In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the last queen of england jefferson tayte genealogical mystery book 3. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. H ard though it may be to believe, i often get things spectacularly wrong, particularly when it comes to predicting future success or failure within the film. If you dont mind the promotion of extreme measures resulting from blind faith, then you should show some thanks to the book of eli for being an exciting, wellmade, clever film. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. Eli has a book, this book is the only one left on the planet of its kind, even though a lot of people havent learn to read it, still they chase the same book, try to make money of it, learn. Gideon crewbrilliant scientist, master thiefis living on borrowed time. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. Theres a few hints that eli was blind before you actually know for sure. Eli was blind the entire move, so yes divine intervention was the entire twist to the movie. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
The book of eli looks amazing and is utterly convincing as a post apocalyptic united states. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Their interrelationships are tenuous and change through time. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a. 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. She were sad after eli of passing but knows it was just the way of the werld which swa not good anymore but did not know because before her timely. The book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. With digital audiobooks from, you no longer need cumbersome cds.
When jay pharoah wants to become the most versatile actor in the world, he turns to experts to teach him new skills. Was denzel washington suppose to be blind in the movie. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her.
They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Elijah eli pepperjack is a major character in the tales of arcadia franchise. Maybe eli also feels that his father is a burden, and so eli doesnt want to respond. When solara gets out and looks at them turning around, those mountains are gone.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Part 1 gary whitta on the book of eli the film stage. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. Is it cause of radiation from the nukes or something. Screenwriter gary whitta is one of the main men responsible for elis. Gary oldman has always been good at playing the bad guy air force one, and this is no different. The last queen of england jefferson tayte genealogical mystery book 3 kindle edition by robinson, steve. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter.
Land of the blind shows more of the dark side of life. 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. Eli accidentally shoots carnegie in trying to shoot the guy running in. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. The seeing blind man that was eli is a clever borrowing from the bible, and. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The only other jess walter book ive read is beautiful ruins, which is such a gem that few books can achieve that level of beauty, poetry, humor, and insight. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli is ambitious and different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. The color is desaturated, giving the landscape a proper bleached look and feel. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was 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. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. My view is that when you see what the book is and that hes blind that to me. I wonder when i will get there on arrival she said stoically but then bad guys like in side of a desert jumped off the road at her.
The latest to be released is the hughes brothers the book of eli. Why do people in the movie the book of eli wear glasses. Now i have to go back and what the film all over again with this integral information. In 2010, beals reunited with denzel washington in the postapocalyptic action drama the book of eli, where she played a blind woman who is the mother of mila kunis character and a consort of a. Im sure there will be people who say, oh, theres the clue. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. After writing in my journals for over 40 years, i started writing about my life in more detail and seem to have gotten a little carried away. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. I mean there might be some bits and pieces, hints, tactics, deployment skills or. He kept clicking the ipod even though it said battery low. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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.
When he flicks the lighter open and flicks it, he moves his hand over the flame to prove to him it works because hes blind. This is another example of social control like the situation where the gypsy slaps father and eli doesnt react. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. The environment is mostly barren, punctuated by crumbling infrastructure. Tall, dark, but somewhat gentlelooking actor ray stevenson was born in lisburn, northern ireland on 25 may 1964, on a british. I told you he was blind because he bumped into that. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. For those of you who havent heard of blind date with a book, its something often planned in libraries and. He is a student of arcadia oaks high, a conspiracy theorist investigating the supernatural within arcadia, the first earth ambassador of akiridion5, best friends with steve palchuk and krel tarron, and the son of. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. When solara hijacks the suv after leaving george and marthas, there are mountains that disappear from shot to shot.
Some of the subtle clues to demonstrate he is blind. How about the fact that the biblical character eli is blind. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is giving him. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The last queen of england jefferson tayte genealogical.
Using our free ios and android apps you simply buy, sync and listen. 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. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. A combination of mad max, the road and fahrenheit 451, the book of eli appeals to me in the same way many westerns do. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Carnegie gary odman and eli denzel washington each explain what the book means to them. Hi everyone, to celebrate valentines day this month, weve decided to try a little experiment. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys redemption. Plus, with our love it guarantee you never have to worry about wasting money on a bad audiobook again. Watch the movie a second time and look for all the clues. Its probably easier to hear gunshots and a guy staggering across the dirt than to pinpoint their smell. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
Right after carnegie yells go back, you can see mountains in front of them. So in the opinion of a secular critic such as myself, its hard not to consider elements of the film to be laughably ridiculous. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Justin tade is an actor, known for the book of eli 2010, seraphim falls 2006 and lone survivor 20. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. After she grabs the grenade and stands in the middle of the road, they are. 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. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book.
Theological movie month part two the book of eli the. The bad guy doesnt need to lose in order for the good guy to win. When his mysterious employer, eli glinn, gives him an eyebrowraising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. Bush has left one legacy to the arts, it s that under his administration more films about the apocalypse and ecological destruction went into production than under any other presidency. Eli was definately blind, i rewatched this movie many times and picked up on every subtle nuance that explains he was absolutely blind.
This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Something more than a message between the lines 27 jul i dont think its risky to say, if we confine ourselves to the most recent events, that the catholic church, the principle institution within the christian doctrine, is now living through one of the greatest crises it has experienced since its beginnings. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. Its a great twist because the clues are all there he has very sharp.