Need to watch the book of eli on your tv or mobile device at home. 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. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. 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.
Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the allen hughesdirected movie via subscription can be a. I agree all the things above could prove he had bad eyesight or possibly even be. Everything looks dark and dead, the sun beating down endlessly on the dusty dunes. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Unless youre particularly observant its not outright apparent that he s blind when watching the first time until the very end of the movie when the camera zooms in and you can see his eyes are clouded. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued.
The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Though its an original script written by firsttime screenwriter gary whitta, the movies hero walks his road in the shadow of anothernamely, the road. Overall the book of eli is an excellent film itself and an excellent spin on the postapocalyptic genre. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. In the film the book of eli, eli was led to a book by a voice in his head and he made it his mission to protect that book with his life. 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. After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict.
Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. His wife, finally tired of elis extracurricular activities, puts a gypsy curse on him. 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. In the midst of his journey, eli comes across a robber baron of sorts, named carnegie gary oldman and his partners daughter, solara mila kunis, changing his. 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.
The worlds largest entertainment memorabilia store home. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. A woman pleads for elis help, but he recognizes its a trap and calls it as such. America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and civilization and law have disappeared. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. The soundtrack adds immensely to this feeling, using soft ambient chords and blasting actionscene drums when necessary. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Eli possesses what is believed to be the last bible in existence. Was denzel washingtons character in book of eli blind.
With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. On violence and language in the book of eli by angela walker. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. So i compiled a few of the theories on eli and his condition. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. 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. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it.
Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. On the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Now that story is in no way similar to eli mannings narrative but he did hear a voice and it happened to say geno smith is starting on sunday. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. There are many other indicators in the movie that prove he has visual problems if not fully blind.
The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Denzel washington, one of hollywoods most successful and highly respected figures, stars in the book of eli, the story of a man of faith on a mission to protect the last copy of the bible. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. The reason he had to show his hands was to prove that he was not a cannibal. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky.
At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. 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. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. His dangerous and often selfsacrificial mission, inspired by god and rooted in a deepseated personal faith, is certainly inspiring. An inner voice, which he believes to be god, tells him to take his bible and go west, although he knows not why or the specifics of his destination. 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.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish fun into the kind of postapocalyptic wasteland filmgoers have seen more than enough of lately. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. The basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. The book of eli is the new film by albert and allen hughes, directors of menace ii society and from hell. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. 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.
Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. Various men then come out and surround him, with one shoving him. If someone consumes human brain and nervous system tissue, such as the. Eli warns the man that he wont get his hand back if he does that again, and proceeds to chop that off with one quick slice of his blade with bloody results and views of the stump and severed hand. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. 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 begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular affairs. Too intense, i whispered when the book of eli crossed the screen, although he had already read my mind.
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