But way too many things in the movie seem to tell the viewer eli is blind. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. The book of elibest scenedenzel washingtonmila kunis. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. Watch not in the camera shoes me you are the wrong person to do. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation.
In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. The book of elibest scenejennifer bealsgary oldman. After the bible has been printed the cover says nkjv new king james version. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out. Book of eli is the story of a blind man in a godless world who protects and keeps god safe in him. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and. There are several scenes where his eyes can be seen. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
Mistakes, goofs, trivia, quotes, pictures and more for the book of eli 2010. A printing press begins producing copies of the bible, and lombardi places one on a bookshelf between the tanakh and the quran. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. It arrived in a moving box, and took about 67 binders to print in braille. 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. To put it simply, eli meant the new king james bible. This is the fight scene in the book of eli where eli shoos away a cat and then goes to leave and encounters a beatdow he clears all them out and does a great job with it my favorite scene in the. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. I mean, come on the book of eli i should have figured that one out immediately. This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts of violence and.
When you see the sword in the very next shot, the blood is only on the edge of the sword and not smeared across it as it should be. If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here. 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. The complete bible, in braille, occupies as many as 18 volumes.
They are brown and when he talks to people, he looks them in the eye. When eli has the confrontation with the gang in the beginning he cuts the leaders hand off with his sword. It even justifies why milas character did what she did in the end. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. This is to avoid being a target of easy prey for predators. It makes more sense that he just knows how to read braille. A wound from eli s gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. At the sanctuary, eli has died, but not before he finished reciting the entire book. 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. 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. Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for the book of eli 2010. The dirty towns inhabitants include jennifer beals as carnegies blind mistress. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation. The printing press at alcatraz begins producing copies of the bible, and lombardi places one on a bookshelf. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Most everyone wears goggles and leather in the postapocalyptic wasteland of the book of eli. He kills anyone who stubbornly refuses to let him be on his way. 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. If he was blind the whole time and in the end his eyes were white, why are his eyes brown when we takes off his shades and looks out the window and look up at the sun. The book of elibest scenedenzel washingtongary oldman. Its clear from examining his eyes in various shots throughout the film that he is not blind for most of it. Summit entertainment is the international sales representative. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli.
The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. It is rated r by the mpaa for some brutal violence and language. And to make matters worse, were testing the wrong people. Eli, a lone wanderer, denzel washington has a single mission. 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. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. 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. The printing press at alcatraz begins producing copies of the bible, and lombardi places one on a. If he was truly blind then he wouldnt be able to do so because he wouldnt know where they are to look at. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a. He was born blind, at the start he smells the hijackers and moves into the dark to level the playing field. 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.
The book of eli will be distributed domestically by warner bros. This was probably something to do with the writers and they way they saw eli. Mila kunis as her daughter, a reluctant tool of carnegies and eventually an acolyte of eli s. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. He was almost certainly blind before his journey began, then is sight was restored so he could complete the task. Book of eli is the story of a blind man in a godless. The locked book is later revealed to be printed in braille.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. If you check his user discussion page, he made a shrine to all the trouble he causes. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips. The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. The type of book that eli is protecting would actually be just a fragment. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
Have we considered the possibility that eli wasnt blind until he got to alcatraz. The book of eli 2010 trailer, plus mistakes, goofs, trivia, quotes and more. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her. Thats the best moment in the book of eli, the only one good enough to be an outtake from the road. The book of eli, christianity, 32 replies why are people most likely to buy a self wisdom book then to fully live out then buy a bible book to fully live out. A meteorite and a subsequent war 30 years earlier has scorched the earth and the population. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is 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. The book of eliarchive 1 jump to navigation jump to search. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The first theatrically released film i watched in 2010 was the book of eli the hughes brothers, a desaturated, postapocalyptic fable. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. I used to wonder if he was really blind, but on rewatches i get brand new hints. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. 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. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him.
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