After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. Given his impressive fighting and shooting skills, eli turning out to be as blind as a bat might have surprised audiences on the initial viewing, but on repeat watches there are several clues in scenes that hint at this key. I deduced that eli was blind during the fight scene on the ground floor of the bar. The highdefinition experience that sonys bluray of the road forces onscreen, a drab and murky image that accurately retains the utterly bleak look of john hillcoats film, isnt the same sort of highdefinition experience that warner brothers serves up with the book of eli. Throughout this book, the reader follows solara as the main character and receives. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Some folks will tell you eli is blind and thus his amazing acts of. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. 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. So apparently i completely misunderstood the ending of the book of. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for elis audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a real treat. God does seem to play an important role and there are a few times that some good messages are shared by eli.
Book of eli was a postapocalyptic tale directed by the hughes brothers. Eli was already revealing half of the plot of the movie while praying over his. Then you move on to eli s journey, which goes into more detail about the characters arc. Redridge picks up, unwraps, and opens the object, and, hearing a click, throws it back on the ground in front of the car, running away from it. There were hints all through the movie another scene shows. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The worldview that is represented in this movie was that of a christian one because eli relied on god and his faith to lead him on his journey.
Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. 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. The story is more about eli and his mission than it is the bible or god. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. But not until oldmans character opened the bible did i think about it being in braille. 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. There are plenty of clues pointing to eli being blind, and there are some parts of the movie that make it seem like he may not be, but the clues that he is are blatantly obvious and intentional, and the parts that support the idea that he is not blind seem to just be directorial oversights like him making eyecontact, or being woken up by the sun which i still hold to be a lightdark metaphor, and other things that just dont seem to be intentional. All of the men seemed to take orders from carnagie unconditionally. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego. If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. He prays to god, and carries the bible around with him and reads it everyday.
How the idol fell down before the ark from hurlbuts bible stories for children the bible story of eli this eli bible story was written in simple words by jesse lyman hurlbut and taken from hurlbuts bible stories for children which was published in 1904. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. 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. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Eli is a blind man who is crippled by not being able to see because of one of the disasters the happened when the world became barren. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater forum. The book of eli is different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. You might have heard about the movie titled the book of eli, or you might. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of eli s task.
Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. Jan 17, 2010 i saw the movie with a full house in the theatre last night. Eli tells solara that the event happened 30 years ago, that he also has been walking for 30 years with the bible. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Anyway, it told me to find a book and head for alcatraz. 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.
Feb 05, 2010 good movie, plenty of action, not bad story, good actors. 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. There are clues throughout the movie that he is blind, but they are very subtle. From its advertisements, it appeared to be a basic postapocalyptic thriller, with a lead actor that can sell thousands of. It featured denzel washington as eli, a man on a quest to get to the west coast. My problem with the eli being blind has nothing to do with the faith aspect. There are hints that he had trouble seeing, the use of the glasses throughout shows the light hurt his eyes.
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. Jan 18, 2017 its revealed that our hero, eli, has been blind the entire time, and that the book he carries around is written in brail. So, there are some interesting book of mormon parallels worth investigating. Theres a few hints that eli was blind before you actual. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes brothers. Solara on the other hand, certainly goes through this. The waters of life are absent in the future, and the world is a dust bowl. Adamantium is a fictional metal alloy appearing in stories published by. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The verse of shadow, is the story of solara and her mission to save her blind mother from carnegie. So yes, leaves falling off trees doesnt make sense and ash doesnt make sense either as he has not aged in other scenes after. 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.
He was bringing knowledge with him, which gary oldman as carnegie believed could be used to seize power. There are plenty of clues pointing to eli being blind, and there are some parts of the movie that make it seem like he may not be, but the clues that he is are blatantly obvious and intentional, and the parts that support the idea that he is not blind seem to just be directorial oversights like him making eyecontact, or being woken up by the. The point of the story is that he was blind hence his ability to read braille, heightened senses, ability to fight in the dark, etc. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater. There are a lot of scenes in the movie that could suggest that the lead character suffered from absolute blindness. Yes, there are clues that he is blind, like overdeveloped smelling.
