that they are beautiful.

In the afterglow of these communal effusions, a middle-aged, stout black man, who has formed a relationship with a beautiful woman, expresses his love for her. He relates that these are actually the happiest days for him, because he was always blind and now he is not so lonely in his handicap. When she presses him, asking if he is happy to be with the whole group or does he just wish to be with her, he admits that it is her.

Not long afterward, one of the victims regains his sight, and everyone is cheering and happy in the realization that they will all regain their vision. However, one person isn’t happy, as he sits alone in a corner. It’s that black man. He knows that he is not beautiful, and he’s not going to see again, and he must know that he has lost that beautiful, young white woman. Indeed, I expect he would prefer to remain blind and keep her than to gain his sight and lose his special relationship with her. It’s not a happy ending for him, as he is left behind in the broken world by himself again.