"Blindness" is the perfect example of the limitations of cinema in comparison to the literary area. In "Essay of Blindness" Saramago opened to the basics of writing and reading: as in every book we couldn't see, visualize and examine the characters. We are left to imagine them, to compose them on the talent of him/her who writes. The premise is basically ideal for book.
The only thing Meirelles does is bring faces, places, actors and light to the story. We are not "blind" in the movie; which causes the primary effect on the book. You won't be able to be intellectually moved by the chaos depicted in the film, you won't be able to shake Mark Ruffalo out of the character, Julianne Moore out of the character. You'll only see the familiar faces. Plus, they act in a weak note.
"Blindness" is not recommendable, basically in any spectrum.
The only thing Meirelles does is bring faces, places, actors and light to the story. We are not "blind" in the movie; which causes the primary effect on the book. You won't be able to be intellectually moved by the chaos depicted in the film, you won't be able to shake Mark Ruffalo out of the character, Julianne Moore out of the character. You'll only see the familiar faces. Plus, they act in a weak note.
"Blindness" is not recommendable, basically in any spectrum.