Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. With book of eli, which is capped with one of hollywoods best twist ending in years, they contribute a deft, dire addition to hollywoods weirdly vibrant earth is dying genre. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. 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. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads. Dust ensues, but for all its grit and detritus, the book of eli is. 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. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. Eli was gods prophet and messenger and therefore was under divine protection.
It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. They all have varying degrees of sight some limited to just shapes with zero night vision. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. Dare devil sucked so they made the sequel with denzel and set it in the apocalypse. 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. 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 post. 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. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14.
The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. I have a blind pet and 2 blindlegally blind family members. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. At the end it shows his eyes, which appear to be the eyes of someone who is blind.
Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is safe. 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. Jun 01, 2012 book of eli denzel washington on the spirituality of the movie duration. 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 island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
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. Love the fact that he was blind and the bad guy at the end cant read brail hahahahaha good twist. For example, the camera zooms out from an close up of clean shaven eli into a birds eye view shot that pans the room, ending with solara asleep on a chair. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to break into the one hes been given. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. Sep 12, 2016 if u consider, that this movie is based on the bible, yes he was blind, because eli the priest was a real person and was blind too 1. 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. 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. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli.
All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Meanwhile, we see carnegies break into the book they lack the key only to find its in braille. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. Denzel washington the book of eli the final prayer duration. 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.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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 book details emmas struggle learning how to live without her eyesight, but it also features normal teen drama, plus a mysterious death of a classmate that may or may not have been a suicide. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. 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. After the newly printed bible is put on the shelf, beside it, there is a book with a hebrew headline saying tanach. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Why does greg gutfeld wear a ring on the middle finger on his left hand. Carnegie realizes hes lost his quest to maintain control. After visiting the book of eli imdb page, i realize that many people have this question as schwatime points out in the imdb post called why the ending.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. So, eli is journeying by a drifting, wandering path into the western half of the former united states, on a mission from god. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Eli, understandably, is wary, watchful, and either blessed or damned, depending on your spiritual rigging. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the.
The book of eli spoiler thread movies quarter to three. The book of eli soundtrack carnegies demise by owolowa. Blind focuses on emma, a 15yearold girl who was involved in a freak accident and goes blind as a result. 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. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Blind by rachel dewoskin meet your next favorite book. We here at cinapse have written extensively about the wandering blind swordsman who is unknown to most us filmgoers today, but who is perhaps one of cinemas all time greatest heroes. The book of eli a few weeks ago i was in the drugstore downtown during my lunch hour and the guy at the front desk was going on and on about how wack the book of eli was. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Too many film sites cater to the same kind of audience, with one overwhelming voice in the writing, but what we treasure at alternate ending is diversity. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in villages for water and supplies. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic.
Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The book of eli ending explained i put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Somehow, he has even managed to win gun fights when his opponents were standing on top of buildings far away. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The twist at the end of the movie is that you find out that eli is blind, and the bible he has is written in braille. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time.
Now i have to go back and what the film all over again with this integral information. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. 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. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf.
It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Jan 16, 2010 the twist at the end of the movie is that you find out that eli is blind, and the bible he has is written in braille. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Jul 05, 2019 it didnt really leave itself open to a sequel. What is the song at the end of the book of eli answers. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. Throughout this movie, it is said that elis bible is the only one remaining. The book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max meets i am legend romp, but the disappointing nature of its central maguffin. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he could complete his mission. The book of eli soundtrack is a soundtrack by atticus ross, leopold ross and claudia sarne. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did indeed provide eli with a different set of eyes.
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. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. 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.
Dec 17, 2014 yes, all the way at the end of the movie, it is revealed that not only is the book of eli a samurai film, but it is in fact a western, twistfilled zatoichi remake. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Book of eli denzel washington on the spirituality of the movie duration. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Nov 24, 2010 tony stark i am iron man ending scene iron man 2008 movie clip hd duration. Early on, eli pretends to give up the book, only for it to turn out to be a book safe containing a live grenade. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa. Eli reveals he no longer has the book, but tells lombardi to get a pen hes memorized the book. Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san quentin prison. After visiting the book of eli imdb page, i realize that many people have this question.
You kind of pick that up when hes doing that fight scene and he uses his senses to kind of see where the bad guys are. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Ending spoiler for the book of eli 2010, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western 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 and the road to redemption catholic stand. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. I just noticed that the book of eli is number one on the latest list of dvd movies new releases i saw this movie in the theaters when it came out and remember a discussion that ensued afterward.
This entire movement is significant as it shows that eli has been reciting the bible from memory for a vast amount of time, due to the sheer amount of. The book of eli opens with denzel washingtons eli murdering a cat, but by the end its the film that has really screwed the pooch. 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. Youd never know theyre blind by looking at them but there is an ah hah. We want to celebrate our different opinions, and celebrate yours as well. It was their first commercially released score and rosss first film soundtrack, prior to the release of the social network soundtrack.