Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Although eli is extremely skilled at surviving on his own, he was blind. It is only after eli is fired upon from the guy on the roof that eli takes cover and fires back. Were talking about gary oldman and his army of men who are searching endlessly for this book. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The biblical eli is blind at the end of his long journey through life, but not at the start. A focus on his eyes reveals that they have been dead since the flash and that he has been traveling, fighting. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of.
What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. At the beginning of the movie, he shoots a hairless cat only when he hears it move. She realizes why carnegie needs her to read the book and smiles. The fact that the book was in braille had nothing to do with anythingit was the voice that led him. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theunknownknight on 2617 at 7. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. 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 block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people he s talking to. He didnt see the no trespassing sign because he was blind. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater forum.
He saw the first trap coming because he smelled his attackers. Since eli had already explained to solara mila kunis that he was walking by faith not sight, he was letting the audience know that whatever he did, he was doing for god without knowing what was to come and with complete assurance that god would take care of him. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eliheadscratchers all the tropes wiki fandom. 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. For all we know, he s come across a hundred bibles while scavenging his way across the continent, he just couldnt recognize them as such because they werent in braille. At this point, he knows he s dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Denzels character claims he heard a voice in his head and knowing this, in any situation reflects someone who is nuts, he has to state he is not crazy for listening to a strange voice in his head. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Hes working at a supermarket at the time of the war when everything goes bad and people loot the store and he wasnt blind at that time. Maybe the protection that helped him survive all those gunshot wounds also. This is the fight scene in the book of eli where eli shoos away a cat and then goes to leave and encounters a beatdow he clears all them out and does a gre. This would mean hes simply the best blind fighter ever. Eli may have divine protection, but it is limited to keeping him alive.
Feb 05, 2010 the other conflicting element in the movie is the idea of faith. Eli was blind which the song references foreshadows this revelation at the end of the movie, as well as, referring to the creator via questions cats were believed to be agents of the devil, and to possess magical powers. The twist that the book was braille was brilliant, and the symbolism of carnegie being himself blind to the word is just great writing. We love spending time with family, learning new things, and playing with toys. It means that you know something even if you dont know something. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography. That being said, there are many moments in the film that hint that eli relies on his other senses instead. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of elis face shows us that he is blind as well. The book of eli spoiler thread movies quarter to three forums.
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. Jan 19, 2010 ok sorry i thought of a couple more thing suggesting eli isnt blind, in the beggining he got the lighter off of the dead high jackers and saw the flame, the wind was blowing away from him so he. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. Eli s totally blind and being guided by a higher power, 2. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Another thought i had today was whether or not the blind lady claudia could. Denzel washingtons character in book of eli wasnt blind. The only blind person in the movie was the woman that gary oldman was inmila kunis mom. Realistically, there are three logical interpretations here.
Carnegie tries to get claudia to read it, but she cruelly lies and tells him that shes forgotten how. While he was on his mission of taking the bible to the west, he received. Clearly at the end of the movie eli accomplishes his mission. Elis eyes are finally shown and he is blind and its why he believed so much in protecting the book.
The titular book of eli, a braille bible, purportedly containing the entire kjv text, would actually take up much more physical space than one volume. I watched the movie three times and there are parts when he looks like he sees but the movie really focuses on the noise people and his surrounding makes. I figured he got damage to his eyes from nukes exploding as a child it seemed implied he survived the apocalypse. Favorite answer he was not blind throughout the film. Maybe the protection that helped him survive all those gunshot wounds also cured his blindness during his mission. There are hints that he had trouble seeing, the use of the glasses throughout shows the light hurt his eyes. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. 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. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. 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.
Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Jan 15, 2010 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. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. Captured solara causes an interesting chain of events and is able to steal a vehicle to go back for eli. 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. In the first draft of the script gary was just frustrated. He was blind before the apocalyptic event, thats why he knew braille. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theantiquetiger on 2517 at 10. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
When he reached his goal, the protection faded, his blindness returned, and he eventually succumbed to his wounds. When he reached his goal, the protection faded, his blindness returned, and he. Eli and solara do get overwhelmed by carnegies firepower and, amazingly, eli gives up his book to save solara and gets shot for his trouble. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime.
Jan 19, 2010 he has a higher being guiding some of his actions and speaking through him which explains why he has the entire book in his head. It was just that the only bible left in existence was in braille and that he was able to read it from prewar skills. 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. 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. Never thought he was entirely blind, just vision impaired. He was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon. He restores my soul he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for thou art with me. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the the book of eli movie on. Feb 21, 2011 they showed a close up of his eyes at the end he was blind. Jan 18, 2012 yes, the protagonist of the film, played by denzel washington, was in fact blind. Hints were dropped throughout, like eli s noting of his excellent sense of smell right before the ambush. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. He soon forces solara to tell him if eli was reading a book, and realizes eli s book is the one he wantsa bible. Oct 11, 2020 this is also one of the reasons that indicate that eli was not completely blind because if he was, he would not be using any sort of eye protection. I say he was, maybe could see very, very little, as from evidence of his. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. He is blind at the end, as he no longer needs sight. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. He heard things none of the other characters heard. Several clues are given throughout the film, that elude to the characters blindness. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. He was not totally blinded by the nuclear flash but rather to prevent any more damage to his eyes, he had to wear sunglasses like everybody else. Here is a great comment about land of the blind by the author himself. The first clue that suggests eli was not totally blind was the fact that he knew when it was day or night. Hi,i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. 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.
There are a lot of scenes in the movie that could suggest that the lead character suffered from absolute blindness. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Five favorite fictional films that portray blindness low vision interview part 1 gary whitta on the book of eli the book of eli best scene jennifer beals gary oldman denzel. Eli sneaks out of his room and carnegie has his henchmen shoot at eli, but the bullets seemingly just graze him, as if he is being protected. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Eli lives a fairly simple and repetitive life, with the occasional violent encounter thrown in for good measure. So apparently i completely misunderstood the ending of the book of. His mission wasnt about killing or taking down gary oldman, it was about getting that book to where it needed to go. Moreover, is denzel supposed to be blind in the book of eli. There were hints all through the movie another scene shows. The book of eli harry potter, perfect, people christianity. While he was on his mission of taking the bible to the west, he received the gift of.
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 shoots most of carnegies men and hits carnegie in the leg with a shotgun blast. 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. This actually sets the pace and tone of the book of eli, which has unfortunately and misleadingly been marketed as an actionpacked carnival of carnage.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in 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.
Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The movies twist doesnt make much sense as a twist if he wasnt blind the whole time, nor does the fact that he was carrying a braille bible. He obviously got the book, but it was useless to him. 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. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater.
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