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Sibling Relationship | Remake
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Choice Movie Actress HorrorThriller | 2008 | Jessica
Best Supporting Actress | 2008 | Parker
Best Thriller | 2008
Best Remake | 2008
Budget 12,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 58,010,320 USD
To prepare for her role, Jessica Alba took violin lessons for six months, which she started while filming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007). She also learned basic Braille.
Just like the original The Eye (2002) from Hong Kong, the story takes its source from a real event, that of a young woman who committed suicide shortly after undergoing a cornea transplant, though she seemed to be living a perfectly normal and healthy life.
Jessica Alba spent several weeks at the New Mexico Commission for the Blind (NMCB) where she underwent a course with a specialized instructor, to better prepare for her role. She also spent a lot of time observing and hanging out with Jessica Bachicha, a blind soprano singer.
Chloë Grace Moretz shaved her head to play the role of a cancer patient, at no point did she wear a baldcap.
Jessica Alba declared that while she had been wanting to do a horror thriller for a long time, she did not want to do a slasher where each character dies in a more outrageous and bloody way, whereas she found this film to be elegant and very well-written, and her character, Sydney, to be elaborate and very interesting, thus enabling her to stretch her acting abilities.
"[first lines] Teen on Skateboard: Oh, shit. Thanks. I didn't see that. Sydney Wells: Neither did I. Sydney Wells: [voice-over while Sydney walks in the street and settles in a café] People say seeing is believing, but for me, that's not entirely true. I lost my sight when I was five years old. Those memories of what I have seen have faded so much that I doubt I'd even recognize myself anymore. Now I see using my other senses. I can smell the rain before it drops, but I can't watch it fall. I can feel the sun on my face, but I can't see it rise or set. I want to see the world like everyone else, to see the sun, the rain, the music. Oh I bet music looks beautiful."
"[last lines] Sydney Wells: [voice-over while Sydney is playing the violin] Some say seeing is believing. Now I know what they mean. Ana Christina tried to prevent death, but she ultimately powerless to stop it. Ana and I share both a blessing and a curse. I know now I don't need eyes to see what truly matters. The gift of Ana's sight made me see what I was afraid to. To use that vision to not only save myself and others but to give Ana the peace she never found in life."
![The Eye [2008] Theatrical Trailer](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lYlkmWZGhaY/mqdefault.jpg)
