If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. Jan 26, 2016 good morning, have you seen the movie the book of eli i saw it when it came out, and ive recently seen it again at home, i really like it. If you watch the movie for a second time you can catch on. In the first house eli holes up in, he looks at the mouse, he roots through his bag, while moving his head to see better into the bag. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
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 blind. At the very end, when the camera zooms in on eli as he sits at the table on the ship, you can clearly see his eyes are covered by a white film, a. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille. Eli a was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. The book of eli soundtrack carnegies demise by owolowa. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Averted when eli runs out of handgun ammunition and sets his gun down on a car but retrieves it before he leaves. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts of violence and. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book. 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.
Apr 27, 2012 is eli blind in the movie the book of eli. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did indeed provide eli. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Timothy eli and the nephilim testament sub chapter 4 part 1 gary whitta on the book of eli 10 best s with blind proonists ranked screenrant in the book of eli 2010 pes his hand over fictional characters who are blind braille works.
The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. When the multiple twists occur at the end of the film, elis blindness only being one of them, i found myself in a unique place of appreciating every. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Throughout the film he makes references to his blindness, as he shows examples of how he smells and hears things much more than the others. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. Jan 01, 2000 at the end of the conference i purchased his book, eli, for my husband and had bill sign it for him, secretly knowing i would also benefit from this gift. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. Whatever caused this apocalypse is undisclosed, but it becomes clear that religion was blamed and holy books the. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order.
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. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Asked in denzel washington was denzel washington supposed to be blind in the movie the book of eli. 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 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. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. It is when eli and solara are alone that his true, peaceful nature is revealed. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf.
Eli is really good at killing people, but feels guilty about it throwaway guns. Books like the city of ember and the road, while they may acknowledge a dim sense of spirituality or hope, generally steer clear of explicit christian references. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here. Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli.
Was denzel washingtons character in book of eli blind. The book of eli is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. 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. This movie is a sort of superhero tale, so just as people cant really fly yet superman could fly, eli could do nonhuman things though real blind people havent been able to thus far. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. The book of eli is a boon for believers, says john nolte in breitbarts big hollywood. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Is eli blind in the book of eli image collections book. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa.
They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. 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. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Theres no way a real blind person could do the things eli could do in the movie, but this is fiction, not a reality show. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. But the book of eli s screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars entry, and a tried and true one of us type nerd builds a fairly defined world in which to tell eli s story of a mission from god.
The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Jan 15, 2010 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 with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. If eli was actually blind then thats one of the crappiest shyamalanesque twist ive seen. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. 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. Resistant to give into this mad mans wishes, eli tries to flee the town, to continue on his journey west, as god had instructed. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Inspired by eli s defiance, solara, the daughter of carnegies blind, commonlaw wife, wants to escape with him to the desert. Jan 07, 2020 the book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. Dec 17, 2014 yes, all the way at the end of the movie, it is revealed that not only is the book of eli a samurai film, but it is in fact a western, twistfilled zatoichi remake. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live.
Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow him to do things that would be near impossible for a man his age believed to be late forties to earlymid fifties. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. Jan 21, 2010 in the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country.
Among the pile of books and magazines brought before carnegie and subsequently burned is a copy of the da vinci code these hands have killed. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. Sure he has a good sense of smell and hearing ability but at no point in the movie does it imply that he is blind. Its not a hyperreverent snoozer like the blind side, but an. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. We here at cinapse have written extensively about the wandering blind swordsman who is unknown to most us filmgoers today, but who is perhaps one of cinemas all time greatest heroes.
So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. These kinds of people are quite common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli, even to the extent of people being able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands caused by kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. 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. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind.
If you just knew the order of the books in the bible, you could learn braille by. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes. 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. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Asked in drama movies was eli blind in the movie book of eli. By every thing that is shown in the movie i simply cannot accept that eli was blind. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. It was even more enjoyable to watch the book of eli a second time, knowing now that the main character was blind for the entire story.
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. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out. 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. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli.
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