BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
Director Gurinder Chadha
Cert. 12A 118 mins
The opening shot of Gurinder Chadha’s Blinded by the Light reminded me of Nathanael’s incredulous question to Philip in the first chapter of John’s Gospel: ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’
It shows a simple road sign pointing travellers toward two disparate places: London and Luton. Under the word ‘Luton’ is a graffitied, five-letter predicate, letting passers-by know just how bad a place it is. You get the idea.
