Blindness (2008) Hey what's up guys. Today
I'll show you a thriller film: "Blindness!" Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care!
The movie begins in a busy city. Suddenly, a Japanese man inside a car is having difficulties
with his vision. all the other drivers urge him to drive, so that the other cars can
cross the intersection. a bald man knocks on the person's car window, to confront
him about the delay that he has caused. The Japanese man says that he suddenly goes blind,
and cannot see anything with his eyes. Panicking, he tells the bald man that something is flooding
his eyes. A Samaritan then offers help to drive him home for his security.
While in the car, the blind Japanese describes his vision as something very light. Seemingly
like he's swimming in a pool filled with milk. The Samaritan finds the information
very interesting, because he thinks that blindness is more of a darker color.
Not long after, the Samaritan drops the blind person in the middle of the road
with no help. This reveals that the Samaritan is originally a car thief. Scared for his life,
the blind Japanese screams for help, as he hears cars passing by in every direction.
Fortunately, a stranger comes to the scene, and offers help for the poor blind man.
The stranger then guides him towards his home safely. Unfortunately, the blind Japanese's
wife is still not home. He lies on the sofa, and sleeps peacefully, hoping to recover his vision
as soon as possible. Later, the man's wife comes home, and witnesses a broken glass.
she sees her husband bleeding. the blind Japanese tells his wife that he's blind, and cannot see
anything all of a sudden. So the wife takes their contact book to find an eye specialist.
Both of them then go outside, and book a taxi to go to an optical clinic. Interestingly,
when the doctors check on him, they do not see anything wrong with his eyes. The doctors do not
know why the man cannot see anything but light. In the next scene, a random person in the middle
of the night also suddenly goes blind without any reason. This reveals that the "sudden
blindness" condition could be a sickness that is contagious, and could lead to an epidemic.
Curious about the bizarre case, the doctor talks to his wife about the
weird sickness. He theorizes that it could be more neurological, as he did not see anything
wrong with the blind Japanese's eyes. In the next scene, a shaded girl is introduced
to the movie. As she strolls around the city, she books a taxi to a hotel. She explains that
she could not take her shades off, because of her doctor's advice. She suddenly catches the
disease and goes blind, after a hormone game with a man. As she panics, the man abandons her.
In the morning, the doctor tells his wife that he suddenly cannot see anything. He theorizes
that he was infected, when he checked the blind Japanese in his clinic. the wife touches him,
and says everything will be alright. However, the doctor realizes that if the
sickness is contagious with physical touch, his wife could get it too. Hours have passed,
and the doctor remains blind. Tragically, more citizens around the city are now getting
blind. The sickness is now spreading like an epidemic, and causing massive hysteria
among the people. the health ministry is shocked by the sudden tragic incidents.
In the next scene, the blind doctor is carried by ambulance to get him to the
nearest hospital. Because of the sudden cases, all medical staff wear protective
gear to protect themselves from infection. The government then declares that the country
is in a state of crisis. Everyone is now aware of the epidemic of blindness. The government
also says they would quarantine every infected person, to prevent the sickness from spreading.
the doctor's wife pretends to be blind, so she can accompany her husband in the quarantine zone.
For some reason, the doctor's wife is not infected by the sickness. As time passes, all the infected
people arrive in the quarantine zone on time. With no vision, the infected people familiarize
themselves with the pathways of the quarantine zones, with the help of the doctor's wife.
The next morning, more infected people come to the quarantine zone. The blind Japanese is sad
to see that his wife is also infected with the sickness. Once again, they are reunited,
but both cannot see anything now. Still, both of them are happy to touch each other's body
again, including their smelly parts. The doctor and his wife try to go outside
and seek help. However, the guards are strict with the rules. As the doctor asks for help,
the guards do not care. The guards then point their guns at the couple. They warn that they
will shoot them dead if they do not go back. the couple has no choice but to return.
Days have passed, and the doctor's wife is still not infected with the sickness. This reveals that
she could be immune to the disease. In the next scene, more and more people are coming to the
blind ward to quarantine. Even in a tragic situation, the infected people still build
a sense of solidarity. the Japanese couple talks beside the fire. However, the wife is
not willing to listen to any stories. The next day, the man with an eye patch
brings a radio to the ward. He then calls every infected person,
so that he can update what is happening outside. He also says that according to the reports,
hundreds of people have been infected already, and all are experiencing the same symptoms. All
they see is the color white. Moreover, the world health sector is now researching a cure. However,
it is ineffective, and the whole city is in massive hysteria. To find peace, the man plays
music to comfort everyone in the ward. In the next scene, the military comes to
the ward to organize the infected people. The military warns all infected people that they
have permission to shoot, if they do not obey the rules. At the same time, a blind person who needs
guidance, unintentionally goes out of the line. As a reaction, the heartless guard takes his gun,
and shoots the poor guy to death. This causes chaos in the whole building.
Later, the infected people request a shovel from the authorities. The authorities say that only
one person could go out and get it. The doctor's wife goes out of the building, and pretends to
be blind as she gets near the shovel. Annoyed by the guards, she flashes the middle finger toward
them. One of the guards is shocked, and starts to wonder if the doctor's wife is blind or not.
To manage the dead people in the ward, the doctor suggests that each person should help
bury the bodies outside. He confronts ward three to discuss fair shares of food rationing. However,
the people from the other ward just mock him, and do not agree with his suggestions.
In the next scene, the car thief from earlier confronts the doctor's wife, because he thinks
she is not blind. Still, the wife continues with her acting, and does not admit it.
After the commotion, the doctor's wife cries heavily, and has an emotional breakdown with
everything happening to them. The car thief then carries himself outside the building to catch the
guards' attention. one of the guards goes down the stairs to check the situation. However, when he
sees the car thief near him, he immediately takes his gun, and shoots the poor guy to death.
Meanwhile, The newly hailed king of ward three, takes the microphone,
and tells everyone a new rule: if they want to eat, they will have to pay. He takes his gun,
and says that their ward is in charge of the food, and if they do not agree, he will kill someone. He
describes it as something like a "store." He says that anything, like electronic devices, jewelry,
and materials, could be the payment for food. People in Ward one has no choice, but to give
their last possessions to the other ward, just so they can have food.
The distribution of food depends on the value of the payment. the doctor complains about receiving
only two boxes. He also discovers that one person from ward three is born blind, unlike
the rest. However, as he complains, the king of ward three gets angry, and attempts to shoot him
if he will not leave as soon as possible. With a food shortage, the people from ward one are
forced to share a meal between two people. The doctor blames himself for not being able to
stand up to the king of ward three. Fortunately, a young woman comes to the scene to console him.
However, the doctor finds himself attracted to the young woman, initiating a hormone game with her.
This reveals that the doctor's relationship with his wife is already falling apart,
as he cheats on her badly. The doctor's wife sees her husband and the young woman having
intercourse. Still, she remains calm, and assures the young woman that it is okay,
and she understands where she's coming from. the king of ward three realizes that the other
wards have no more things to give, which is why they devise a new plan. he demands women from the
other wards to offer sex in exchange for food. After all the debates in ward one,
women eventually volunteered to be abused, just so they could get food and survive.
Not long after, all the women gather as they prepare themselves for the deed.
Not long after, the men from the other wards gather them in one room,
to force their magnetic hormones on those women. The Japanese girl is trembling, as she feels the
hands of the men touching her skin. The other women accept their fate, and allow the greedy
men to abuse their bodies. The night continues to pass, as the greedy men satisfy themselves at
the expense of the women's bodies and souls. The next morning, the women return to ward one,
demoralized and taken advantage of. The men from ward one feel guilt,
as they can feel the women's dismay. the women pay respect to one of their colleagues,
who was abused and beaten to death last night. As the men from ward three continue to abuse the
women, the doctor's wife comes to the room for revenge. She grabs her scissors, goes near the
ward king, and stabs him in the neck, making him die deservingly. After learning about the attack,
one of the men from ward three takes the gun, and threatens to shoot at the doctor's wife.
The man says that ward three will give no more food to ward one from now on. Still,
the doctor's wife retaliates by saying that if they do not give them food, she will kill one
person in ward three every day. After finding out what happened,
the doctor fears war will emerge if the other ward seeks revenge. Sick of her husband's defeatist
attitude, the doctor's wife just leaves the area, and gathers the food instead.
After that, the people from ward one set up a barricade, in case the other ward attacks
them. Some people say they need to find out who killed the ward king, and offer that
person to the other ward as a peace offering. But the man with an eye patch asserts that if the
other ward does not give them food, they should get it forcibly. After hearing some people agree,
the doctor says they should raise their hands, but he realizes they are all blind,
and cannot see each other. Instead, he suggests that people who agree with
the plan, should discuss their strategy. In the middle of the night, the group sticks
together, as they plan to ambush ward three to get the food. However, they stop moving when
they smell smoke. This reveals that one of the abused women had already sneaked into ward three,
and set the room on fire, leaving many casualties and causing massive hysteria among the blind.
Meanwhile, to get away from the fire, all the people go out of the building
for their security. At the same time, the doctor's wife screams and seeks help from
the guards. However, no one is responding. Not long after, the blind people find their way
out of the building, as they realize that the guards have abandoned the area. It reveals that
the city is in shambles, and society has collapsed since the blindness epidemic.
To look for food, the doctor's wife leads the group in finding temporary
shelter and a potential food supply. As the doctor and his wife stroll around the city,
the landscape reveals that most of the population has perished, and most people are now blind.
Fortunately, the doctor's wife stumbles into a grocery store, and gathers as much food as
possible. She even finds a hidden basement under the store, and sees many food stocks,
enough to feed all of her friends. Not eating for days, she immediately grabs raw meat,
and eats it without hesitation. After eating, she takes a plastic bag,
and puts in as much food as she can bring for her friends. However, the people from the grocery
store could smell the meat from the bags. They try to get hold of her and take all the food.
Luckily, the doctor hears the commotion, and helps his wife safely leave the store. After
stopping for a while, the doctor gets back to the store to retrieve the things he left behind. At
the same time, dismay is seen on the doctor's wife's face, as she sees the situation of her
beloved country. Still, she finds peace when a random dog approach her, and kisses her cheeks.
Suddenly, the rain starts pouring, and the doctor's wife reaches the sanctuary safely.
Excited to get back, the couple goes through the rain to find their way back to their friends.
Meanwhile, the people enjoy the rain as they feel the drops touch their skin,
after being imprisoned inside a building for a long time. Even though everything is terrible,
they find a way to smile when the rain pours. The next morning, the group gathers to find a
better sanctuary for them. Both the doctor and his wife welcome all their friends to their home.
The women find peace, as they go to bathe together and talk about their previous,
not blind life. They laugh and giggle as they clean themselves for the first time in a while. At
the same time, the man with an eye patch says that the relationship they built after their blindness,
is very precious. The night passes as the people appreciate each other and their struggles.
The next morning, the Japanese man, the first blind person to get the sickness,
suddenly gets his vision back. This reveals that his body has already fought off the disease,
and eventually, everyone will get their visions back, as the disease is only temporary. The
things happening to the Japanese man gives everyone hope that they will eventually
get their visions back. They can see each other and the beautiful world once again.
Their perspective is restored, as humanity recovers from a tragic time in history.
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