In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. 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 the house. 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. Yes, the most printed book of all time the bible, has only one copy left in existence. I also love how the villain finally gets his claws on the book but cant really do anything with it since he cant read braille. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. Jan 01, 2000 this book by bill myers, eli follows the story of a tv journalist named conrad davis. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in. Actually on the contrary, he has great shooting and fighting skills and that requers nearly perfect orientation. Carnegie even references it in one part of the movie when he says do not quote me shoot this guys already. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie.
I know his bible was written in braille, but throughout the movie there is not even one sign of his blindness. 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. He is thrown into a world where jesus christ was not born 2,000 years ago, but born in todays society. With this being said, eli was used as a messiah being led by god.
I want to rewatch it to look for clues that eli 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. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. I think it may also have been used as a selfredemption moment for one of the bad guys. 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. How does any of this goddamn movie make sense if youve been blind the whole time denzel washington. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. We see him look at the sky in the morning, look at things around him and look at the people hes talking to. Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow him to do things that would be near impossible for a man his age believed to be late forties to earlymid fifties. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are.
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. 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. Aug 23, 2017 hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli was blind the entire move, so yes divine intervention was the entire twist to the movie. 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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli or denzel washington is cooler in slow motion.
The book of eli is a 2010 american post apocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. He is thrown into another world after a car accident. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. In this dystopian future, all bibles have been burned, or destroyed. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. There were also subtle hints like his heightened sense of hearing and smell. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire movie. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. 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.
Before the apocalypse, eli was a simple clerk at a local kmart. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in the house. 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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Oh yeah and remember eli is invincible so he coulda stopped a gang rape but, eli really needs his tunes.
Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theunknownknight on 2617 at 7. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. I think he was blind the whole time, but like jesus healed the blind, he could see with the power of god, seen especially clear in the gun fight scene. The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town. The book of eli spoiler thread movies quarter to three forums. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Remember all the times i bumped into things and reacted to noises. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. He asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
And each time someone fires on him, eli turns in that direction and returns fire. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. 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. At the sanctuary, eli has died, but not before reciting the entire book. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Hints to eli s condition are shown throughout the movie. 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. I make light of it, but thats almost the way i looked at it. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is. 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.
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. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. There are many many clues as to elis character being blind throughout the entire movie. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater forum. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli. The audience doesnt get to know a lot about elis past.
Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. He shot guys and fought guys all while being blind. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. Jan 12, 2010 like mccarthys great novel, the book of eli follows a wandering man on a lawless road while carrying his charge a boy, rather than a book, in the road.
In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. Now i can buy a blind guy kicking the crap out of people thats all cool, what i dont buy is the fact that throughout the whole film we can see the eli can clearly see. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. 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 the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. The book of eli ending explained i put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired.
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