Aug 18, 2016 book of eli was a postapocalyptic tale directed by the hughes brothers. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. It adds a whole new depth and wonder to the entire movie, and for me even. Garys henchmen try to kill denzel to get his book, but the bullets mysteriously miss him. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. 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 and the road to redemption catholic stand.
Here, let me give you indisputable proof that i have it so you can thoughtlessly blab it to gary, since youre a clueless twit. From its advertisements, it appeared to be a basic postapocalyptic thriller, with a lead actor that can sell thousands of. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Nov 07, 2020 the book of eli is a about a lone very alone gunslingerknifefighter denzel as eli who has walked the earth since an apocalyptic event rocked the world, making water scarce. The one true bible is a braille edition, and denzel washington has been blind this whole time, so even though he gives the magic bible to gary oldman, gary cant read it and so cant use the magic words to.
The book of eli is different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. Also, sometime before the blast all religious books were destroyed. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. Jan 15, 2010 its one thing to do good, star denzel washington told reuters. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds.
In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole. The last halfpoint of unbelievable stupidity comes in the big reveal at the end, which i dont feel in the slightest bad about spoiling. 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. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli was scripted by gary whitta, a comic book writer and graphic novelist death, jr. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. 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. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Hes on a divinelyinspired quest yes, a literal mission from god to take the book to the west as a swarm of wrongdoers led by gary oldman try to stop him. 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. Jan 14, 2010 the book of eli is not only a welldone action picture but an overtly, unabashedly christian one in which denzel washington plays a soldier of god. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys redemption. In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. 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. 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.
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 girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness.
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 book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern and 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 14, 2010 denzel washington a revelation in book of eli. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
Denzel washington you know, the guy who played eli. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes brothers. The main character, eli denzel washington, wanders the wastelands of the former united states, following a calling from a mysterious heavenly voice as he carries a holy book westward to a place where it will be safe from destruction. Eli was blind before the war, and was blind the entire movie. Jan 18, 2010 at the same time it is revealed that denzel eli is, yep, you got it, blind. Secondly, what happened to the world in the book of eli. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and. 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 tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. But as you wonder more about the movie and some of its distinctive scenes, you may have come to the thought of questioning if is he really blind in the book of eli. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. Jan 15, 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen hughes. So, there are some interesting book of mormon parallels worth investigating.
And the book of eli makes viewers grapple with what that looks like. He was also a video game and entertainment journalist which explains the manga feel. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
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. The book of eli believable except for this one small. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. According to theories and thorough analysis, we can assume that eli is not completely blind but has a rather clouded eyesight and only partial blindness. Blacktree tv covers the book of eli premier at the graumans chinese theater in hollywood, ca.
Eli strides down dusty roads like the instrument of an angry god. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. See more ideas about the book of eli, elis, denzel washington. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. It featured denzel washington as eli, a man on a quest to get to the west coast. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so.
If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. 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. 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. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The signs are all there he feels for food instead of looks for it, he relies on smell, etc. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either.
The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. Blacktree tv hostess ameerah banks catches up with denzel wash. In the movie the book of eli was denzels character blind. Eli s book that he is transporting the book of eli is actually the holy bible, the king james version, the only copy that has seemed to survive the war. Jan 15, 2010 in the end, the book of eli feels more like a simplistic, post apocalyptic parable with singledimension characters who have no arc rather than a satisfying film. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Eli, it turns out, is blind and has been miraculously brought to the library, where he dictates the entire bible to a scribe. Denzel washington, for all his many talents, seems to play himself here. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Movies like waterworld that every scifi fan needs to see.
Oscar preistragers denzel washington glory, training day. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not.
What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. 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. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for eli s audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a real treat. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. 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. Six months ago or so, collider enjoyed the rare opportunity to visit the set of the book of eli, allen and albert hughes postapocalyptic thriller about a laconic hero denzel washington who. Hi,i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Gleichzeitig offenbart eine kamerafahrt, dass auch eli blind ist. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie.
The movie has some biblical principles in it, and so if youre a person that reads the bible, there was an eli in the bible who also was blind. While having tea with the old folks at the deserted wooden house. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. 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. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. In this bleak, postapocalyptic world, theres little reward for goodness. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. Oct 11, 2020 but as you wonder more about the movie and some of its distinctive scenes, you may have come to the thought of questioning if is he really blind in the book of eli. He was blinded during armageddon, but after finding the bible was given his sight back in order to complete the task given to him by god. The acting is adequate throughout, but not dazzling.
Book of eli was a postapocalyptic tale directed by the hughes brothers. Jan 12, 2010 like mccarthys great novel, the book of eli follows a wandering man on a lawless road while carrying his charge a boy, rather than a book, in the road. May 27, 2010 the bible is an essential part of civilization, we learn, along with, of course, the koran and the torah. He didnt see the no trespassing sign because he was blind. There are a lot of scenes in the movie that could suggest that the lead character suffered from absolute blindness. He is not totally blind, for the reason that when they go back in the old cannibal couples house and ask for weapons eli looks at the window to check the. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. He was bringing knowledge with him, which gary oldman as carnegie believed could be used to seize power. Jan 19, 2010 seen as a valuable way to lead people, an evil man oldman who controls a city looks to take control of the book. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Denzel washington plays the warrior monklike eli, who balances blade against bible. Washingtons character is called eli, although i dont think he ever actually says that.
The book of eli is a movie starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. If you look closely it looks like his eyes are glazed over white. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Hes been reading his braille bible every day for the last 30 years so he has it memorized and proceeds to recite it to the san francisco guy so they can print it on the ancient printing press they have put in working condition. Jan 26, 2016 not only can eli maneuver the wasteland without sight, he can also ward off groups of attackers without a scratch, he can also hunt with his trusty bow and shoot a bird out of the air blind for dinner. Feb 05, 2010 at the end of the movie when carnegie finds that the bible is in braille there is close up of eli s eyes. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Eli tells another character that he meets on his journey that god showed him where the book is and told him to travel west with the book and that god will have his back along. Jan 15, 2010 in the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Halfway through the movie when eli is walking on the bridge eli could hear carnegies men coming on their motorcycles.
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