Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. 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. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. 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. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. 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. 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. Sure he has a good sense of smell and hearing ability but at no point in the movie does it imply that he is blind. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she.
Nov 24, 2010 to add fuel to a stupidly hot argument. 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. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. I told you he was blind because he bumped into that. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation.
Night shayamalan, and codeveloped the story for rogue one 2016. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. By every thing that is shown in the movie i simply cannot accept that eli was blind. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. 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 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. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. If eli was actually blind then thats one of the crappiest shyamalanesque twist ive seen. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. 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. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli 2010, cowrote after earth 20 with m. The book of eli eli conversation with carnegie about the book duration.
A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. 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. 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 was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. 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. These kinds of people are quite common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli, even to the extent of people being able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands caused by kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. 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. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. 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. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind.
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. 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. 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. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. If you just knew the order of the books in the bible, you could learn braille by.
The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. This movie is a biblical reference, with the main message being walk by faith not by sight. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. 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. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. He is known as the former editorinchief of both the uk and us editions of pc gamer magazine and contributor to gaming magazine ace. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli.
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