Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. Yes he was he never lets anyone else see the bible becuse noone else would be able to read it, and at the end the bad guy has the bible and opens it and we see it is all in brail. Overall the book of eli is an excellent film itself and an excellent spin on the postapocalyptic genre. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. Denzel washington starred in this postapocalyptic thriller about a. Jan 12, 2010 twotime academy award winner denzel washington glory, training day not only bears the burden of being in nearly every scene in the postapocalyptic action thriller, the book of eli, he also carried a load behind the scenes. To date, the script has not been released in novel form for the public market in hard cover or paper back. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. 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. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers.
Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern and action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The colours work great and help give off the correct mood for the book of eli. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Elis denzel washington complete costume prop store. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags.
With tim curry, susan sarandon, barry bostwick, richard o brien. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how. In the film, a lone wanderer travels west across a war ravaged landscape in order to bring a sacred book to safety. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. 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. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire.
And then theres denzel washington, who is up again for best actor, this time for his. 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. Romell witherspoon middle with stephen curry, rajon rondo and other. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes from hell and dead presidents. 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. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. Eli s character seems to very often have exact visual acuity meaning his eyes seem to register objects and people based on eye movements and the body language response and facial expression response giving the accurate emotion portrayal based off what he was seeing.
Rent iron man 2 and other new dvd releases and bluray discs from your nearest. 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. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. But way too many things in the movie seem to tell the viewer eli is blind.
At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. A story of oppression and racial blindness, personal understanding and love. Denzel washington in the book of eli the book of eliby paul macinnes, with apologies to gary whitta. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The media at the time lauded washingtons performance as different from his. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. However, a lot of movie buffs and film students get started on this journey but never complete their project. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Denzel washington squares off against gary oldman in this global smash action movie directed by the hughes brothers.
Stephen curry is on a hot streak from 3point range thanks to new. Denzel washington, one of hollywoods most successful and highly respected figures, stars in the book of eli, the story of a man of faith on a mission to protect the last copy of the bible. Another intriguing aspect of this future is how characters who are blind or. 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. Washington helped out in a producer capacity, getting the project in shape to be filmed. America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Oh yeah, and denzel washington actually manages to pull off the part of a wizened, old bad ass. 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. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. 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 with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. A denzel washington oscars loss will feel like a loss for all of us. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to.
Christian athlete steph curry donates free meals during coronavirus shut downs. The soundtrack adds immensely to this feeling, using soft ambient chords and blasting actionscene drums when necessary. Jan 15, 2010 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 with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife. This distressed costume can be seen worn by eli throughout the film. Ski mask the slump god beware the book of eli first. Christian twotime academy awardwinning actor denzel washington, eli is one of the few survivors of the final war. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. The book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. Mar 22, 2011 from memory and not reading the book in braille. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind.
Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. Washingtons character is called eli, although i dont think he ever actually says that. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Buy no978 my the book of eli minimal movie poster by chungkong art as a poster, art print, canvas print, framed print. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Ski mask the slump god run beware the book of eli youtube. The film features amazing cinematography of a desolate postapocolyptic civilization featuring denzel washington as a strong main character. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. He has honed his hearing to allow him with echolocation clicking of his tongue when needed to be able to tell where a shooter is, he knows approximately how many men hes against. I argued eli was not blind despite the hazed pupils revealed at the end. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either.
Ski mask the slump god the book of eli album reaction. Ski mask has decided to release his new project beware the book of eli shortly after the success of his single catch me outside. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. 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 asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness.
In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Eli and solara reenter the house and george and martha pull out an impressive gun cache from inside the sofa. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Denzel washington plays the warrior monklike eli, who balances blade against bible. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. The book of eli has a simple yet serious, clearcut storyline a basic good versus evil plot. These tips will help you prepare for your short movie.
It turns out both men are from the time before the flash and they each want another. So ski mask the slump god kinda just released his newest mixtape album on soundcloud, titled the book of eli formerly known as. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. And i guess after you thought about it it made sense. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Denzel washington talks about the book of eli neurologist. No978 my the book of eli minimal movie poster greeting card by.
As they leave, carnegies caravan passes and sees the pair exiting the house. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. The book of eli starring denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman see more. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. 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. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Included in this set are elis beanie cap, sunglasses, shawl, jacket, sweater. In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Elis denzel washington complete costume worn in the hughes brothers post apocalyptic drama, the book of eli. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time.
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