That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists. The earths ozone layer was apparently severely damaged resulting in many being severely burned by uv rays andor blinded. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. He sends solara mila kunis, the comely daughter of his blind lover. Jan 14, 2010 eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. Eli walks through the abandoned road in a postapocalyptic 2043. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. 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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. In it, a blind samurai, endowed with exceptional sensory. 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. As postapocalyptic movie fiction goes, the book of eli is not a crowdpleaser like the mad max series nor silly like any of the planet of the apes films. 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. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from. In the film the book of eli, eli was led to a book by a voice in his head and he made it his mission to protect that book with his life. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Book of eli ring my bell in the movie the book of eli, eli is blind. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. Eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet.
The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Loving your neighbors is only the second greatest commandmentthe first is to love the lord your god with all your heart, soul, and mind. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen.
He then beats claudia in front of solara in order to find out if eli has the book. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Dec 1, 2012 the book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 stay safe and healthy. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. 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 an early scene, eli enters an abandoned house to search for any items that he might use or.
The book of eli, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own. He finds an abandoned house and searches it for anything that can be useful. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. Jan 15, 2010 eli completely missed the most important lesson to be learned from his precious book. Book of eli, the rpkgbd eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. When hunting the cat, for example, he was sitting in a position where it didnt seem like he could actually see his target at all. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. He sends solara mila kunis, the comely daughter of his blind lover claudia jennifer beals, to get the book. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable.
Eli warns the man that he wont get his hand back if he does that again, and proceeds to chop that off with one quick slice of his blade with bloody results and views of the stump and severed hand. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The book of eli original score atticus ross allmusic. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from hell, which dates back to 2001.
The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it. Its a movie book of eli all survival cache followers or interested parties. The others then attack him with large metal pipes in a fully silhouetted scene but he avoids being hit while slicing, stabbing and hitting. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Was eli from the book of eli fully blind or partially blind.
Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. He tries to get claudia who is blind to read it, but she claims. Jun 26, 2018 despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Essential items to human life like water now have a very high value due to its complete. Perhaps its the freshness of that movie, and the popularity and respect afforded mccarthys book, that will make the road so prevalent in any evaluation of the hughes bros. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera.
He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Now that story is in no way similar to eli mannings narrative but he did hear a voice and it happened to say geno smith is starting on sunday. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. No, the book of eli has nothing to do with from hell, but it does show a certain. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. He tries to fill his canteen with water, but the taps dont work.
Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. Bishop barron comments on the death of billy graham duration. Full time montpelier, vermont, usa vt association of.
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 was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. 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. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Feb 11, 2010 bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years.
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. Jan, 2010 he s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. No, the book of eli has nothing to do with from hell, but it does show a certain loosely interpreted fascination the filmmaking siblings have for timely tales of things not fully understood. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Carnegie tries to get claudia to read it, but she cruelly lies and tells him that shes forgotten how.
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. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. 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. I want to order a coffee mug that says eli s cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. The book of eli movie plot holes and funny quotes reimagined. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. The book of eli denzel washington gary oldman mila kunis 2010 a lone warrior denzel washington faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanitys redemption across a postapocalyptic wasteland. 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. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers youtube. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros.
Set in a post apocalyptic universe, it centres around a cryptic man named eli. Carnegie has the town engineer carefully pick open the lock on the book. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife. I want to order a coffee mug that says elis cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli.
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