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. Usa today on 1227 had a press piece from marvel comics about their upcoming mostrecent linewide revamp, the heroic age, largely touted as a return to old fashioned optimistic superhero stories following the close of the current dark reign linewide arc. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. 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. The first atomic bomb was set off near there, i thought the film exurated the skills of eli. 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. Its decent but forgettable as its nothing a mario fan, even a casual one, isnt likely to know.
Im about three days behind on this one, but it bears relevant mention anyway. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Sure he has a good sense of smell and hearing ability but at no point in the movie does it imply that he is blind. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. 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. The mouthpiece of the gaming generation, the escapist aims to capture and celebrate the contemporary video gaming lifestyle and the diverse global video game culture by way of indepth features, thought provoking articles and relevant columns authored by leading video game authorities, as well as cuttingedge video shorts, engaging forums and robust social media elements that incorporate. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Moviebob, i have yet to see this film, so i can make no judgement on it yet.
The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. If eli was actually blind then thats one of the crappiest shyamalanesque twist ive seen. But the book of eli s screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars entry, and a tried and true one of us type nerd builds a fairly defined world in which to tell eli s story of a mission from god. Carnegie has a mother and daughter, claudia and solara in his entourage, claudia was blind from birth, but solara is sighted. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Good morning, have you seen the movie the book of eli i saw it when it came out, and ive recently seen it again at home, i really like it. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. A lot of people are complaining about how biased movie bob is. Jesus is black, jesus is armed, jesus trades kfc for water and jesus is blind. The book of eli uses religion to backbone this dystopia scifi, where people have lost knowledge but the power of christianity will unite them once again when a rogue crusader is put on a path of vigorous tests. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines.
The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes. Its based on a book by popular fantasist neil gaiman, but stardust couldve come straight from a prefab outlet in a crate marked instant cult classic. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. The book is divided up into three parts, or four if you count the short but hard to slog through introduction. 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 also is able to see the path and enemies because of gods guidance. 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. The book of eli 2010 fullhd movie dvdrip online free the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie dvd quality online the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie blu ray stream stream the book of eli. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions.
Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. At least this one is fairly obvious, even with the name of the book removed. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. When the multiple twists occur at the end of the film, elis blindness only being one of them, i found myself in a unique place of appreciating every. Its a loopy, silly, fairytale miniepic spilling over with ideas that are finally too big for the movie that holds them, executed with an abundance of dry pythonesque satire that seems at least in part intended to make its core of ooey. Anyone who goes to see it is already looking for a feelgood, spiritualtype flickunlike the book of eli, which probably brought in a lot of unsuspecting actionpostapocalyptic fans. By idol chatter by sara shereen bakhshian in warner bros. Whatever caused this apocalypse is undisclosed, but it becomes clear that religion was blamed and holy books the. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is in braille. One of the most remote and at times hostile places in the country, carrizozo new mexico, i was born there. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last. Jennifer beals, best known for her main role in the 1983 film flashdance, has been last seen acting in the 2010 film the book of eli where she plays the role of the claudia, the blind mistress. I know his bible was written in braille, but throughout the movie there is not even one sign of his blindness.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The book of eli believable except for this one small. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list.
C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips. 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. Right before the girl arrives at the house where she hopes to find eli you can see that there is a slide on the metal plate that holds it in place suggesting that the metal plate has hinges on the outside of the door. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. However, this article has some interesting ideas on the nature of religion and scifi which sound modestly interesting i was under the impression, reading this article, on the story being treated as an evolution of the christian tradition over time, and this book of eli would eventually become a new canonical book. Actually on the contrary, he has great shooting and fighting skills and that requers nearly perfect orientation. Was denzel washington suppose to be blind in the movie. By every thing that is shown in the movie i simply cannot accept that eli was blind. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire.
A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Ive talked to directorsscreenwriters, but never just a screenwriter. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. I was a bit worried about seeing the film just a day before our chat since thats not the best amount of prep time, but after i saw the film i had plenty. In the first main part bob goes through a rather short history of mario. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. 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. And without ever veering toward the preachy, directors albert and allen hughes seamlessly develop the concept into a dark, emotional. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and books.
Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 62 produced by 14 music by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 51. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula, dreyfus. This is why you dont see it in the following scene. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. By pulling down the slide the metal plate can be tilted downwards like is also common on army vehicles. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. 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.
So when i hopped on the phone with gary whitta i was hoping for a good experience which actually ended up being a great one. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. 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 the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
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