I watched the movie several times andnever realized that eli was blind. A lot of people barely know anything about the movie except for elis blindness onescene wonder. But the trees would not be smoldering after 30 years. There is no other reason to do this except to highlight his eyes, and there is nothing remarkable about them except that they dont see. On several occasions, a war is referenced, and in one instance, the implication is that the conflict was motivated by religion hence the mass burning of bibles by the survivors. 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.
Company promised to expedite work on a system of tactile markings on insulin vials. Jan 18, 2010 the book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max meets i am legend romp, but the disappointing nature of its central maguffin can you tell what it is yet. 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. No clever defying of expectations there, despite the twists that.
At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to break into the one hes been given. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Pursuing eli and solara after they flee, when eli gives carnegie the book because of his threat to solaras life, carnegie immediately fatally shoots eli, leaving excitedly to bend more people to his will. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Feb 02, 2020 join nicho and chris in their second double feature as they explore the use of blindness and the wandering warrior trope by examining the 1962 film the tale of zatoichi and the recent post. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship.
In the bible, eli slowly loses his vision, meaning that he went through a period of visual impairment before reaching full blindness. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Revealing the book to be a king james bible, carnegie intends to use it to manipulate peoples faith for power. After that he walked up straight to the cat to pick it up. If it was 30 years later, the leaves would have all long since fallen off.
People believe he was blind throughout the whole movie. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. An argument could be made that the leaves are instead ashes falling. Eli lilly doesnt respond national federation of the blind.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Gary oldman gets a hold of the bible at the end, discovers he cant read it, yes, true. Parents need to know that the book of eli is very violent theres lots of weapon use, body parts getting chopped off, fighting, and dead bodies, as well as suggested rape sounds of ripping clothes and womens screams and takes place in a bleak future. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli.
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. Eli and solara reenter the house and george and martha pull out an impressive gun cache from inside the sofa. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. The first teaser trailer for the book of eli starring denzel washington and gary oldman. 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.
Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Now that story is in no way similar to eli mannings narrative but he did hear a voice and it happened to say geno smith is starting on sunday. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The chainsaw wielder gets a few good swings against eli hitting only air, but impressive for a bulky weapon, but still gets the thing knocked out of his hands and stabbed to death clean cut. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. 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. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Jan, 2010 the book of eli transpires 30 years after a cataclysmic event depopulates most of the planet, but the movie is unclear about the specifics. First off, theres really no question whatsoever that the book of eli is a samurai film. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
May 15, 2010 unfortunately, the book of eli then degenerated into a pile of horse shit, since as i guessed without knowing anything about the film the literal book in question is a bible the metaphorical book is probably an unseen extra bit of the bible detailing the events of the film. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Although insulin manufacturer eli lilly and company initially appeared cooperative, things have changed. Join nicho and chris in their second double feature as they explore the use of blindness and the wandering warrior trope by examining the 1962 film the tale of zatoichi and the recent post. The book of eli 2010 fullhd movie online free no download the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie online free the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie online gorillavid the book of eli 2010 fullhd. 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. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. 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.
Dec 17, 2014 first off, theres really no question whatsoever that the book of eli is a samurai film. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. 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. At the end of the movie the camera shoots closeup to his eyes. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. But it has a comic book tone that keeps it from being a total downer, and it. 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. We at the diabetes action network have been working toward this goal for a number of years.
Eli doesnt stop her from grabbing the food until the crinkling food wrapper tips him off she grabbed it. The other interpretation is that eli, blinded by the events from the apocalypse, after finding the book in his youth, is somehow blessed with hysterical sightedness, all the way until he finally find his way to alcatraz and does his verbal dump, and afterwards, his blindness returns, but only after his mission was completed. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. 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. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. 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.
The guardian film blog refers to at least two hamfisted final act twists, which most viewers will have spotted coming a mile off the braille bible is one, eli being blind is the other. Eli cant tell, of course, but he brings light into the darkness. The titular book of eli, a braille bible, purportedly containing the entire kjv text, would actually take up much more physical space than one volume. The book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max meets i am legend romp, but the disappointing nature of its central maguffin can you tell what it is yet. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The hugheses fourth film, the book of eli, centers on the christianity that was at the margins of their previous films hypocritically misused by. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. So it was a challenge trying to play the blindness without overdoing it. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable.
He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. The shop keeper who barters with eli, though he shows up again later for a brief time since hes played by tom waits, hes going to be memorable serial numbers filed off.
Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Much like american westerns inspired japanese samurai films, so eli completes the circle. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. 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. More like 18, and those are for enormoussized books. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Practically everyone wears sunglasses or shaded goggles due to increased uv rapidly causing blindness, but. 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. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Many people who attest that he is blind refer to the biblical version of eli, saying that, in the bible, eli is blind. Eli lilly doesnt respond eli lilly fails to respond to editors letter by ed bryant blind and visuallyimpaired insulinusing diabetics have an urgent need for tactilemarked insulin vials.
The book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little. Representatives from associations concerned with blindness and diabetes. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Book of eli, the rpkgbd eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. 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. 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.
Early on, eli pretends to give up the book, only for it to turn out to be a book safe containing a live grenade. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater forum. 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Set in an american west which is covered in the hot, dirty wind of an illdefined apocalypse, eli brandishes a sword, espouses a code of honor, and wanders always. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf.
A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Also, when eli stands up, its obvious that they are leaves are falling off him. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. The beginning of the trailer was enough to briefly fool some audience members into thinking that they. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. The event that, in the movie, caused a hole to be torn in the sky signifies an act of nature that could destroy the ozone layer exposing the earths surface to uvb and other radiation, an extinction level event. The book of eli transpires 30 years after a cataclysmic event depopulates most of the planet, but the movie is unclear about the specifics. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret.
After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. As they leave, carnegies caravan passes and sees the pair exiting the house. In the film the book of eli, eli was led to a book by a voice in his head and he made it his mission to protect that book with his life. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the.
Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Viewing the book of eli for the second time last week, i was again impressed by that scene, as well as by the movies overall visual scheme. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Jun 19, 2010 in the movie the book of eli was eli blind. At around minute eleven eli is shown to be feeling the book with his eyes closed, mouthing what he reads. 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. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. He was blind before god healed him so that he could carry the task to deliver the bible west. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. As i said earlier, saving elis blindness for a twist ending doesnt answer any questions, it raises further questions, and is allinall vestigial to the film itself.