Now eli with the help of carnegies rebellious stepdaughter, solara mila kunis must elude carnegie and his thugs and somehow. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. Elis eyes are finally shown and he is blind and its why he believed so much in protecting the book. Denzel washington stars and gary oldman is the villain, and its super watchable. Why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands. Everything wrong with the book of eli in minutes or less. In the book of eli, eli kills out of selfdefence, but mainly out of defense of the bible, in some instances one might argue he over steps this right, invading on aggressive killing. Free download or read online the enlightenment of daniel pdf epub sex in seattle series book. As they go to eli s room to get the book they see that eli is gone.
He was blind before the apocalyptic event, thats why he knew braille. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. 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. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. Ive spent the last 30 years walking out here to drop it off. But again, these action sequences seemed to be routinely rejected by audiences for one astounding and spoilery reason. Feb 25, 2020 after visiting the book of eli imdb page, i realize that many people have this question. He was blinded during armageddon, but after finding the bible was given his sight back in order to complete the task given to him by god. Anyway, it told me to find a book and head for alcatraz. 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. Solara on the other hand, certainly goes through this. This means that he cant see well enough to read a normal book, but he can. Carnegie begs for the book, he thinks if he has the book he can control the town. In the scene at george and marthas house, carnegie calls for eli to throw out the book.
Carnegie is not so different from the pharisees and some of the medieval popes in the church. Nov 14, 2015 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. Jan 19, 2010 seen as a valuable way to lead people, an evil man oldman who controls a city looks to take control of the book. Dec 17, 2014 first off, theres really no question whatsoever that the book of eli is a samurai film. The book of eli believable except for this one small. As far as hes concerned, the book of eli is just a poorly edited, humorless, repugnant film that suffers from dismemberment, misogyny, and commercialized. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Jan 21, 2010 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.
The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness. I am forbidden by the critics little rule book from naming the volume, but if youve made a guess after seeing numerous billboards stating religion is power, you may have guessed right. Before the apocalypse, eli was a simple clerk at a local kmart. A handsome, expensive production from joel silver and alcon entertainment, which is coming off its biggest hit to date with the blind side, the book of eli was sold to independents outside north. Eli says he dreams of a town wanting the book but not this town. At the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Then again, eli mightve just been a retired badass. Oct 19, 2011 eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the king james version of the bible, and they are allowed in.
As they leave, carnegies caravan passes and sees the pair exiting the house. Carnegie sees eli across the street getting his ipod and about to leave. On several occasions, a war is referenced, and in one instance, the implication is that the conflict was motivated by religion hence the mass burning of bibles by the survivors. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. He asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness.
Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. Book of eli marks the underlying horror of the consequences arising from the perspecti. In the movie the book of eli at the end, was he blind. Once inside, they are introduced to lombardi malcolm mcdowell, the curator. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Jan 24, 2010 favorite answer he was not blind throughout the film. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theunknownknight on 2617 at 7.
Book of eli ring my bell in the movie the book of eli. There were hints all through the movie another scene shows. Even if he is divinely guided, we see that he doesnt need a physical copy of the book to finish his mission, so he might not have been pointed toward other copies. Aug 07, 2019 examining dystopian classics like soylent green alongside more recent examples like the book of eli, climate trauma also stretches the limits of the genre to include features such as blindness, the happening, take shelter, and a number of documentaries on climate change. Ive noticed his strong sense of smelling and hearing, he touches things that he needs to deterine them, his voice is low, and he killed the guy buy accidentally slamming his face in the edge of the bar instead of the middle. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. When eli is done bargaining with the engineer, the engineer tells eli he needs a couple of hours to charge the fathom 900, yet its still connected and apparently still charging, from what the engineer is saying, when eli goes to get it the next day. Jan, 2010 carnegie needs eli because eli has maybe the last remaining copy of a book that eli believes will allow him to expand and rule many more towns. The book of eli is a postapocalyptic movie about the search for the bible. Instead hes legally blind, only able to see short distances and make out basic shapes. Pursuing eli and solara after they flee, when eli gives carnegie the book because of his threat to solaras life, carnegie immediately fatally shoots eli, leaving excitedly to bend more people to his will.
Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes. Mila kunis solara used to be blind in one eye due to chronic iritis genius bonus. Jan 12, 2010 like mccarthys great novel, the book of eli follows a wandering man on a lawless road while carrying his charge a boy, rather than a book, in the road. A wrapped object is thrown out of the second story window and lands a few feet in front of one of the gangs cars. 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 main characters of this romance, m m romance story are daniel meyer derenzo. Eli and solara reenter the house and george and martha pull out an impressive gun cache from inside the sofa. Revealing the book to be a king james bible, carnegie intends to use it to manipulate peoples faith for power. The signs are all there he feels for food instead of looks for it, he relies on smell, etc. From its advertisements, it appeared to be a basic postapocalyptic thriller, with a lead actor that can sell thousands of. The director is acutely aware that gary oldmans character is much more interesting than eli, and the focus of the film substantially shifts for the better to what he wants the. Much like american westerns inspired japanese samurai films, so eli completes the circle. The book of eli transpires 30 years after a cataclysmic event depopulates most of the planet, but the movie is unclear about the specifics. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.
In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. While he was on his mission of taking the bible to the west, he received. Set in an american west which is covered in the hot, dirty wind of an illdefined apocalypse, eli brandishes a sword, espouses a code of honor, and wanders always. At the end of the movie, it was revealed that the main character, eli, has some kind of fogginess. Eli was blind before the war, and was blind the entire movie. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 212 pages and is available in ebook format. In the bible, eli slowly loses his vision, meaning that he went through a period of visual impairment before reaching full blindness. He is not totally blind, for the reason that when they go back in the old cannibal couples house and ask for weapons eli looks at the window to check the. Pdf the enlightenment of daniel book sex in seattle. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
No clever defying of expectations there, despite the twists that. The book of eli soundtrack music complete song list. Redridge picks up, unwraps, and opens the object, and, hearing a click, throws it back on the ground in front of the car, running away from it. Jan 15, 2010 unfortunately for eli, a man named carnegie gary oldman, who controls a small town with an iron fist, wants the bible for himself believing that people will obey him if he reads the words from the book. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags.
Claudias blindness has some parallels with real life. The first edition of the novel was published in december 18th 20, and was written by eli easton. As schwatime points out in the imdb post called w hy the ending should make you blind with rage, there is multiple evidence to support both sides. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. However, he feels like he has been chosen by his god to protect the last surviving bible on earth. Much of the information is taken from the classic reference books including matthew george easton eastons bible dictionary and ashley s johnson condensed biblical cyclopedia. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Jan 26, 2016 not only can eli maneuver the wasteland without sight, he can also ward off groups of attackers without a scratch, he can also hunt with his trusty bow and shoot a bird out of the air blind for dinner. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
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 book of eliheadscratchers all the tropes wiki fandom. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. When someone says god is good, it is common to respond with all the time. 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. It is only after eli is fired upon from the guy on the roof that eli takes cover and fires back. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. A selfassured solara returns to her sweet blind mother building an. Apr 18, 2014 solara signs a cross that she saw on the cover. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it.
There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Eli we have selected eli as one of the most important people and character from the bible and provided a biography and character outline of this famous person. Jan 22, 2010 in the movie, sunglassesclad eli certainly has the oldandwise thing going. 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. Your two sons, hophni and phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of god has been captured. Eli is a blind man who is crippled by not being able to see because of one of the disasters the happened when the world became barren. May 15, 2010 unfortunately, the book of eli then degenerated into a pile of horse shit, since as i guessed without knowing anything about the film the literal book in question is a bible the metaphorical book is probably an unseen extra bit of the bible detailing the events of the film. Thus, carnegies use of this phrase is insulting on an even deeper level for eli than one may first perceive. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler.
Some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. The book of eli was about the struggle of a man who tried to keep hold of a book that is suppose the give a man power if he reads. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. He didnt see the no trespassing sign because he was blind. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The death of eli 17 the messenger answered, israel has fled before the philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. This is why eli knows that carnegie should not hold possession of the bible, and why he understands that he has found the right place at the end of the film, it is a haven for humanity. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli. Everything wrong with the book of eli in minutes or. So those that refer to the bible as unquestionable proof of blindness are misleading.
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