Must Watch: The First 5 Minutes of ‘Blindness’

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 3, 2008

As you may have already seen, I posted my own take on Fernando Meirelles’ film Blindness this morning, and while I thought it had its merits, I was not overwhelmed. But I am also told that it sticks very closely to the book upon which it is based, and should be applauded for that. Of course, having not read the book, I wandered into the experience as average Joe moviegoer — so take my comments with that in mind. Either way, there are plenty of people who really dug this film, and it certainly is worth a trip to the theater if you enjoyed the book (so I’m told).

But in case you need a little more than my analysis, check out the first five minutes of the film, which have been made available for all to see below.

On a side note, I am still perplexed by the people who are protesting this film — do they not understand the nature of the story? It boggles the mind.

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