Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. If eli was actually blind then thats one of the crappiest shyamalanesque twist ive seen. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. 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. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. This movie is a sort of superhero tale, so just as people cant really fly yet superman could fly, eli could do nonhuman things though real blind people havent been able to thus far. 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the book of eli near you. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. 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. The book of eli 2010 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.
Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Eli was not blind while kicking ass and taking names on his journey. 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 and the road to redemption catholic stand. Every fight scene you rewatch you notice that he only fights people who are making. This book isnt so mysterious at all, and that is another element which seemed to throw audiences of when they saw eli.
Asked in denzel washington was denzel washington supposed to be blind in the movie the book of eli. The book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max. 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. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. Theres no way a real blind person could do the things eli could do in the movie, but this is fiction, not a reality show. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible.
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. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. If wasnt blind during the movie there would have been no point in showing him blind at the end, nor would it be logical he has a braille bible that he knows by heart. The book of eli full movie 2010 lets join, fullhd movies seasonepisode here. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Now, we dont learn until the end of the movie, but eli is carrying a king james bible that is written in braille.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. 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. Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli. 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. 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. 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. By every thing that is shown in the movie i simply cannot accept that eli was blind. The book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. The movie the book of eli is a powerful allegory of the wilderness journey of lent for those blind to the world, seeking a vision through the holy word. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the.
After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future.
A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. And audiences everywhere felt the need to congratulate themselves on guessing this twist and being smarter than the movie, when in fact, the film has many more secrets to reveal than that. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. Tim robbins, morgan freeman, tom hanks and will smith directed by. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. But now theyre back again, some nine years later, with a gritty postapocalyptic action movie called the book of eli. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this.
Apocolyptic movies are coming back in a big way over the past couple of years from i am legend, 2012, the road and now the book of eli and what a great apocalyptic movie eli is, denzel washington knows how to pick a good script, the man rarely puts a foot wrong, and with a chance to work with the hughes brothers who have been absent for some. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. He was, however, blind in those flashbacks before the fall of civilization. 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. This movie might be a reality some day, and the book he is carrying the bible may restore humanity in itself. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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 official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america.
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. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. 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. Sure he has a good sense of smell and hearing ability but at no point in the movie does it imply that he is blind. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible.
The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. 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. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his.
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