In this latest episode of he said he said, jeff bayer and i try to wrap our hea. 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. Subverted when we find out that carnegie has the real book, but cant read it, whereas eli knows the whole thing by heart. 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.
Yes he was blind, his corneas were completely opaque. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Yet im not sure what further conclusions to draw from this. When hunting the cat, for example, he was sitting in a position where it didnt seem like he could actually see his target at all. The bad guy had the bible, but it was useless to him because the one person who could read it feigned having lost the ability to. Eli, who was nearly blind, was sitting at the front gate to hear the returning soldiers return was unaware of the event until he asked about all the commotion in the city. 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 is about to get nerdy we know the film takes place at least thirtyone years after the sky opened, so everything has been in the shitter for awhile. So lar a s ees eli ha s a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels he s been called by god to carry.
He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of. Eli is blind, if you watch the movie properly you will notice that eli never looks people directly in the eye, he carries the bible which he reads everyday for 30 years in brail and is a modern day prophet. What type of headphones is he using in the book of eli. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. The book of eli soundtrack carnegies demise by owolowa. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the movie eli was blind or at least partially blind. 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.
His dangerous and often selfsacrificial mission, inspired by god and rooted in a deepseated personal faith, is certainly inspiring. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene. 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. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli.
As quoted by him multiple times in the movie i walk by faith and not by sight. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theantiquetiger on 2517 at 10. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. He obviously struggles with his own personal failings, but, for the most part, acts according to the book he defends so vehemently. Headphones from monster, available with or without built in ipod. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired.
He s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. Hell, even the title of this article is spoilery if you are geeky enough to be familiar with both 2010s the book of eli and the enormous series of japanese films from the 1960s and 1970s featuring a wandering swordsman named zatoichi many will question my choice to spend one of my cinapse pick of the week slots. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. She too is blind, which obviously moves him, and he pays her a compliment about her shampoo. In the opening fight, he cuts the mans hand of after being pushed. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The event that, in the movie, caused a hole to be torn in the sky signifies an act of nature that could destroy the ozone layer exposing the earths surface to uvb and other radiation, an extinction level event. He had excellent hearing and youll notice he never shots first, having to use the enemies gunshot to locate the shooter. Meaning hes either fully sighted, or perhaps he can see things farther away but not up close, hence his need to read braille. The only thing i disagree with was the sightedness of eli, he wasnt blind. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers.
Was denzel washington suppose to be blind in the movie. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. What type of headphones is he using in the book of eli answers. Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to break into the one he s been given. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. The headphones used by denzel washington are called beats by dr. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc.
Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. He puts a different spin on physics and while were here i noticed some gave him a onestar because i thought the book was written in regards to the movie eli but if you could look at the description of the book you will see that the book has nothing to do with the movie eli so you guys out there only give it one star because you thought it was. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of post. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. My view is that when you see what the book is and that he s blind that to me tells you god must exist. 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. The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was 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. Was eli just able to read braille for some unknown reason or was he actually blind all the time probably since the apocalypse 30 years ago, which is implied to have blinded many. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. 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 he s against. 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. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Knjiga iskupljenja is a croatian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli.
A wound from eli s gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. In the intro scene, when he was approaching the car with a skillton in it he hit the car with his bag when he was approaching it. Was eli from the book of eli fully blind or partially blind.
He is an action hero, and he bucks up here and offers as much as he can. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. 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. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Shop the book of eli i am legend 2 discs dvd at best buy. At the end of the book of eli it is revealed that the eponymous bible that eli used to read and learn by heart is actually written in braille. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. If eli was blind through out the movie then the movie is of the same genre as godzilla just plain camp, because ive known quite a few blind people with heightened senses and washington didnt.
The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa. Hints to elis condition are shown throughout the movie. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. He had memorized the whole thing and dictated the contents to that dude. 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 tries to get claudia to read it, but she cruelly lies and tells him that shes forgotten how. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Dre earphones, busch, oakley elis bag, not the shades. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. After carnegie s blin d mistress claudia bri ngs e li food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to s edu c e e l i, bu t he rebuffs her.