Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads. At the same time it is revealed that denzel eli is, yep, you got it, blind. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding. Although eli is not a literal preacher, he is the closest thing to a religious figure in the postapocalyptic world and he is so totally badass that only god can help you if you mess with him. The book of eli, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own.
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. 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. 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. Eli by bill myers goodreads meet your next favorite book. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book.
I talk about the ambiguity in the film about how i want people to take different things from it, but i guess in terms of the good guy and bad guy relationship thats the most unambiguous part of the film. And he knew that the older woman had the shakes because she hands him the coffee cup and he can feel the movement of the cup. 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. Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. After looking around i saw that im not the only one.
The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. 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. The only thing i disagree with was the sightedness of eli, he wasnt blind. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. 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. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. Gary whitta on book of eli genre screenwriter gary whitta geeked out with the wondercon crowd friday, relating his artistic struggle to bring the book of eli to the big screen, embarrassing moments with denzel washington, and more. We basically have to take eli at his word that his is the only copy, but hes a blind man with no news from europe, africa, or south america. This book isnt so mysterious at all, and that is another element which seemed to throw audiences of when they saw eli. I dont think were seriously expecting anyone to root for gary oldman even though hes extremely cool laughs. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like.
The event that, in the movie, caused a hole to be torn in the sky signifies an act of nature that could destroy the ozone layer exposing the earths surface to uvb and other radiation, an extinction level event. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. 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. The bad guy had the bible, but it was useless to him because the one person who could read it feigned having lost the ability to. 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. In one fight, the other guy had to shoot first so eli would know which direction to fire back. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water.
He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Matt on the otherhand has sent grown flying with his kicks and even someone bigger and stronger than that guy. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. I want to order a coffee mug that says elis cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. He was practically feeling his way around using his other senses. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington.
In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. The guy who wanted her made a big mistake underestimating her tenacity. When she got out of the truck and tossed that grenade with super accuracy i said to myselflook outboom. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. 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. 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. Eli the book of eli vs daredevil mcu battles comic. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. When the mother walks into the room eli is staying, he compliments her on the perfume he smells. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers.
Both the road and book of eli have numerous allusions of cannibalism. A few weeks ago i was in the drugstore downtown during my lunch hour and the guy at the front desk was going on and on about how wack the book of eli was. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of. The book of eli does depict a postpocalyptic world that has suffered a sgnificant decline of civilization. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. So, when you start realizing a blind guy in the book of eli is nailing people with a handgun from a fair distance for a guy that would not be practicing regularly and ditto for a shorty shotgun loaded with buckshot, you tend to get your ass up on your back. 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. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary oldman, who, like all the local overloads in westerns and gangster movies, sits behind a big desk flanked by a tall bald guy and. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
Bishop barron comments on the death of billy graham duration. The first act of the book when conrad is thrown bill myers, eli. I argue that he is not or denzel and the screenwriters did the shittiest job possible establishing the behavior of the character he uses binoculars, he looks around constantly, he. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. 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. Then the benjamite man came into shiloh and told the bad news. Eli was worried about gods holy box, so he was sitting there waiting and watching. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theunknownknight on 2617 at 7. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning.
The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. 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. Lets go back to the blindreveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. In the novel guy montag escapes from a future dystopian society and eventually makes contact with a group of isolated individuals who have memorised books to save them for the future iteration of mankind.
If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. He also knows his way around unfamiliar territory all too well for a blind man well for a sighted man, in fact. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. 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 road is the most literal representation of this horror, whereas book of eli cannibalism is. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of the united states. In this world, eli is an old man, forcing himself to disengage from humanity in order to carry his mysterious book west, as the voice is guiding him to do. Even if he is divinely guided, we see that he doesnt need a physical copy of the book to finish his mission, so. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. 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.
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