The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. 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. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various.
The original soundtrack and score for the motion picture the book of eli, was composed by atticus ross, who has worked with the hughes brothers on two previous occasions, as well as artists such as nine inch nails, korn, and janes addiction. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. 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. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Blind theory is comprised of singerguitarist eric thomas, guitarist boyd newman, guitarist ca. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. 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. The world is now a wasteland after the nuclear war of the end of fahrenheit 451 and elimontag has been traveling. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Mar 29, 2014 the road and the book of eli have similar plot lines, both representing a post apocalyptic society devoid of humanity, with a main characters representing the spark of humanity, or the breath of god. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. 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.
Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. 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 is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. By researching the best minds from philosophy, science, and theology, scott takes us to the. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
He found it very hard to believe eli was blindable to read a book written in braille. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. Alls he wants to do is get this very special book west like the nice voice asked him to. He is taking the book to a place where it will be safe where its message can be finally be shared with the world. In regards to the road, the people they meet have mostly become scavengers and cannibals. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. Tweetemail tweetemail the hughes brothers, albert and allen, return from a nine year hiatus from feature filmmaking to give us their entry into the postapocalyptic pool of stories. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people.
The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. 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. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. The book of eli movie plot holes and absurd quotes in a fun 100 things i learned format. The book of eli its actually pretty hard to talk about the book of eli without giving away the surprise. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Marauding gangs haunt the ashen wastelands of america, preying on innocent passersby. But carnegie gary oldman, the powerhungry dictator of a decrepit survivors colony, is also interested in elis book for very different reasons. Reverbnation is not affiliated with those trademark owners. 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. But wouldnt you know it, theres another man with designs on the book and he isnt going to make it easy for eli.
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 eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. The book of elis tracks elicertified instrumental by the book of eli published on 20200412t00. My theory is that eli is guy montag from fahrenheit 451 after his exodus. According to the hollywood reporter, beals character is the mother of the character that mila kunis is playing as well as the socalled sexual prize of gary oldmans character. Booking entertainment is the leading entertainment booking agency for booking eli young band for events worldwide our eli young band agent will be happy to help you get eli young bands availability and booking fee, or the price and availability for any other alist entertainer, band, comedian or celebrity you may want for your. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. 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.
Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. The few survivors have clumped together into ramshackle settlements that are beginning to crumble from within. 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. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. 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. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. Jan 11, 2010 though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. This is a reblog, from thechez where they have three different posts posing different takes on the movie the book of eli it is safe to say, this can be a love it or hate it kind of movie, but it is important to realize it isnt trying to push christianity onto anyone. 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. He recognizes that claudia is blind and asks her if she was blind her whole life or blinded by the flash, an event which occurred during the last. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. Stream tracks and playlists from the book of eli on your desktop or mobile device. Jan 15, 2010 of course, hed rather not if he can help it. Which gives us a big reveal that hes been blind all along and his.
Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. When he approaches the car in the beginning he almost walks by, but stops, backs up a bit and walks over to it, hitting the side of the car with his bag to get a reference of where it was. Wondering how to book eli young band for your event. 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. Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Flashdance and the l word star jennifer beals has joined the cast of the book of eli. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. 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. Atticus ross the book of eli original motion picture.
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. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. 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 road and the book of eli have similar plot lines, both representing a post apocalyptic society devoid of humanity, with a main characters representing the spark of humanity, or the breath of god. Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille.
Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a.
The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Jan 15, 2010 eli was definately blind, i rewatched this movie many times and picked up on every subtle nuance that explains he was absolutely blind. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack discogs. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Jan 15, 2010 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. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book, they must first take his life. I always thought that conversation he had with the blind mother sort of implied he. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Its actually pretty hard to talk about the book of eli without giving away the surprise. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli.
This book, gives brief explanations to cosmic mysteries, refering to them as the fundamental base for getting at the real mysteries in cosmology. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. The first 30 minutes of the book of eli set the scene. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. The woman is also blind and will do anything to protect her daughter. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. Booking entertainment is the leading entertainment booking agency for booking eli young band for events worldwide our eli young band agent will be happy to help you get eli young band s availability and booking fee, or the price and availability for any other alist entertainer, band, comedian or celebrity you may want for your corporate.
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