The book of eli is underrated finally someone said it 1. 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. Eli warns the man that he wont get his hand back if he does that again, and proceeds to chop that off with one quick slice of his blade with bloody results and views of the stump and severed hand. He pulls the machete out and steps out of the vehicle with grace. Eli denzel washington is carrying a book that will save humanity and give. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in.
Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. In the local town bar, a gang of bikers attacks eli, but he kills them all. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli.
The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. A woman pleads for elis help, but he recognizes its a trap and calls it as such. In a postapocalyptic world hostile threats will lurk around every corner. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel.
At the end of the book of eli it is revealed that the eponymous bible that eli used to read and learn by heart is actually written in braille. The book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 the. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The bad guy had the bible, but it was useless to him because the one person who could read it feigned having lost the ability to. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Hallo, ich habe eine frage zu einem zitat aus dem film the book of eli mit denzel washington. The book of eli a few weeks ago i was in the drugstore downtown during my lunch hour and the guy at the front desk was going on and on about how wack the book of eli was. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers fahrenheit 451 ends with the protagonist, a former fireman, going on a exodus after his city gets decimated by a nuclear detonation of some kind.
My view is that when you see what the book is and that he s blind that to me tells you god must exist. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. This revelation renders all the more remarkable his deadeye.
After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Various men then come out and surround him, with one shoving him. So unless the story was to imply that god was providing eli with a different book of the bible to memorize, its hard to imagine how eli was able to memorize the entire bible from that book he was carrying. Now in my defense, there are films about religion andor faith that ive enjoyed immensely example. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. In the book of eli, denzel washington portrays a man, in a postapocalyptic world attempting to make his way across america in an attempt to keep the last remaining copy of the bible out of the wrong hands. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired.
To date, the script has not been released in novel form for the public market in hard cover or paper back. 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. Search, discover and share your favorite the book of eli gifs. Jan 15, 2010 jan 12, 2010 twotime academy award winner denzel washington glory, training day not only bears the burden of being in nearly every scene in the postapocalyptic action thriller, the book of eli, he also carried a load behind the scenes. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Most importantly, eli realizes along the way that he s been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. Was denzel washingtons character in book of eli blind. So lara s ees eli ha s a b oo k, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat.
The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. Yes there some hints like how he can stare at the sun and he can read a brail bible asked in denzel washington. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he. Quote dear lord thank you for giving me strength and conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. The book of eli denzel washington metal sword movie props.
As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. Washington plays the role of eli in the 2010 action adventure the book of eli, alongside gary oldman and mila kunis. The book of eli dvd, 2010 the entire country has been destroyed by what appears to have been a nuclear apocalypse 3035 years before. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
Interview with denzel washington, mila kunis, and gary oldman. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind. Why not defend yourself with a 19 inch stainless steel. Jun 20, 2010 last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. Denzel washington a revelation in book of eli business. 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. Solara goes to the drivers seat and sees redridge was impaled by eli s machete. At the very end, when the camera zooms in on eli as he sits at the table on the ship, you can clearly see his eyes are covered by a white film, a. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. The book of eli is a stylized, amped up postapocalyptic action film riding on the dusty shoulders of denzel washington the road. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people. Was denzel washington supposed to be blind in the movie the book of eli.
Elis mission became solaras mission because of elis sacrifice for her giving away the location of the book to avoid solara being killed. His name is eli denzel washington and he is on the alert for thieves and marauders. In a previous teaser poster, eli was portrayed with a samurai sword. Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. He also uses a smaller knife to carve his roasted cat or whatever the heck it is, dont know if its the same knife though. 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. The earths ozone layer was apparently severely damaged resulting in many being severely burned by uv rays andor blinded. The book of eli features denzel washington as eli, former kmart employee who is now 30 years into a post apocalyptic journey to get a book of great importance somewhere in the west. Creasy is familiar with the bible, in man of fire he is reading the bible and quotes it from memory when he first meets sister ann at pitas school. He s guided by a voice in his head that told him that he must protect this book and he is personally lives by the message of the bible, basically to do more for others than for yourself as he puts it.
Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. I will defend to the death that the book of eli with denzel washington is underrated. Solara goes to the drivers seat and sees redridge was impaled by elis machete. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic, so probably the ozone layer has completely been depleted leading to harmful uv rays. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. Oldman will play the films villain, a despot of a small and pathetic town, whos determined to get a hold of elis book, a book that may save mankind.
The book of eli is a film ruled by its religious conviction. Denzel washington biography and filmography denzel. Though the book of eli has elements of the classic western in a scifi future, dont call denzel washingtons upcoming postapocalyptic action movie a western. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. How is it that redridge didnt hit eli when shooting at him in the town shoot out. The book of eli, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own. Solara drives away and carnegie opts not to go after her, since he has the book and they have barely enough fuel to get back to town. If not, then theres no other explanation for how he s been able to do all that he did. All believable, albeit maybe a little bit of a stretch.
