The book of eli believable except for this one small. If book of eli opens as well as surveys indicate, it should be another box office score for alcon, albeit not nearly on the scale of the blind side, which has. When he heard the voice of god telling him to go west, he regained his sight to take on the task. Thats the biggest bet ever for small independent financier alcon, which recently released the hit the blind side. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Under his leadership, alcon entertainment has financed and produced andor. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Starring sandra bullock, tim mcgraw, kathy bates, and quinton aaron. The drama revolves around a lone hero who fights his way across the wasteland of postapocalyptic america. At the beginning, he searches the burnt out car looking for shoes, however he doesnt look.
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 biblical eli is blind at the end of his long journey through life, but not at the start. Kosove in philadelphia, pennsylvania, the united states of america to american parents. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. Young girls born after the nuclear war have a perfect complexion, nice hair and perfectly designed tight jeans. A canteen dangles from the backpack, a shotgun strapped to its side. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Jan, 2010 he s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar.
The movie is, like most inspirational sports movies, a movie not really about sports at all but something bigger than just a game. Andrew kosove biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Now that story is in no way similar to eli mannings narrative but he did hear a voice and it happened to say geno smith is starting on sunday. The new moon, did much better than expected, with a boost from a sort of marketing wiki that left many separate. Your two sons, hophni and phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of god has been captured. Anxious to keep eli in town and on his side, he sends the towns cutest girl to win him. Carnegie im the kind of man whod pull a helpless blind girl off the road, a girl.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuarys. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli.
He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move.
The blind side starts filming in atlanta business wire. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for the book of eli 2010. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her. Being a loner, eli prefers to go his own way, but he may not have a choice. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Eli wakes up to find himself in heaven talking to god. 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. They appeal to many people because they are great stories about sports, but. Janet maslin, new york times, the blind side, evolution of a game, michael lewis, 9780393330472. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the.
In the film the book of eli, eli was led to a book by a voice in his head and he made it his mission to protect that book with his life. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The book, however, is very much a sports book about sports and the technical development of the game of football. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective.
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. In the book of eli 2010, eli sparks a lighter for the engineer and passes his hand over the flame to feel the heat. Warner brosbased alcon entertainment the financing and production company behind the blind side and the book of eli are in final discussions to secure film, television and ancillary franchise. I do not ever rush to see these movies, but once i do see them i love them. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed. Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. 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. Eli sneaks out of his room and carnegie has his henchmen shoot at eli, but the. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. Academy awardnominated producer broderick johnson is the cofounder and coceo of alcon entertainment, which he formed with his producing partner andrew kosove in 1997.
The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. The death of eli 17 the messenger answered, israel has fled before the philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Older boy meets girl could gorilla glue save my lamp. The dvd took the top spot on all three national home video market charts in its first week. Especially at the end when the zoomed in on eli his eyes look at the eyes he is blind. This is a hint that eli could not see the flame,and a clue that he is blind. Most have done an excellent job and they are pretty spot on. The book of eli is an exceptionally engrossing film. At the end it shows his eyes, which appear to be the eyes of someone who is blind. Alls he wants to do is get this very special book west like the nice voice asked him to.
Mila kunis plays the young tart solara, enslaved by carnegie for her naturally endowed characteristics, while carnegie holds her blind mother. From behind, the shadows are to the left which would mean the sun is on the north side of. Cheddar bob may not shoot himself in the postapocalyptic world, but he questions the wrong guy to stand up for his pet, and for that, he is just as much of a fool in the book of eli as he was in 8 mile. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
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. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. 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. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Feb 07, 2014 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. He is blind at the end, as he no longer needs sight.
The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Before it was revealed he was blind you thought he may have been slightly delusional and obsessive in his mission to deliver the book. The first 30 minutes of the book of eli set the scene. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. 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.
May 30, 2010 yes he was blind, which was revealed at the end of the movie to reinforce and bring home the divine nature of his missionquest. He was blind at one point is his life which is why he was asking the girl how long she had been blind, as though he had remorse for her. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book, they must first take his life. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. There are also other hints when he ask solara the questions about his mothers blinds. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. He soon forces solara to tell him if eli was reading a book, and realizes eli s book is the one he wantsa bible. The book of elibest scenejennifer bealsgary oldman. Broderick johnson is a producer and executive, known for blade runner 2049 2017, the book of eli 2010 and the blind side 2009.
But wouldnt you know it, theres another man with designs on the book and he isnt going to make it easy for eli. Eli may have divine protection, but it is limited to keeping him alive. The book of eli isnt just christian, its offtherails christian literally. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from hell, which dates back to 2001.
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. Blade runner prequelsequel rights acquired by warner. The cinematic art work of the film makes it all the more presentable. As a film project, the blind side was initiated in september 2006 when netter read an article about oher in a new york times magazine story. Although eli is not a literal preacher, he is the closest thing to a religious figure in the postapocalyptic world and he is so totally badass that only god can help you if you mess with him. The person renting this film will not waste his or her money. The book of eli 2010 hindi dual audio 720p bluray esubs. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered.
Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. The book of eli was greatquestion the leading glock. Jan 14, 2010 the book of eli 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. The blind side, which opened against the formidable twilight saga. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Watch the book of eli online full movie from 2010 yidio. He s 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. 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. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats.
Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. If he was blind the whole time and in the end his eyes were white, why are his. 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. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels he s been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. His wife, finally tired of elis extracurricular activities, puts a gypsy curse on him. Washington is carrying such a book, and while the film. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. The book of eli movie plot holes and funny quotes reimagined. All believable, albeit maybe a little bit of a stretch. The book of eli apocalypse christianity religion ask metafilter.
In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she. He is also the cofounder and coceo of alcon entertainment. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. The book of eli movie plot holes and absurd quotes in a fun 100 things i learned format. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete.
Here is the opening to the blind side 2010 dvd and here are the order. Its actually pretty hard to talk about the book of eli without giving. No, the book of eli has nothing to do with from hell, but it does show a certain loosely interpreted fascination the filmmaking siblings have for timely tales of things not fully understood. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. He s the protector of a sacred book that may hold the key to. Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. The blind side is another addition to the recent string of sport movies with a moral remember the titans, glory road, the express, etc. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade. How blind side found a path to the oscars the new york. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Gary oldman, mila kunis, and ray stevenson costar in the warner bros. In the book of eli 2010, eli sparks a lighter for the. 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. I also remember him saying that he knows the power of the book because he wrote the book. This lead me to think that there was a more direct line of spiritual intervention. 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. He learned to read brail before the light scorched the planet. Ive seen several people assert that the book of eli is a christian film, including fox. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. Jun 26, 2018 despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Movies move us like nothing else can, whether theyre scary, funny, dramatic, romantic or anywhere inbetween. Jan 15, 2010 of course, hed rather not if he can help it. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The story of michael oher, an homeless and traumatized boy who became an all american football player and first round nfl draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular affairs. Her popular movies are prisoners 20, the blind side 2009 and the book of eli 2010.