He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Same on the use of the pistol, how he procured it or supplied it with ammo. Eli and carnegie are old enough to remember the time before the.
They are in unanimous agreement that the main character of this story is blind the entire time. The book of eli dvd arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. But if you were paying attention there were little things that he did like when he went to the house withe cannibals he tripped. He s memorised it over time by listening to an ipod. Official the book of eli discussion thread discussion in movies started by mattbrown, dec 23. This video is about the book of eli pack, oakley panel pack. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiats, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. It is a time of excessive bass levels and rusted metal since stainless steel and paint never existed.
Most everyone wears goggles and leather in the postapocalyptic wasteland of the book of eli. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. How does any of this goddamn movie make sense if youve been blind the whole time denzel washington. That being said, there are many moments in the film that hint that eli relies on his other senses instead. Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider. The whole time only reasen he was able to do what he did was because he was suppose to be being led by god, at the very end after he completed his task his eyes are glazed and sorta cross like a blind person. The movie ploy of course had the main character on the move all the time.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. Prop backpack, ipod, and switchblade used by eli denzel washington in the film, the book of eli. The spells in harry potter are latin for the same reason we use it today as muggles. Lil wayne mentions the book of eli in his song drip. Solara follows eli from east to west and, at the end, claims that shell return home.
The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. Later eli sits in the corner, roasting the carcass of the dead cat over a small campfire. And in the whole time, i think he s chosen i forgot which song but he went with but we did the math in the script and it was like an old. 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. The movies twist doesnt make much sense as a twist if he wasnt blind the whole time, nor does the fact that he was carrying a braille bible. 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. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Eli had memorized the whole thing and read it back to the ones in the city who wrote it. Its a movie book of eli all survival cache followers or interested parties ought to. For sale oakley panel pack backpack sheet metal book of eli. When he searches the cabin for example he doesnt look at anything he just feels around the shelves with his hands. Book of eli is the story of a blind man in a godless world who. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed.
If he was blind the whole time and in the end his eyes were white, why are his eyes brown when we takes off his shades and looks out the window and look up at the sun. This is an awesome pack for edc and or one to three day hikes. Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for the book of eli 2010. In one of the first scenes in the book of eli, he walks into a table, showing that he s blind. Discovering eli has the book he seeks, carnegie tries to use solara, the daughter of his abused mistress, to seduce eli, and beats his mistress when solara fails. The book of eli is a film ruled by its religious conviction. Not only can eli maneuver the wasteland without sight, he can also ward off groups of attackers without a scratch, he can also hunt with his trusty bow and shoot a bird out of the air blind for dinner. This man is anxiously searching for a certain book and he sends out illiterate men hoping they will find this book during their search. His name is eli denzel washington and he is on the alert for thieves and marauders. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by. There were also subtle hints like his heightened sense of hearing and smell. He walks around, pacing up and down, getting a feel for the new shoes.
See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and about time movie. If not, then theres no other explanation for how he s been able to do all that he did. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Book of eli, the bd steelbook eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. The physical book he s been carrying all this time is a braille bible. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her. He recognizes that claudia is blind and asks her if she was blind her whole life or. 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 does hide out from time to time in various places, some fairly decent choices, others not, such as the lone farm house out in the middle of the field.
In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Presented by the golden closet, your premier source for iconic screen used movie wardrobe, props, and music entertainment memorabilia. They are used for blind people and disabled people have good. Elis speech before he fights carnegies men in the bar is taken from genesis.
My view is that when you see what the book is and that he s blind that to me tells you god must exist. Carnegies wife claudia jennifer beals is blind and her young and. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. Carnegie is a book hoarder and the wasteland is the result of the nuclear war at.
The book of eli eli denzel washington backpack, ipod. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. In one of the first scenes in the book of eli, he walks. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Hints were dropped throughout, like eli s noting of his excellent sense of smell right before the ambush. 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.
Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to. Eli washington walks alone in postapocalyptic america. Its likely he used the heat of the sun to help guide him toward the his goal in the west. Being a loner, eli prefers to go his own way, but he may not have a choice.
If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. I did not realise until almost at the end of movie that eli was blind, and the book of eli was in braille. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. People seem to think so, but when he heard a noise outside why did he get. Com is the worlds largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiats of all types.
If you watch it a second time there is a lot of things you dont catch the first time when you assume he can see. Revealing the book to be a king james bible, carnegie intends to use it to manipulate peoples faith for power. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. What else rises in the east, sets in the west, and reappears in the east once again. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley brand products.
At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. He restores my soul he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for thou art with me. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. In the meantime, theres a man, a man who is as old as eli, whod survived from the world before the catastrophe. With this being said, eli was used as a messiah being led by god.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli believe, holidays, christmas, people. Eli had memorised the entire book, and in a place of sanctuary he dictated to a helper the whole book from memory. He was blind the whole time, that is why towards the end the book he was carrying that got taken was in braille and the bad guy in the end could not read it and the other girl refuse to tell him what it said. I think he was blind the whole time, but like jesus healed the blind, he could see with the power of god, seen especially clear in the gun fight scene. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley. 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 we discover at the end that the bible eli has been carrying the entire movie is written in braille.
Eli is a fighter, and is protected by a force, as he survives, trekking on his journey west. I think it may also have been used as a selfredemption moment for one of the bad guys. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Which gives us a big reveal that he s been blind all along and his stupendous badassery has been even more. I like to beleive that he was able to see the whole.
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