The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. Eli walks on through the wreckage, serene in dark glasses like a saintly hobo all four horsemen of the apocalypse in one. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. Then again, eli mightve just been a retired badass. 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.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. In the bible, eli was a really old blind priest who raised samuel, one of the major prophets of christianity. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. 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. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. The book of eli soundtrack music complete song list tunefind.
We also learn that he is blindand possibly has been blind or can see with some sort of divine intervention for the entire movie. Pdf superhero book by eli easton free download 150 pages. I did as well, i thought it was very underrated and its interesting how the two of them work together. 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. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes.
Much like american westerns inspired japanese samurai films, so eli completes the circle. He also died from a gunshot wound he received because gary oldman shot him pointblank in the abdomen. What he actually says is that it teaches us to think more of others than we do of ourselves see. 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. Though book of eli is more disturbing, still enjoyable. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
Browse other questions tagged plotexplanation the 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. Numerous religions are practiced in society as they are protected under. Look at all the other questions on ya or anywhere on the internet, you will see tons of clues that he was indeed blind. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Many dystopian films critique government involvement, privacy issues, and ethical concerns. Moreover, eli s quote, we walk by faith, not by sight brings out. Here is a great comment about land of the blind by the author himself. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
Solara on the other hand, certainly goes through this. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. 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. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli.
The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. Jan 31, 2010 denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. In the christian belief, claudia is the name of pontius pilates wife, who has a dream that jesus is innocent and pleads.
He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. The motion picture, with denzel washington as the vault dweller carrying the geck. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. And then it gets really, really, monumentally, incredibly stupid. The main characters of this romance, m m romance story are owen nelson, jordan carson. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. Thus, eli has a lot of other heightened senses since he was blind his whole life and does not depend on his vision like most people. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. I thought the twist was that the last remaining bible. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. It seems that the hughes brothers are trying to resemble eli to the biblical eli.
The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 150 pages and is available in ebook format. The only thing we know for sure right now is that it will be out in 2021. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene watch later. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. 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. In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. 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. At the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around throughout the film is the bible in. The book of eli was about the struggle of a man who tried to keep hold of a book that is suppose the give a man power if he reads. The book of eliheadscratchers all the tropes wiki fandom. Before the apocalypse, eli was a simple clerk at a local kmart. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not.
Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is. There were hints all through the movie another scene shows. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. But again, these action sequences seemed to be routinely rejected by audiences for one astounding and spoilery reason.
At the end of the movie when he is dictating the book and has. This means that he cant see well enough to read a normal book, but he can. The book of eli is different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Furthermore, the ending reveals that eli has been partially blind the whole time. That and a quiet denzel washington wielding a sword sets up the book of eli, yet another postapocalyptic thriller set in the future or lack thereof. This could mean that either shes illiterate, or that eli guessed that she wouldnt have known how to read braille. Youre not alone in not realizing he was supposed to be blind. 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. Theres no way a real blind person could do the things eli could do in the movie, but this is fiction, not a reality show. It feels more singular, like the exact movie they wanted to make. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube.
There are hints that he had trouble seeing, the use of the glasses throughout shows the light hurt his eyes. 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. Secondly, what happened to the world in the book of eli. He was blinded during armageddon, but after finding the bible was given his sight back in order to complete the task given to him by god. I actually really enjoyed the hughes brothers last film from hell, and i would definitely say eli tops that film. The suns rays make people blind and many have turned to cannibalism. Six months ago or so, collider enjoyed the rare opportunity to visit the set of the book of eli, allen and albert hughes postapocalyptic thriller about a laconic hero denzel washington who. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind.
Theres actually quite a few hints that eli was blind before you actually know for sure. However in the book of eli, the hughes brothers take a jump to a different part of modern society. 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. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. For questions about the book of eli, a postapocalyptic film from 2010 starring denzel washington about a lone man who travels across america with a book that holds the secrets to saving mankind. I also love how the villain finally gets his claws on the book but cant really do anything with it since he cant read braille.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. It spends the first 30 minutes pretending to be fallout. Fictional characters who are blind braille works blog. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. It was the bible, it was written in braille, eli was blind as it turns oh, so he memorized it from cover to cover. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters.
But as you wonder more about the movie and some of its distinctive scenes, you may have come to the thought of questioning if is he really blind in the book of eli. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. This troper felt like the butt monkey after going online and learning he was pretty much the only person out there who failed to notice this surprise. Oct 11, 2020 but as you wonder more about the movie and some of its distinctive scenes, you may have come to the thought of questioning if is he really blind in the book of eli. Jan 19, 2010 below are spoilers for the book of eli. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Book of eli paper the film the book of eli directed by the hughes brothers is a cinematic display of dystopian genius. This movie is a sort of superhero tale, so just as people cant really fly yet superman could fly, eli could do nonhuman things though real blind people havent been able to thus far. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. Because the book was delivered successfully cold 2 a person word for word. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuarys leader. Free free to add your thoughts in the comments section.
As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. Instead hes legally blind, only able to see short distances and make out basic shapes. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The rumor is that it will either be on hulu or netflix. Jan 15, 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen hughes. Elis eyes are finally shown and he is blind and its why he believed so much in protecting the book. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. At the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the.
Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. Instead of searching for good or bad, like, dislike i just gone through it. I wanted to write a darkly comic and suspenseful comingofage crime novel about politics, philosophy, the tech bubble, and the way people drag their teenage selves through the rest of our lives. It really doesnt matter whether eli was blind or not because the bible was on the ipod. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire movie or did. Jun 09, 2012 thus, eli has a lot of other heightened senses since he was blind his whole life and does not depend on his vision like most people. This troper felt like the buttmonkey after going online and learning he was pretty much the only person out there who failed to notice this surprise. According to theories and thorough analysis, we can assume that eli is not completely blind but has a rather clouded eyesight and only partial blindness. Featured on meta planned maintenance scheduled for saturday, march 27. According to theories and thorough analysis, we can assume that eli is not completely blind but has a rather clouded eyesight and only partial. Dec 17, 2014 first off, theres really no question whatsoever that the book of eli is a samurai film. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.
Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Throughout the movie, eli shot animal s for food including a flying bird with a bow, and defended himself with blade and gun, and yet was blind the entire time. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated.
Eli is a blind man who is crippled by not being able to see because of one of the disasters the happened when the world became barren. Book of eli ased on the moviebiggest mistake most discussion leaders make is that they do not ook of eli 2010, r, runtime 118 min. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. In the first house eli holes up in, he looks at the mouse, he roots through his bag, while moving his head to see better into the bag.
Jan 21, 2010 in the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. If u consider, that this movie is based on the bible, yes he was blind, because eli the priest was a real person and was blind too 1. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille. 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. The first edition of the novel was published in july 24th 20, and was written by eli easton. Jan 15, 2010 find all 25 songs in the book of eli soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Free download or read online superhero pdf epub book. Only the blind can see lifting up the bible in the book of eli. The book of eli believable except for this one small.
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. I want to rewatch it to look for clues that eli is blind. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. 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. I never made up my mind before or time of watching. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not houston chronicle. Jan 26, 2016 now, we dont learn until the end of the movie, but eli is carrying a king james bible that is written in braille. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater forum.
Hi,i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theunknownknight on 2617 at 7. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
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