Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. 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. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. 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.
Viewing the book of eli for the second time last week, i was again impressed by that scene, as well as by the movies overall visual scheme. The movie is trying to convey that god restored his sight for the mission. I saw this movie in the theaters when it came out and remember a discussion that ensued afterward. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theantiquetiger on 2517 at 10. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps.
When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. 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. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him.
This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. 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. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Unpopular opinion i know but the difference between the book. Then the benjamite man came into shiloh and told the bad news. Carnegie needs eli because eli has maybe the last remaining copy of a book that eli believes will allow him to expand and rule many more towns. A lone man denzel washington, the taking of pelham 1 2 3 heads west in a desolate landscape. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation.
The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Eli was not blind while kicking ass and taking names on his journey. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. When hunting the cat, for example, he was sitting in a position where it didnt seem like he could actually see his target at all.
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. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. 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. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in villages for water and supplies. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. He was, however, blind in those flashbacks before the fall of civilization. The road warrior, not one of a more morose nature like the road. 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.
Was eli from the book of eli fully blind or partially blind. I just noticed that the book of eli is number one on the latest list of dvd movies new releases. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. 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. 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. 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 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. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing.
And if he was really blind, then how could he do all those things he did and appear as a man who can see perfectly. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. 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. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. 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 block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people hes talking to. 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 postapocalyptic world in which the story takes.
The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. 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. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. Elis 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.
Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. 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.
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 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. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he could complete his mission. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. 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. 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. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. Now, we dont learn until the end of the movie, but eli is carrying a king james bible that is written in braille. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie. 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. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family. 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. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in. 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. Any people he sees along the way are either cannibals, rapists, murderers or their victims. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli is an action based, postapocalyptic film along the lines of mad max 2. 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. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Eli was worried about gods holy box, so he was sitting there waiting and watching. 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. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. 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. 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. 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 with a different set of eyes. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. 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. The book of eli is a boon for believers, says john nolte in breitbarts big hollywood. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie.
We also learn that he is blindand possibly has been blind or can see with some sort of divine intervention for the entire movie. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. 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. After visiting the book of eli imdb page, i realize that many people have this question. 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. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. When he reaches a settled town, hes treated with suspicion, but the towns leader, carnegie gary oldman, the dark knight, has been. 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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. 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. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is.
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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle.
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. As the film ends, eliwho we now realize is blindhas memorized the entire king james bible. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Jan 31, 2010 denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. 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.
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