Proof

     This movie takes a visual approach to building each of its characters. Information about each character is given through visual cues rather than being stated outright. For example, when we first see Martin he is walking down the street wearing sunglasses and has a walking stick designed for blind people. This tells us that Martin is either actually blind, or for some reason is pretending to be blind. As the movie progresses, you find that he isn't pretending and that he has in fact been blind his entire life. Another thing that is focused on when we first see Martin is that he is carrying a camera. Why would someone who is blind need a Camera? Actually this has been bothering me. Why did he start taking pictures? Before Andy showed up he didn't have a damn person to describe the pictures to him. I guess he had Celia, but as you see the throughout the movie, Martin never wants Celia to see, touch, or even pick up his pictures. So before Andy, he was just a blind man taking a bunch of pictures that he wouldn't let anyone he currently knew see. What the actual fuck. But i digress. This movie challenges the viewer to watch the movie as Martin sees the world. become more observant about everything that is going on. After Andy and Martin take the cat named Ugly to the vet, Martin tells Andy about all the things he noticed in the room without actually seeing. Martin notices all the subtle details. When we first meet Celia we see a slight smirk cross he face as she witnesses Martin bump into the coffee table. Why did she smile? Does she enjoy tormenting the blind? What's wrong with this person?  Clearly something is not 100% right with this woman but we don't know why yet. The third character introduced in this movie is the guy who would be come to known as the worst part of Les Miserables. When Andy is first introduced he is seen carrying trash bags out of building. He is clearly low on the totem pole wherever he works to be getting yelled out to do something like this. But even in those circumstances, he takes the time to feed the cat that lives in the alley that he so lovingly calls "ugly". I smell foreshadowing. Here is a cat that nobody wants and Andy is seen taking care of it. Then when Martin shows up in the restaurant and everyone ignores him who comes to the rescue? Javert... I mean Andy. Martin, Celia, and Andy are all introduced in the beginning of the film and throughout the film the audience fills in there back stories through visual cues and the storyline. Some of the cues are obvious, while others are more subtle. But in the end I truly feel that Celia is definitely a creepy stalker who is fucked up in the head, Andy is a dick for lying to Martin, and Martin is really just an asshole.