Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. The following day solara prays with her mother, and carnegie realizes that eli has a copy of the bible, the book he has been looking for, as all copies were destroyed after the apocalypse. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Thank you for your protection and for many signs along the way that is a metaphor saying that he is blind, but was led the right way by god, plus. Not all the time, because that would get suspicious. Jan 07, 2020 eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america.
Elis book that he is transporting the book of eli is actually the holy bible, the king james version, the only copy that has seemed to survive the war. I think along the way, hes got sort of distracted and he may be. The book of eli stacks the deck in favor of good warrior eli, who only deploys his killing skills against those deserving punishment and turns down the temptations. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Yet, as in the book of eli, background details are paramount in the road. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. He makes eye contact and looks at almost everything he does, blind people dont do that. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes.
Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared. The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. My feeling all along was that these kind of movies dont need to be a zero sum game.
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. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. We learn that a voicea voice he takes for godsled him to the book and told him to take it west, and that hed be protected along the way. The bikers kill the man, assault the woman and steal all of their books. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. Eli then must try to escape along with a young woman solara. This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts of violence and. The bible eli had on him was written in braille all along, because eli himself is blind. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Any people he sees along the way are either cannibals, rapists, murderers or their victims. The devastation is total and that allowed us to speculate about how the world would look and how people would manage if the whole grid was wiped out and we were thrown back into a primitive way of life.
At the beginning, he searches the burnt out car looking for shoes, however he doesnt look. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. 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. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. As he continues his journey, his ipod runs out of power. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in.
Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. They will survive and go to a protected colony where he will dictate the. The bad guy doesnt need to lose in order for the good guy to win. At this point, he knows he s dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Eli by bill myers goodreads meet your next favorite book. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared in feces to sermonize about the evils of shiteating. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The book of eli is hampered by faithbased sermonising and at least two hamfisted final act twists, which. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Also subverted when eli is trying to explain the concept of faith to solara with the metaphor flower of light in a field of darkness. Feb 05, 2010 the following day solara prays with her mother, and carnegie realizes that eli has a copy of the bible, the book he has been looking for, as all copies were destroyed after the apocalypse. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. From atop a destroyed highway overpass he witnesses an attack on a couple by a group of marauding bikers. The book of eli is the latest aftertheendthecannibalswillgetyou flick. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. They drive off, leaving eli shaken but resolute in his determination not to get involved.
Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. A lone man denzel washington, the taking of pelham 1 2 3 heads west in a desolate landscape. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle.
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. Whilst the road cleaves to mccarthys novel, and is defiantly literary in structure a voiceover complements the nonevents of the plot, the book of eli clearly owes more to the videogame, fallout 3. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. 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. 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 inbetween bloody battles.
They will survive and go to a protected colony where he will dictate the whole bible for them to write it up. Jul 05, 2019 it didnt really leave itself open to a sequel. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. As he walks along the highway with solara, he silences her so that he can hear the bird dinner flying above them. A moment later, eli opens a closet and finds a young man who has hanged himself. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and elis been blind all along. I personally loved each bloody battle, because of their smoothness like that oneshot bonanza at the house, and that they contributed to the idea this was meant to. 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 2010 is both underappreciated and a. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. The book that he is protecting is the bible written in braille.
Jan 01, 2000 this book by bill myers, eli follows the story of a tv journalist named conrad davis. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie. Albert hughes, who directed the movie along with his brother allen, said, the book of eli takes us to a future that is decimated. He is thrown into another world after a car accident. He asks lombardi to get paper and pencil and, with his dying breath, dictates the entire bible, verse by verse, as lombardi writes it all down. It is not a good idea to wander alone in postapocalyptic america if youre a woman as the good book says natch, given what the book is.
In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. This book by bill myers, eli follows the story of a tv journalist named conrad davis. 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. Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is safe. The book of eli is the latest after the end the cannibalswillgetyou flick. 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. In this respect, the films stand toe to toe, in their ability to. Along comes the second postapocalyptic tale to hit uk cinemas in the last month. 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.
Jan 14, 2010 albert hughes, who directed the movie along with his brother allen, said, the book of eli takes us to a future that is decimated. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli. The book of eli official 1080p hd movie trailer youtube. At the town bar, he is attacked by a gang of bikers but swiftly kills them all. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Rewatched the book of eli 2010, when he leaves the house he. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here.
When he reaches a settled town, hes treated with suspicion, but the towns leader, carnegie gary oldman, the dark knight, has been. Eli tells another character that he meets on his journey that god showed him where the book is and told him to travel west with the book and that god will have his back along. He gets out of unspeakably dangerous scrapes and when some of carnegies men shoot at him, the bullets misssomething. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. He is thrown into a world where jesus christ was not born 2,000 years ago, but born in todays society. At the end it shows his eyes, which appear to be the eyes of someone who is blind. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters.
After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. 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 cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town. Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall.
A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. All believable, albeit maybe a little bit of a stretch. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. I thought he was simply defending himself since the hijacker leader, along. She asks if he got that from the book, and he admits that its a quote from. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Thats the thing at the end we kind of left it a bit open.
Hes 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. There are also other hints when he ask solara the questions about his mothers blinds. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. 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. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. 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. Despite all that happens, solara walks through those gates and carries the word on forward. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. When carnegie is overthrown, the people breaking up the room are shown looting the place and forcing themselves upon the women. Eli tells lombardi that he has a king james bible with him. 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. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter.