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. During the first few minutes of the movie, which opens in. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
The book of eli, which we will call eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. 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. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. He sends a young girl, solara mila kunis, to elis room in an attempt to seduce him. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. I want to order a coffee mug that says eli s cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. The book of eli, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own. Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. Carnegie then forces his beautiful stepdaughter, solara mila kunis, to offer to sleep with eli and find out if he has the book. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. When he approaches the car in the beginning he almost walks by, but stops, backs up a bit and walks over to it, hitting the side of the car with his bag to get a reference of where it was.
Theres one in particular hes desperate to find, a book with the power to rally people under his leadershipand eli just happens to have the worlds last remaining copy. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli.
And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. 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. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli.
For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. 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. Mar 22, 2011 he even feels the body before being sure of what he is dealing with since he cant see anything. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. No doubt some of these things are a coincidence and certainly even i agree that we shouldnt read so much into it as to suppose the movie the book of eli is any kind of mormon treatise. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time.
She too is intrigued by this man but discovers nothing about a book. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. He recognizes that claudia is blind and asks her if she was blind her whole life or blinded by the flash, an event which occurred during the last great war. At george and marthas house, he kicks forward by the first step of the stairs to the porch with his boot so he knows where it is. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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. Jan, 2010 he s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. Cheddar bob may not shoot himself in the postapocalyptic world, but he questions the wrong guy to stand up for his pet, and for that, he is just as much of a fool in the book of eli as he was in 8 mile. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them.
Jan 15, 2010 theres one in particular hes desperate to find, a book with the power to rally people under his leadershipand eli just happens to have the worlds last remaining copy. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. 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. Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Jan 15, 2010 much like the land and narrative he travels through, eli has been similarly reduced. 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. He never fires his weapon first, needing to hear the sound of shooting at him to identify the location of his target. Jan 16, 2010 he puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. By so doing he permits me to exercise my imagination and stretch things. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. The book of eli 00h 01min minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Jan 15, 2010 eli was definately blind, i rewatched this movie many times and picked up on every subtle nuance that explains he was absolutely blind. 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. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie. But during their brief interlude, eli introduces solara to the concept of prayer a concept that quickly draws carnegies attention. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is.
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. He has honed his hearing to allow him with echolocation clicking of his tongue when needed to be able to tell where a shooter is, he knows approximately how many men he s against. 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. Aug 07, 20 blind is an interesting take on how your life can change in an instant. I think the hardest thing for readers to enjoy about blind is the style of writing. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. 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. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the.
Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. The book of eli movie plot holes and funny quotes reimagined. 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. 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. Much like the land and narrative he travels through, eli has been similarly reduced. I am confused also as to whether or not eli was blind, or whether his name was even eli, but i dont think that he was blind. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The writing is not bad at all but it is very wordy. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life.
Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. He didnt shoot at people until they shot at him first, that might not be as much about targeting as common. Feb 07, 2014 unsubscribe from movieclips classic trailers. So, he can smell the bo of the unbathed and can smell perfumeshampoo. Eli tells carnegie that he has no interest in staying but carnegie forces him to stay the night. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Rachel dewoskins young adult debut is a wonderful story about a girl learning to go through life blind. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Throughout his journey, there are many scenes that relate to the print era and there are also very many scenes that are extremely significant in the film. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
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