The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. Yet im not sure what further conclusions to draw from this. 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. Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible.
Also if i remember the book correctly isnt it the bible that the guy takes in 451. I always thought that conversation he had with the blind mother sort of implied he lost. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. A dead man, with a single bullet wound on his head, lies on his back beneath the smoky light of a petrified forest. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. My theory is that eli is guy montag from fahrenheit 451 after his exodus. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers.
It is as though this guy weve been watching is twice as badass as he was. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the. 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. Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for the book of eli 2010. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. The twist that the book was braille was brilliant, and the symbolism of carnegie being himself blind to the word is just great writing.
The suns rays make people blind and many have turned to cannibalism. Determined to use the book for his own gain, carnegie wages an allout war against eli. 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. God gave him sight that is the premise of the movie. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Most people have forgotten religion, and oldmans character sees it. Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from hell.
After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. 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. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. Was eli just able to read braille for some unknown reason or was he actually blind all the time probably since the apocalypse 30 years ago, which is implied to have blinded many people. 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. Oh yeah, and denzel washington actually manages to pull off the part of a wizened, old bad ass. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie.
Eli wanders into a town controlled by a really bad guy played by gary oldman who wants to get his hands on the book because he wants to use the power of its words to control people. Eli accidentally shoots carnegie in trying to shoot the guy running in. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. The world is now a wasteland after the nuclear war of the end of fahrenheit 451 and eli montag has been traveling. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent.
If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. God guiding his every move and him simply faithfully following him. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Does denzel washington play a blind man in the book of eli. 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. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Actually, if you watch the scene again, after the guy unwraps the book and hears the. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test.
Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. Theres no way a real blind person could do the things eli could do in the movie, but this is fiction, not a reality show. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. Eli is a blind man who is crippled by not being able to see because of one of the disasters the happened when the world became barren. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. Eli walks on through the wreckage, serene in dark glasses like a saintly hobo all four horsemen of the apocalypse in one.
Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Gary oldman, the man views eli s impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his gang. But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli stand. Aside from the rather implausible eli s bible is the only one left plotpoint, christianity itself is not presented as the perfect savior of humanity, in fact the bad guy specifically wants the book because hes aware how the bible has been used to prop up evil regimes throughout history, and wants to take advantage of it for that reason. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli.
At the end of the book of eli it is revealed that the eponymous bible that eli used to read and learn by heart is actually written in braille. Like i said book of eli isnt great, but definitely thought provoking. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. He didnt shoot at people until they shot at him first, that might not be as much about targeting as common. Overall the book of eli is an excellent film itself and an excellent spin on the postapocalyptic genre. So, he can smell the bo of the unbathed and can smell perfumeshampoo. 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.
This movie is a sort of superhero tale, so just as people cant really fly yet superman could fly, eli could do nonhuman things though real blind people havent been able to thus far. 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. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. Set on a postapocalyptic world with an excess of gory and evil, eli is a solitary traveler protecting a book that is. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. The book of eli is a 2010 english movie directed by albert hughes and allen hughes with denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, jennifer beals in lead roles.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Yes denzel washington plays a blind man notice how he has to feel around on shelves when going through places. Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille.
The book of eli was about the struggle of a man who tried to keep hold of a book that is suppose the give a man power if he reads. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The movies first images paint a bleak picture, foreshadowing the world that eli is about to see on screen. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. I am confused also as to whether or not eli was blind, or whether his name was even eli, but i dont think that he was blind. 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. But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary oldman, who, like all the local overloads in westerns and gangster movies, sits behind a big desk flanked by a tall bald guy and. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film.