Book of eli he wasn blinds

Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. For eight years, sheriff calvin cooper has kept an uneasy peacebut after a suicide and a murder in quick succession, the towns residents revolt. Mar 03, 2017 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 raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli. At george and marthas house, he kicks forward by the first step of the stairs to the porch with his boot so he knows where it is. Eli was gods prophet and messenger and therefore was under divine protection.

If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Review of the blinds by adam sternbergh washington post. Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli posted by theantiquetiger on 2517 at 10. However, the sense of manipulation reaches its limit when, once in san francisco where they survive a catastrophe, eli and solara, his female partner in the adventure, access the site from which humans seek to rebuild the lost world. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a re. 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 book that he manages to memorize and that he can recite with visionary ease. Yes, there are clues that he is blind, like overdeveloped smelling. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Imagine hbos westworld, only without androids and taking place far closer to our own era, and you basically have the setting of this bleakyetantic prairienoir novel by sternbergh near enemy, 2015, etc.

Cooper has his own secrets to protect, so when his new deputy starts digging, he needs to keep one step ahead of. 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. How do you get a critical appreciation of the night train at deoli by ruskin bond. A novel is the latest from edgarnominated author adam sternbergh. When solara hijacks the suv after leaving george and marthas, there are mountains that disappear from shot to shot. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasn t fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. If youve actually seen the movie youd know the book of eli is the bible, specifically a braille version of the king james bible owned by the main character whose name is eli. 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. Eli sneaks away, but carnegie and his henchmen confront him in the street. He wasn t stealing the battery, the shopkeeper was purposely trying to stall him.

The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. However, theres visual evidence that he is not blind, like the fact that he looks at things. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. However, he feels like he has been chosen by his god to protect the last surviving bible on earth. Whats clear to them is that if they leave, they will end up dead. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the blinds.

One of the first stardriven releases of 2010, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic western cursed by laborious pacing and a sense of selfimportance which its nutty story does not warrant. So, there are two things i need to do before the end of the world as. In the beginning, it wasnt that great but it kept me interested enough to continue and im glad i did. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.

This novel is an original fusion of mystery, comedy, procedural, suspense, and western, seasoned with a bit of science fiction the sopranos meets the andy griffith show meets the twilight zone. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. I said that denzels character was blind in the movie, they said no way. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Although eli is extremely skilled at surviving on his own, he was blind. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. He heard things none of the other characters heard. Yet, in the end, eli and solara make it into san francisco bay where the water seems fine maybe it wasn t, but it seemed ok. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater forum. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. He saw the first trap coming because he smelled his attackers. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. 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. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year.

The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. The more he learns, the more the hard truth is revealed. Eli lives a fairly simple and repetitive life, with the occasional violent encounter thrown in for good measure. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she.

Cooper has his own secrets to protect, so when his new deputy starts digging, he needs to keep one step ahead of herand the mysterious outsiders who threaten to tear the whole place down. He s guided by a voice in his head that told him that he must protect this book and he is personally lives by the message of the bible, basically to do more for others than for yourself as he puts it. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. A mindset given to some and chosen freely by others. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time. I did several rewrites for the studio and the hughes brothers after we sold the script then tony came on and did some work then i came back and worked with denzel and did more work. Various men then come out and surround him, with one shoving him. Dare devil sucked so they made the sequel with denzel and set it in the apocalypse. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible.

Just enter your email to add this book to your box. The rapper previously announced a mixtape titled beware of the book of eli, which was envisioned as a compilation of freestyles over older beats, as he told xxl in april. 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. Was eli from the book of eli fully blind or partially blind.

Sure it has been debated, but was eli blind in book of eli. Jan 15, 2010 in fact, faith is the only semisatisfying explanation for eli s ability. Then the benjamite man came into shiloh and told the bad news. Imagine a place populated by criminals people plucked from their lives, with their memories altered, whove been granted new identities and a second chance.

Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Thats because eli, strictly speaking, wasn t blind. If eli wasn t blind that meant he taught himself to read braille and memorized the bible from the braille. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. That being said, there are many moments in the film that hint that eli relies on his other senses instead. The main character, emma, lost sight in both of her eyes due to a tragic accident on the fourth of july. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Jun 26, 2018 despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.

After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. Jan 18, 2012 yes, the protagonist of the film, played by denzel washington, was in fact blind. The only thing i disagree with was the sightedness of eli, he wasn t blind. After she grabs the grenade and stands in the middle of the road, they are back. Quick take seamlessly mixes the western and thriller genres, crafting a tense and unsettling read that brings to mind cormac mccarthy. Book of eli, the eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america.

