The Eye (2008)

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The Eye (2008)
by JJ79 in JJ79 Blog

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"Here are some words I never thought I´d utter about "The Eye," a remake of a Hong Kong film in the same vein as "The Grudge" and "The Ring": it´s not half bad. I mean, there´s nothing in this Jessica Alba thriller which is going to reinvent the genre, breathe new life into it or get it an Oscar nomination. But it´s never offensive to the intelligence nor is it as gleefully gory as the "Saw" series. Sydney Wells (Alba) has been blind since the age of five when an accident with fireworks robbed her of her vision. Prodded by her sister, Helen (Parker Posey in a thankless role), she receives a cornea transplant. The new eyes give her the ability to see the world, but also unleash the specter of death into her consciousness. Her surroundings change, gray shadows follow people on the edge of the death and she begins to have very real nightmares. The premise of "The Eye" (shouldn´t it be called "The Eyes?") relies on something called cellular memory, the i ... " [More]

Jessica Alba and the Female Gaze
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"If there’s one actress working today who best reinforces the theories of Lauren Mulvey, it’s Jessica Alba. And she encourages the male gaze by maintaining a career centered playing eye candy, whether she’s having her skirt ripped off to expose her underwear (Good Luck Chuck), spending the majority of a film wearing a bikini (Into the Blue), playing a stripper (Sin City), being used to invoke jealousy (Meet Bill) or invoking erectile gags out of Mike Myers (The Love Guru). Perhaps someone should write a lengthy article on the myriad ways in which Alba " [More]

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