Jan 01, 2020 when the blind side was released in theaters in 2009, it was an instant success. 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. This list features actors like mila kunis and denzel washington. Megs fantasies of making a family with eli and stockton grow and grow, especially when she sees how eli is kind and patient with her difficult and demanding mother. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. We went to a private screening of the new hughes brothers directed the book of eli. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. However, i would recommend seeing the entire movie, it is really great. I will shut down business, schools, places of worship and sports events. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered.
Its been almost a decade since their adaptation of alan moores from hell which starred johnny depp, and their return to action yielded this postapocalyptic thriller, with denzel washington as a lone prophet charged with delivering. Christmas in coral canyon book series kindle edition. She mentioned the color is not fully adjusted and special effects not complete and music is temporary. The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was blind. When he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, carnegie gary oldman, the man views elis impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his gang. 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads.
Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. The titular hero of the book of eli, played by denzel washington. Hes decided to brave the snow in coral canyon, wyoming. Was the main character ofthe book of eli blind answers. Aug 22, 2017 eli instructs him at the beginning to transcribe it exactly as he says and its clear the man does as told. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli he was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Christmas in coral canyon 11 book series kindle edition. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. We flash over to carnegie, wounded from an earlier battle, finally getting the lock bible open, only to find that the book is written in braille, the written format which is read by the blind by running their fingers over bumps.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The characters are more often than not a ray charles or stevie wonder parody, and thus tend to be a blind musician as well. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. It happened at that time that the philistines mustered to make war on israel and israel went out to meet them in war, pitching camp near. He also sees marthas the cannibal woman hands shaking and suggests he and. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Book of eli spoilers i just thought that the bible was for blind people, i didnt actually realize he was blind until someone on the misc said so, dam i fail. He became a minor cult celebrity in his early twenties for writing a book of darkly pitchperfect.
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. I think he was blind in one eye only, cuz only one appeared to be grey. The hughes brothers albert and allen made a memorable impact with their 1993 favourite menace ii society, but have had mixed fortunes since. When the blind side was released in theaters in 2009, it was an instant success. 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. Set on a postapocalyptic world with an excess of gory and evil, eli is a solitary traveler protecting a book that is thought to save the mankind. 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. 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. Advanced search watchlist sign in the book of eli 2010 poster. The impressive performance of the cast scored an academy award nomination for best film. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. 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. 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.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Now that his older brother is back in their hometown and running the energy company, eli wants his son, stockton, to have a closer connection to family. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. He would have ducked when that guy tried to shoot him when he was out in the desert. Eli didnt see the no trespassing sign outside the cannibal house, and he kicks the step before entering. 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. And yes eli is blind, coz i remembered the bible was in morse code jaemy but its not like he killed without purpose mah. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was.
The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Judge bender studies denzel washington in the hughes brothers. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. A rare onescene wonder example appears in philadelphia, unless he just wears shades. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. 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. The road was much better than eli or boy and his dog, although it was downer.
And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. As a woman, you have a myriad of choices that can happen as you. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and moving performances from the ensemble cast. They are blind, and yet they can see more than we can. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Elijah eli pepperjack is a major character in the tales of arcadia franchise.
I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a. Why the movie is titled the book of eli on the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. A very common form of twofer token minority is the blind black guy. 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.
Rs, and here is the script in pdf form and on page 110 it says eli is blind. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. 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 2010. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. He was just trying to protect the book so its more of like a ends justifies the means kind of thing. Actually on the contrary, he has great shooting and fighting skills and that requers nearly perfect orientation. Because some things like the arrow shooting and gun shooting was not really possible for a blind person. Uh, eli s blindness was supposed to shock you thats why he doesnt act blind.
In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic. To complicate matters, claudia is blind and is also the concubine of. The book of eli, date night aug 19, 2010 the book of eli. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 62 produced by 14 music by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. 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. Still, its hard to believe he was blind the whole time.
The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. Book of eli explores a postnuclear apocalyptic world overrun by desperate bandits and violent gangs. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Jan 20, 2010 if he wasnt blind he would have left the house with the old people right away because that old lady s hand was shaking like crazy and after he found out, he explained to solara what was going on. Hes blind bc hes a prophet theres a traditional linkage between being a prophet and being blind. Since the death of his wife a few years ago, eli whittaker has been running from one job to another. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. Justice is blind, odin plucked out an eye to gain knowledge, and the graeae had only had one eye between three of them. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. If you want to answer the questions, who starred in the movie the book of eli. Jan 31, 2010 in the book of eli at the end the man finally gets the bible and finds it to be written in braille was eli blind the whole time.
In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. Dec 1, 2012 the book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 stay safe and healthy. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so. According to the lady who spoke in front of about a 350 or so theater attendees, this was the first time ever anyone had seen this version of the movie. 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. Can eli move past his first wife and find the faith he needs to build a new family with meg. Was denzel washingtons character in book of eli 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. He frequently overlaps with magical negro in a blind seer insight kind of way andor handicapped badass. The point of the film is that he is blind the film is about. 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 of the nomad eli. Eli runs into a table or something in the first shack, where they guy is strung up in the closet.
But while the cast was widely receiving praise for its efforts, tension. Sandra bullock, tim mcgraw, kathy bates, nick saban and more. 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. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Unanswered questions what are the different hardware that will be needed by producer of the voice mail the srvice provider and the beneficiary.
In the book of eli was eli blind or could he just read braille. Set on a postapocalyptic world with an excess of gory and evil, eli is a solitary traveler protecting a book that is. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. 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.
Unanswered questions what are the different hardware that will be needed by producer of the. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Nov 16, 2010 was the main character ofthe book of eli blind. Unless youre particularly observant its not outright apparent that hes blind when watching the first time until the very end of the movie when the camera zooms in and you can see his eyes are clouded. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Blind side offensive tackle michael oher tells the real. Sep 22, 2016 11 book of eli 2010 at the risk of spoiling the twist ending, were going to have to talk about book of eli if were going to talk about awesome movies that portray blind people. The book of eli is a 2010 english movie directed by albert hughes and allen hughes with denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, jennifer beals in lead roles. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Think a live action adaptation of the fist of the north star mangaanime with a race lifted kenshiro, or fallout 3 with christianity instead of the american dream in the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are. My 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines.
Mar 21, 2020 posted in action, adventure, drama, science fiction, thriller, bluray, usa tagged bible, blind, book, brutality, cannibal, carnage, chaos, combat, download full movie the book of eli 2010, download subtitle indonesia the book of eli 2010, download the book of eli 2010, download the book of eli 2010 subtitle indonesia, dunia21, dystopia. 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. Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in.
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