If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Read it and weep denzel washington thumps his bible and slices through bad guys in this apocalyptic hughes brothers fable. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Great ominous scene of the book of eli where carnegie discovers that eli is in possession of a.
On the flipside, eli seems to function far too much like someone who can see, being able to shoot a bird out of the sky with a bow and arrow, being able to take on half a dozen people at once in a brawl, being able to pick off people from 50 yards away with a pistol and so on. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. 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. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. This revelation renders all the more remarkable his deadeye.
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. Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. But way too many things in the movie seem to tell the viewer eli is blind. 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. And on this, world braille day, a hint is given to the startling twist in the film. 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. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable.
The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. This is a story about a man named eli, whos been sent a message, who hears voices from god that told him to take this book, the bible, across the country and to deliver it out west, washington says in a movie trailer posted on, which provides movie clips for churches and ministries to use in their teachings. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible.
Eli this article contains a free bible study resource on the subject of eli. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. 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. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. Great ominous scene of the book of eli where carnegie discovers that eli is in possession of a bible. 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. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Bible verses about eli bible verses related to eli from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. 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. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli.
Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. The curse alludes to a previous not appearing elsewhere in the bible promise from god of elis lineage continuing eternally c. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. This eli bible story from the old testament is independent of all the others and can be read separately enabling parents of sunday school teachers to tell the stories randomly or in the order in which the stories appear in the christian holy bible.
At the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eli. After the first time i wandered if he was blind or not. 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. 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 postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. 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. Denzel washingtons movie character in the book of eli carries a book hes convinced will bring hope to an apocalyptic world ravished by wartreacherously tracked by one man who will do anything to stop him. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense of touch and cut off the visual stimuli. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became.
The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. In the movie, sunglassesclad eli certainly has the oldandwise thing going. Strewn with christian themes of protecting gods word from attack and from manipulation at the hands of big brother, the book of eli is set in the postapocalyptic wasteland that was once.
The book of eli is the first movie from albert and allen hughes the filmmaking brothers of from hell and menace ii society in nine years. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuary s leader. But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli stand out. Believed to be the last bible on earth, eli will sacrifice his humanity to. Did i choose him out of all the tribes of israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. At the end of the movie, we find out he is blind like the biblical eli and that the book hes been carrying around throughout the film is the bible in braille. 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. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. 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. 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. At the end of the conference i purchased his book, eli, for my husband and had bill sign it for him, secretly knowing i would also benefit from this gift. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. Okay i have watched the book of eli about 10 times now. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until. But the priest eli was mentioned in 1 samuel and 2 samuel. In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. He did not fire until the cat meowedmade a sound and in the fight he stepped into darkness for the advantage.
He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. Elis 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. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. At the end it shows his eyes, which appear to be the eyes of someone who is blind. World braille day and the book of eli museum of the bible. While this continuation was not revoked, a curse was placed on all of elis male descendants forever. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. There are also other hints when he ask solara the questions about his mothers blinds. It provides facts, a biography and information about this famous biblical character for bible study.
Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. There is also reference to where eli is mentioned in the holy bible. 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.
At the beginning, he searches the burnt out car looking for shoes, however he doesnt look. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. It is true that people get heightened senses at the loss of others. And there came a man of god to eli and said to him, thus the lord has said, did i indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in egypt subject to the house of pharaoh.
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