Blindness the movie

Today in class we finished watching Blindness.  Through the movie I was able to put real images to what I had only imagined while reading the book.  One of my favorite scenes from the movie was when the woman with the cigarette lighter set fire to the third ward, which housed the hoodlums, because this signaled the end of their abuse towards the women, as well as their own demise for the horrible acts they committed against fellow humans. At a time when everyone should unite and try and find the best solution to such an unimaginable ordeal, these guys are planning how to use and abuse the other weaker folks. They got exactly what they deserved, starting with their perverted self made leader, because he wielded a gun.  Also, without realizing it the woman with the cigarette lighter saved all their lives.  I don't think the doctor's wife and her group would have endured another month of such abuse, as it was they had already gone four days without food, before the upheaval. The intimate scene between the doctor and the girl with dark glasses was also portrayed tastefully by the director, I thought.  It showed two people not engaging in an act of pure animalistic lust, but rather, two people seeking comfort in each other's arms, for a problem they both think has no solution. Immediately, after the act was over, the director did a great job showing how the doctor and the girl with the dark glasses were having feelings of guilt and regret. Especially, after the doctor's wife made her presence known.  And she, instead of being incredibly hurt and feeling betrayed, she understood that these two people were just trying if only for one moment to escape the unbelievable torment their lives had become. I would have liked to see the director develop the scenes a little more before showing their climax.  Yet, overall, I enjoyed the film.