Even better, through several memorable scenes, eli begins to show solara the power of the bible not as a tool for conquest, but as a handbook for living. 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 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. 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. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. 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. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west.
Here is a great comment about land of the blind by the author himself. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. 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. Eli wants to get moving west, but the towns powerhungry overseer, carnegie, has other plans for eli and his book. Eli is very badass but i wish his character and intentions were developed. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. So, he can smell the bo of the unbathed and can smell perfumeshampoo. The first being when he was in the house at the start where the body is, he bumps into the table. But before we all start grumbling about how society has gone mad and everyone is naming.
If you watch the movie for a second time you can catch on. In the movie, the book of eli, is denzel washingtons. Big to holden caulfield, we compiled a definitive ranking of the best and worst fictional bachelors new york city has to offer. He didnt see the no trespassing sign because he was blind. Originally the load, who also falls for a trap, solara is eventually able to overcome her captors using string as a garrote, takes out another vehicle with a grenade, then drives back to retrieve eli. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for eli s audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a. After visiting the book of eli imdb page, i realize that many people have this question. 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. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world. 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. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes brothers. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
Top 10 blind warrior movie fight scenes kung fu kingdom. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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 scene at george and marthas house, carnegie calls for eli to throw out the book. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. He calls himself a messenger of the dead among the living through his literary witness. The stories are all about their progression, their growth, their actions, and ultimately, their choices. In the movie the book of eli is the character that denzel washington plays blind the entire movie or can he see and have the ability to read brail.
After carnegies blind mistress claudia gives eli some food and water, carnegie orders claudia s daughter solara to seduce eli, but he turns her down. Whether youre into marvel or dc, discover information about your favorite characters original lore, nemesis, and alterego. 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. Carnegie is a man who runs a town in a postapocalyptic united states and runs it with an iron fist with the help of his henchmen, and a woman named claudia, who is blind, who serves as his slave. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. 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. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli.
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. Eli is the protagonist and title character of the film. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Denzel washington as eli the book of eli a one of the most commercially successful films on this list, the book of eli was one of the most dynamic and exciting portrayals of a blind character. 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. Unperturbed, eli offers to share his food with her, and before they eat, he says grace. 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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. 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 atheists and secularists may not enjoy the book of eli because of its heavy religious theme. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. The film looks and feels good, and washingtons performance is the more uncanny the more we think back over it. Fictional characters who are blind braille works blog. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. He didnt shoot at people until they shot at him first, that might not be as much about targeting as common. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible.
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. The first big star speaks to the quality of the structurean innovative approach that alternates between two narratives, each. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. An artist uses policesketch technology to build a case against the way hollywood casts literary icons. Yes, the rumors are truekhaleesi was the 755th most popular baby name for little girls born in america last year. Why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands. Actors who played more than one comic book character in their careers. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuarys leader. From its advertisements, it appeared to be a basic postapocalyptic thriller, with a lead actor that can sell thousands of. Feb 25, 2020 after visiting the book of eli imdb page, i realize that many people have this question. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated.
Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. 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. 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. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Others are plot driven, all about the action, taking us from one place to next at breakneck spee. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. In order to leave the town, eli must avoid the threats of bikers, henchmen, and other thugs, and escape with supplies of water and food. 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. His eyes which are usually hidden behind his sunglasses are clouded over, implying complete blindness or at least some form of vision impediment. 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.
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. In the movie the book of eli was the character played by denzel. Inspired by eli s defiance, solara, the daughter of carnegies blind, commonlaw wife, wants to escape with him to the desert. It just doesnt get any better than when jess walter tells a story, and land of the blind, his second novel featuring spokane detective caroline mabry, is yet another sterling example of walters creative geniusa book that is worthy of a five star rating. Jan 16, 2012 the main character in the book of eli. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Classic comic book characters would look absurd in modern movies. 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 ending is flawed, as we critics like to say, but its so magnificently, shamelessly, implausibly flawed that a it breaks apart from the movie and has a life of its own, or b at least it avoids being predictable. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. There were hints all through the movie another scene shows.
He takes on a bar full of hostiles and is the only one left standing. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. Mila kuniss character is named solara the sun, light, etc. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. See how your favorites stack up with links to fan sites, lists of favorites, and comparisons of enemies. After the success of the legion of real life supervillains, artist butcher billy ret. Claudia has a daughter named solora, who carnegie also controls as his slave. These films rake in huge bucks at the box office, and the stars in them have padded their bank accounts and become household names. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. From the picture books our parents and teachers read us as children to the novels we found as young adults to the literature we feed our reading obsession with today, its undeniable that books have helped to shape us into the people we are. Maybe all that black spandex was an upgrade after all. You could literally be anyone from any book, just be sure to mention the character reference in your instructable.
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. 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. Landing a role in a comic book movie is a big deal in hollywood today. How famous book characters would look in real life readers digest. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Mar 30, 2010 while the apostle paul is talking about a christians confident trust in gods promises, the book of eli s point that the titular character is literally blind, carrying a braille bible is how the film hammers home the unquestionable providence at work in our heros journey. Its always a shame when characters dont behave in the way one would expect the average person to given the situation. 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 hes talking to. Jan 18, 2010 i am confused also as to whether or not eli was blind, or whether his name was even eli, but i dont think that he was blind. Bring your favorite book character to life this halloween. 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 tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her.
Hi,i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. It is when eli and solara are alone that his true, peaceful nature is revealed. 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. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solar a mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. 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. Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. 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 best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. As schwatime points out in the imdb post called w hy the ending should make you blind with rage, there is multiple evidence to support both sides. Feb 06, 2010 scenes in which eli defends the book with his life are extremely convicting as a christian, and thoughtprovoking for nonbelievers.
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