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, they must first take his life. Eli wakes up to find himself in heaven talking to god. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. He heard the vehicles coming up to the old folks home.
He squints in the bright sunlight near the end of the movie, and he has to look down to step up on the side of the. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli s intention is to share the word of god with his fellow citizens, but he knows carnegie is not the way to do it. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. He saw to snatch the book from the girls hands in the room. At the end of the book of eli it is revealed that the eponymous bible that eli used to read and learn by heart is actually written in 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. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass.
The reason he had to show his hands was to prove that he was not a cannibal. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. 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. The woman that was blind was bound to servitude and used as leverage against her daughter. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. 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. This is a thoughtprovoking book that retells the gospel from a modern point of viewa sort of what if type of story. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. Com is the worlds largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiats of all types. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of which original one.
Garys henchmen try to kill denzel to get his book, but the bullets mysteriously miss him. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Discussion in the club house started by doctherock. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Yes, the protagonist of the film, played by denzel washington, was in fact blind. 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. Have we considered the possibility that eli wasnt blind until he got to alcatraz. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap. He s the protector of a sacred book that may hold the key to. Im not mocking you but what is your proof he was blind.
Although eli is extremely skilled at surviving on his own, he was blind. The drama revolves around a lone hero who fights his way across the wasteland of postapocalyptic america. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. 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. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa.
Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. 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. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. He had to physically defend not only the book but himself.
Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. Lets go back to the blind reveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. 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. Eli is the name of a student who we never meet or know. One of 2 people able to read brail in the entire movie. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiats, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. As their passion grows, she sees in him what the sighted had not. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people.
The book of eli 2010 hindi dual audio 720p bluray esubs. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. At this point, he knows he s dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. 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. Here, let me give you indisputable proof that i have it so you can thoughtlessly blab it to gary, since youre a clueless twit. It was his first and foremost mission to get it safely to its home. 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. The first book opens with samuels complete lineage up to ephraim, son of joseph. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true.
He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. There are many other indicators in the movie that prove he has visual problems if not fully blind. The book of eli believable except for this one small. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. All the more reason, therefore, to expect that the ancestors of the great priest eli, the man in charge of the temple of shiloh, the most important figure in israel at that time, should be mentioned. In a violent postapocalyptic society a drifter eli has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years he finds solace in a unique book which. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. The book of eli soundtrack carnegies demise by owolowa. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers fahrenheit 451 ends with the protagonist, a former fireman, going on a exodus after his city gets decimated by a nuclear detonation of some kind. An escaped criminal finds his way into the house of a blind girl. 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. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Various men then come out and surround him, with one shoving him.
The book of eli is the new film by albert and allen hughes, directors of menace ii society and from hell. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. All believable, albeit maybe a little bit of a stretch. He heard the cat meow, thus enabling him to shoot the cat with the arrow. 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. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Was eli just able to read braille for some unknown reason or was he actually blind all the time probably since the apocalypse 30 years ago, which is implied to have blinded many people. If someone consumes human brain and nervous system tissue, such as the. Jan 15, 2010 the hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar, and tiger woods. The movies blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels he s been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. Feb, 2010 was eli blind blinded somehow in the book of eli. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain.
Also subverted when eli is trying to explain the concept of faith to solara with the metaphor flower of light in a field of darkness. 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. 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. The book he carried was the most important thing he saved. 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. He obviously struggles with his own personal failings, but, for the most part, acts according to the book he. 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.
Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. He s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. He s the protector, the savior and the hope, and humanity needs what he has. But surprisingly eli s ancestors are mentioned nowhere. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation.
The director is acutely aware that gary oldmans character is much more interesting than eli, and the focus of the film substantially shifts for the better to what he wants the. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. His dangerous and often selfsacrificial mission, inspired by god and rooted in a deepseated personal faith, is certainly inspiring. A woman pleads for eli s help, but he recognizes its a trap and calls it as such. In the book of eli, eli only reacts to sound and the shopkeeper.
Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. 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. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. The book of eli is very compelling and aweinspiring, with excellent production standards as well as absorbing character portrayals by denzel washington and gary oldman. Ive noticed his strong sense of smelling and hearing, he touches things that he needs to deterine them, his voice is low, and he killed the guy buy accidentally slamming his face in the edge of the bar instead of the middle. She asks if he got that from the book, and he admits that its a quote from johnny cash.
In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. Feb 07, 2014 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. If only i could somehow force my blind wife to read it for me. Basically the movie is stating that the bible is good, but it is used to evil purposes of control, and its pointless holding yourself up as a religious person when you dont follow the true principals of the book. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account.
Carnegie has been searching for a bible, knowing that religion is a tool he can use to become even more powerful. I agree all the things above could prove he had bad eyesight or possibly even. Hell, even the title of this article is spoilery if you are geeky enough to be familiar with both 2010s the book of eli and the enormous series of japanese films from the 1960s and 1970s featuring a wandering swordsman named zatoichi many will question my choice to spend one of my cinapse pick of the week slots which ive now just. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular affairs. Watched the movie the book of eli again last night. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. He s guided by a voice in his head that told him that he must protect this book and he is personally lives by the message of the bible, basically to do more for others than for yourself as he puts it.
He has honed his hearing to allow him with echolocation clicking of his tongue when needed to be able to tell where a shooter is, he knows approximately how many men he s against. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Im not ashamed to say i wasnt sure he was blind even toward the end. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. A wound from eli s gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. 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 obviously struggles with his own personal failings, but, for the most part, acts according to the book he defends so vehemently. The main character found that book before he began his walk across the united states 25 years prior. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime.
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. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. 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. 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. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. Same website discusses that people blinded in a nuclear blast retain some of their vision and can see. Yet im not sure what further conclusions to draw from this. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade. His wife, finally tired of elis extracurricular activities, puts a gypsy curse on him. Eli warns the man that he wont get his hand back if he does that again, and proceeds to chop that off with one quick slice of his blade with bloody results and views of the stump and severed hand. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible.
1573 219 51 137 665 1017 131 854 831 211 1348 697 1030 973 7 155 529 1029 1239 11 1589 1545 202 129 846 247 1528 1579 176 904 613 1002 54 1535 772 956 379 921 1200 4 1454 1278 1228 1277 1117