A ciegas – Blindsight
2006. RU. 104 min.
Dirección y guión: Lucy Walker.
Producción: Sybil Robson Orr.
Música: Nitin Sawhney.
Fotografía: Petr Cikhart.
Montaje: Sebastian Duthy.
Sinopsis. Un documental que con el sobrecogedor telón de fondo del Himalaya, narra la fascinante aventura de seis adolescentes tibetanos que se propusieron escalar el Lhakpa Ri de 7.045 metros de altura, situado en la cara norte del Monte Everest. Este peligroso viaje se convierte en un desafío aparentemente imposible. Más aún si tenemos en cuenta que estos jóvenes son ciegos. Considerados por muchos tibetanos como poseídos por demonios, los chicos son rechazados por sus padres, despreciados por sus aldeas y marginados por la sociedad. Pero la educadora y aventurera ciega Sabriye Tenberken, fundadora de la primera y única escuela para invidentes del Tíbet, junto con el famoso escalador también ciego Erik Weihenmayer, ayudará a estos jóvenes a superar sus enormes dificultades y les animará a llegar mucho más allá de lo que jamás hubieran imaginado.
Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.
Zune and iPod: Most people compare the Zune to the Touch, but after seeing how slim and surprisingly small and light it is, I consider it to be a rather unique hybrid that combines qualities of both the Touch and the Nano. It’s very colorful and lovely OLED screen is slightly smaller than the touch screen, but the player itself feels quite a bit smaller and lighter. It weighs about 2/3 as much, and is noticeably smaller in width and height, while being just a hair thicker.
I’ll gear this review to 2 types of people: current Zune owners who are considering an upgrade, and people trying to decide between a Zune and an iPod. (There are other players worth considering out there, like the Sony Walkman X, but I hope this gives you enough info to make an informed decision of the Zune vs players other than the iPod line as well.)
The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.