In book of eli was blind

Eli was blind before the war, and was blind the entire movie. 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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Book of eli paper the film the book of eli directed by the hughes brothers is a cinematic display of dystopian genius. 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 the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. A meteorite and a subsequent war 30 years earlier has scorched the earth and the population. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. May 27, 2010 the bible is an essential part of civilization, we learn, along with, of course, the koran and the torah. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.

It seems that the hughes brothers are trying to resemble eli to the biblical eli. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. This movie is a sort of superhero tale, so just as people cant really fly yet superman could fly, eli could do nonhuman things though real blind. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. Free download or read online five dares pdf epub book. 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 secondly, what happened to the world in the book of eli. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible.

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. The book of eli is a movie starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. Theres no way a real blind person could do the things eli could do in the movie, but this is fiction, not a reality show. 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. 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. In regards to the road, the people they meet have mostly become scavengers and cannibals. 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. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie. For a christian, which its heavily implied eli was, this is actually a pretty good deal. Instead hes legally blind, only able to see short distances and make out basic shapes. Numerous religions are practiced in society as they are protected under. Eli, it turns out, is blind and has been miraculously brought to the library, where he dictates the entire bible to a scribe.

Furthermore, the ending reveals that eli has been partially blind the whole time. Moreover, eli s quote, we walk by faith, not by sight brings out. Oct 11, 2020 but as you wonder more about the movie and some of its distinctive scenes, you may have come to the thought of questioning if is he really blind in the book of eli. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation.

Before the apocalypse, eli was a simple clerk at a local kmart. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. According to theories and thorough analysis, we can assume that eli is not completely blind but has a rather clouded eyesight and only partial blindness. The goal is to show the construction of identity in a world destroyed. The only blind person in the movie was the woman that gary oldman was inmila kunis mom. However in the book of eli, the hughes brothers take a jump to a different part of modern society. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Denzel washington in the book of eli sample example. 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. Jan 15, 2010 in the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind.

But the book of eli s screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars entry, and a tried and true one of us type nerd builds a fairly defined world in which to tell eli s story of a mission from god. 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. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. Denzel washingtons character in book of eli wasnt blind. The main characters of this romance, m m romance story are. For all we know, hes come across a hundred bibles while scavenging his way across the continent, he just couldnt recognize them as such because they werent in braille. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life.

At the very end, when the camera zooms in on eli as he sits at the table on the ship, you can clearly see his eyes are covered by a white film, a. It was released on march 17, 2010 in the philippines. Many dystopian films critique government involvement, privacy issues, and ethical concerns. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. In the bible, eli was a really old blind priest who raised samuel, one of the major prophets of christianity. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. He was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a.

Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. He is not totally blind, for the reason that when they go back in the old cannibal couples house and ask for weapons eli looks at the window to check the. 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. 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. Why did carnegie say impossible when he opened the book. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. His mission, and his journey, are his own gospel, in a sense. The book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. Having helped eli complete his journey, solara, once belittled by both eli and carnegie and now presumably equipped with quite the education, starts her own journey into the world. 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. The road and the book of eli have similar plot lines, both representing a post apocalyptic society devoid of humanity, with a main characters representing the spark of humanity, or the breath of god.

Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is. From its advertisements, it appeared to be a basic postapocalyptic thriller, with a lead actor that can sell thousands of. Pdf five dares book by eli easton free download 245 pages. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard.

Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is in braille. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. Jan 15, 2010 resistant to give into this mad mans wishes, eli tries to flee the town, to continue on his journey west, as god had instructed. According to theories and thorough analysis, we can assume that eli is not completely blind but has a rather clouded eyesight and only partial. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. Eli also is able to see the path and enemies because of gods guidance. 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.

Apr, 2014 it would seem that eli was left on earth after the war to do the works of god as displayed throughout the rest of the movie as he travels with a woman named solara mila kunis who has lived in this corrupt town with her blind mother and an evil man named carnegie whos main goal is to get the bible from eli and that is what ultimately causes. 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. 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. Jan 15, 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen hughes. 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. 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. Were talking about gary oldman and his army of men who are searching endlessly for this book. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness. 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. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The book of eli is different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. At the end of the movie, the bible that he was carrying begins to be massproduced again. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not.

Inspired by eli s defiance, solara, the daughter of carnegies blind, commonlaw wife, wants to escape with him to the desert. Eli is then buried in the prison courtyard, and lombardi puts a newly typed bound bible on the bookshelf where a spot had been saved for the bible. Denzel washingtons acting was good enough, he portrays a man. There are a lot of scenes in the movie that could suggest that the lead character suffered from absolute blindness.

When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. I do agree that he did appear to have a greatly elevated sence of smell, hearing, physical awareness, and depth perception, but that is extremely comon with those of us whom are missing another physical sence. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Whatever caused this apocalypse is undisclosed, but it becomes clear that religion was blamed and holy books the.

And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. I deduced that eli was blind during the fight scene on the ground floor of the bar. Then again, eli mightve just been a retired badass. Why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands. This movie is a sort of superhero tale, so just as people cant really fly yet superman could fly, eli could do nonhuman things though real blind people havent been able to thus far. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes brothers. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. I think it may also have been used as a selfredemption moment for one of the bad guys. The book of eli believable except for this one small. But not until oldmans character opened the bible did i. Solara on the other hand, certainly goes through this.

Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Also, sometime before the blast all religious books were destroyed. Eli s 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. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, god promised to punish his family, resulting.

This means that he cant see well enough to read a normal book, but he can. 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. 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. 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. Then you hear eli s voice as he says one last prayer for solara. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Jan 22, 2010 at the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around throughout the film is the bible in braille. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. The book of eli and the identity in a world of scarcity and devastation. It is when eli and solara are alone that his true, peaceful nature is revealed.

Nov 07, 2020 the book of eli is a about a lone very alone gunslingerknifefighter denzel as eli who has walked the earth since an apocalyptic event rocked the world, making water scarce. Moreover, is denzel supposed to be blind in the book of eli. The director is acutely aware that gary oldmans character is much more interesting than eli, and the focus of the film substantially shifts for the better to what he wants the. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Jan 21, 2010 in the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. 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 does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. There are so many clues to the fact but you just dont realize it till its at the end and its revealed he is blind. The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was blind. How do we know eli is blind from the very beginning of the story. 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. He clearly looked like he was fighting on nonsight senses, not looking at his targets. 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 main characters were denzel washington as eli, gary oldman as carnegie, jennifer beals as claudia and mila kunis as solara. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 245 pages and is available in ebook format. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.

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. Eli is both a courier and a missionary, and the title reflects that with the allusion to the books of the apostles book of john, book of peter, etc. 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The signs are all there he feels for food instead of looks for it, he relies on smell, etc.

Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. After carnegies blind mistress claudia gives eli some food and water, carnegie orders claudias daughter solara to seduce eli, but he turns her down. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Before it was revealed he was blind you thought he may have been slightly delusional and obsessive in his mission to deliver the book. Also know, what happened to the world in the book of eli. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.

The story has denzel washington playing a mysterious wanderer named eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west. Jan 19, 2010 eli was blind before the war, and was blind the entire movie. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. 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. Because he realized it was in braille and he found it difficult to believe eli was blind. The book of eliheadscratchers all the tropes wiki fandom.

The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. 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. Denzel washington may have over a million oscars and over a hundred leading roles, but even his greatness could not save the sad production that is the book of eli. The book of eli is the actionadventure of a man named eli who is in the possession of the last bible on earth after the apocalypse. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli.