Blindness
2008 · 121 min · Director: Fernando Meirelles
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is, however, one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble.
Emotional fingerprint
Blindness (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing35%
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy20%
- Sadness10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 54 % | 50 % | 42 % | 23 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 47 % | 43 % | 35 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 48 % | 44 % | 30 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 60 % | 57 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 62 % | 58 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 52 % | 45 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 52 % | 45 % | 39 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 56 % | 49 % | 43 % | 32 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 64 % | 54 % | 49 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 73 % | 66 % | 48 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 75 % | 71 % | 50 % | 64 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 81 % | 75 % | 63 % | 74 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 89 % | 83 % | 68 % | 85 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 89 % | 85 % | 59 % | 75 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 85 % | 83 % | 53 % | 56 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 72 % | 65 % | 51 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Empathy | 61 % | 34 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Empathy | 71 % | 16 % | 63 % | 8 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Relief | 85 % | 17 % | 67 % | 0 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Israeli Scientist
Onlooker #2
Boy
Driver #1
Concerned Pedestrian #1
Driver #2
Concerned Pedestrian #3
Details
- Directed by
- Fernando Meirelles
- Written by
- Don McKellar, José Saramago
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Country
- Brazil, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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