There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to. He became high priest kohen godol after the death of pinehas, the son of elazar, ithamars older brother. He obviously struggles with his own personal failings, but, for the most part, acts according to. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe.
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. He has a higher being guiding some of his actions and speaking through him which explains why he has the entire book in his head. If you like the book of eli you are looking for futuristic, rough and serious movies about with apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, chaos, warrior and dystopic future themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in usa. The start of the movie details eli as having the disposition of protecting the book, yet he doesnt rather comprehend the message of empathy found within the words. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. A moment later, eli opens a closet and finds a young man who has hanged himself. If he is really blind, well, that fact is dreadfully portrayed. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. 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.
Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. The book of eli works just fine as an action blockbuster, but its much more than that. Remember the odd exchange between eli and solaras mother in the room. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. Somehow, he has even managed to win gun fights when his opponents were standing on top of buildings far away.
All believable, albeit maybe a little bit of a stretch. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Eli thinks that god put him on earth to carry the book to the west, so he will do anything to get it there. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. Why let it come down to his one guy carrying the last copy of the bible to somewhere out west where itll be reintegrated into a budding new society. He is guided by his faith in god rather than by what he can see. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. 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. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to.
Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. The director is acutely aware that gary oldmans character is much more interesting than eli, and the focus of the film substantially shifts for the better to what he wants the. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Throughout the film he makes references to his blindness, as he shows examples of how he smells and hears things much more than the others.
The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. 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. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order. As the film ends, eliwho we now realize is blindhas memorized the entire king james bible.
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. We are not told why eli succeeded to the high priesthood, instead of pinehass son. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is.
Gods portrayal in the book of eli is interesting, because he seems to be continuing in his infuriatingly mysterious ways. 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. Like, if he really does exist, why allow the world to be destroyed, and all of the copies of his word to be burned. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. His goal is to get the book to others who respect and worship the sacred text. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
Eli is blind, if you watch the movie properly you will notice that eli never looks people directly in the eye, he carries the bible which he reads everyday for 30 years in brail and is a modern day prophet. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. The twist that the book was braille was brilliant, and the symbolism of carnegie being himself blind to the word is just great writing. In postapocalyptic america, a lone warrior safeguards a precious book as he travels west to an unknown location. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. Rewatch the movie with the idea that hes blind and youll see tons of evidence that hints towards him not being able to see. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. And he gave her a reason to want to explore and see what all the world has to offer, good or bad. After looking around i saw that im not the only one.
Eli was a descendant of ithamar, the fourth and youngest son of aaron the high priest. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. In the road the man tries to get the boy to saftey using faith alone that they will find a better place and in the book of eli eli wanders the wastelands on faith alone that hell find the. 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. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. To answer the obvious questionhe was blind before the war,born blind. Eli, who can smell lurking highjackers determined to rob and kill him long before they get close, is. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat.
He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. The 10th day of iyar is the anniversary of the death of eli the high priest. He wasnt ignoring her, they were both blind and he couldnt get a feel on her. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. I think her whole purpose of when she met eli was that he gave her hope. It wouldnt be much of a twist if all the evidence was blatant and in your face. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.