Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. 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. Jennifer beals, best known for her main role in the 1983 film flashdance, has been last seen acting in the 2010 film the book of eli where she plays the role of the claudia, the blind mistress of the nomad eli. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Throughout this movie, it is said that eli s bible is the only one remaining. 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. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the.
Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. Arriving in the movies version of dodge city, he finds a saloon run by the one man who wants that book more than he. 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. The book of eli is the new film by albert and allen hughes, directors of menace ii society and from hell.
Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. This is why you dont see it in the following scene. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. 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. 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. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. The bible in the movie is symbolic to the book of life, which many are disciplined to put the entire thing to mind.
Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. 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. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner.
They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Yet im not sure what further conclusions to draw from this. 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. Though its an original script written by firsttime screenwriter gary whitta, the movies hero walks his road in the shadow of anothernamely, the road. He comes across many dangerous men, including one woman hijacker, and finally comes across a small city that has resources to keep the small public alive. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. 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 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. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his.
In the midst of his journey, eli comes across a robber baron of sorts. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. This movie carries many, many, many hidden symbolism within the characters themselves, and their actions. Eli trudges across the landscape with a bible in his backpack. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Its a movie book of eli all survival cache followers or interested parties ought to watch. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. By pulling down the slide the metal plate can be tilted downwards like is also common on army vehicles.
The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out. The book of eli and postapocalyptic women allison nash. If eli was actually blind then thats one of the crappiest shyamalanesque twist ive seen. He was, however, blind in those flashbacks before the fall of civilization. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. 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. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. After the newly printed bible is put on the shelf, beside it, there is a book with a hebrew headline saying tanach. Its my impression that eli was blind before armageddon then the lord gave him his sight to help him find the bible and guided him on his mission to the west.
Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further. 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. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. Right before the girl arrives at the house where she hopes to find eli you can see that there is a slide on the metal plate that holds it in place suggesting that the metal plate has hinges on the outside of the door. I want to order a coffee mug that says eli s cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. Eli s totally blind, preturnaturally good at location and detection, enabling him to fight like a freaking ninja, and has some divine protection and guidance, or 3. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. 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. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her.
Anm man kann es nur vermuten, dass eli in diesem film blind gewesen sein. By every thing that is shown in the movie i simply cannot accept that eli was blind. 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. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. 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 hes against. The book of eli is about eli, a blind man that is trying to get the bible to a specific destination to save mankind. A lone man fights his way for survival across a postapocalyptic america. 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. 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. The book of eli, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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.
The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. As with eli, water will gravitate to the top of the list. I think as eli was reciting the whole bible and slowly dying, the lord took his sight away. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Much of this is anxiety about global warming, but the book of eli relies on an older source of conflict. Is eli blind theory a man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is.
America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. 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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. 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. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Eli was a blind black man in a post apocalyptic world. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. 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. The suns rays make people blind and many have turned to cannibalism. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. The book of eli 2010 full movie watch in hd online for. Written by richard cummings author of obvious conclusions i just noticed that the book of eli is number one on the latest list of dvd movies new releases. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Cross i am legend with the ten commandments and youve got the book of eli, a genuinely religious parable that inherently rebukes pointless endofthe. 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.
Jan 15, 2010 a road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his. Eli biblical figure beware the book of eli list of black films of the 2010s. 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. Eli s legally blind, can fight and navigate well despite the handicap thanks to years of practice and experience, and receives divine protection and guidance when necessary. 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. 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. 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. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara.
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. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Was eli from the book of eli fully blind or partially blind. 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. 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 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.