Comments on: Blindness http://www.thepaganagenda.com/2008/01/31/blindness/ some kind of record Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:11:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: mike rot http://www.thepaganagenda.com/2008/01/31/blindness/#comment-23816 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:23:05 +0000 http://www.thepaganagenda.com/2008/01/31/blindness/#comment-23816 I would like to read the book after seeing the movie. I think inevitably there is going to be some kind of compromise adapting a novel to film, so giving it some leeway I still imagine that this is a fairly good rendering of the book... at least it feels weighty in ways it could easily have not been. I suspect many of my qualms about the film will be resolved once a finished edit is made. the rape scenes cannot be cut out entirely but they were prolonged, long enough to be going on as woman after woman walked out of the theater. Like I said above, this is what makes the film for me, not so much that I am a sadist but because it doesnt pull any punches with its pathos, you feel the helplessness of the condition, not merely the physical impediment but the contingent social and moral struggles that come of it. it is dantesque, you need to go through hell to appreciate the light. I'm a huge fan of McKellar as writer, director, and actor... he is the local celebrity in Toronto. I felt his character thief did not add much to the story but as a writer I think he did an admirable job. I would like to read the book after seeing the movie. I think inevitably there is going to be some kind of compromise adapting a novel to film, so giving it some leeway I still imagine that this is a fairly good rendering of the book… at least it feels weighty in ways it could easily have not been. I suspect many of my qualms about the film will be resolved once a finished edit is made.

the rape scenes cannot be cut out entirely but they were prolonged, long enough to be going on as woman after woman walked out of the theater. Like I said above, this is what makes the film for me, not so much that I am a sadist but because it doesnt pull any punches with its pathos, you feel the helplessness of the condition, not merely the physical impediment but the contingent social and moral struggles that come of it. it is dantesque, you need to go through hell to appreciate the light.

I’m a huge fan of McKellar as writer, director, and actor… he is the local celebrity in Toronto. I felt his character thief did not add much to the story but as a writer I think he did an admirable job.

]]> by: Beth http://www.thepaganagenda.com/2008/01/31/blindness/#comment-23786 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:31:36 +0000 http://www.thepaganagenda.com/2008/01/31/blindness/#comment-23786 Thanks for this thoughtful review. As a huge fan of the book and a lot of the people involved, I'm soooo excited for this movie to be released. Given other things I've read about Meirelles' and McKellar's approach to this and discussions with Saramago in obtaining the rights, they were committed to keeping as much intact as they could, s while SOME of the rape scenes *might* be cut, I highly doubt either will be cut in its entirety or to the detriment of the story as they really are necessary. Tough to watch? I can only imagine. But I'd be inclined to say that the people who will be the most offended will be those who haven't read the book and don't understand that both scenes are vital to set up the murder that occurs ~ that whole episode is pretty much one of the major turning points in the book. At any rate, thanks! It sounds fantastic!!! Thanks for this thoughtful review. As a huge fan of the book and a lot of the people involved, I’m soooo excited for this movie to be released. Given other things I’ve read about Meirelles’ and McKellar’s approach to this and discussions with Saramago in obtaining the rights, they were committed to keeping as much intact as they could, s while SOME of the rape scenes might be cut, I highly doubt either will be cut in its entirety or to the detriment of the story as they really are necessary. Tough to watch? I can only imagine. But I’d be inclined to say that the people who will be the most offended will be those who haven’t read the book and don’t understand that both scenes are vital to set up the murder that occurs ~ that whole episode is pretty much one of the major turning points in the book.

At any rate, thanks! It sounds fantastic

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