The seeing blind man that was eli is a clever borrowing from the bible, and really rounds up all of the religious ideas that are interwoven with in. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Along comes the second postapocalyptic tale to hit. In the talmud eli was a prophet and in the bible he was a judge for 40 years who eventually went blind. 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.
At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes from hell and dead presidents. Eli s mission is to take the book somewhere safe, he reads every day in the same book, the book gives him strength to carry on, along the road he gets help of mila kunis. Jan 16, 2020 since primates are typically phased out of acting during adolescence, hollywood is left with a sole survivor named eli, the last trained primate actor in hollywood. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states.
Eli denzel washington is a wellarmed survivor and combat expert, and possesses the last remaining copy of the bible. Ign movies spent last april fools day on the albuquerque set of the book of eli, the postapocalyptic actionthriller starring denzel washington and gary oldman that opens january 15. In addition to the very large number of clues given throughout the entire movie, he also says that he walks by faith not by sight. Dec 17, 2014 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. Eli was aware of their behavior but he rebuked them too lightly and ultimately did not stop them. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is giving him.
Eli arrives at a small settlement being run by carnegie gary oldman. 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. 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. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli protects this book at all costs, meeting obstacles along his journey. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. 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. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. My story is a continuation of the events after the movie which i have written solely for my own recreation. From memory, eli recites the words and then we learn that he is blind.
How did he navigate the roads and find his way alone in the wasteland. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, jennifer beals and mila kunis. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli travels his lonely journey one step at a time, hunting for food. Book of eli ring my bell in the movie the book of eli, eli is blind. I think along the way, hes got sort of distracted and he may be. He comes upon a town along the road which is ruled by a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. Injuring eli, carnegie grabs the book and the girl. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 1, a book of eli fanfic. That pleasure lies unto writer gary whitta and directors albert and allen hughes. 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.
He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. He also died from a gunshot wound he received because gary oldman shot him pointblank in the abdomen. For example, in the first house he finds, he wakes up just as the sun hits his face. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. 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. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. 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. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. The movie has some biblical principles in it, and so if youre a person that reads the bible, there was an eli in the bible who also was blind.
He was almost certainly blind before his journey began, then is sight was. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Even though they dont have the book, they continue out west and reach san francisco. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Carnegie, which was someone who tried to antagonize eli for the book stayed true to his worldview which was i believe to be that of a atheistic, because he, nor his men, had no concern for human life. Claudia whose name means lame is blind from birth and has. He asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness.
Dec 25, 2018 thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli denzel washington travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Along his journey, eli comes upon a makeshift village headed by carnegie gary oldman. Because the book was delivered successfully cold 2 a person word for word. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. According to eli, his book is the last remaining copy of the bible, as all other copies were intentionally destroyed following the nuclear war thirty years ago. He had obstacles along the way, but he stayed focused on the mission that he had been called to do. In the film washington is a wanderer transporting a bible in a post apocalyptic world.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. In the midst of his journey, eli comes across a robber baron of sorts, named. 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. He says that he was led to the book by a voice in his head, directing him to travel westward to a place it would be safe, and assuring that he would be protected and guided on his journey. 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 life. He also knows his way around unfamiliar territory all too well for a blind man well for a sighted man, in fact.
For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. The book of elibest scenedenzel washingtongary oldman. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Along the way he demonstrates uncanny survival and fighting. 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. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Jan 14, 2010 through the commitment and faith of eli it also had something to say about sacrifice and love. I do not claim any ownership rights to the soundtracks or images presented in this video.
Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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 with a different set of eyes. 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. I thought he was simply defending himself since the hijacker leader, along with the. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. 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. Elis last film credit was a bollywood film called zero, with one of the biggest stars of bollywood, shah rukh khan along with anushka sharma and katrina kaif. At the end of the film we find out that eli has been blind all along. Albert hughes, who directed the movie along with his brother allen, said, the book of eli takes us to a future that is decimated. 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.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Carnegie holds her blind mother hostage to bend her will in his favor. The book of elibest scenedenzel washingtonmila kunis. The sons of eli, hophni and phinehas, meanwhile, were behaving wickedly, for example by taking for themselves all the prime cuts of meat from sacrifices, and by committing adultery with the women who serve at the sanctuary entrance. He is determined to walk west to an undefined destination, fighting off marauders who threaten him along the way.
Despite all that happens, solara walks through those gates and carries the word on forward. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. 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. If eli was blind all along, how could he have won all those gun fights. There a colony has collected all the books but the king james bible. It was the bible, it was written in braille, eli was blind as it turns oh, so he memorized it from cover to cover. Continuing toward the west coast, eli explains his mission. Though all around him is chaos and anarchy, eli remains fixed on the one. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps.