Part 1 gary whitta on the book of eli the film stage. I mean, seriously, eli is like that worlds chuck norris, only more awesome. Gary oldman has always been good at playing the bad guy air force. He was once blind, but during the majority of the film, god gave him vision to see. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Sure he has a good sense of smell and hearing ability but at no point in the movie does it imply that he is blind.
Maybe some can willingly suspend their disbelief on this point, but my dad is blind and he used to have an entire braille bible. When i saw the book of eli on its release in 2010, i was impressed with its visuals, in particular with a virtuoso gunfight scene that appears to play out in a single long take. Well in the divine comedy bolgia 6 has a broken bridge. 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. What a great surprise the book of eli turned out to be. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Those are just a few scenes off the top of my head, but there were a lot more examples in the movie. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Washington also plays the most sighted blind guy ever. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Watch the movie a second time and look for all the clues.
Im not ashamed to say i wasnt sure he was blind even toward the end. I also love how the villain finally gets his claws on the book but cant really do anything with it since he cant read braille. Spreading this book is what actually caused the apocalypse in the first place. Its no secret that the book of eli is overbearing in its religious sentiment and ironically reliant on capitalist ideology denzel washington and gary oldmans love of the book rather than the religion, tom waitss pawn shop bartering. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Yes, there are clues that he is blind, like overdeveloped smelling. I told you he was blind because he bumped into that. 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. Some of the subtle clues to demonstrate he is blind. Weve also got one of the years best in acclaimed french gangster drama a prophet, the return of amelie director jeanpierre jenuet, australias world war i.
He heard things none of the other characters heard. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. In the postapocalyptic world a man washington walks the earth with a copy of the bible. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The bolgias in the book of eli is shown as a dry riverbed that is spanned with a small bridge. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The thick paper required and the fact that only 27 characters five or six words can fit on a standard 812 inch row is a bit of an issue. 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.
Ah, by keeping you out here as long as possible, that makes sense. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the movie eli was blind or at least partially blind. In the end, the book of eli feels more like a simplistic, post apocalyptic parable. 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. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. The only consistent element in the book of eli, allen and albert hughes new postapocalyptic scifithrilleractionerwestern, is denzel washingtons titular hero, a stubborn man whose calling in life is to get the bible out west, and deposit it in a safe place for posterity, or rather, as the seed of a new, more humanistic, egalitarian and learned society.
The book of eli is ambitious and different from the current wave of. The only thing i disagree with was the sightedness of eli, he wasnt blind. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. I dont think were seriously expecting anyone to root for gary oldman even though hes extremely cool laughs. 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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. He had memorized the whole thing and dictated the contents to that dude. In english, dubbed french, or dubbed spanish, with optional english for the hearing impaired or french or spanish subtitles. Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene. I want to rewatch it to look for clues that eli is blind. Eli, quoting the bible just before kicking the shit out of everybody in the room. Seen as a valuable way to lead people, an evil man oldman who controls a city looks to take control of the book.
Im sure there will be people who say, oh, theres the clue. There are so many clues about him being blind, right from the. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. So when i hopped on the phone with gary whitta i was hoping for a good.
Its a great twist because the clues are all there he has very sharp hearing. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Theres a few hints that eli was blind before you actually. The bad guy had the bible, but it was useless to him because the one person who could read it feigned having lost the ability to.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli, date night in the hughes brothers the book of eli, plus comedic mishaps with tina fey and steve carell in date night. How about the fact that the biblical character eli is blind. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. It is only after eli is fired upon from the guy on the roof that eli takes cover and fires back. Carnegie gary odman and eli denzel washington each explain what the book means to them. Since a broken bridge is shown in the book of eli movie we need to locate this reference in the dantes inferno. The book of eli was about the struggle of a man who tried to keep hold of a book that is suppose the give a man power if he reads. 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.
The book of eli is a protowestern with a hero driven by the most manifest destiny of all. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie. However, theres visual evidence that he is not blind, like the fact that he looks at things. The book of eli, in the first couple bites, teeters on the knifeedge between good and smug, but eventually you realize it doesnt taste. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a whole bookshelf. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The waters of life are absent in the future, and the world is a dust bowl. He saw the first trap coming because he smelled his attackers. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
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. Shop the book of eli i am legend 2 discs dvd at best buy. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Eli is a blind man who is crippled by not being able to see because of one of the disasters the happened when the world became barren. By every thing that is shown in the movie i simply cannot accept that eli was blind. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. I talk about the ambiguity in the film about how i want people to take different things from it, but i guess in terms of the good guy and bad guy relationship thats the most unambiguous part of the film.
So the issue for me is not the fact that he is guided by god. 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. There are plenty of clues pointing to eli being blind, and there are some parts of the movie that make it seem like he may not be, but the clues that he is are blatantly obvious and intentional, and the parts that support the idea that he is not blind seem to just be directorial oversights like him making eyecontact, or being woken up by the. If eli was actually blind then thats one of the crappiest shyamalanesque twist ive seen. In the book of eli, eli only reacts to sound and the shopkeeper moving and interacting with him first, and feels for the gun with his arm before disarming. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. That being said, there are many moments in the film that hint that eli relies on his other senses instead. The bad guy doesnt need to lose in order for the good guy to win.
The beauty of the book of eli is in the story and lies in what is read between the lines. The town that threatens to stop the traveler is as prone to filth and brutality. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality.