Movie BLINDNESS

Jiro said:
yea exactly. Which is why I'm confused by hjones711's post saying that "we have SEEN the movie."
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Yes, blind people use the word SEEN. Like, "I'm happy to SEE" you. It is not offensive or a misrepresentation. Even if you are blind-as-a-rock blind, no light perception blind, ect, using "I heard the film" (or, in my case, as a deafblind person, "someone signed the speech into my hands") just.. doesn't work! Blind people SEE films all the time.

I was being sarcastic in my comment, and apparently you couldn't realize that. So.. again, I return to, stop telling me to not be 'sensitive' or telling me how -I should feel-. You are the outsider, you are not blind. You have no right to speak for me.
 
thank you. you would understand if it was anything else. the purpose of this was just to remind people that it is hollywood, and it is offensive to some of us.
 
Truly, once you say, this movie is not what it is suppose to be. Then you're telling us to go and see the movie since we don't have any ideas about it. You need to stop jumping to conclusion that doesn't end. We know it's a movie and it's not based on blind people's lives. It's based on the drama and the actings.

Blind people watching movies, wow, I never thought they could do that, I've not met many blind people in my life, because we lead different lives. They go where the sounds are, I go where the sights are.
 
imdeafsowhat said:
Blind people watching movies, wow, I never thought they could do that, I've not met many blind people in my life, because we lead different lives. They go where the sounds are, I go where the sights are.
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From what I know, most blind people aren't completely blind. Legally blind is much more common than total blindness. They can still see, but just not as good as the others. In fact, I have some friends who are deaf and blind. One is an avid movie watcher, but her sight is fading away. She wears a pair of glasses, called Max Glasses or something. They are almost square-shaped and it magnifies their viewing area to get a better look.
 
Banjo said:
From what I know, most blind people aren't completely blind. Legally blind is much more common than total blindness. They can still see, but just not as good as the others. In fact, I have some friends who are deaf and blind. One is an avid movie watcher, but her sight is fading away. She wears a pair of glasses, called Max Glasses or something. They are almost square-shaped and it magnifies their viewing area to get a better look.
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Was she by any chance on Vendetta? That little girl with the glasses looks like she's blind.
 
Banjo said:
From what I know, most blind people aren't completely blind. Legally blind is much more common than total blindness. They can still see, but just not as good as the others. In fact, I have some friends who are deaf and blind. One is an avid movie watcher, but her sight is fading away. She wears a pair of glasses, called Max Glasses or something. They are almost square-shaped and it magnifies their viewing area to get a better look.
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which is same thing when people say - "I'm deaf." That's why I prefer to use these kind of terms such as - "oh i'm hearing-impaired" or "i have a hearing disability." same for blind people - if they're not completely blind... i think it's good idea to say - "i'm legally blinded"

but that's just me.
 
Jiro said:
which is same thing when people say - "I'm deaf." That's why I prefer to use these kind of terms such as - "oh i'm hearing-impaired" or "i have a hearing disability." same for blind people - if they're not completely blind... i think it's good idea to say - "i'm legally blinded"

but that's just me.
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Actually, hearing impaired is quite an inaccurate term to use because it doesn't tell anyone how severe your hearing loss is. Just like visual-impaired is inaccurate because it doesn't tell me how blind a person is.

Mild, Moderate, Severe and Profound. That's the four main terms we use to refer to our types of hearing loss.
 
imdeafsowhat said:
Blind people watching movies, wow, I never thought they could do that, I've not met many blind people in my life, because we lead different lives. They go where the sounds are, I go where the sights are.
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I'm totally blind from birth and used to watch movies all the time when I had enough hearing to enjoy them. Now that I have CIs, I'm starting to watch them again.

When I watch a movie, I have family members or friends describe the actions for me so I can understand what's happening.

Like they do for people who are D/deaf/HoH, many sighted people make all kinds of incorrect assumptions about the blind. For instance, I've been asked whether or not I have a TV in my home or whether I sit in a rocking chair all day because I can't read or travel independently.

As for the movie "Blindness," I don't get offended by inaccurate portrayals because I know it's all a part of Hollywood. I just do the best I can to educate John and Jane Q. Public of my capabilities and if they choose to be close-minded, that's their problem, not mine.
 
hjones711 said:
im not telling you not to see it, im just saying beware hollywood. im sorry.
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I'm glad you mentioned this movie because I was completely unaware of it. Now that I know about it, I have to admit that I'm a little curious. If I end up seeing the movie, I'll probably laugh at all of the stereotypical ways the "blind" character is portrayed. As I said in my post above, I try not to get offended by such things because if I did, I'd have a pretty unhappy life given how often stereotypical behaviors are presented in Hollywood.
 
Aleser;1112822I personally haven't seen the film said:
Aleser,

Same here. I'm also a member of the NFB. Do you know if they are taking any legal action against the director of this movie? (I haven't read the "Braille Monitor" lately to know for myself.)
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Banjo said:
From what I know, most blind people aren't completely blind. Legally blind is much more common than total blindness. They can still see, but just not as good as the others. In fact, I have some friends who are deaf and blind. One is an avid movie watcher, but her sight is fading away. She wears a pair of glasses, called Max Glasses or something. They are almost square-shaped and it magnifies their viewing area to get a better look.
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Banjo, you are correct. Only 3% of the blind population is totally blind.
 
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