One day he wanders into a small town run by carnegie, a determined man who has been sending out men in search of a particular book, the very one eli has in his possession. The book of eli is an exceptionally engrossing film. Throughout the movie, eli shot animal s for food including a flying bird with a bow, and defended himself with blade and gun, and yet was blind the entire time. 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. If eli was blind through out the movie then the movie is of the same genre as godzilla just plain camp, because ive known quite a few blind people with. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. 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. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles.
But if you watch again with the sole purpose to see if he is completely blind. Carnegie then forces his beautiful stepdaughter, solara mila kunis, to offer to sleep with eli and find out if he has the book. 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. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. 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. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. 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. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. When he approaches the car in the beginning he almost walks by, but stops, backs up a bit and walks over to it, hitting the side of the car with his bag to get a reference of where it was. The book of eli on the surface looks like a prochristian deal but if you pay attention, its actually blaming the end of civilization on christianity, and is directly referred to. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various.
If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. But during their brief interlude, eli introduces solara to the concept of prayer a concept that quickly draws carnegies attention. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. 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. Jan 15, 2010 eli was definately blind, i rewatched this movie many times and picked up on every subtle nuance that explains he was absolutely blind. At george and marthas house, he kicks forward by the first step of the stairs to the porch with his boot so he knows where it is.
The book of eli movie plot holes and funny quotes reimagined. 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. The original soundtrack and score for the motion picture the book of eli, was composed by atticus ross, who has worked with the hughes brothers on two previous occasions, as well as artists such as nine inch nails, korn, and janes addiction. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Carnegie has a mother and daughter, claudia and solara in his entourage, claudia was blind from birth, but solara is sighted. A woman pleads for eli s help, but he recognizes its a trap and calls it as such. 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. Various men then come out and surround him, with one shoving him. If eli was blind all along, how could he have won all those gun fights. 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. Mar 22, 2011 he even feels the body before being sure of what he is dealing with since he cant see anything. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. Yes, eli became blind, presumably with age 1 samuel 3. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. If you just knew the order of the books in the bible, you could learn braille by just. God guiding his every move and him simply faithfully following him. He was practically feeling his way around using his other senses. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. 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. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time.
On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his hand over it to make. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. 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. Was eli from the book of eli fully blind or partially blind. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. He sends a young girl, solara mila kunis, to elis room in an attempt to seduce him. 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. 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. The book of eli, which we will call eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. When he was hunting for food in the very beginning and he shot that stray cat.
Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. God gave him sight that is the premise of the movie. 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. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. 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 came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. It is as though this guy weve been watching is twice as badass as he was before because he was straight jackin fools while totally blind. Before it was revealed he was blind you thought he may have been slightly delusional and obsessive in his mission to deliver the book.
Washingtons character is called eli, although i dont think he ever actually says that. She too is intrigued by this man but discovers nothing about a book. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a re. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Jan 15, 2010 theres one in particular hes desperate to find, a book with the power to rally people under his leadershipand eli just happens to have the worlds last remaining copy.
Not like he knows exactly where he s going, and he. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. The book of eli 00h 01min minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Jan, 2010 he s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. 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. So i compiled a few of the theories on eli and his condition. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. Book of eli, the eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. The book of eli movie plot holes and absurd quotes in a fun 100 things i learned format. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his.
The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. Eli tells carnegie that he has no interest in staying but carnegie forces him to stay the night. Jan 16, 2010 he puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Book of eli asks the everyday viewer to jump through in order to fully. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Denzel washington plays the warrior monklike eli, who balances blade against bible. Asked in the bible, old testament, eli whitney was there an eli in the bible that was blind. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
He never fires his weapon first, needing to hear the sound of shooting at him to identify the location of his target. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. 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. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. 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. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. 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. There was a dead man hanging that dropped as he entered. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not.
If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. The person renting this film will not waste his or her money. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. 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. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship.
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