Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Dec 31, 2010 there is no book called eli in the bible. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. Jan 14, 2010 all 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. 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 is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. 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. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Jan 25, 2010 strewn with 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 wasteland that was once.
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 tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. Theres a few hints that eli was blind before you actually know for sure. Was denzel washington suppose to be blind in the movie. All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Awesome blind characters fictional works that feature realistic, positive or just plain awesome portrayals of blind and visually impaired people. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out. But the priest eli was mentioned in 1 samuel and 2 samuel. He dotes on solaras mother, a blind woman named claudia jennifer beals. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.
Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Yes he was blind at a certain point in his life and he was a. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from.
Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. The woman eli meets at the tunnel represents mary magdalene. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. 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. Those are just some of the points that would indicate that eli is not fully blind for the majority, if not all, of the movie.
After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Tweetemail tweetemail the hughes brothers, albert and allen, return from a nine year hiatus from feature filmmaking to give us their entry into the postapocalyptic pool of stories. Already the riots were calming, quieting as men came to hear the words of the blind woman, taken from the spotted book. Sep 22, 2016 at the risk of spoiling the twist ending, were going to have to talk about book of eli if were going to talk about awesome movies that portray blind people. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. 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. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
Also, eli asks the woman who was with the bandits he just killed where their water is. Jan 15, 2010 tweetemail tweetemail the hughes brothers, albert and allen, return from a nine year hiatus from feature filmmaking to give us their entry into the postapocalyptic pool of stories. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Eli, played by denzel washington, is a traveller making his way towards the west. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. This same concept can be seen for many biblical characters in the book of eli.
Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Not sure about this last one, but when eli and solara make it to alcatraz island, im pretty sure eli says something like, this looks like a museum to me when theyre being given a tour of the inside. I do not remember reading about any particular blind woman in the bible. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic. Jan 18, 2010 lets go back to the blindreveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind. In the book of eli, allen and albert hughes, place biblical characters in a postapocalyptic society. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia.
Being blind himself, matt murdock in daredevil uses this trope through out this movie, though he technically cheats by using echolocation to see. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The legend of solara walker afalstein the book of eli. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. The book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max meets i am legend romp, but the disappointing nature of its. Jul 30, 20 fictional characters who are blind in entertainment are rare but when they are included the characters are often interesting and provide a perspective on life not normally noticed by those with sight. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. It ended out doing around 157 million against an estimated 80 million budget, and thats pretty good especially considering that avatar was still dominating the box office in its 5th week the book of eli opened at second behind it and sherlock holmes was also still in theaters, in its 4th week. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from hell, which dates back to 2001. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Hes just as obsessive as eli, only foaming at the mouth with intensity, whereas elis devotion is more of a focused and passioned energy. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth.
Despite the tepid critical reception, the book of eli did pretty well. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Lets go back to the blindreveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind. 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. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. He joins a small town dominated by a brutal man whose wife is a gentle blind woman. Scars are sexy books with imperfectdisfigureddisabled heroes, books with disabled heroes, blinddeafmute, blind heroesheroines in roman.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. 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 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. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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 has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of.
Turns out its plainly visible in the cart next to her, but he cant see it. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. These kinds of people are quite common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli, even to the extent of people being able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands caused by kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Was there an eli in the bible that was blind answers. Fictional characters who are blind braille works blog.
Elis actions when it comes to women parallels with jesus. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. Carnegie is obsessed with finding a copy of the bible. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. In the midst of his journey, eli comes across a robber baron of sorts. Jan 15, 2010 he dotes on solaras mother, a blind woman named claudia jennifer beals. Blind characters are usually popular with audiences, especially when their other senses have heightened abilities. 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. Advanced search watchlist sign in the book of eli 2010 poster. And as she watched the awakening of hope in the eyes of those who listened to her mother, she began to hear it. Jan 15, 2010 most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it.
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. Book of eli explores a postnuclear apocalyptic world overrun by desperate bandits and violent gangs. 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. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. He may be blind, but being a gulf war veteran means that he has the training to ensure his skills werent dulled by this setback. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk.