Is eli off the book of eli blind denzel curry

Buy no978 my the book of eli minimal movie poster by chungkong art as a poster, art print, canvas print, framed print. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. To date, the script has not been released in novel form for the public market in hard cover or paper back. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to.

America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Stephen curry is on a hot streak from 3point range thanks to new. Denzel washington plays the warrior monklike eli, who balances blade against bible. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there.

Ski mask the slump god beware the book of eli first. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. 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. Oh yeah, and denzel washington actually manages to pull off the part of a wizened, old bad ass. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole. The book of eli starring denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman see more. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. Christian twotime academy awardwinning actor denzel washington, eli is one of the few survivors of the final war. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.

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. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Ski mask has decided to release his new project beware the book of eli shortly after the success of his single catch me outside. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuarys leader. However, a lot of movie buffs and film students get started on this journey but never complete their project. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind.

The media at the time lauded washingtons performance as different from his. Romell witherspoon middle with stephen curry, rajon rondo and other. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does.

Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Denzel washington in the book of eli the book of eliby paul macinnes, with apologies to gary whitta. 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. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. I argued eli was not blind despite the hazed pupils revealed at the end. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. Yes he was he never lets anyone else see the bible becuse noone else would be able to read it, and at the end the bad guy has the bible and opens it and we see it is all in brail. The book of eli denzel washington gary oldman mila kunis 2010 a lone warrior denzel washington faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanitys redemption across a postapocalyptic wasteland. Denzel washington starred in this postapocalyptic thriller about a. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time.

In the film, a lone wanderer travels west across a war ravaged landscape in order to bring a sacred book to safety. A denzel washington oscars loss will feel like a loss for all of us. Denzel washington, one of hollywoods most successful and highly respected figures, stars in the book of eli, the story of a man of faith on a mission to protect the last copy of the bible. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. 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. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Denzel washington talks about the book of eli neurologist. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. Another intriguing aspect of this future is how characters who are blind or. The film features amazing cinematography of a desolate postapocolyptic civilization featuring denzel washington as a strong main character. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Elis denzel washington complete costume worn in the hughes brothers post apocalyptic drama, the book of eli. But way too many things in the movie seem to tell the viewer eli is blind.

This distressed costume can be seen worn by eli throughout the film. 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. A story of oppression and racial blindness, personal understanding and love. 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. As they leave, carnegies caravan passes and sees the pair exiting the house. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. And then theres denzel washington, who is up again for best actor, this time for his. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Jan 12, 2010 twotime academy award winner denzel washington glory, training day not only bears the burden of being in nearly every scene in the postapocalyptic action thriller, the book of eli, he also carried a load behind the scenes.

Washington helped out in a producer capacity, getting the project in shape to be filmed. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Washingtons character is called eli, although i dont think he ever actually says that. He asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness.

The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. Eli and solara reenter the house and george and martha pull out an impressive gun cache from inside the sofa. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers. Overall the book of eli is an excellent film itself and an excellent spin on the postapocalyptic genre.

In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Ski mask the slump god run beware the book of eli youtube. So ski mask the slump god kinda just released his newest mixtape album on soundcloud, titled the book of eli formerly known as. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how. 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.

In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole time. At the very end, when the camera zooms in on eli as he sits at the table on the ship, you can clearly see his eyes are covered by a white film, a. Denzel washington squares off against gary oldman in this global smash action movie directed by the hughes brothers. With tim curry, susan sarandon, barry bostwick, richard o brien. Elis denzel washington complete costume prop store.

At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. 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. Christian athlete steph curry donates free meals during coronavirus shut downs. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes from hell and dead presidents. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. The colours work great and help give off the correct mood for the book of eli. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. And i guess after you thought about it it made sense. These tips will help you prepare for your short movie.

It turns out both men are from the time before the flash and they each want another. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife. Rent iron man 2 and other new dvd releases and bluray discs from your nearest. 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. The book of eli has a simple yet serious, clearcut storyline a basic good versus evil plot. No978 my the book of eli minimal movie poster greeting card by. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.

It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. 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.

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. Curry was a rookie when the hughes brothers film the book of eli came out in january of 2010. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Ski mask the slump god the book of eli album reaction. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. 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. The soundtrack adds immensely to this feeling, using soft ambient chords and blasting actionscene drums when necessary. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern and action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals.

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. He has honed his hearing to allow him with echolocation clicking of his tongue when needed to be able to tell where a shooter is, he knows approximately how many men hes against. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. Eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. Mar 22, 2011 from memory and not reading the book in braille.