Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world. The book of eli is a postapocalyptic movie about the search for the bible. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. Jan 22, 2010 we believe that god entrusted the book to eli as he was blind when he was guided to it, but upon receiving the book god imbued him with sight and his divine protection. In this dramatic tale denzel washington stars as eli, a mysterious wanderer that carries the worlds only remaining copy of king jamess bible. Eli is a blind man who is crippled by not being able to see because of one of the disasters the happened when the world became barren. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Originally the load, who also falls for a trap, solara is eventually able to overcome her captors using string as a garrote, takes out another vehicle with a grenade, then drives back to retrieve eli. 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. Everything wrong with the book of eli in minutes or less. The power wasnt in the book it was in the ideas within the book. In true movie fashion, eli fires about twice as many rounds as the pistol can hold before reloading. The book of eli was about the struggle of a man who tried to keep hold of a book that is suppose the give a man power if he reads.
Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns in. 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 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending.
It featured denzel washington as eli, a man on a quest to get to the west coast. 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. 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. Now eli with the help of carnegies rebellious stepdaughter, solara mila kunis must elude carnegie and his thugs and somehow. Feb, 2010 no one in the world could read, but the fact the book was in braille showed 2 things. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli he was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon. 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 the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness.
If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. 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 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. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible.
Hero infobox the book of eli origin the book of eli fullname eli skills eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. As schwatime points out in the imdb post called w hy the ending should make you blind with rage, there is multiple evidence to support both sides. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Apr 18, 2014 the story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world.
He is not totally blind, for the reason that when they go back in the old cannibal couples house and ask for weapons eli looks at the window to check the. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Book of eli was a postapocalyptic tale directed by the hughes brothers. Redridge picks up, unwraps, and opens the object, and, hearing a click, throws it back on the ground in front of the car, running away from it. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
Jan 15, 2010 at first glance, the book of eli appears to be just another violent postapocalyptic film from hollywood. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. The book of eli is different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theunknownknight on 2617 at 7. Moreover, is denzel supposed to be blind in the book of eli.
A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. Whatever caused this apocalypse is undisclosed, but it becomes clear that religion was blamed and holy books the. Not being able to read was an excuse not to follow the ideas behind the bible. Eli explains to solara his book is the last remaining copy and it must reach the west coast.
If u consider, that this movie is based on the bible, yes he was blind, because eli the priest was a real person and was blind too 1. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. 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. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for eli s audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a real treat.
There are a lot of scenes in the movie that could suggest that the lead character suffered from absolute blindness. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out. 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. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire.
In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire movie. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. Jan 19, 2010 seen as a valuable way to lead people, an evil man oldman who controls a city looks to take control of the book. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of. But beyond the bloody scenes and foul language, audiences will discover a compelling story filled with more biblical references and christian thought than any other major motion picture in recent years. Though more astute viewers can pick up little bits of foreshadowing of this fact, such as eli bumping into things a couple of times, or using his senses of smell and hearing to track prey. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. The book of eli what is one worldview depicted in the movie. 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.
We later find out that the man is eli, and he is on a mission to deliver the bible to the west to a safe place, a chosen place where he. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. Feb 25, 2020 after visiting the book of eli imdb page, i realize that many people have this question. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli.
Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. The book of eli s worldview in the movie is theism to me. Why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands.
The movie starts with a stranger walking in a fallen world. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. 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 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Before the apocalypse, eli was a simple clerk at a local kmart. The military stock had been replaced, as well as the sights, and likely the parkerized finish was replaced with a blued.
The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula. Jan 15, 2010 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. He was bringing knowledge with him, which gary oldman as carnegie believed could be used to seize power. Barefoot across america he fights and battles his way as he journeys through a wasteland.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. 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. If eli wasnt blind that meant he taught himself to read braille and memorized the bible from the braille. In the scene at george and marthas house, carnegie calls for eli to throw out the book. The hughes brothers imprint their religious point of view in their 2010 american postapocalyptic film, the book of eli. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Dec 17, 2014 but the book of eli s screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars entry, and a tried and true one of us type nerd builds a fairly defined world in which to tell eli s story of a mission from god.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes brothers. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Regardless of the fact of whether eli was blind or not this was a great film. Eventually carnegie and his men catch back up to eli and solara and are able to retrieve the book and head back to their wasteland of a town thinking they have left eli for dead. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Solara on the other hand, certainly goes through this. Denzel washington stars and gary oldman is the villain, and its super watchable. From its advertisements, it appeared to be a basic postapocalyptic thriller, with a lead actor that can sell thousands of. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was blind.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. But again, these action sequences seemed to be routinely rejected by audiences for one astounding and spoilery reason. Eli uses a machete, a bow, and a number of guns effectively despite his blindness. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is. Jan 15, 2010 unfortunately for eli, a man named carnegie gary oldman, who controls a small town with an iron fist, wants the bible for himself believing that people will obey him if he reads the words from the book. 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 story has denzel washington playing a mysterious wanderer named eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west. 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. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. 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. 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. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life.
Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. A tale of a postapocalyptic world where our hero eli washington is told by a mysterious voice to deliver a relic of an old book to the west coast. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Then again, eli mightve just been a retired badass. A wrapped object is thrown out of the second story window and lands a few feet in front of one of the gangs cars. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. 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. This leads to carnegie finding out that eli has the book he is looking fora. 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. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. In the bible the high priest eli was blind and some might say that there are several.
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