I had meant to see this film when it was first released but I never got around to it. To be honest I don't think the trailer interested me that much and it just seemed like a typical conspiracy thriller. Maybe it is, but it's one that's made quite well with a heart and intelligence. Weisz is quite deserving of her oscar in a role that's passionate, intelligent, sweet, charming, and lovely all at the same time. She was a treat to watch in her small role.
Ralph Fiennes is amazing as well. There's a great scene right off the top of the film where we see him empathize with a man who has come to tell him that his wife might be dead. It's just a sad and lovely scene.
The film is light and uplifting where it needs to be and effortlessly slides into thriller territory when the story goes there. Fernando Meirelles is a master story-telling and I'm looking forward to seeing Blindness even more now. The film is raw and beautiful to look at. It gets into you emotionally. The story itself, the conspiracy about the drug industry and it's profit over safety, is quite timely. The idea about saving who we can when we can, not just shrugging it off and saying that since we can't save them all why should we bother saving just a few.
Truly great film, glad I finally saw it.
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