It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. 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. No doubt some of these things are a coincidence and certainly even i agree that we shouldnt read so much into it as to suppose the movie the book of eli is any kind of mormon treatise. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. 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. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. 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. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. 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. Carnegie then forces his beautiful stepdaughter, solara mila kunis, to offer to sleep with eli and find out if he has the book.
The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. 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. Feb 07, 2014 unsubscribe from movieclips classic trailers. He recognizes that claudia is blind and asks her if she was blind her whole life or blinded by the flash, an event which occurred during the last great war. 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. 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 he s against. 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. Mar 22, 2011 he even feels the body before being sure of what he is dealing with since he cant see anything. 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. Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time.
Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. 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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. He never fires his weapon first, needing to hear the sound of shooting at him to identify the location of his target. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles.
During the first few minutes of the movie, which opens in. 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, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. He sends a young girl, solara mila kunis, to elis room in an attempt to seduce him.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. 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. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. 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. Jan, 2010 he s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army.
The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington. 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. 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. Cheddar bob may not shoot himself in the postapocalyptic world, but he questions the wrong guy to stand up for his pet, and for that, he is just as much of a fool in the book of eli as he was in 8 mile.
By so doing he permits me to exercise my imagination and stretch things. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. 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. He didnt shoot at people until they shot at him first, that might not be as much about targeting as common. 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. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. 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. Jan 15, 2010 much like the land and narrative he travels through, eli has been similarly reduced.
The writing is not bad at all but it is very wordy. I am confused also as to whether or not eli was blind, or whether his name was even eli, but i dont think that he was blind. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Rachel dewoskins young adult debut is a wonderful story about a girl learning to go through life blind. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. But during their brief interlude, eli introduces solara to the concept of prayer a concept that quickly draws carnegies attention. 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. 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. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. Aug 07, 20 blind is an interesting take on how your life can change in an instant.
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. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. 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. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. 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. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. She too is intrigued by this man but discovers nothing about a book. 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. 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. 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. Much like the land and narrative he travels through, eli has been similarly reduced. I think the hardest thing for readers to enjoy about blind is the style of writing. The book of eli movie plot holes and funny quotes reimagined. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. 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.
Eli tells carnegie that he has no interest in staying but carnegie forces him to stay the night. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. So, he can smell the bo of the unbathed and can smell perfumeshampoo. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
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