In the book of eli is eli blind

In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Elis totally blind, preturnaturally good at location and detection, enabling him to fight like a freaking ninja, and has some divine protection and guidance, or 3. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time.

After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Nov 24, 2010 to add fuel to a stupidly hot argument. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of. 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. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. 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 the world before so as to better be able to read. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible.

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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. 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. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. 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. Jan 24, 2010 not sure about this last one, but when eli and solara make it to alcatraz island, im pretty sure eli says something like, this looks like a museum to me when theyre being given a tour of the inside. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.

After looking around i saw that im not the only one. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theantiquetiger on 2517 at 10. You dont have to be blind to know braille, it could have been one line of fucking dialogue. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. 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 movie eli was blind or at least partially blind. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order.

The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. 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. Am i the only one that noticed that when solara came into the locked room and saw the book for just a second, on the cover of the book was an old label that said either this belongs to eli or my name is eli or something like that showing that it had belonged to eli years ago. Jan 15, 2010 in the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. 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. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. 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.

Elis legally blind, can fight and navigate well despite the handicap thanks to years of practice and experience, and receives divine protection and guidance when necessary. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. 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. Those are just some of the points that would indicate that eli is not fully blind for the majority, if not all, of the movie. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. 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.

The book of eli soundtrack carnegies demise by owolowa. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. 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. Most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. The point is my faith and religion got a blind person through all those obstacles, even if it does render the entire plot completely ludicrous. The book of eli 2010 hindi dual audio 720p bluray esubs. Apr 27, 2012 is eli blind in the movie the book of eli. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. Why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. At the end of the conference i purchased his book, eli, for my husband and had bill sign it for him, secretly knowing i would also benefit from this gift. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. 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. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states.

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. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. This would explain why eli never traveled at night and was not totally blinded by a nuclear flash, if he was completely blind night would give him a much larger. Eli took out almost half of those guys with his machete before he was disarmed and had to improvise. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie.

Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a. 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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa. 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. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible.

Hey, remember that time i taught my little brother to read. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Jan 15, 2010 most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Jan 01, 2000 at the end of the conference i purchased his book, eli, for my husband and had bill sign it for him, secretly knowing i would also benefit from this gift. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube.

The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Throughout the film he makes references to his blindness, as he shows examples of how he smells and hears things much more than the others. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. 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.

As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. 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. By pulling down the slide the metal plate can be tilted downwards like is also common on army vehicles. 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. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. 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. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent.

This is why you dont see it in the following scene. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him.

Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli. Was eli from the book of eli fully blind or partially blind. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. 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. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds.

A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year.