the audience applauded

Overrated

A Major Disappointment

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

It was an absolute disappointment for me. I really liked reading the book and may be one of my favorites. However while watching the movie I could't find what I was looking for, not just a bit..

First things first. The setting of the movie would make you think very early on that you'll be put in a very realistic world where a situation disturbs the normal lives of various citizens but instead you get this world where people don't act like they would in real life and so much so that it constantly reminds you that it's all a script. Because of that the movie doesn't seem as smart and forces you to override your natural senses that tell you that something's wrong. To me, this was the main reason it wasn't a great film.It was impossible to know exactly what the moral, message or goal of this work was. That's assuming of course that it was supposed to convey a message, which I think it initially wanted to do. The lack of clarity on why things were happening and what the meaning behind things happening was ultimately killed this movie. This movie is also very tiring psychologically. There are many visuals that are meant to disturb and amplify the feeling of complete lack of power over your own condition. They worked perfectly for their purpose though. Visuals with feces, blood, infections and open wounds are present and there is plenty of psychological distress coming from the characters during this long, painful story. We had things to carry messages in the movie but no clear message to convey. The ideas were there but they were sadly badly executed. 5/10

This was pretty good but I was hoping it would be better. It follows the book well enough though, so what can you do. The story itself is grim and bleak and also kinda vague at times -as in where is this taking place? (my guess is Spain in the future.) I found it hopeless and depressing, not so much because of all the blindness but due to how society is portrayed, their is no humanity, no kindness, people are just animals.I did enjoy the cast, in particular Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo and there is a large extended cast attached here too portraying a group of people who band together after a mysterious epidemic of instant white blindness paralyses a city. Those first afflicted are quarantined in an abandoned mental hospital where they are left to their own devices so that chaos and the strong rein supreme.I also liked seeing the state of the world towards the end when the survivors wander the apocalyptic streets scavenging for food, and you really feel for Moore's character, the responsibility placed upon her. There are a couple of strange plot elements involved here where I wondered why "that" happened (cheating husbands, a gang rape that could have been stopped and wasn't) Not a great movie or a very happy one. It left me feeling like I did after watching Children Of Men. 10/27/14

There is a contagious blindness disease. The optometrist (Mark Ruffalo) who treats the first case also gets it. The authorities round up the sick under quarantine. The doctor's wife (Julianne Moore) doesn't get the blindness but she stays by his side. Soon the sick are left on their own and the strong starts taking advantage of the weak. Doctor's wife keeps her sight a secret as the prison descend into hell.The start is pretty slow and I don't think it's necessary. My main problem is that there are a few unbelievable things in this movie. A minor problem is how quickly the quarantine is imposed. For such a weird sickness, the authorities seem unusually brilliant. The main problem is the unwillingness of the wife to use her sight. The plot seems to be bending over backwards to get to its points. There is a very provocative plot here. I wish it could be done more naturally.