In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Like mccarthys pulitzerprizewinning the road and its recent firstrate screen adaptation, the book of eli takes place after civilizations been decimated. The book of eli by albert hughes, allen hughes albert. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account. My problem is that eli did not behave like a blind person.
This is a thoughtprovoking book that retells the gospel from a modern point of viewa sort of what if type of story. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii society and dead presidents. Crossword quiz by random logic games is a unique crossword game that combines three types of clues. 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. Our holdings include textbooks in braille and audio formats.
Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Theres a few hints that eli was blind before you actually know for sure. Marauding gangs haunt the ashen wastelands of america, preying on innocent passersby. When he flicks the lighter open and flicks it, he moves his hand over the flame to prove to him it works because hes blind. Oct 10, 2006 author michael lewis tackles footballs blind side in blind side, michael lewis traces how the humble offensive left tackle has evolved into footballs pivotal position. Watch the movie a second time and look for all the clues. Aug 07, 20 blind focuses on emma, a 15yearold girl who was involved in a freak accident and goes blind as a result. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Book of eli the blind leading the blind summit entertainment when the last copy of a book becomes a coveted prize for literature nerds and raging tyrants alike, one man intends to protect it at. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. The book of eli movies, construction, gangs new mexico. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. He had never been revealed to their consciences, and so his fear had no influence upon their lives. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. There is a blind boy he could play in the street with his friends. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. 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. In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of which original one. The book of eli sword and sheath 18 heavenly swords.
In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. The latest to be released is the hughes brothers the book of eli. Films may be the most difficult to find sources on. Perhaps its the freshness of that movie, and the popularity and respect afforded mccarthys book, that will make the road so prevalent in any evaluation of the hughes bros. Library services the communication center is the place to find books in accessible formats for minnesotans. 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.
For those of you who havent heard of blind date with a book, its something often planned in libraries and gives readers a chance to try new books. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. In the ensuing shootout solara is captured and eli hands over the book in exchange for her life. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards, cine awards, iifa, screen awards, and more for best actor. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord set on possessing the book. I am a christian guy and if you are wondering,since i wont break the rules,pm me and i will tell you about what i saw as a christian. H ard though it may be to believe, i often get things spectacularly wrong, particularly when it comes to predicting future success or failure within the film. Gary oldmans character trying to use the book to turn the masses of uneducated people into his own mindless followers and army was pretty cool. He kept clicking the ipod even though it said battery low.
The book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. The movie is only specific about san francisco, but anyone familiar with central and northern. Eli was aware of their behavior but he rebuked them too lightly and ultimately did not stop them. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Eli was a blind black man in a post apocalyptic world.
Jan 12, 2010 the book of eli soundtrack from 2010, composed by atticus ross. Was denzel washington suppose to be blind in the movie. I told you he was blind because he bumped into that. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. Feb 04, 2016 to celebrate valentines day this month, weve decided to try a little experiment. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli. The book of eli is a film ruled by its religious conviction. Your best bet may be to consult the books on post apocalyptic guide that and see what qualities your story may share or. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness.
And, books and other materials weve transcribed for our customers. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children.
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. 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. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from hell, which dates back to 2001. Maybe eli also feels that his father is a burden, and so eli. The five holes incorporated into the blade can create a very unique sound when the blade is swung in the air. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys redemption. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. The book of eli sword is different from the design of most swords. So in the opinion of a secular critic such as myself, its hard not to consider elements of the film to be laughably ridiculous. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Eli sneaks away, but carnegie and his henchmen confront him in the street.
Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. 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. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. This is another example of social control like the situation where the gypsy slaps father and eli doesnt react. 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. Released by reprise in 2010 523107 containing music from the book of eli 2010. If you want to start a main thebookofeli page, just click the edit button above. How about the fact that the biblical character eli is blind. My problem with the eli being blind has nothing to do with the faith aspect. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf.
At that time eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room. In luke, elizabeth, a daughter of the line of aaron, and the wife of zacharias, was righteous before god and was blameless but childless. But carnegie gary oldman, the powerhungry dictator of a decrepit survivors colony, is also interested in elis book for very different reasons. Jan 23, 2010 the book of eli blind faith music by atticus ross. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. The blade has a wide point that curves out and back in towards the handle.
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. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. To solve it you need to guess what the word that the text description, emoji or picture hints by typing it correctly. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Something more than a message between the lines 27 jul i dont think its risky to say, if we confine ourselves to the most recent events, that the catholic church, the principle institution within the christian doctrine, is now living through one of the greatest crises it has experienced since its beginnings. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. In fact, faith is the only semisatisfying explanation for eli s ability. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
Of the few survivors, a huge percentage have become rapists and. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. What physical affliction did eli suffer from in his old age. 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. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a.
Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. This movie carries many, many, many hidden symbolism within the characters themselves, and their actions. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Elizabeth comes from the gospel, the book of luke, in particular. 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.
The book of eli soundtrack from 2010, composed by atticus ross. A lone wanderer travels the wastes, carrying with him the secret to restoring a postapocalyptic world to its former splendor, and a vast assortment of killing implements, all of which he wields with unerring accuracy. He was riding a horse and his hair got caught in a tree. The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel.
As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. The book details emmas struggle learning how to live without her eyesight, but it also features normal teen drama, plus a mysterious death of a classmate that may or may not have been a suicide. Eli was definately blind, i rewatched this movie many times and picked up on every subtle nuance that explains he was absolutely blind. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Jan 15, 2010 tweetemail tweetemail the hughes brothers, albert and allen, return from a nine year hiatus from feature filmmaking to give us their entry into the postapocalyptic pool of stories. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. How the idol fell down before the ark from hurlbuts bible stories for children the bible story of eli this eli bible story was written in simple words by jesse lyman hurlbut and taken from hurlbuts bible stories for children which was published in 1904. On violence and language in the book of eli by angela walker denzel washington, one of hollywoods most successful and highly respected figures, stars in the book of eli, the story of a man of faith on a mission to protect the last copy of the bible. 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. When he approaches the car in the beginning he almost walks by, but stops, backs up a bit and walks over to it, hitting the side of the car with his bag to get a reference of where it was. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.
Carnegie takes the book and solara, and shoots eli, leaving him for dead. He is taking the book to a place where it will be safe where its message can be finally be shared with the world. 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. Im sure there will be people who say, oh, theres the clue. Richard williams, gives us clues about the often intriguing life of rick finley.
Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. There is no book of eli in the bible although there is a. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. Every week throughout the month of february, were going to be having a blind date with a book. Is he a detective, professor, serial killer, peace maker, man, woman, or someone else. 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. Mar 19, 2010 get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. The book of eli by albert hughes, allen hughes albert hughes. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house.
The book is also known as harbuts story of the bible told for young and old. Your best bet may be to consult the books on post apocalyptic guide that and see what qualities your story may share or how it may differ. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Yes, there are clues that he is blind, like overdeveloped smelling.
The bible in the movie is symbolic to the book of life, which many are disciplined to put the entire thing to mind. 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 official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. However i also didnt see any thing pushy about religion in it either. Some of the subtle clues to demonstrate he is blind.
Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. The few survivors have clumped together into ramshackle settlements that are beginning to crumble from within. Dec 19, 20 the book of clues, the new short story collection by t. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical.