If so how was he such a badass fighter and more specifically a really good shot. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. His dangerous and often selfsacrificial mission, inspired by god and rooted in a deepseated personal faith, is certainly inspiring. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various. The drama revolves around a lone hero who fights his way across the wasteland of postapocalyptic america. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the allen hughesdirected movie via subscription can be. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. 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. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from hell, which dates back to 2001.
He s the protector of a sacred book that may hold the key to. 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. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. When set upon by hijackers but eli is a ferocious fighter and thus far has come out on top. 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. Jan, 2010 he s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army.
Full text of the story of creation internet archive. Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Carnegie has been searching for a bible, knowing that religion is a tool he can use to become even more powerful. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. Im film erfahrt man, dass er dieses buch gefunden hat. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. He s the protector, the savior and the hope, and humanity needs what he has. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. During firefights in the book of eli 20 eli never shoots an enemy first, he only shoots after being shot at, this is because its later revealed that he is blind and he needs to hear where the shot is coming from. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. I want to order a coffee mug that says eli s cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. May 30, 2010 yes he was blind, which was revealed at the end of the movie to reinforce and bring home the divine nature of his missionquest. Since the bible he carries around is in brairil and at the end his eyes looked cloudy. The book of eli movie plot holes and funny quotes reimagined. 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. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. 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. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. 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. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. 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. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not.
Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Gleichzeitig offenbart eine kamerafahrt, dass auch eli blind ist.
Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. In einer emotionalen rede am ende des films wird deutlich, dass es tom selbst. 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. 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. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. No, the book of eli has nothing to do with from hell, but it does show a certain loosely interpreted fascination the filmmaking siblings have for timely tales of things not fully understood. If you just knew the order of the books in the bible, you could learn braille by. Jan 09, 2010 my 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. Was he blind and the message was that god was guiding him through or did he have some kind of bat. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired.
Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. Feb 07, 2014 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, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a. 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. 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. He kills animals for food and gets clean water where he can. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli.
Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. This movie is a biblical reference, with the main message being walk by faith not by sight. Eli s intention is to share the word of god with his fellow citizens, but he knows carnegie is not the way to do it. Eli, who was nearly blind, was sitting at the front gate to hear the returning soldiers return was unaware of the event until he asked about all the commotion in the city. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. 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. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. If eli was blind through out the movie then the movie is of the same genre as godzilla just plain camp, because ive known quite a few blind people with. Cheddar bob may not shoot himself in the postapocalyptic world, but he questions the wrong guy to stand up for his pet, and for that, he is just as much of a fool in the book of eli as he was in 8 mile.
Mar 22, 2011 people seem to think so, but when he heard a noise outside why did he get. Asked in denzel washington was denzel washington supposed to be blind in the movie the book of eli. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. He obviously struggles with his own personal failings, but, for the most part, acts according to the book he defends so vehemently. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible.