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In her upcoming film Blindness, Julianne Moore once again finds herself at the center of an unexplained pandemic. Instead of acting as the leader of an underground resistance group who kidnaps Clive Owen so that he can escort the only pregnant woman in the world to safety (Children of Men), this time Moore is the only person with sight living in a lawless, quarantined hospital under the tyrannical control of Gael Garcia Bernal, who has gone blind along with most of the rest of the world. Keeping her non-affliction as quiet as possible, it’s up to Moore to become a five sense-wielding hero and lead a group of “good” blind people to freedom.

To prepare for the inevitable outbreak of worldwide blindness, I recommend focused practice. This can be as basic as turning out all the lights in your house and trying to make it to a specific room without breaking a toe, knocking over lamp, or falling down the stairs. But, in order to actually be able to leave your home when the crisis strikes, more drastic measures will be required. The most logical plan would be for the government to create a special agency with the singular purpose of building a national network of obstacle courses featuring the demanding physical challenges of the American Gladiators’ Eliminator and the unpredictable, super-sloppy mess factor of Double Dare. The only problem is that the prospect of such an awesome way of preparing for blindness could lead to someone actually developing a way to turn people blind, so really it’s a double-edged sword.

The Blindness trailer begins with the sound of bells and morning rush hour traffic. We then see Dr. Mark Ruffalo examining a man who has inexplicably gone blind. After calling a colleague for his/her opinion on this bizarre occurrence, Ruffalo himself loses his sight while looking through books on his bookshelf. Making his way to the bathroom, Ruffalo tells Moore, his wife, that the patient must have infected him, but she can’t understand how it’s possible. The scene then shifts to Sandra Oh, the newly blind US Minister of Health, making a statement to the country about the frightening epidemic, which leads to an all-out quarantine of the afflicted. As the quarantine takes effect, Moore follows Ruffalo as he is loaded onto an ambulance and insists that she be taken as well, even though she has not gone blind. Arriving at a stark, highly-guarded hospital, Ruffalo and Moore meet an eye-patched Danny Glover, who explains that the compund has descended into chaos. Abandoned and left to fend for themselves, the blind eventually turn on one another, with Bernal declaring himself leader of the facilities and taking control of its food supply. The rest of the trailer features a montage detailing how Moore becomes a reluctant leader, facing off against Bernal to help innocent people survive. My favorite part of the trailer is when Bernal says he won’t forget Moore’s voice and she reveals that she won’t forget his face. Blindness opens October 3, 2008. Check out the Blindness trailer at Zuguide.com.