Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. He did carry the braille bible for 30 years and mentioned that he read it every day. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. Eli lives long enough to recite the entire king james version of the bible to a secret order eager to bring books and civilization back to the last. But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli stand out as. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Outmatched in early scenes by twotime oscar winner washington, kunis later. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film 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. Eli runs into a table or something in the first shack, where they guy is strung up in the closet. 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. Anyhow, the book of eli is a strange apocalyptic movie. Yes, the most printed book of all time the bible, has only one copy left in existence.
The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. 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. Eli was a blind black man in a post apocalyptic world. Jan 14, 2010 all 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. At the sanctuary, eli has died, but not before reciting the entire book. I think he was blind in one eye only, cuz only one appeared to be grey. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances.
Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Eli didnt see the no trespassing sign outside the cannibal house, and he kicks the step before entering. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book of eli which is appealing for the mass audience. 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 trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. 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 book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his hand over it. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are.
The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. 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. As eli is quoting scripture to the scribe the camera moves in closer to his eyes. So unless the story was to imply that god was providing eli with a different book of the bible to memorize, its hard to imagine how eli was able to memorize the entire bible from that book he was carrying. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theunknownknight on 2617 at 7. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. Somehow, he has even managed to win gun fights when his opponents were standing on top of buildings far away. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. In this dystopian future, all bibles have been burned, or destroyed. You dont have to be blind to know braille, it could have been one line of fucking dialogue.
If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending.
I think as eli was reciting the whole bible and slowly dying, the lord took his sight away. I havent watched the movie yet, but at one scene in the script, we find out that eli worked at walmart name badge under his clothes, i think at the end. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. What else rises in the east, sets in the west, and reappears in the east once again.
People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time. Aug 26, 20 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. The book of eli us message board political discussion.
He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Furthermore, that book did not have nearly enough pages to be a printed bible, much less a bible printed in braille. 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. When you are blind for a long time i think he was from birth or at a young age your other senses grow much more heightened. 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. Theres already a comparison between the two end of the world films, but however, here is a popcorn action flick while the road is more mellow, take your time is what i heard.
But if you were paying attention there were little things that he did like when he went to the house withe cannibals he tripped on the step. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. The book of eli shifts into overdrive once carnegies stepdaughter, solara mila kunis, tries to seduce eli. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. This movie carries many, many, many hidden symbolism within the characters themselves, and their actions. Aug 07, 20 blind focuses on emma, a 15yearold girl who was involved in a freak accident and goes blind as a result. 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. January 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. Mar 22, 2011 from memory and not reading the book in braille. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out.
Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. 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. The book of eli was greatquestion the leading glock. The book of eli ending explained i put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Dare devil sucked so they made the sequel with denzel and set it in the apocalypse.
A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Oh yeah and remember eli is invincible so he coulda stopped a gang rape but, eli really needs his tunes. 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. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiats, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. 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. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli.
Solara follows eli from east to west and, at the end, claims that shell return home. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Throughout the movie at different times there were references to peoples hands. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord set on possessing the book. Book of eli the big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille. Watch the movie a second time and look for all the clues. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Com is the worlds largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiats of all types. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. 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. The book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. 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. Hey, remember that time i taught my little brother to read. Still, its hard to believe he was blind the whole time.
Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is. 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. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. This essay seeks to analyze the book of eli plus the theme in the book. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. A printing press begins producing copies of the bible, and lombardi places one on a bookshelf between the tanakh and the quran. 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.
Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. I want to rewatch it to look for clues that eli is blind.
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. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him.
Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. In the book hes blind, in the movie no he fuckin aint, cataracts maybe but his. And in the first house where the dude hung himself he bumped into a table. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie.
Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli. Aug 22, 2017 around him, this empire crumbles since he lost most of his men while fighting more than once eli for the vary book he cant read. The point is my faith and religion got a blind person through all those obstacles, even if it does render the entire plot completely ludicrous. 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 believable except for this one small. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. The first thing that strikes you about this film is how horrid and beautiful it looks all at the same time.
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. Throughout his journey, there are many scenes that relate to the print era and there are also very many scenes that are extremely significant in the film. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of. How about the fact that the biblical character eli is blind. 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. 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. And each time someone fires on him, eli turns in that direction and returns fire. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Cross i am legend with the ten commandments and youve got the book of eli, a genuinely religious parable that inherently rebukes pointless endofthe. The writer wanted eli blind the whole time, guided by blind faith in his trek to bring the christian word of god to a place where it would be protected and used for no ill deeds. Eli was gods prophet and messenger and therefore was under divine protection.
Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. I also love how the villain finally gets his claws on the book but cant really do anything with it since he cant read braille. 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. The bible in the movie is symbolic to the book of life, which many are disciplined to put the entire thing to mind. The way i understood it, eli was blind throughout the whole movie, which supports the miraculous nature of his actions and supernatural protection. Carnegie is looking for one specific book that he believes it holds the power and ability to unite and bring together different people under his authority, eli so happens to have in his possession the only copy remaining in the entire world. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theantiquetiger on 2517 at 10. This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts of violence and.