The suns rays make people blind and many have turned to cannibalism. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Mar 28, 2011 the book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. My 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Elis totally blind and being guided by a higher power, 2. But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary oldman, who, like all the local overloads in westerns and gangster movies, sits behind a big desk flanked by a tall bald guy and. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. A lone man fights his way for survival across a postapocalyptic america. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads.
In the movie the book of eli we discover at the end that the bible eli has been carrying the entire movie is written in braille. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. This would explain why eli never traveled at night and was not totally blinded by a nuclear flash, if he was completely blind night would give him a much larger. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by faith his entire life or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on earth who can read braille. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451.
This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. That btline does not accept the big reveal is his own opinion, thus not his heightened sense of smell and hearing, and why he always wears sunglasses, otherwise id say concealing eli s blindness was a similarly spineless move aimed at keeping everyone happy. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so covets, the bible, but the traveler wont part with it. May 30, 2010 yes he was blind, which was revealed at the end of the movie to reinforce and bring home the divine nature of his missionquest. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Yes he was blind, which was revealed at the end of the movie to reinforce and bring home the divine nature of his missionquest.
America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and civilization and law have disappeared. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. I want to order a coffee mug that says eli s cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his hand over it to. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. After steven spielberg screened schindlers list 1993 for john williams to. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent.
Although this new one has its comicbook qualities, good and bad, the hugheses have stanched the blood in the book of eli, making it easier to. The story has denzel washington playing a mysterious wanderer named eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuarys leader. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Jan, 2010 washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject.
Mar 22, 2011 from memory and not reading the book in braille. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. Released january 15th, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of 53 out of. I want to order a coffee mug that says elis cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes. Realistically, there are three logical interpretations here. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Jan 15, 2010 although this new one has its comicbook qualities, good and bad, the hugheses have stanched the blood in the book of eli, making it easier to pay attention to what else is happening on screen. Described as a warrior by necessity, eli seeks peace. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli.
Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the movie eli was blind or at least partially. Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille. Eli, who was nearly blind, was sitting at the front gate to hear the returning soldiers return was unaware of the event until he asked about all the commotion in the city. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense of touch and cut off the visual stimuli.
Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara.
The book of eli archive 1 wikipedia eli is blind, that is unambiguous. The book of eli, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Jan 09, 2010 my 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord set on possessing the book. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Eli was blind before the war and after finding the bible and hearing gods voice he regained his sight until his task was completed finding a safe place for the bible this is why he did things a blind man would do and could read braille and also why is eyes were normal at the start of the film and clouded and the end. Before it was revealed he was blind you thought he may have been slightly delusional and obsessive in his mission to deliver the book. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to.
A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online moviefone.
Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged. Jun 26, 2018 despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well.
This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Asked in denzel washington was denzel washington supposed to be blind in the movie the book of eli. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. The book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner.
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