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. After the first time i wandered if he was blind or not. Amazons choice for book of eli knife schrade schkm1 19. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. 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.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. She only left town with eli because her mother thought she would be safer with.
Also, if you have a woman on the side, the phrase you use is sidechick. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Gospel and truth allen and albert hughes discuss religion, morality, and their movie the book of eli. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Anyone who answers an nfb telephone knows that one of the most prevalent questions asked about managing diabetes as a blind person is, can someone who cant reliably see what she is doing safely draw up insulin and administer it. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The task at hand is challenging, as eli is not a domestic animal, but also not suitable for life in the wild. Apr 18, 2014 the story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world.
Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. I had an unforgettable time reading this story and this book will forever remain in my reread list. The men from battleridge by linda howard and linda jones is a must read. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i. It is true that people get heightened senses at the loss of others. As carnegies blind wife, jennifer beals mostly has to suffer at the hands of her abusive spouse. The book of eli dvd, 2010 the entire country has been destroyed by what appears to have been a nuclear apocalypse 3035 years before. 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.
Carnegie im the kind of man whod pull a helpless blind girl off the road. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. What wise woman was sought out by josiah when the book of the law was discovered in the temple. The woman tries it again on solara, but when she sees solara is a woman, she tries to. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. Apr 17, 2011 why does eli not give the book to carnegie. Lets go back to the blind reveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind. 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. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her. Denzel stars in the postapocalyptic movie, the book of eli image source. That pleasure lies unto writer gary whitta and directors albert and allen hughes. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is.
This is another example of social control like the situation where the gypsy slaps father and eli doesnt react. Its been thirty years since the pulse that seems to have destroyed everything and caused the sun to become so intense that everyone must wear sunglasses and the environment is mostly desert. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Its casting is simply superb whilst the story is very much a religious one of blind faith. Please, please, please tell me that if you have a man on the side the phrase you use is sidedick. The book of eli is the story of a traveler, eli played by denzel washington, who is crossing the united states from east to west on foot. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12.
The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. If book of eli opens as well as surveys indicate, it should be another box office score for alcon, albeit not nearly on the scale of the blind side, which has. Al green how can you mend a broken heart book of elis. Jan 27, 2009 beals has been cast to play oldmans sexual prize and kunis mother, a blind woman doing anything she can to protect her child. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. A young cia agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. He did not fire until the cat meowedmade a sound and in the fight he stepped into darkness for the advantage. How did you prepare for this role, particularly when it came to learning the ways of the comanche tribe. Maybe eli also feels that his father is a burden, and so eli doesnt want to respond. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. The only good thing about no soap, is that you can smell hijackers a mile off. 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.
Elizabeth frances, who plays prairie flower on the son, talks about immersing herself in the world of the comanche and describes the bond between prairie flower and eli q. Blind diabetics can draw insulin without difficulty. Those are just some of the points that would indicate that eli is not fully blind for the majority, if not all, of the movie. John 4 reconsidering the samaritan woman eli lizorkineyzenberg. Production on the book of eli is set to begin this february in new mexico. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. My story is a continuation of the events after the movie which i have written solely for my own recreation. 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. Feb 26, 2018 this post on world war ii books is sponsored by libby. What takes for faith, standing and fighting or fleeing. He joins a small town dominated by a brutal man whose wife is a gentle blind woman.
She too is blind, which obviously moves him, and he pays her a compliment about her shampoo. Beals portrayed ucla bruins gymnastics head coach valorie kondos field, in the full out movie about ariana berlin. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Denzel washington on his bestknown roles denzel washington, star of the equalizer 2, looks back on four of his bestknown movies including training day, malcolm x, the book of eli, and fences. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Armed with spiritually bestowed near superhuman battle skills, eli is caught in a battle of good and evil against. What barren woman begged the lord for a son and later gave up her only son to live in the house of the priest eli. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Okay i have watched the book of eli about 10 times now. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
For that reason, i went into eli completely blind, expected to enjoy it of off of. When solara mila kunis attempts to help a woman at the side of the road, she is attacked, but eli denzel washington arri. This means that he cant see well enough to read a normal book, but he can see attacks coming and his spatial awareness is attuned to the point where it and his other senses are able to make up for his impaired vision. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the mind. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
The earths ozone layer was apparently severely damaged resulting in many being severely burned by uv rays andor blinded. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in. We here at cinapse have written extensively about the wandering blind swordsman who is unknown to most us filmgoers today, but who is perhaps one of cinemas all time greatest heroes. Carnegie is obsessed with finding a copy of the bible.
There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa. Adult education, diseases of specific organs, education, health, job training, special education. Thats the biggest bet ever for small independent financier alcon, which recently released the hit the blind side. Coupled with his age appropriate rage behavior, eli is an emotional challenge for his handlers. 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 hes been given.
The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 7, a book of eli fanfic. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. Early on, eli pretends to give up the book, only for it to turn out to be a book safe containing a live grenade. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test.
The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. The book of eli is a very stylishly made action packed postapocalyptic movie. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book. Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow him to do things that would be near impossible for a man his age believed to be late forties to earlymid fifties. Eli director ciaran foy is also the man behind 2012s citadel, which i found to be drastically underappreciated. The mission of hadley institute for the blind and visually impaired is to create personalized learning opportunities that empower people to thrive at home, at work and in their communities. The chapter that relates the story of jesus meeting the samaritan woman at jacobs well in john 4 begins by setting the stage for what will take place later in samaria and is rooted in what already by this time in the gospels progress has taken place in judea. Eli gets dumped at the altar by his bridetobe hannah. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. It was even more enjoyable to watch the book of eli a second time, knowing now that the main character was blind for the entire story. Not sure about this last one, but when eli and solara make it to alcatraz island, im pretty sure eli says something like, this looks like a museum to me when theyre being given a tour of the inside.
Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Movies move us like nothing else can, whether theyre scary, funny, dramatic, romantic or anywhere inbetween. Too many people feel that there is something missing. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. Audrey hepburn got an oscar nomination for her performance in this film as suzy, a newly blind woman home alone in her apartment in new york city while three criminals try to manipulate her out of. 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 local despot played by gary oldman. Jan 16, 2020 considering chimpanzees share approximately 96% of the same dna as humans, its safe to assume eli is feeling unsettled and uneasy. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. Eli is not actually blind instead hes legally blind, only able to see short distances and make out basic shapes.
The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. By downloading libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 7, a book of eli. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. Yes, all the way at the end of the movie, it is revealed that not only is the book of eli a samurai film, but it is in fact a western, twistfilled zatoichi remake. Most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Without giving it away, its safe to say that the book of eli ends less bleakly than the road, with a cheeky bit of geographic irony, in fact. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on.
Carlin reed lives in fear everyday, always on the run and always watching her back. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west. This book is a wonderful cocktail of humor, romance, passion, sexual chemistry and loads and loads of emotions. 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 indeed provide eli. The book of eli a fabular, postapocalyptic confrontation between good and evil by patrick ivers, film critic 2010 thirty years after a hole opened in the sky and the sun fell through nuclear war or ecological disaster, scorching the earth and its inhabitants, a lone warrior denzel washington walks a committed path westward led by faith, not by sight, carrying. 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. As the film ends, eliwho we now realize is blindhas memorized 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.
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. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Jan 15, 2010 most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. Theres plenty of action and the film moves along at a good pace always holding you attention. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. Gleichzeitig offenbart eine kamerafahrt, dass auch eli blind ist.
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