Blindness

I hate to follow up a movie post with another movie post, but so be it. (And I'm aware of my lack of rating for that last one. I just couldn't justify a rating.)

I attempted to watch Blindness this afternoon because I'm either a sadist, or I have a weird Julianne Moore nekkid fetish that no one told me about. I say attempted, because it really did take some effort to sit still, but unfortunately shiny objects won in the end. I think I even left to take a shower at one point.
My problem with this movie is that it was a combination of shit that I hate: weak and stupid characters, and this air of being so deep and powerful. The Julianne Moore character is just smack-worthy. The character's lack of action at so many different points in the film where she clearly had the upper hand was maddening. The whole plot of the movie rests on the fact that she, amongst this quarantine of blind folk, still retains her eye sight. Now had that been me, you could guarantee that I'd be fucking with people and using that to my advantage. But as stuff continued to unravel and play out, she did NOTHING.
And I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination. I love me some nakeds. But the sex scenes in this movie were almost unbearable to watch. And I'm not just talking about the weird rape orgies either. It was like watching a porn, but being tricked cause it's not really a porn. It's making a statement! To that, I say 'fuck you and your supposed statements'. I get it. People will go Lord of the Flies when given the opportunity. The government is shady. Yada yada yada. Show more angry fucking to really drive your point home.
It's a shame, cause the movie started off rather interesting. It's a slow-mover. I'll accept that my dislike and disgust of the main character could be preventing me from taking in all the film and maintaining focus. So I'll withhold a rating yet again.