Well in the divine comedy bolgia 6 has a broken bridge. In the scene at george and marthas house, carnegie calls for eli to throw out the book. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. The main characters were denzel washington as eli, gary oldman as carnegie, jennifer beals as claudia and mila kunis as solara. The book of eli is a strong story about a godfearing man determined to obey the will of the lord. My problem is that eli did not behave like a blind person. Eli recites a typical prayer of thanks while solara is his guest, and solara mimics it the next morning at breakfast with carnegie, which clues him in to eli s possession of a bible. May 27, 2010 the bible is an essential part of civilization, we learn, along with, of course, the koran and the torah. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Denzel washingtons acting was good enough, he portrays a man with. Jan 15, 2010 eli soon realizes that marthas shaking hands are a result of their diet.
And the book of eli makes viewers grapple with what that looks like. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. The point of the film is that he is blind the film is about. Jan 15, 2010 my problem with the eli being blind has nothing to do with the faith aspect. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for eli s audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a. Jan 22, 2010 now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. The book is also known as harbuts story of the bible told for young and old. Jan 15, 2010 a road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.
Scattering clues throughout the plot that had no impact and would have otherwise gone unnoticed and then tying them. Seeing a graveyard at the back of the house, it is suggested that the lack of food has turned the couple into cannibals. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel, eli is. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. According to the books of samuel, the name of a priest of shiloh, and one of the last israelite judges before the rule of kings in ancient israel. See more ideas about the book of eli, elis, denzel washington.
Then again, eli mightve just been a retired badass. Nov 14, 2015 the book of eli the film never resolves the question of how eli developed such remarkable combat skills. It said people would kill for this book and i should keep it a secret, so it helpfully found me a copy with a giant, gold crucifix on the cover. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. There was a time i avoided spoiling stories until id readwatched them just. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become 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. It was released on march 17, 2010 in the philippines. Sure, eli may not have use for a bike, but no one else ever uses them either. Eli denzel washington is, in fact, blind, hence why he wears sunglasses for the entire movie.
What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. In the postapocalyptic world a man washington walks the earth with a copy of the bible. The story involves a lone wanderer denzel washington who wears a. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness. Ive spent the last 30 years walking out here to drop it off. I want to rewatch it to look for clues that eli is blind. Its a more indepth version of whats in the focus points, but its still good to watch because you can see how deeply everyone involved in the movie cared about giving the story some substance. Before the apocalypse, eli was a simple clerk at a local kmart. 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 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. 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. The woman that was blind was bound to servitude and used as leverage against her daughter. Elis eyes are finally shown and he is blind and its why he believed so much in protecting the book. Eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. Jan 16, 2010 the bolgias in the book of eli is shown as a dry riverbed that is spanned with a small bridge. 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. This story is a fantold expansion of the original 2010 movie the book of eli starring denzel washington eli and mila kunis solara. Rs, and here is the script in pdf form and on page 110 it says eli is blind. 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 you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. The book of eli apocalypse christianity religion ask metafilter. It is nuclear fallout, an unknown time after the nuclear explosion s. 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. A wrapped object is thrown out of the second story window and lands a few feet in front of one of the gangs cars. The book of eli prayer, god, christian, people christianity page 3 citydata forum. Spoiler still cant believe he was blind, awesome twist. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. The book of eli was about the struggle of a man who tried to keep hold of a book that is suppose the give a man power if he reads.
The first clue that suggests eli was not totally blind was the fact that he. In fact, faith is the only semisatisfying explanation for eli s ability. Firearm discussion and resources from ar15, ak47, handguns and more. Eli, it turns out, is blind and has been miraculously brought to the library, where he dictates the entire bible to a scribe. If only i could somehow force my blind wife to read it for me, just like ive forced her to do pretty much anything i wanted throughout the entire movie.
This puzzled me, especially after the first town shootout which killed 10 or 12 men and the melee in the bar which slew 15 people. If i had to give one theme that stood out among the rest it would certainly be faith eli exemplifies faith in spite of adversity. This thread is now designated the official discussion thread for the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Eli is blind the whole time the book of eli summit entertainment. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight.
This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Eli s legally blind, can fight and navigate well despite the handicap thanks to years of practice and experience, and receives divine protection and guidance when necessary. Love it or hate it, the book of eli was not made mindlessly. But getting back to book of eli, i think the town and the ruthless bully boy gangs seemed a bit too much. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
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