Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. Eli tells another character that he meets on his journey that god showed him where the book is and told him to travel west with the book and that god will have his back along. 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. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Blacktree tv hostess ameerah banks catches up with denzel wash. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. He was not totally blinded by the nuclear flash but rather to prevent any more damage to his eyes, he had to wear sunglasses like everybody else. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. Eli tells another character that he meets on his journey that god showed him where the book is and told him to travel west with the book. He will kill people who threaten his goal, and seems to even not let up with other protagonists. The book of eli is a about a lone very alone gunslingerknifefighter denzel as eli who has walked the earth since an apocalyptic event rocked the world, making water scarce.
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. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a. Denzel washingtons character in book of eli wasnt blind, was he. Eli denzel washington recites his final prayer before he passes away. He was bringing knowledge with him, which gary oldman as carnegie believed could be used to seize power. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Eli s 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.
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. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. Because the book was delivered successfully cold 2 a person word for word. He didnt see the no trespassing sign because he was blind. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. The acting is adequate throughout, but not dazzling. 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. 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.
Throughout the film he makes references to his blindness, as he. Eli s book that he is transporting the book of eli is actually the holy bible, the king james version, the only copy that has seemed to survive the war. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The premise of eli centers around the bible not just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. So, there are some interesting book of mormon parallels worth investigating. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand.
May 27, 2010 the bible is an essential part of civilization, we learn, along with, of course, the koran and the torah. At the sanctuary, eli has died, but not before reciting the entire book. 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. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. It was the bible, it was written in braille, eli was blind as it turns oh, so he memorized it from cover to cover. Instead hes legally blind, only able to see short distances and make out basic shapes. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders. For some reason, evil gary oldman hammy it up enjoyably wants the book. He was blinded during armageddon, but after finding the bible was given his sight back in order to complete the task given to him by god. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness.
An unwieldy mix of postapocalyptic action, western, wandering samurai film, and religious allegory. 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. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington a revelation in book of eli. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. So, he is not blind, but for whatever reason, he can read braille and commit to memory. Book of eli was a postapocalyptic tale directed by the hughes brothers. There are a lot of scenes in the movie that could suggest that the lead character suffered from absolute blindness.
At the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys redemption. Denzel washingtons character in book of eli wasnt blind. Only one other man gary oldman understands the power of what eli carries, and.
The man named eli played by denzel washington is walking west. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns in. Jan 15, 2010 in the end, the book of eli feels more like a simplistic, post apocalyptic parable with singledimension characters who have no arc rather than a satisfying film. If eli is blind, this was denzels worst acting performance ever. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
Offered sanctuary on alcatraz, solara chooses instead to return home, taking up eli s machete and other possessions. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Eli s 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.
The ending revealed that eli was blind and the message that i took from the movie kind of clicked into place for me. The only real suggestion he was blind was the bible being brail at the end, which can. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. If he is blind, then denzel is like the worst actor ever. 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. Jul 08, 2011 in the book of eli, many contend eli is blind. Mar 22, 2011 from memory and not reading the book in braille. The only blind person in the movie was the woman that gary oldman was. Some say that eli was blind ever since he was born and never got the chance to regain his eyesight until he had grown up. The filmmakers just tried to get too deep with something that was not fully. Denzel washington, have secretly resurrected my belov. The book of eli dvd central arkansas library system. In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille.
During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. This is also one of the reasons that indicate that eli was not completely blind because if he was, he would not be using any sort of eye protection. Jan 22, 2010 in the movie, sunglassesclad eli certainly has the oldandwise thing going. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Jan 15, 2010 when he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, carnegie gary oldman, the man views elis impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his gang. The book of eli is ambitious and different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. Also, sometime before the blast all religious books were destroyed. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. We the viewers have not seen this, blind as we have been, though, had. 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.
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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli was ok, but not great and far from excellent. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Book of eli star denzel washington, at an actionmovie. This means that he cant see well enough to read a normal book, but he can. 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 secondly, what happened to the world in the book of eli. 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. Moreover, is denzel supposed to be blind in the book of eli. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. A printing press begins producing copies of the bible, and lombardi places one on a bookshelf between the tanakh and the quran. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. He was also a video game and entertainment journalist which explains the manga feel. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Denzel washington, for all his many talents, seems to play himself here. It featured denzel washington as eli, a man on a quest to get to the west coast. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. A few times, he said im not one of them or someone else referred to eli. But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli stand out. 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. Nov 07, 2020 not onscreen, but the outlook is not great.
Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. 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. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. The plot was far too predictable, and the twist in the end was just not enough to make this film watchable. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington, whose the book of eli opens this weekend to what will likely be strong box office, has worked with tony scott on four previous movies and recently wrapped their fifth, a train thriller titled unstoppable with newly minted captain kirk chris pine. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. The book of eli believable except for this one small. The main character, eli denzel washington, wanders the wastelands of the former united states, following a calling from a mysterious heavenly voice as he carries a holy book westward to a place where it will be safe from destruction. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. 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.
It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before, gary oldman going all out as the villain, and its also the hughes brothers welcoming return. Jan 12, 2010 like mccarthys great novel, the book of eli follows a wandering man on a lawless road while carrying his charge a boy, rather than a book, in the road. I started surfing forums and reading all of these discussions arguing about whether or not eli was fully blind or if he just had cataracts and honestly i feel like people who have these discussions missed out on a truly profound. Denzel washington plays the title character eli, not the book, a blind warrior in a bleak, brutal wasteland who has a rare copy of the bible. Blacktree tv covers the book of eli premier at the graumans chinese theater in hollywood, ca. Hi,i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. In true movie fashion, eli fires about twice as many rounds as the pistol can hold before reloading. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli was scripted by gary whitta, a comic book writer and graphic novelist death, jr.
Eli, it turns out, is blind and has been miraculously brought to the library, where he dictates the entire bible to a scribe. Six months ago or so, collider enjoyed the rare opportunity to visit the set of the book of eli, allen and albert hughes postapocalyptic thriller about a laconic hero denzel washington who. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. He also died from a gunshot wound he received because gary oldman shot him pointblank in the abdomen.
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