By every thing that is shown in the movie i simply cannot accept that eli was blind. Arriving in the movies version of dodge city, he finds a saloon run by the one man who wants that book more than he. If eli was actually blind then thats one of the crappiest shyamalanesque twist ive seen. But carnegie gary oldman, the powerhungry dictator of a decrepit survivors colony, is also interested in eli s book for very different reasons. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as. Jan 15, 2010 eli was definately blind, i rewatched this movie many times and picked up on every subtle nuance that explains he was absolutely blind. A late inciting incident brings eli face to face with criminal kingpin, and book fanatic, carnegie gary oldman. But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli. Eli rebuffs her affection, but unintentionally lets her see the hefty bible he possesses. 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. Something more than a message between the lines 27 jul i dont think its risky to say, if we confine ourselves to the most recent events, that the catholic church, the principle institution within the christian doctrine, is now living through one of the greatest crises it has experienced since its beginnings. Book of eli social commentary topics, sample papers. 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. This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three.
Eli trudges across the landscape with a bible in his backpack. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. 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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. 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. 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. 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. 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. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli.
Discussion in mayberry lounge started by happyhaha, jun 8. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. Carnegie sizes up eli as a man of secrets, and sends in his adopted daughter solara mila kunis to act as a prostitutespy. When he approaches the car in the beginning he almost walks by, but stops, backs up a bit and walks over to it, hitting the side of the car with his bag to get a reference of where it was. Was eli just able to read braille for some unknown reason or was he actually blind all the time probably since the apocalypse 30 years ago, which is implied to have blinded many people. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. To date, the script has not been released in novel form for the public market in hard cover or paper back. Ive seen several people assert that the book of eli is a christian film, including fox news, but this rings extremely hollow, especially since the authors have said they did not intend the movie as a christian story. The book of eli apocalypse christianity religion ask. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. In the end, however, since the book of eli is faithbased, all of the inconsistencies can simply be explained away as being the power of god allowing these improbabilities to happen. While that explanation works it certainly isnt satisfying and audiences will definitely feel that way when they leave the theater.
After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his. Dec 05, 2011 this is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man w. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Yet im not sure what further conclusions to draw from this. He shot guys and fought guys all while being blind. In the book hes blind, in the movie no he fuckin aint, cataracts maybe but his. 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. What could have been the advantage for him to kill his wife.
Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. In the end, the man gets the book but cannot read it. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. When our last study time ended, eli was told by the lord through samuel, that the future was grim for he and his family. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his hand over it to. Okay, this is the first 2010 film ive seen, but you know what i mean. The book of eli does a phenomenal job of describing abuses of religion in modern society, however, the concept it much bigger than that. Denzel washington in the book of eli denzel washington at an event for.
The book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. The book of eli 2010 fullhd movie dvdrip online free the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie dvd quality online the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie blu ray stream stream the book of eli. Sure he has a good sense of smell and hearing ability but at no point in the movie does it imply that he is blind. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Marauding gangs haunt the ashen wastelands of america, preying on innocent passersby. 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. He is taking the book to a place where it will be safe where its message can be finally be shared with the world. The book of eli, starring denzel washington and gary oldman, is the kind of movie that can only be fully appreciated by first seeing it as a whole and then peeling back its layers and examining them one at a time.
His mission is to get it to a place where it is safe and can be replicated to reseed the word of god. At the end of the book of eli it is revealed that the eponymous bible that eli used to read and learn by heart is actually written in braille. The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a.
The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Sep 17, 2010 the book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. May 26, 2010 ive seen several people assert that the book of eli is a christian film, including fox news, but this rings extremely hollow, especially since the authors have said they did not intend the movie as a christian story.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. He does not have a copy of the bible, but he sits down with eli and eli. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became. Meanwhile, eli finally makes it to an island off the coast of california where he finds a man who is collecting artifacts from before the apocalypse. In the intro scene, when he was approaching the car with a skillton in it he hit the car with his bag when he was approaching it. And if he was really blind, then how could he do all those things he did and appear as a man who can see perfectly. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. The few survivors have clumped together into ramshackle settlements that are beginning to crumble from within. 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. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet.
A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. This would mean hes simply the best blind fighter ever. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the essentials required to live and sustain survival. Carnegie even references it in one part of the movie when he says do not quote me shoot this guys already. 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 was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. Eli died great to have you back at daily bread for another great episode of the history of israel from the book of 1 samuel. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie.
The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. The book of eli end scene page 5 sherdog forums ufc. 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. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Throughout the role he exudes trying to be of service to get john travolta what he wants while trying to save the hostages. Eli was definately blind, i rewatched this movie many times and picked up on every subtle nuance that explains he was absolutely blind.
In the book of eli, he plays a blind man traveling in an apocalyptic world with the last known copy of the bible. In todays society people do whatever they want with their money, time, religion, etc. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Feb 12, 2020 the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie dvdrip online free the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie dvd quality online the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie blu ray stream stream the book of eli 2010.
Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Jan 15, 2010 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. In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. He has honed his hearing to allow him with echolocation clicking of his tongue when needed to be able to tell where a shooter is, he knows approximately how many men hes against. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed christianity as a cause of the war. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. In a perfect world, there are perfect people and no problems. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until. We know the movies apocalypse was caused by nuclearlike weapons. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it to be christian. Eli was blind the entire move, so yes divine intervention was the entire twist to the movie. I mean the book is about preserving the bible, i always thought that it was like a.
He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by gary oldman was a book collector of sorts who pursued eli until the bitter end. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from.
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