Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Throughout the film he makes references to his blindness, as he. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. He carries a mysterious book, clearly of great importance to him. The book of eli is underrated finally someone said it. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation.
But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli stand. The book of eli looks amazing and is utterly convincing as a post apocalyptic united states. 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. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Yes, eli became blind, presumably with age 1 samuel. 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.
I will never claim the book of eli to be a classic film or denzels best performance. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. And without ever veering toward the preachy, directors albert and allen hughes seamlessly develop the concept into a dark, emotional. The color is desaturated, giving the landscape a proper bleached look and feel. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. This is the first i have heard about the cataract versus being blind argument, but it is a pretty silly discussion point on what is really an action movie with a bad storyline. 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. It was even more enjoyable to watch the book of eli a second time, knowing now that the main character was blind for the entire story. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west.
Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. 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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. In a world where few people read and basic survival is constantly threatened, it is unusual that someone would place such great importance on a book. Denzel washington a revelation in book of eli business. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible.
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. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. This thread is now designated the official discussion thread for the book of eli. So, he can smell the bo of the unbathed and can smell perfumeshampoo. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. If eli was blind through out the movie then the movie is of the same genre as godzilla just plain camp, because ive known quite a few blind people with heightened senses and washington didnt. 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. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his.
The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Asked in the bible,old testament,eli whitney was there an eli in the bible that was blind. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. 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. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers.
See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the essentials required to live and sustain survival. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in. Like many people who were alive at the time of the nuclear apocalypse, eli is blind. Eli can shoot an arrow into a cat from a distance despite being blind. The environment is mostly barren, punctuated by crumbling infrastructure. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. Dust ensues, but for all its grit and detritus, the book of eli is a wellpolished movie. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater. He didnt shoot at people until they shot at him first, that might not be as much about targeting as common. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.
See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and books. Meeting malcolm mcdowells character and reciting the bible word for word would have been satisfying enough, but seeing kunis as solara basically become the new eli following his death added another layer. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Playing the solitary title character, denzel washington carries the book of eli, both literally and figuratively. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting.
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. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. A survivor of an ecological catastrophe 30 years prior, eli armed with his book. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he could complete his mission. 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. 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. 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.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli was gods prophet and messenger and therefore was under divine protection. Fictional works that feature realistic, positive or just plain awesome portrayals of blind and visually impaired people. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. He will kill people who threaten his goal, and seems to even not let up with other protagonists. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Given what hes able to do and the odds against him it seems god really is on his side. I am confused also as to whether or not eli was blind, or whether his name was even eli, but i dont think that he was blind. Dare devil sucked so they made the sequel with denzel and set it in the apocalypse. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Eli, understandably, is wary, watchful, and either blessed or damned, depending on your spiritual rigging.
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. Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did indeed provide eli. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. Blind swordsman zatoichi and made him into a western hero that. The book of eli centers on a lone hero named eli washington who must. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. I found the book of eli to be nothing more then a half baked entry into the post apocalypse genre. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula, dreyfus. In the book of eli the protagonist is completely blind throughout the narrative, wearing dark sunglasses to cover his condition and relying on his faith in the lord, alone, to guide him to his destiny. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to.
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