After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. 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. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james. Mar 22, 2011 people seem to think so, but when he heard a noise outside why did he get. He makes eye contact and looks at almost everything. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. However, the sense of manipulation reaches its limit when, once in san francisco where they survive a catastrophe, eli and solara, his female partner in the adventure, access the site from which humans seek to rebuild the lost.
The book of eli soundtrack is a soundtrack by atticus ross, leopold ross and claudia sarne. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. A blind, wandering samurai who happens upon a town, gets involved in helping the innocents there, and ultimately has to fight the corrupt powers. 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.
And then imagine that he goes through all the same things but differently because he is here. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. I loved the movie, mosty because i love postapo, washington and oldman. Jan 29, 2010 the basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible.
The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the official. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. I mean, you dont have to be blind to be able to read braille, maybe he had a blind relative or smth.
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 book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a. The book of eli movie plot holes and funny quotes reimagined. I have a question though how is it confirmed that eli was blind. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
Aug 17, 2012 digital books may not be for everyone. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. 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 of the nomad eli. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Watch the book of eli online full movie from 2010 yidio. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. 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 blind. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. 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. Was denzel washington suppose to be blind in the movie. 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. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. 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 post. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. He obviously struggles with his own personal failings, but, for the most part, acts according to the book he defends so vehemently. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his. Feel free to call me an idiot if the movie made it clear somehow, its been awhile since ive seen it. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation.
Released by reprise in 2010 523107 containing music from the book of eli 2010. 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. The cinematic art work of the film makes it all the more presentable. It was their first commercially released score and rosss first film soundtrack, prior to the release of the social network soundtrack. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various. The book that he manages to memorize and that he can recite with visionary ease. Now i have to go back and what the film all over again with this integral information. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Come on, qatar, you played a blinder in forcing glencore to increase.
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. T he book, not just as a source of knowledge or entertainment, but as an intrinsically pleasing object. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular affairs. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Jan 23, 2010 the book of eli blind faith music by atticus ross. 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 was virtually blind in one eye after an injury and a botched operation in indonesia. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. When hunting the cat, for example, he was sitting in a position where it didnt seem like he could actually see his target at all.
For example, in the first house he finds, he wakes up. The person renting this film will not waste his or her money. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. When he feeds the 5000 it is not with fish and bread because we dont have that at our gatherings how about hamburgers and fries. After looking around i saw that im not the only one.
Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. Almost the whole of the west and the hindu aryas are colour blind in a spiritual sense. 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. The book of eli is an exceptionally engrossing film. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. His wife, finally tired of elis extracurricular activities, puts a gypsy curse on him. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard.
A woman pleads for eli s help, but he recognizes its a trap and calls it as such. Various men then come out and surround him, with one shoving him. Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene. When he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, carnegie, the man views eli s impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his gang. 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 bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Eli wakes up to find himself in heaven talking to god. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music.
Unpopular opinion i know but the difference between the book and movie were to great to say hes blind. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from hell, which dates back to 2001. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Nov 24, 2010 to add fuel to a stupidly hot argument. Jan 12, 2010 the book of eli soundtrack from 2010, composed by atticus ross. 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. After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict. The book of eli denzel washington gary oldman mila kunis 2010 a lone warrior denzel washington faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanitys redemption across a postapocalyptic wasteland. His dangerous and often selfsacrificial mission, inspired by god and rooted in a deepseated personal faith, is certainly inspiring.
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