Jan 07, 2020 the book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. Elis actions when it comes to women parallels with jesus. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts of violence and. Where book of eli gets bogged down is probably in its ambition. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. There, eli also meets solara mila kunis, daughter to a blind woman and a. The book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max meets i am legend romp, but the disappointing nature of its. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli, played by denzel washington, is a traveller making his way towards the west. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Jul 30, 20 fictional characters who are blind in entertainment are rare but when they are included the characters are often interesting and provide a perspective on life not normally noticed by those with sight. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from.
Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in. Now, with book of eli screening, were putting it back up. Fictional characters who are blind braille works blog. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. The book protects eli, and carnegie wants that power. She tries to get solara to leave quickly, not pleased with the idea of a young woman being subjected to more than just robbery. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. He comes across many dangerous men, including one woman hijacker, and finally comes across a small city that has resources to keep the small public alive. Yes he was blind at a certain point in his life and he was a. Jan 18, 2010 lets go back to the blindreveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind. She didnt do anything that could of given away that she was blind. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. The legend of solara walker afalstein the book of eli.
Book of eli explores a postnuclear apocalyptic world overrun by desperate bandits and violent gangs. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. 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. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. You have a high concept easy to understand story with a badass hero and lots of martial arts type mayhem. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not 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. Already the riots were calming, quieting as men came to hear the words of the blind woman, taken from the spotted book.
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. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips. Was there an eli in the bible that was blind answers. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. The seeing man, is blind to what the blind can see. And as she watched the awakening of hope in the eyes of those who listened to her mother, she began to hear it.
Jan 15, 2010 the book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. 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. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. 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. Aug 23, 2017 hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Jan 15, 2010 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. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters, eli denzel washington, may or may not be a messiah. 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. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. Lets go back to the blindreveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind.
Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. The book of eli and postapocalyptic women allison nash. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Sep 22, 2016 at the risk of spoiling the twist ending, were going to have to talk about book of eli if were going to talk about awesome movies that portray blind people.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. 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. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Eli uses a machete, a bow, and a number of guns effectively despite his blindness.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Blind characters are usually popular with audiences, especially when their other senses have heightened abilities. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. Jan 15, 2010 he dotes on solaras mother, a blind woman named claudia jennifer beals. He asks eli to stay and serve as one of his assistants. Advanced search watchlist sign in the book of eli 2010 poster. The book of eli is about eli, a blind man that is trying to get the bible to a specific destination to save mankind. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. 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.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. He joins a small town dominated by a brutal man whose wife is a gentle blind woman. Later he sends claudia, his woman, to elis room with food. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article.
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. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. 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.
Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. When you watch the movie look out for the people with shakes, for example the old woman with tea. Mar, 2015 the book of eli is about eli, a blind man that is trying to get the bible to a specific destination to save mankind. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply.
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. If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here. There, eli also meets solara mila kunis, daughter to a blind woman and a soul yearning to escape from carnegies grasp. The book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max meets i am legend romp, but the disappointing nature of its central maguffin can you tell what it is yet. The woman eli meets at the tunnel represents mary magdalene. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. 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. But during the scene where he realized the woman was blind. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. 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. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation.
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. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. 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. In the book of eli, allen and albert hughes, place biblical characters in a postapocalyptic society. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Villain carnegie, hamfistedly forced in a way that only gary oldman can do with a vein of legitimacy, has been sending his minions out to find the very book that eli has brought into the hornets nest. 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. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Eli refuses, but carnegie tells him to think it over and locks him in a room. 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 12, 2010 now, with book of eli screening, were putting it back up. 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. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler.
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. 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. These kinds of people are quite common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli, even to the extent of people being able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands caused by kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. Note that claudia solaras mom isnt the only blind person near carnegie. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Scars are sexy books with imperfectdisfigureddisabled heroes, books with disabled heroes, blinddeafmute, blind heroesheroines in roman. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and elis been blind all along. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth.
All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Hes just as obsessive as eli, only foaming at the mouth with intensity, whereas elis devotion is more of a focused and passioned energy. Claudia, who is blind, hates carnegie, but she puts up with him for the sake of her daughter, solara. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. 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 i cant front, im not the hugest fan of the hughes brothers book of eli, but theres no way in postapocalyptic wasteland that wed omit the denzel washington. Its probable that she was in solaras position once, and became part of a. 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. 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. Carnegie is obsessed with finding a copy of the bible.
This same concept can be seen for many biblical characters in the book of eli. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic. It ended out doing around 157 million against an estimated 80 million budget, and thats pretty good especially considering that avatar was still dominating the box office in its 5th week the book of eli opened at second behind it and sherlock holmes was also still in theaters, in its 4th week. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Christian themes of protecting gods word from attack and from manipulation at the hands of big brother, the book of eli is set in the postapocalyptic. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. He dotes on solaras mother, a blind woman named claudia jennifer beals. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs.
Despite the tepid critical reception, the book of eli did pretty well. Book of eli spoilers i just thought that the bible was for blind people, i didnt actually realize he was blind until someone on the misc said so, dam i fail. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he could complete his mission. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
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