As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. Along the way mobster carnegie, played by oldman, is set on killing eli and stealing the book by any means necessary. Was denzel washington suppose to be blind in the movie. The only thing i disagree with was the sightedness of eli, he wasnt blind. 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. He was practically feeling his way around using his other senses. We pick up his journey near its end as he comes across a small group of people living in the rubble of a former town and being led by a tyrannical dictator named.
The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Jan 15, 2010 how is denzel washington as the lead and mila kunis, too. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. The book of eli us message board political discussion. Yet im not sure what further conclusions to draw from this. One of 2 people able to read brail in the entire movie. So in the opinion of a secular critic such as myself, its hard not to consider elements of the film to be laughably ridiculous. 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. It was never my dream to be famous, says this mount vernon, new york. The book is the bible, eli is blind but repeats it verbatim to the leader of a colony. As an actor, producer and director, he s made his mark on the film industry, an industry that has recognized him with two academy awards best actor for training day and best supporting actor for glory, three oscar nominations, and 95 other awards and nominations.
So if we assume it is purgatory, then elimccallcreasy is blinded or partially blinded as penance for the crimes he commited while alive. Eli walks away, doesnt stop until his hood gets grazed. Unless youre particularly observant its not outright apparent that he s blind when watching the first time until the very end of the movie when the camera zooms in and you can see his eyes are clouded. Seeing as it may be the cause of the wars that have left america looking like iraqs highway of death, this is surely a doubleedged sword. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. At the town bar, he is attacked by a gang of bikers but swiftly kills them all. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli denzel washington travels on foot toward. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels he s been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. The woman that was blind was bound to servitude and used as leverage against her daughter.
Solara drives away and carnegie opts not to go after her, since he has the book. If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. Also subverted when eli is trying to explain the concept of faith to solara with the metaphor flower of light in a field of darkness. How does any of this goddamn movie make sense if youve been blind the whole time. Was eli just able to read braille for some unknown reason or was he actually blind all the time probably since the apocalypse 30 years ago, which is implied to have blinded many people. Denzel washington, star of the book of eli, is one of the most successful and highly respected hollywood figures. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. If he kills them, eli says a little prayer afterward. Which would make one assume he was partially blinded by the blast. Eli doesnt stop in the road until he hears them cock their guns. Mar 14, 2014 the book of eli bts the look of eli 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book. Whether you liked it or not, its hard to deny that the film starring denzel washington didnt send your brain on its own journey, especially after the movies grand twist was revealed.
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 redemption. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Denzel washington the book of eli 19 inch functional 440 steel sword machete new see more. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. Straight from the set of the action adventure, the book of eli, this is elis denzel washington silver with 5 holes, metal sword with a serrated outside and smooth inside. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Jan 16, 2010 eli is guarding a mysterious book, one that he hopes will jumpstart humanity into a spiritual recovery.
Set in postapocalyptic america, a drifter known as eli is on a mission heading west with a book of important value. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. As he talks about his new role while sipping camomile tea in the lobby. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii society and dead presidents. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. The defeat of the army was very grievous to eli as a judge. She asks if he got that from the book, and he admits that its a quote from johnny cash. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme.
He had memorized the whole thing and dictated the contents to that dude. I want to order a coffee mug that says elis cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. At the very end, when the camera zooms in on eli as he sits at the table on the ship, you can clearly see his eyes are covered by a white film, a classic characteristic of blindness. In this latest episode of he said he said, jeff bayer and i try to wrap our hea. Being a loner, eli prefers to go his own way, but he may not have a choice. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade. Denzel washington talks about the book of eli neurologist. After carnegies blind mistress claudia jennifer beals gives eli some food and.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Basically the movie is stating that the bible is good, but it is used to evil purposes of control, and its pointless holding yourself up as a religious person when you dont follow the true principals of the book. Even if we predicted all along that denzel s eli was blind, we still couldnt know with full clarity. 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. Froggy fresh denzel washington lyrics genius lyrics. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Denzel washington to star in the book of eli cat parker sep 4, 2008.
If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. Eli makes the mechanic take the connectors off, to avoid being electrocuted. 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. The book of eli is underrated finally someone said it. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
Its the thing that the studio has been scared of and warner brothers, even, like, its not a western, its not a western, its not a western, codirector albert hughes told a group of reporters who visited the films albuquerque. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. At this point, he knows he s dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Jan, 2010 denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. It was proven when he shot eli after the gun fight at the house. Eli says one way to find out, then makes a low clicking sound echolocation to gauge how many people he s up against credit to mnico. Sep 17, 2010 the book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. In the beginning of the film, eli kills the cat with the arrow. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
It takes him awhile to figure that out even with a flashing screen that says its dead. It was clearly stated by carnegie gary oldman after the first gun fight scene. Book of eli ring my bell in the movie the book of eli, eli is blind. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds, learn martial arts and how to realistically handle many. In the book of eli, denzel is basically a lethal weapon on legs, taking on everything. Froggy fresh, and money maker mike, and denzel washington i said he s denzel washington, the best actor ever he s so darn cool, he.
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