It just about had it for me when we found out that eli was blind. Having no prior knowledge of this film i started to watch it with no. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a. If you watch the movie for a second time you can catch on. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. At the sanctuary, eli has died, but not before reciting the entire book. Denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Kelly reilly sadie sink max martini lili taylor charlie shotwell. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
The book of eli 2010fullmoviehdenglishsubtitlefree. 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. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter. The first being when he was in the house at the start where the body is, he bumps into the table. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The book of eli er en amerikansk postapokalyptisk film fra 2010, med denzel. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. 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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Not sure about this last one, but when eli and solara make it to alcatraz island, im pretty sure eli says something like, this looks like a museum to me when theyre being given a tour of the inside. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara.
Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. Now, im not a religious man but i can see the value this book might have in a world torn apart by war. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter.
In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli denzel washington, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The words of the bible will not be silenced as long as there are lips to speak them and ears to hear them. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Det blir avslort at eli er blind, og han begynner a diktere bibelen til lombardi. The problem with the book of eli is that the narrative isnt a match for its sentiments. The flashblindness of some characters is consistent with what can occur from observing a. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. As eli fights his way across the country he stumbles upon a small town run by carnegie gary oldman and is asked to join the community. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Those are just some of the points that would indicate that eli is not fully blind for the majority, if not all, of the movie.
After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. In the first house eli holes up in, he looks at the mouse, he roots through his bag, while moving his head. He will kill to protect it after the apocalypse eli denzel washington holds the secrets to saving the world in his sacred book. 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.
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