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. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Dec 05, 2011 you can almost see the life that completing gods will has brought not just to eli, but even to the land surrounding him. The woman that was blind was bound to servitude and used as leverage against her daughter. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. 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. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. 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 the united states. Eli witnessed this unusual behavior, and concluded that hannah was intoxicated.
Eli s totally blind, preturnaturally good at location and detection, enabling him to fight like a freaking ninja, and has some divine protection and guidance, or 3. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it. Then again, eli mightve just been a retired badass. After hannahs explanation of her sobriety, eli blessed her with peace and a guarantee that god would grant her request. Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. He is taking the book to a place where it will be safe where its message can be finally be shared with the world. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. According to theories and thorough analysis, we can assume that eli is not completely blind but has a rather clouded eyesight and only partial.
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. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind. Now eli, being ninetyeight years old, and blind, sat waiting for the ark of god to return, and the man of benjamin told eli that there was a great slaughter of israel, including hophni and phinehas, and that the ark of god was stolen. 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. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. Eli believes that god has enabled him to have the book for a good reason. He was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon. There are hints that he had trouble seeing, the use of the glasses throughout shows the light hurt his eyes. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
Eli, who talks at one juncture about how he walks by faith, not by sight, is blind. He also died from a gunshot wound he received because gary oldman shot him pointblank in the abdomen. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. However, carnegie ha killed many people in his pursuit for the book. There were hints all through the movie another scene shows. If he was truly blind then he wouldnt be able to do so because he wouldnt know where they are to look at. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Eli survives the gunshot and makes his way west with solaras. Oct 27, 2019 eli s mother describes her as a miracle worker, and during dinner prayers thanks jesus for placing dr. When our last study time ended, eli was told by the lord through samuel, that the future was grim for he and his family. Jan 19, 2010 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. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler.
Eli died eli died story eli died bible study on eli. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. Dec 21, 2010 eli s character seems to very often have exact visual acuity meaning his eyes seem to register objects and people based on eye movements and the body language response and facial expression response giving the accurate emotion portrayal based off what he was seeing. The book of eli soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. 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. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Before the apocalypse, eli was a simple clerk at a local kmart. Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san quentin prison. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. 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.
The only explanation i have for this is the fairly well publicized. It is as though this guy weve been watching is twice as badass as he was before because he was straight jackin fools while totally blind. Eli was blind before the war, and was blind the entire movie. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Because the book was delivered successfully cold 2 a person word for word. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Eli is a movie about a tenyearold boy named as you might guess eli, who is allergic to everything. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. Only the blind can see lifting up the bible in the book of eli. A selfassured solara returns to her sweet blind mother building an identity. Book of eli ring my bell in the movie the book of eli, eli is blind. 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. From its advertisements, it appeared to be a basic postapocalyptic thriller, with a lead actor that can sell thousands of.
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. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Filming began in february 2009 and took place in new mexico. 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. It may not actually be his name tag, but lets call him eli, anyway. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness. 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 book and that god will have his back along. Jan 26, 2016 not only can eli maneuver the wasteland without sight, he can also ward off groups of attackers without a scratch, he can also hunt with his trusty bow and shoot a bird out of the air blind for dinner. Though this story is not in the book of judges, eli was. 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. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet.
Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. A meteorite and a subsequent war 30 years earlier has scorched the earth and the population. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. Jan 15, 2010 find all 25 songs in the book of eli soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Solara on the other hand, certainly goes through this. Plus, when rose speaks privately to her husband paul, she says.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Featured on meta planned maintenance scheduled for saturday, march 27, 2021 at 1. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. When eli found hannah in the temple, she was praying silently with her lips moving. Feb 06, 2010 as the film opens, eli is traveling west across a burnedout america, carrying a machete, a pistol, a canteenand the last known bible on earth. Elis eyes are finally shown and he is blind and its why he believed so much in protecting the book. 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. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film.
Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli. Browse other questions tagged plot explanation the book of eli. Eli died eli died story eli died bible study on eli died.
There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc.
The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Book of eli 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. Jan 12, 2010 most everyone wears goggles and leather in the postapocalyptic wasteland of the book of eli. The signs are all there he feels for food instead of looks for it, he relies on smell, etc. 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. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli.
Whitta is one of the main men responsible for eli s audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a. My chosen movie for that saturday afternoon was the book of eli, directed by. Moreover, is denzel supposed to be blind in the book of eli. 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 of eli believable except for this one small. Some say that eli was blind ever since he was born and never got the chance to regain his eyesight until he had grown up. But way too many things in the movie seem to tell the viewer eli is blind. It was the bible, it was written in braille, eli was blind as it turns oh, so he memorized it from cover to cover. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. There are a lot of scenes in the movie that could suggest that the lead character suffered from absolute blindness.
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. They are blind and ignorant to the message of truth in th. Jan 19, 2010 seen as a valuable way to lead people, an evil man oldman who controls a city looks to take control of the book. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. The book of eli is different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. Barring word of god to clear this up no pun intended, all three remain viable explanations of the events. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending.
If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him. He lives in a big plastic tent and when he does go out he wears a blue hazmat suit lest. As the film opens, eli is traveling west across a burnedout america, carrying a machete, a pistol, a canteenand the last known bible on earth. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes brothers. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. 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 book. I dont know how to explain it, its like it was coming from inside me. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for eli s audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a real treat. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. 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. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
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