I always thought that conversation he had with the blind mother sort of implied. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. A meteorite and a subsequent war 30 years earlier has scorched the earth and the population. Official the book of eli discussion thread discussion in movies started by mattbrown, dec 23. Com is the worlds largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiats of all types. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his.
Carnegies wife claudia jennifer beals is blind and her young and. The book of eli dvd arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to. 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. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his.
Presented by the golden closet, your premier source for iconic screen used movie wardrobe, props, and music entertainment memorabilia. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. The book of eli eli denzel washington backpack, ipod. Now in my defense, there are films about religion andor faith that ive enjoyed immensely example. The movie ploy of course had the main character on the move all the time. Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
If not, then theres no other explanation for how he s been able to do all that he did. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord set on possessing the book. My view is that when you see what the book is and that he s blind that to me tells you god must exist. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Later eli sits in the corner, roasting the carcass of the dead cat over a small campfire. Eli washington walks alone in postapocalyptic america. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. 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 had memorized the whole thing and read it back to the ones in the city who wrote it.
They are in unanimous agreement that the main character of this story is blind the entire time. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. I like to beleive that he was able to see the whole. 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. 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. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
Most everyone wears goggles and leather in the postapocalyptic wasteland of the book of eli. This is an awesome pack for edc and or one to three day hikes. This man is anxiously searching for a certain book and he sends out illiterate men hoping they will find this book during their search. How does any of this goddamn movie make sense if youve been blind the whole time denzel washington.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. In one of the first scenes in the book of eli, he walks into a table, showing that he s blind. Same on the use of the pistol, how he procured it or supplied it with ammo. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. Discovering eli has the book he seeks, carnegie tries to use solara, the daughter of his abused mistress, to seduce eli, and beats his mistress when solara fails. The book of eli is a film ruled by its religious conviction. Solara follows eli from east to west and, at the end, claims that shell return home.
The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiats, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. But if you were paying attention there were little things that he did like when he went to the house withe cannibals he tripped. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only.
If he was blind the whole time and in the end his eyes were white, why are his eyes brown when we takes off his shades and looks out the window and look up at the sun. The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley brand products. The spells in harry potter are latin for the same reason we use it today as muggles. Prop backpack, ipod, and switchblade used by eli denzel washington in the film, the book of eli. Eli had memorised the entire book, and in a place of sanctuary he dictated to a helper the whole book from memory. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers.
The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The physical book he s been carrying all this time is a braille bible. Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for the book of eli 2010. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. So in the opinion of a secular critic such as myself, its hard not to consider elements of the film to be laughably ridiculous. The movies twist doesnt make much sense as a twist if he wasnt blind the whole time, nor does the fact that he was carrying a braille bible.
The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by. Hints were dropped throughout, like eli s noting of his excellent sense of smell right before the ambush. His name is eli denzel washington and he is on the alert for thieves and marauders. Which gives us a big reveal that he s been blind all along and his stupendous badassery has been even more. Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow him to do things that would be near impossible for a man his age believed to be late forties to earlymid fifties. The book of eli makes you think of how much power the bible can have when you use it. The whole time only reasen he was able to do what he did was because he was suppose to be being led by god, at the very end after he completed his task his eyes are glazed and sorta cross like a blind person. In the meantime, theres a man, a man who is as old as eli, whod survived from the world before the catastrophe.
These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. When he searches the cabin for example he doesnt look at anything he just feels around the shelves with his hands. Eli and carnegie are old enough to remember the time before the. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Its a movie book of eli all survival cache followers or interested parties ought to. I think it may also have been used as a selfredemption moment for one of the bad guys. This video is about the book of eli pack, oakley panel pack. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes.
The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Lil wayne mentions the book of eli in his song drip. That being said, there are many moments in the film that hint that eli relies on his other senses instead. I think he was blind the whole time, but like jesus healed the blind, he could see with the power of god, seen especially clear in the gun fight scene. Its likely he used the heat of the sun to help guide him toward the his goal in the west. The book of eli believe, holidays, christmas, people. With this being said, eli was used as a messiah being led by god. If you watch it a second time there is a lot of things you dont catch the first time when you assume he can see. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it.
He was blind the whole time, that is why towards the end the book he was carrying that got taken was in braille and the bad guy in the end could not read it and the other girl refuse to tell him what it said. Book of eli is the story of a blind man in a godless world who. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and about time movie. Ya he was, if you watch carefully at the end of the movie he is actually blind. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. I did not realise until almost at the end of movie that eli was blind, and the book of eli was in braille. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. The book of eli believable except for this one small.
He recognizes that claudia is blind and asks her if she was blind her whole life or. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. There were also subtle hints like his heightened sense of hearing and smell. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. 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. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time.
Being a loner, eli prefers to go his own way, but he may not have a choice. He restores my soul he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for thou art with me. Eli is a fighter, and is protected by a force, as he survives, trekking on his journey west. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. What else rises in the east, sets in the west, and reappears in the east once again. For sale oakley panel pack backpack sheet metal book of eli. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her. He s memorised it over time by listening to an ipod. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Carnegie is a book hoarder and the wasteland is the result of the nuclear war at. Elis speech before he fights carnegies men in the bar is taken from genesis. People seem to think so, but when he heard a noise outside why did he get. He walks around, pacing up and down, getting a feel for the new shoes. And in the whole time, i think he s chosen i forgot which song but he went with but we did the math in the script and it was like an old.
In one of the first scenes in the book of eli, he walks. It is a time of excessive bass levels and rusted metal since stainless steel and paint never existed. Revealing the book to be a king james bible, carnegie intends to use it to manipulate peoples faith for power. 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. Book of eli, the bd steelbook eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. They are used for blind people and disabled people have good. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
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