America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and civilization and law have disappeared. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. Eli denzel washington is traveling on foot through a warravaged american desert carrying and protecting a book he feels can save mankind. 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 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. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Then the benjamite man came into shiloh and told the bad news. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Jan 29, 2010 the basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible. This type of story has been done many times before but washington and oldman, in combination with the hughes brothers spin on things, make this one of the few january.
He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads. I didnt have plans to go see the book of eli, even though the trailer made it look like fallout 3. Blind by rachel dewoskin meet your next favorite book. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. 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. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. This would explain why eli never traveled at night and was not totally blinded by a nuclear flash, if he was completely blind night would give him a much larger. 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 shot animal s for food including a flying bird with a bow, and defended himself with blade and gun, and yet was blind the entire time. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. The program has included audio recordings of books since 1934 and digital book efforts began in 1996. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western 29 jan 2010 michael k. Eli was blind the entire move, so yes divine intervention was the entire twist to the movie. The books for the blind program is an initiative of the united states national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls which provides audio recordings of books free of charge to people who are blind or visually impaired. 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. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. 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. After the nuclear ash snowfall ended, there was very little left. The book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting.
The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. This is a dark, unforgiving parable set in the future. Jan 15, 2010 flashdance and the l word star jennifer beals has joined the cast of the book of eli. Fictional works that feature realistic, positive or just plain awesome portrayals of blind and visually impaired people. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. 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. Carnegie even references it in one part of the movie when he says do not quote me shoot this. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky.
The woman is also blind and will do anything to protect her daughter. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. He shot guys and fought guys all while being blind. Washington makes for a great badass with a heart of gold, and oldman, well, he was born to play cartoonishly overthetop villains. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
So denzel washington goes up to this dude and the dude like touches him and denzel is all like yo, you put your hand on me again and ill chop it off with a machete but then the dude does it again and so denzel totally chops his hand off with a machete. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli action and adventure films the guardian. The teaser trailer for the film will be shown there and the hughes brothers will be in attendance to answer questions from the fans. And without ever veering toward the preachy, directors albert and allen hughes seamlessly develop the concept into a dark, emotional. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account.
To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. The book of eli, although another post apocalyptic tale in a growingly crowded genre landscape, is artistic as well as entertaining and as such earns a 3. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. 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. I cant imagine a movie coming out this year thats gonna top the book of eli for sheer awesomisity. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Jan 23, 2010 the book of eli blind faith music by atticus ross. Pofaced religious tract denzel washington in the book of eli. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The story has denzel washington playing a mysterious wanderer named eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so covets, the bible, but the traveler wont part with it.
The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel. Jennifer beals, best known for her main role in the 1983 film flashdance, has been last seen acting in the 2010 film the book of eli where she plays the role of the claudia, the blind mistress. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Eli was worried about gods holy box, so he was sitting there waiting and watching. Eli also is able to see the path and enemies because of gods guidance. The book of eli is a tough one to call you may find yourself liking or disliking it based on your particular point of view. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. 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. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. This exclusive book of eli illustrated poster was made by comic book artist tommy lee edwards and will only be given away at the warner bros.
Johnson 1 comment 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. Scenes in which eli defends the book with his life are extremely convicting as a christian, and thoughtprovoking for nonbelievers. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the official. In the novel guy montag escapes from a future dystopian society and eventually makes contact with a group of isolated individuals who have memorised books to save them for the future iteration of mankind. According to the hollywood reporter, beals character is the mother of the character that mila kunis is playing as well as the socalled sexual prize of gary oldmans character. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text.
Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is in braille. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. May, 2011 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.
Here, he chews the scenery so hard im fairly certain that you can see his teeth marks on the actual print. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Read the the book of eli movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. Released by reprise in 2010 523107 containing music from the book of eli 2010.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so. Blind focuses on emma, a 15yearold girl who was involved in a freak accident and goes blind as a result. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. Even better, through several memorable scenes, eli begins to show solara the power of the bible not as a tool for conquest, but as a handbook for living. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Eli, who was nearly blind, was sitting at the front gate to hear the returning soldiers return was unaware of the event until he asked about all the commotion in the city.
Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli, although another post apocalyptic tale in a growingly crowded genre landscape, is artistic as well as entertaining and as such earns a 3. 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. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of which original one. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Described as a warrior by necessity, eli seeks peace. One of the most remote and at times hostile places in the country, carrizozo new mexico, i was born there. 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. 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 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. 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. The first atomic bomb was set off near there, i thought the film exurated the skills of eli. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals.
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