Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Was eli from the book of eli fully blind or partially blind. Jan 15, 2010 most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. Why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands.
Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Am i the only one that noticed that when solara came into the locked room and saw the book for just a second, on the cover of the book was an old label that said either this belongs to eli or my name is eli or something like that showing that it had belonged to eli years ago. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. 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. 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. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. 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 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. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
Apr 27, 2012 is eli blind in the movie the book of eli. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theantiquetiger on 2517 at 10. You dont have to be blind to know braille, it could have been one line of fucking dialogue. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. 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. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother. 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. 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Eli took out almost half of those guys with his machete before he was disarmed and had to improvise. Most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it.
Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. 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. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states.
A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. Jan 24, 2010 not sure about this last one, but when eli and solara make it to alcatraz island, im pretty sure eli says something like, this looks like a museum to me when theyre being given a tour of the inside. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. 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. Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube.
Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Those are just some of the points that would indicate that eli is not fully blind for the majority, if not all, of the movie. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of. Hey, remember that time i taught my little brother to read. 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. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.
Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. Elis 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. 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. This is why you dont see it in the following scene. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical.
The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a. Nov 24, 2010 to add fuel to a stupidly hot argument. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. 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 lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. The book of eli soundtrack carnegies demise by owolowa.
Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. 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. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. Right before the girl arrives at the house where she hopes to find eli you can see that there is a slide on the metal plate that holds it in place suggesting that the metal plate has hinges on the outside of the door. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities.
Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. By pulling down the slide the metal plate can be tilted downwards like is also common on army vehicles. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie. 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. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation.
As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. 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. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli. Jan 15, 2010 in the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The book of eli believable except for this one small. 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 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 the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the.
Jan 06, 2020 however, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. 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. Also unlike eli, matt didnt have the luxury of a weapon that he could use to easily oneshot them.
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. 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. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not.
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. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew 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. 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.
The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. 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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. 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. 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 the book of eli vs daredevil mcu battles comic.
Elis 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 looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Throughout the film he makes references to his blindness, as he shows examples of how he smells and hears things much more than the others. 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 book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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 2010 hindi dual audio 720p bluray esubs. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. 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.
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