The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. 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.
Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Presented by the golden closet, your premier source for. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
The movie has some biblical principles in it, and so if youre a person that reads the bible, there was an eli in the bible who also was blind. While the book of eli recognizes the negative ways religion can be used to control people, it ultimately affirms the power of god to bring about good, even in the most hopeless of situations. He also carries a gleaming silver knife and a shotgun, both of which hes. He has water, a blind lover jennifer beals and her daughter mila kunis. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. He heard the cat meow, thus enabling him to shoot the cat with the arrow. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent.
Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene. He heard the vehicles coming up to the old folks home. 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. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. This is an awesome pack for edc and or one to three day hikes. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Jan 07, 2020 the book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat.
Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. Eli was blind the entire move, so yes divine intervention was the entire twist to the movie. Cross i am legend with the ten commandments and youve got the book of eli, a genuinely religious parable that inherently rebukes pointless endofthe. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Exact same model and color featured in movie book of eli. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Watching book of eli and i just noticed something rather obvious spoilers eli is deaf. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. For sale oakley panel pack backpack sheet metal book of eli. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. I can say it really enhanced my love for postapocalyptic media and really really made the wait for fallout 4 much harder.
You have a high concept easy to understand story with a badass hero and lots of martial arts type mayhem. Even when a woman is being attacked, he chooses to protect his treasure instead. Even when a woman is being attacked, he chooses to. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Denzel washington stars as the most righteous killer since travis bickle. Book of eli, the eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. Jun 11, 2010 eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic. 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. Carnegie holds her blind mother hostage to bend her will in his favor. The book of eli dvd johnson county library bibliocommons. 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.
Eli trudges across the landscape with a bible in his backpack. Just finished watching the book of eli movie for a second time. He had to physically defend not only the book but himself. Add this item from the book of eli to your movie memorabilia collection today. Watching book of eli and i just noticed something rather. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. The book of eli eli denzel washington backpack, ipod. 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 several scenes which may indicate that in the.
Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Dre earphones, busch, oakley elis bag, not the shades. Book of eli ring my bell in the movie the book of eli, eli is blind. 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. 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. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. She too is blind, which obviously moves him, and he pays her a compliment about her shampoo. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his.
Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. 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. This video is about the book of eli pack, oakley panel pack. Book of eli, the uvbluray eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. As with eli, water will gravitate to the top of the list. The book of eli denzel washington backpack movie props.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Direct from the set of the book of eli, this is eli s denzel washington hero, very dirty and torn, modified with leather rope, gray oakley backpack with two front straps. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. 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. By wilson morales with films such as i am legend, the road and more recently 2012 captivating audiences, the hughes brothers picked the endoftheworld genre to seal their comeback after nearly a decade of hiding.
Im currently interested in building a character that is similar to him in the movie. This distressed costume can be seen worn by eli throughout the film. The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. Presented by the golden closet, your premier source for iconic screen used movie wardrobe, props, and music entertainment memorabilia. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a re.
The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. After eli s death, she takes up his machete, backpack, and mp3 player to return east. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. It was his first and foremost mission to get it safely to its home. The book of eli stacks the deck in favor of good warrior eli, who only deploys his killing skills against those deserving punishment and turns down the temptations.
The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. 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. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Eli sits up on his bed, quietly reading the old leatherbound book from his backpack. 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. In the film, a lone wanderer travels west across a war ravaged landscape in order to bring a sacred book to safety. A wound from eli s gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. Eli occasionally stumbles into other denizens of this wasteland.
Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. Jan 12, 2010 now, with book of eli screening, were putting it back up. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from. A wacky piece of pseudoreligious twaddle dressed up as a solemn, silly postapocalyptic action flick, the book of eli is a tome that should have been kept resolutely closed. He also carries a gleaming silver knife and a shotgun, both of which he. One can only assume that it was denzel washingtons faith that led him to get involved in such a goofy project, but if so it was definitely misplaced. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel.
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. Where book of eli gets bogged down is probably in its ambition. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. We here at cinapse have written extensively about the wandering blind swordsman who is unknown to most us filmgoers today, but who is perhaps one of cinemas all time greatest heroes. Yes, all the way at the end of the movie, it is revealed that not only is the book of eli a samurai film, but it is in fact a western, twistfilled zatoichi remake.
The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli soundtrack carnegies demise by owolowa. 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. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. 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. Hes an actor promoting old testamentalist supremacy. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his. The book he carried was the most important thing he saved. 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.
If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. 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. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. 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. He stumbles into an old west town run by the one guy smart enough to hoard water and surround himself with thugs to protect it. Eli jumps up and hurriedly hides the book inside his shirt.
Carnegie even references it in one part of the movie when he says do not quote me shoot this guys already. 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. 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. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Elis denzel washington complete costume worn in the hughes brothers post apocalyptic drama, the book of eli. 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. Prop backpack, ipod, and switchblade used by eli denzel washington in the film, the book of eli. Elis denzel washington complete costume prop store. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation. Its a movie book of eli all survival cache followers or interested parties ought to. 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 continue reading the book of eli. That and a quiet denzel washington wielding a sword sets up the book of eli, yet another postapocalyptic thriller set in the future or lack thereof. Arriving in the movies version of dodge city, he finds a saloon run by the one man who wants that book more than he. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
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