The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. The book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. Denzel washington eli gary oldman carnegie mila kunis solara.
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 continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. 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. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli denzel washington, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. 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. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube.
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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. Unless youre particularly observant its not outright apparent that hes blind when watching the first time until the very end of the movie when the camera zooms in and you can see his eyes are clouded. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the book of eli near you.
In this bleak, postapocalyptic world, theres little reward for goodness. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. I am a massive fan of denzel washington and this film isnt like his normal roles with it being set in a post apocalyptic land with denzel making his way across a desolate wasteland protecting the book of eli. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the essentials required to live and sustain survival. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Its got action and excitement along the way and a few surprises which makes for a real good film.
Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter. Was denzel washingtons character in book of eli blind. To date, the script has not been released in novel form for the public market in hard cover or paper back. And the book of eli makes viewers grapple with what that looks like. Positive elements its one thing to do good, star denzel washington told reuters. Viewing the book of eli for the second time last week, i was again impressed by that scene, as well as by the movies overall visual scheme. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Is denzel washingtons character in the book of eli blind. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. The book of eli dvd, 2010 the entire country has been destroyed by what appears to have been a nuclear apocalypse 3035 years before. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the.
If wasnt blind during the movie there would have been no point in. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. It adds a whole new depth and wonder to the entire movie, and for me even excolorboxs why his copy of the bible was not destroyed. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Asked in denzel washington was denzel washington supposed to be blind in the movie the book of eli. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene.
When i first saw that kunis was cast in this film, i was a little worried. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. The earths ozone layer was apparently severely damaged resulting in many being severely burned by uv rays andor blinded. 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. 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.
It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes. That and a quiet denzel washington wielding a sword sets up the book of eli, yet another postapocalyptic thriller set in the future or lack thereof. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. At the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around.
The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. 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. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by gary oldman was a book collector of sorts who pursued eli until the bitter end. 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.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The way they approach it is the surprise at the end that it turns out he is blind, not that he had gone blind again. 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. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to.
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