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Looks from this article like the movie Blindness is going to be really dreadful. That's so disappointing! The book could absolutely be made into an excellent movie -- it is "cinematic", visual detail is such a key part of it. But Dargis' description gives me a sense of exactly how Blindness should not have been made into a movie -- with overt concentration on the allegorical aspects of the story. Saramago really played this down, except for the cathedral scene and a couple of spots while the characters were interned, and of course the very end -- but the end should be surprising, should take your breath away. If Meirelles is using blinding light effects throughout the movie, I can't imagine the end is going to feel meaningful at all.

posted evening of Friday, May 16th, 2008
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i just want to thank you. my friend took my book with out me knowing it and i read this book for a class im in and i needed quotes (three of them) for my 3 page paper. and iv been looking through google and yahoo. and it seems that your site is the only place i could find quotes. and i would like to add that your insight to the book was fantastic. i was thinking the samething in many ocations and also you helped me understand the book more. another good book by saramago death with interruptions. well my best regards with your site.
A.J. Petersen
also sorry about the uncapalization. im so used to word capalizing them that it seems that i havent capalized them well to bad i guess

posted evening of December 7th, 2008 by A.J.

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