Talk:Blindness (film)

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Contents 1 Headlines 2 Cast information 3 Release date 4 Science fiction 5 Citation dump 6 Saramago's reaction

[edit] Headlines

In the Guelph Mercury, two headlines to find on July 30, 2007:

• Lights, camera, we're in the action
• Old city jail fit producer's vision for 'Blindness'

For possible implementation. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 22:58, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

• PRODUCTION REPORT | "Beautiful Darling," "Blindness," "Keep Coming Back," "On The Hook," "Sons of Liberty"
• Julianne Moore sees her way to a little bit of sanity
• Blind faith
• Blinded by the light
• Miramax nabs U.S. rights to Meirelles' 'Blindess'
• Glover Films Blindness in Uruguay
• Blog Update for Fernando Meirelles’ Blindness: “About Charisma”
• Ruffalo Rides on Reservation Road
• Actor Garcia Bernal not tempted by Hollywood
• 'Blindness' has social ills in its sights

Headlines. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 21:32, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cast information

The existing citations present the formatting of the characters' names the way they are now. IMDb does not take precedence with the formatting, since its cast and crew information cannot be relied upon before a film is released and the actual credits are replicated on the website. In addition, film adaptations can take liberties with the source material, so there is no reason to believe that details in the book would match those in the film. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 18:08, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Release date

The current article mentions the limited release date. I'm not familiar with Wikipedia policy regarding movie release dates (if one exists, ha!), but I think the info box should contain the general release date (3 October). SweetNightmares (talk) 22:22, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Provide a reference and put the general release date under the limited release date.

• 19 September 2008 (Limited)
• 3 October 2008 (General)

− Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 19:02, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm not finding any reliable source for October 3rd. (IMDb doesn't count; it takes user-submitted information and is pretty unreliable for upcoming films.) I suggest staying with September 19th until we can find the sourcing. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 20:11, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Science fiction

This is clearly a science fiction film - of the "what if?" variety rather than the laser guns and spaceships variety - but I've not been able to find any sources brave enough to label it as such, sticking to the broader genres of drama and thriller, although the book has often been compared with classic sci-fi novels. Has anyone found a source directly calling it what it is? GDallimore (Talk) 17:20, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Between the breakdown of civilization in the novel based on a fictional epidemic and the countless book reviews that describe the events as apocalyptic, it's safe to say that at least the novel is Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction which is a sub-genre of science fiction. Sure, it's borderline original research, but if a novel has a detective trying to solve a murder with unraveling details, do you need a reference to substantiate it as a mystery?

That point aside, it was shown at the Cannes film festival and has been reviewed. Without directly calling it an apocalyptic film, it has been described as such. Though the Esquire review of it points out word for word, what you said about it being a "What if?" science-fiction movie: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/CANNES-2008/blindness-movie-review-051508

--68.77.17.106 (talk) 07:13, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Citation dump

• First Look from Cannes: A Review of Blindness (review)
• Blindness not getting glad eye
• Foresight pays off for 'Blindness' director
• "Blindness" a serious spectacle (review)
• Blindness (review)
• Film Review: Blindness (review)
• Cannes Q&A: Fernando Meirelles
• Cannes opens with a dud -- but delights follow (review)

Headlines. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 21:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Saramago's reaction

José Saramago has responded positively to the film, as seen here. I haven't found any reliable sources to cite yet about his response, so if anyone happens to come across anything useful, we can include it in the article. Considering how Saramago had hesitated for a film adaptation of his book to be made, his reaction seems worthy of inclusion. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 16:19, 24 May 2008 (UTC)