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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. 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. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book.
In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Eli, eli i pray that it never will end the sand and the sea and the waves breaking and sighing. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. 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. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
I think we can add the book of eli to the list that already includes films like the crying game, the maltese falcon, the planet of the apes, and the sixth sense. Elis book that he is transporting the book of eli is actually the holy bible, the king james version, the only copy that has seemed to survive the war. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Whittas script begins to show its hand, the less the book of eli holds together first, when the book is revealed and then finally during the climactic sequence. Here is the singable english translation of its lyrics. 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. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Book of eli denzel washington on the spirituality of the movie duration.
Indeed, one of the best elements about the book of eli is that, while clearly catering to the western version of faith, the ending suggests that all religion and the moral message it brings is. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. 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.
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. Dust ensues, but for all its grit and detritus, the book of eli is a wellpolished movie. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. 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.
The end of eli is a wild ride, so in case you were a bit thrown off, here is a brief explanation of the films ending and a few answers to the films more confusing plot points warning. The bible was encryped, so thats why he wouldnt share it with anyone because they wouldnt be able to read it. Eli tells another character that he meets on his journey that god showed him where the book is and told him to travel west with. 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.
If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips.
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 waters of life are absent in the future, and the world is a dust bowl. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it. This entire movement is significant as it shows that eli has been reciting the bible from memory for a vast amount of time, due to the sheer amount of. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The book of eli soundtrack is a soundtrack by atticus ross, leopold ross and claudia sarne. 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. Jul 08, 2015 this feature is not available right now.
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 with a different set of eyes. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Ending spoiler for the book of eli 2010, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Eli, understandably, is wary, watchful, and either blessed or damned, depending on your spiritual rigging. Aug 07, 20 blind focuses on emma, a 15yearold girl who was involved in a freak accident and goes blind as a result. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
Washington, of course, is eminently charismatic, even under a scraggly beard and dusty overcoat. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. Throughout this movie, it is said that elis bible is the only one remaining. The book details emmas struggle learning how to live without her eyesight, but it also features normal teen drama, plus a mysterious death of a classmate that may or may not have been a suicide. 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. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. 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. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. When he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, carnegie, the man views elis impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his gang. Well in the divine comedy bolgia 6 has a broken bridge. The book of eli spoiler thread movies quarter to three. Throughout this movie, it is said that eli s bible is the only one remaining. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
Jan 22, 2010 eli, understandably, is wary, watchful, and either blessed or damned, depending on your spiritual rigging. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. When the multiple twists occur at the end of the film, elis blindness only being one of them, i found myself in a unique place of appreciating every. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. So, eli is journeying by a drifting, wandering path into the western half of the former united states, on a mission from god.
Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. The bolgias in the book of eli is shown as a dry riverbed that is spanned with a small bridge. Jan 19, 2010 indeed, one of the best elements about the book of eli is that, while clearly catering to the western version of faith, the ending suggests that all religion and the moral message it brings is. When he was talking to the guy about the bible, towards the end, they had a closeup on his eyes and they looked like a blind persons eyes. Blind focuses on emma, a 15yearold girl who was involved in a freak accident and goes blind as a result.
He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. By the end of its opening fourday holiday weekend it grossed. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Eli was blind, he did rely on his sense of smell and hearing when it came down to it. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. 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. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind.
The twist at the end of the movie is that you find out that eli is blind, and the bible he has is written in braille. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Since a broken bridge is shown in the book of eli movie we need to locate this reference in the dantes inferno. What is the song at the end of the book of eli answers. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. At the end it shows his eyes, which appear to be the eyes of someone who is blind. 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 film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. When he was hunting for food in the very beginning and he shot that stray cat. 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. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. I was halfexpecting carnegie to open the book and find a kmart operations manual. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. It was their first commercially released score and rosss first film soundtrack, prior to the release of the social network soundtrack. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. By the end of the film, hes completed his task and is dying, and so he returns to being blind, and his eyes are. Jun 26, 2018 despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san quentin prison. This post contains major spoilers for the netflix film eli eli movie netflix ending explained. The book details emmas struggle learning how to live without her eyesight, but it also features normal teen drama, plus a mysterious death of a classmate that may or may not have been a. The book of eli ending explained i put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this.
Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads. 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 and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. Blind by rachel dewoskin meet your next favorite book. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa.
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