He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. I always thought that conversation he had with the blind mother sort of implied he lost. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending.
At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. 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 doesnt stop her from grabbing the food until the crinkling food wrapper tips him off she grabbed it. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. 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.
Washingtons eli is ultimately too confined by the man offewwords movie norms hes saddled with. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. 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. Carnegie is obsessed with finding a copy of the bible. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Hes got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a one man army. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe.
There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. 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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. 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. 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. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. 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. This is not a movie about what a normal blind man can or cant do. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. Like when eli takes off his gloves to show the engineer his hands and says im not one of them.
The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. 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. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. The book of eli believable except for this one small. 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. One day he wanders into a small town run by carnegie, a determined man who has been sending out men in search of a particular book, the very one eli has in his possession. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. In this world, eli is an old man, forcing himself to disengage from humanity in order to carry his mysterious book west, as the voice is guiding him to do. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. Carnegie has a mother and daughter, claudia and solara in his entourage, claudia was blind from birth, but solara is sighted. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. She too is intrigued by this man but discovers nothing about a book. Eli takes a man s hand off early in the movie in one swipe.
First off, theres really no question whatsoever that the book of eli is a samurai film. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Carnegie then forces his beautiful stepdaughter, solara mila kunis, to offer to sleep with eli and find out if he. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. This book isnt so mysterious at all, and that is another element which seemed to throw audiences of when they saw eli. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible. 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. When the multiple twists occur at the end of the film, elis blindness only. He walks into a town he has never visited, and just happens to find the pawn shop.
A wound from eli s gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. If he was truly blind, he would be carrying a walking stick, so he wouldnt fall off a bridge. Movies, tv, celebs, and more why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands. In this world, eli is an old man, forcing himself to disengage from. 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. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. In the scene where solara hijacks the car, why does the man who had elis sword.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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. 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. A blind man wouldnt be able to do that with ease in a house he never been in. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Eli is guy montag several years later after the events of the book. Its in braille, and carnegies abused mistress refuses to read it to him.
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. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. The book of eli film reps a weirdly intriguing mix of previous. So i compiled a few of the theories on eli and his condition. Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. What was the was eli blind house of cards season 4. He joins a small town dominated by a brutal man whose wife is a gentle blind woman. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. But carnegie gary oldman, the powerhungry dictator of a decrepit survivors colony, is also interested in eli s book for very different reasons. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure.
Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are. Eli tells her to close her eyes, doesnt noticecare when she doesnt. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack.
He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. Is eli blind in the book of eli the book of eli on imdb. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. What is the movie that denzel washington played in as a paralyzed excop. 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. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
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 and the road to redemption catholic stand. He is taking the book to a place where it will be safe where its message can be finally be shared with the world. Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow him to do things that would be near impossible for a man his age believed to be late forties to earlymid fifties. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli s been blind all along and he has memorized the bible. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. 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. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. He sees that the handguns slide of back, meaning the gun is out of bullets. The lopping off of a man s hand or arm in defense of the book might be akin to ammon, another book of mormon character, who lopped off the arms of.
The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. The suns rays make people blind and many have turned to cannibalism.
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