This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is safe. When he reaches his destination, he is able to recite the entire bible. It is later revealed that he is literally making this journey by faith and not by sight because he is blind. Book of eli green coffee beans hk specialty coffee. 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 with a different set of eyes.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Dec 05, 2011 you can almost see the life that completing gods will has brought not just to eli, but even to the land surrounding him. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. The entire film is one where a man must journey towards a place of restoration. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Jan 24, 2010 eli for instance could be seen as a more complex figure his kaffiyeh and scimitarlike blade evoke an islamic image, while his hand to hand combat has a samurai feel to it. The other interpretation is that eli, blinded by the events from the apocalypse, after finding the book in his youth, is somehow blessed with hysterical sightedness, all the way until he finally find his way to alcatraz and does his verbal dump, and afterwards, his blindness returns, but only after his mission was completed. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. After the massive scene of carnegie trying to get the bible from eli, solara and eli go on a journey to a spiritual place where eli tells the story of the bible starting with genesis and having a man write down every word that is being said and showing numerous pages of biblical writings.
Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. This short looks at the films visual schemes and its characters, the quality of the actors, the films themes of faith, the design of crucial props, and more. 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. Dec 17, 2014 yes, all the way at the end of the movie, it is revealed that not only is the book of eli a samurai film, but it is in fact a western, twistfilled zatoichi remake. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date.
He reveals to her that the book he has is a king james biblethe only one left. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 7, a book of eli fanfic. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Hell, even the title of this article is spoilery if you are geeky enough to be familiar with both 2010s the book of eli and the enormous series of japanese films from the 1960s and 1970s featuring a wandering swordsman named zatoichi many will question my choice to spend one of my cinapse pick of the week slots which ive now just. My church youth minister and i had the debate on if eli was blind or not.
Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. He asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 1, a book of eli. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became. Aug 23, 2017 hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Also, an important scene near the end of the film includes elis book among a diverse selection of books that have similar significance in other faith traditions and cultures. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until. Also, an important scene near the end of the film includes eli s book among a diverse selection of books that have similar significance in other faith traditions and cultures.
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. Now, the stakes could not be higher, eli has both the book and solara with him. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. 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. In unexplained circumstances that appear to be the result of a. 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. 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. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. Solara joins eli on his journey, and they are chased by carnegie and his men, who think the book is a sort of talisman that will give them political power. 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.
Eli for instance could be seen as a more complex figure his kaffiyeh and scimitarlike blade evoke an islamic image, while his hand to hand combat has a samurai feel to it. Judge bender studies denzel washington in the hughes brothers. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. The message eli received was pretty vague and there are underlying challenges he faces to this journey. 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. A man named eli denzel was given a message years previous to deliver a book the bible somehere to the west for the sake of of a religious rebirth and evolution to occur for society.
A blind man would not be doing that looking out windows, looking into peoples eyes when speaking to them, etc. Mar 30, 2010 while the apostle paul is talking about a christians confident trust in gods promises, the book of eli s point that the titular character is literally blind, carrying a braille bible is how the film hammers home the unquestionable providence at work in our heros journey. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. 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. They are brown and when he talks to people, he looks them in the eye. At first it seems very odd that elis journey west has taken up to 30 years. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The book of eli shifts into overdrive once carnegies stepdaughter, solara, tries to. But beyond the bloody scenes and foul language, audiences will discover a compelling story filled with more biblical references and christian thought than any other major motion picture in recent years.
The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Myself being legal blind, not 100% blind, i do not believe that eli was 100% blind, but he cold have been definatly visually impaired. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. Jun 15, 2010 with jennifer beals, derrick clyburnballard, tommy lee edwards, jon farhat. While the apostle paul is talking about a christians confident trust in gods promises, the book of eli s point that the titular character is literally blind, carrying a braille bible is how the film hammers home the unquestionable providence at work in our heros journey. Watch the movie again after you find out the twist.
Solara wants to travel the journey that eli is on, so against his wishes, she follows him. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. Jan 16, 2010 it becomes a battle of the wills, which eli prefers not to fight. At first glance, the book of eli appears to be just another violent postapocalyptic film from hollywood. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. We here at cinapse have written extensively about the wandering blind swordsman who is unknown to most us filmgoers today, but who is perhaps one of cinemas all time greatest heroes. I do not claim any ownership rights to the soundtracks or images presented in this video. The book of eli is an interesting but exhausting film with few humorous moments. Jul 05, 2019 it didnt really leave itself open to a sequel. I started surfing forums and reading all of these discussions arguing about whether or not eli was fully blind or if he just had cataracts and honestly i feel like people who have these discussions missed out on a truly profound. The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is an interesting but exhausting film with few humorous moments.
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 moment hes introduced. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. To me, eli was guided by god, since the war, on a journey to truly accept the christian bible into his heart so that he could eventually share it with the world again. My story is a continuation of the events after the movie which i have written solely for my own recreation. There are several scenes where his eyes can be seen. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. Elis violent acts are only in selfdefense, and eli himself does not once use vulgar language of any sort. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. The book of eli stacks the deck in favor of good warrior eli, who only deploys his killing skills against those deserving punishment and turns down the temptations.
I laughed out loud when carnegies goons dumped a sack of. So i went trusting there would be reasons to like the book of eli. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 1, a book of eli fanfic. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 7, a book of eli. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. Apr, 2014 after the massive scene of carnegie trying to get the bible from eli, solara and eli go on a journey to a spiritual place where eli tells the story of the bible starting with genesis and having a man write down every word that is being said and showing numerous pages of biblical writings. They are a marketing company that only promotes quality entertainment. It becomes a battle of the wills, which eli prefers not to fight. When solara asks how he knows where he is going, eli tells her, we walk by faith, not by sight. The ending revealed that eli was blind and the message that i took from the movie kind of clicked into place for me. In the book of eli, mila kunis, as solara, toughs out a wasteland journey. I dont care how great your senses of hearing and smell are you cant kill someone with a bow and arrow from 50 feet away, let alone with a handgun from 3 or 4 times that distance.
Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Judge bender studies denzel washington in the hughes. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test.
A postapocalyptic survival movie, the book of eli creates and sustains a foreboding mood of hostility, as desperate survivors start the process of scratching out new ways of living on a destroyed planet. He was almost certainly blind before his journey began, then is sight was restored so he could complete the task. A blind partially sighted person would not find it as easy to navigate even with badass echolocation. 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. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. 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. With jennifer beals, derrick clyburnballard, tommy lee edwards, jon farhat. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. I dont plan on staying, he says i got someplace i need to be.
But beyond the bloody scenes and foul language, audiences will discover a compelling story filled with more biblical references and christian thought than any other major motion picture in. Jan 19, 2010 the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. He was almost certainly blind before his journey began.
That pleasure lies unto writer gary whitta and directors albert and allen hughes. It was not my usual fare but i knew that grace hill media was promoting this film. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. I think the fact that he was blind was symbolic of the total faith and guidance he gave and received from god.
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