When eli first meets solara, nearly the first thing he does is teach her how to pray over a meal. Carnegie is in search of a book, and when he discovers that eli possesses 1, he stops at nothing to acquire it. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the. 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. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. There, eli also meets solara mila kunis, daughter to a blind woman and a soul yearning to escape from carnegies grasp. 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 was a fictional work set in a fictional mythology like any other. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the.
Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. He keeps claudia jennifer beals, a blind woman around as his mate while her daughter solara helps to run the local tavern. 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. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. The book of eli reminds me of a funeral sermon delivered by a priest too young to be confident to go off the good book. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. When eli comes upon the town, his simple pass thru is interrupted by carnegie and his men. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. There are many many clues as to elis character being blind throughout the entire movie.
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. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. She asks if he got that from the book, and he admits that its a quote from. The book of eli begins by showing us a clearly postapocalyptic world. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Over 70% of the people that indirectly looked at the light were not completely blind. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. For that reason, i went into eli completely blind, expected to enjoy it of off of. Do you see parallels between kane from citizen kane and president trump. 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.
There is no book of eli in the bible although there is a. This would explain why redridge looked at the gun after he fired his first shot. It just happens to be a christian mythology instead of, say, a greek one. This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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.
They suffered from cataracts, and out of those studied over 50% could see. A man and a woman wear masks next to the charging bull statue in new york. 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 15, 2010 the book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. Mar 17, 2009 lets learn more about the characters of the book of eli, upcoming scifi movie starring denzel washington. Eli then must try to escape along with a young woman solara. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower. He also sees marthas the cannibal woman hands shaking and suggests he and. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
Lets learn more about the characters of the book of eli, upcoming scifi movie starring denzel washington. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. 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 hes against. Its probable that she was in solaras position once, and became. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Its this prayerwhen solara tries to repeat it with her mother over breakfastthat tips carnegie off to the fact that eli must be carrying the book. Eli wakes up to find himself in heaven talking to god. 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. This is not a theory he us blind from the flash as he referred to it. Did the movie the book of eli piss anyone else off. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. Id have to lop off your head with one blow of my metrelong knife, as washington does here. Also youll notice that at the end of the movie, the bible is preserved on a shelf alongside the quran, the torah, the tanakh, and presumably many other holy texts. She tries to get solara to leave quickly, not pleased with the idea of a young woman being subjected to more than just robbery. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. The idea literally just popped in my head like 15 min. 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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. 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. No, the book of eli has nothing to do with from hell, but it does show a.
Jan 15, 2010 when eli first meets solara, nearly the first thing he does is teach her how to pray over a meal. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out. Claudia solaras mom isnt the only blind person near carnegie. Aug 23, 2017 hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. We see eli denzel washington going about the nasty business of survival as he hunts and eats a cat and washes with kfc wetnaps. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical.
The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular affairs. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. The bible eli had on him was written in braille all along, because eli himself is blind. Being born blind doesnt help fighting off her abuser. His wife, finally tired of elis extracurricular activities, puts a gypsy curse on him. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books.
Lots of ash, dead stuff, abandoned cars, black and whiteish cast to the landscape the apocalypse frequently seems to kill color. 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. 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. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. The book of eli is about eli, a blind man that is trying to get the bible to a specific destination to save mankind.
It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. 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. 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. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. My 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article.
If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. 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. When carnegie is overthrown, the people breaking up the room are shown looting the place and forcing themselves upon the women. 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. It is not a good idea to wander alone in postapocalyptic america if youre a woman as the good book says natch, given what the book is. 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. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli reminds me of a funeral sermon delivered by a priest too young to be confident to go off the good book. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible.
He asks eli to give it to him, telling eli that its words are meant to be shared. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. 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. 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 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. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. 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. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The book of eli and postapocalyptic women allison nash. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Eli director ciaran foy is also the man behind 2012s citadel, which i found to be drastically underappreciated. Oldman has form playing off kilter villains, but he manages to be both workmanlike and hammy not an easy combination to pull off and certainly not one that. 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.
Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. 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 coast of.
Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Early on, eli pretends to give up the book, only for it to turn out to be a book safe containing a live grenade. As he quotes scripture, hell find himself wandering and relating personal anecdotes, which are amusing and touching and make the parishoners chuckle. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. 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. 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.
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