He s just so great at playing intelligent, strong, capable. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Welcome to the blinds, a dusty town in rural texas populated by misfits who dont know if theyve perpetrated a crime or just witnessed one. Not being able to read was an excuse not to follow the ideas behind the bible. 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. Ski mask the slump god has a mixtape coming in a couple days, according to a new instagram post. No one in the world could read, but the fact the book was in braille showed 2 things. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. He even feels the body before being sure of what he is dealing with since he cant see anything.

He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. He has a bowa knifeand can use a gun if he wantscap has his shield but as a defense mechan. In the postapocalyptic world of the book of eli, the most precious things on earth are a trialsize bottle of shampoo. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. But the weird part for someone as popular as him is that he s not so big on playing likable heroes. Asked in denzel washington was denzel washington supposed to be blind in the movie the book of eli. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Denzel washington vs captain america mcu battles comic vine. His dangerous and often selfsacrificial mission, inspired by god and rooted in a deepseated personal faith, is certainly inspiring. He never fires his weapon first, needing to hear the sound of shooting at him to identify the location of his target.

Somewhere in the most isolated reaches of the texas panhandle is the tiny, hardscrabble town. This actually sets the pace and tone of the book of eli, which has unfortunately and misleadingly been marketed as an actionpacked carnival of carnage. 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. Each page will reveal a bit more about the characters we come to meet. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on.

Denzel portrays the title character of eli, a mysterious man who walks around around a destroyed world carrying a book he believes can save humanity. Eli was worried about gods holy box, so he was sitting there waiting and watching. Rewatch the movie with the idea that he s blind and youll see tons of evidence that hints towards him not being able to see. It wouldnt be much of a twist if all the evidence was blatant and in your face. The blinds expertly melds the thriller with the western, adding a soupcon of medicalscience fiction while paying a bit of homage to jim thompsons the getaway, the novel, not the. But pasts have a way of creeping up on the residents of the blinds. He has a higher being guiding some of his actions and speaking through him which explains why he has the entire book in his head.

He walks, he hunts, he eats he reads and he sleeps. Fran adams is one of the few women in the blinds and the mother of its only child, a boy of 8. Having now recently watched the road and the book of eli, the two big postapocalyptic movies of the holiday season that time of year when families get together and think warm thoughts about the end of the world, i can see that ive learned a couple of things about how to prepare for the apocalypse from hollywood films. In the book of eli, eli kills out of selfdefence, but mainly out of defense of the bible, in some instances one might argue he over steps this right, invading on aggressive killing.

Why the movie is titled the book of eli on the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. He was practically feeling his way around using his other senses. If he is really blind, well, that fact is dreadfully portrayed. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. He had memorized the whole thing and dictated the contents to that dude. 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 block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people he s talking to. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is.

Several clues are given throughout the film, that elude to the characters blindness. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. When solara gets out and looks at them turning around, those mountains are gone. The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Everybody loves denzel washington, including me, but im not 100% sure why. 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 coast of. 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 closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense of touch and cut off the visual stimuli. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the.

Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. My problem is that eli did not behave like a blind person. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Was the main character in the book of eli blind answers. Dec 23, 2010 i thought he had been blind before, but got his vision back, but now i just read the plot here the book of eli wikipedia, the free encyclopedia it seems that he was blind all along. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. All believable, albeit maybe a little bit of a stretch.

Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where the steps are credit to jeremyogles. He says that he was led to the book by a voice in his head, directing him to travel westward. The book of eli eli conversation with carnegie about the book duration.

The book i read this quarter was blind a young adult novel by rachel dewoskin. She and cal once were lovers, and he hopes to persuade her to leave so the boy can have a normal life. Before it was revealed he was blind you thought he may have been slightly delusional and obsessive in his mission to deliver the book. 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. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. A woman pleads for elis help, but he recognizes its a trap and calls it as such. There is no ancient book of eli that was written in biblical times, it wasn t included in the bible because it never existed.

The twist that the book was braille was brilliant, and the symbolism of carnegie being himself blind to the word is just great writing. He obviously struggles with his own personal failings, but, for the most part, acts according to. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Me and some fellow workers were talking about movies and book of eli came up. I told you he was blind because he bumped into that. A tense, broiling, 21stcentury western with a crafty premise and a gruesomely high body count. Right after carnegie yells go back, you can see mountains in front of them. They imply he is blind many, many times, but 54 is correct, they never outright state it. Denzel washington gets his movie feats from the book of eli.