Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys womens history month starmeter awards san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. He stumbles into an old west town run by the one guy smart enough to hoard water and surround himself with thugs to protect it. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before and its also a welcoming return for the hughes brothers. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for eli s audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a.
Quite a few hints and clues can be observed all throughout the film such as the ending shots that zoomed on his clouded eyes. In the scene where carnegie and his men were looking for eli and solara while they were sleeping, solara tried looking through eli s bag to see the book. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 63 produced by 14 music by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Jan 14, 2010 beals latest role is in the book of eli, a story that takes place in the post apocalyptic world, circa 2043. The book of eli, the lovely bones, the white ribbon, a town. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. The book of eli is a 2010 english movie directed by albert hughes and allen hughes with denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, jennifer beals in lead roles. One of the first stardriven releases of 2010, the book of eli is a. Quite a few hints and clues can be observed all throughout the film such as. 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 block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people hes talking to. See more ideas about the book of eli, elis, mila kunis. Jan 19, 2010 ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as. This time, eli denzel washington walks through barren wasteland carrying a machete and a bible. One of those characters, carnegie, wants to use the bible to exercise power over others. Rather than have another post apocalyptic film filled. The book of eli, which we will call eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake.
Maybe none of it will ever be used, but it could be. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. That and a quiet denzel washington wielding a sword sets up the book of eli, yet another postapocalyptic thriller set in the future or lack thereof. The book of eli cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The book of eli cast and crew cast photos and info. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. In the opening fight, he cuts the mans hand off after being pushed, waiting until hes touched to get a sense of where to direct his blow with his machete. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. The movie starts out with visual imagery of what look to be ashes falling from the sky. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he. Yes there some hints like how he can stare at the sun and he can re. Rather than have another post apocalyptic film filled with zombies the hughes brothers constructed a film with some great content. The book of eli, the lovely bones, the white ribbon, a. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west.
So apparently i completely misunderstood the ending of the book of. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. The following october, gary oldman was cast to star alongside washington. The book of eli starring one of my favorite actors denzel washington that im sure some have seen. Throughout the movie, 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. Jan 07, 2021 the oneandonly ben affleck commands the lead in this actionpacked film as comic book hero matthew murdock, blinded by a freak accident involving radioactive material. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli is different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Jan 15, 2010 eli washington is a crusader, a man walking east to west to deliver a book because a voice told him it was the right thing to do years earlier.
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. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. 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 braille. Was denzel washington s character in book of eli blind. Washington says in a lot of ways eli is similar to many characters hes played before. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli.
Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Jan 15, 2010 in the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 63 produced by 14 music by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1. Jan 27, 2010 the book of eli gives us yet another postapocalyptic end of the world saga.
Solara on the other hand, certainly goes through this. You can view additional information about each the book of eli actor on this list, such as when and where they were born. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Feb 05, 2010 good movie, plenty of action, not bad story, good actors. Helen mirren, pierce brosnan and ron livingston join the dc extended universe, bewitched goes back to the movies and more. Apr, 2014 a few years ago i went to see a movie titled. This movie is indeed a masterpiece that was remarkably made. His sense of smell when he smelled the bandits, him feeling for peoples shoes although i dont quite know how he knew some guy was hanging dead in the closet. The book of eli the ultimate guide to martial arts. In the movie the book of eli, it generally focuses on the protagonist, eli, portrayed by the actor denzel washington, who possessed exceptional survival skills, hunting abilities, handtohand combat, and martial arts. Spoiler still cant believe he was blind, awesome twist.
If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Denzel washington as eli the book of eli a one of the most commercially successful films on this list, the book of eli was one of the most dynamic and exciting portrayals of a blind character. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. She plays claudia and is again costarring with denzel washington. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Hi,i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Chimpanzees have been acting in films for the past eight decades. Jan 15, 2010 hints that im remembering now that point to him being blind, which unfortunately makes this movie kinda suck now. As it turns out, the bible was blank and he was blind. The top five blind characters in movies tvovermind. He survived through the means of hunting his own food. Whitta is one of the main men responsible for eli s audacity and talking to him for an hour and forty minutes was a real treat.
Its hard to doubt denzel the book of eli is an excellent and creative film. The word eli is the first word jesus spoke from the cross calling out to god. Set on a postapocalyptic world with an excess of gory and evil, eli is a solitary traveler protecting a book that is thought to save the mankind. 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. I mean there might be some bits and pieces, hints, tactics. Eli roams a postapocalyptic world, protecting a sacred tome that offers guidance on how to rebuild humanity. Then again, eli mightve just been a retired badass. Some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Later when carnegie steals the book from eli there is just a cross on the book, not the book. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questi. Theological movie month part two the book of eli the. In one fight, the other guy had to shoot first so eli would know which direction to fire back. Elis eyes are finally shown and he is blind and its why he believed so much in protecting the book. 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 braille the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind.
The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. Unfortunately, his character is so righteous, so pure that even though its eli on the screen, its denzel that im feeling. And he knew that the older woman had the shakes because she hands him the coffee cup and he can feel the movement of the cup. For the third time in four months, after 2012 and the road, the end of the world as we now know it is up on the bigscreen, in the book of eli. He has water, a blind lover jennifer beals and her daughter mila kunis. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is.
The big twist is that eli is blind, to say that is opinion is to miss the basic structure of the film and hints within. 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. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. There were hints all through the movie another scene shows. He was blinded during armageddon, but after finding the bible was given his sight back in order to complete the task given to him by god. The first being when he was in the house at the start where the body is, he bumps into the table.
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. When she opens the bag you could see the book with the name the book of eli on it. Theres a few hints that eli was blind before you actually know for sure. Theological movie month part two the book of eli the bible. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. The evil carnegie goes to great lengths to acquire the powerful book, but carnegies. Also he lures the rest of them in to a dark tunnel before fighting them. Working by day as a blind lawyer in hells kitchen nyc, murdock is motivated by his fathers untimely death to put a stop to all crime, as the vigilante daredevil, by night. Unless youre particularly observant its not outright apparent that hes blind when watching the first time until the very end of the movie when the camera zooms in and you can see his eyes are clouded. 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. When the mother walks into the room eli is staying, he compliments her on the perfume he smells. 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. See the full list of the book of eli cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
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. You might have heard about the movie titled the book of eli, or you might. Hints to elis denzel washingtons condition are shown throughout the movie. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a.
The book of eli cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. If you watch the movie for a second time you can catch on. Oct 11, 2020 according to theories and thorough analysis, we can assume that eli is not completely blind but has a rather clouded eyesight and only partial blindness. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Its almost like eli travels in the footsteps of viggo mortensen, who recently set down his own apocalyptic travelogue in the road. The book of eli prayer, god, christian, people christianity page 3 citydata forum. Eli was employed by working wildlife, but had been let go in march 2019 due to outbursts on set a commonality for juvenile chimps. This list of the book of eli actors includes any the book of eli actresses and all other actors from the film. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may. Before the apocalypse, eli was a simple clerk at a local kmart. Eli, quoting the bible just before kicking the shit out of everybody in the room.
1147 403 337 1336 1371 900 1532 1183 1427 1139 817 133 510 1450 1147 863 1334 1035 1019 1036 1108 629 1026 172 760 889 5 460 1291 1104 612 503 1089 277 1000