Also its a movie so why the hell argue over it agree to disagree correct. As with most movies i sat down knowing little of the movie, other then it looked post apocalyptic, which is my type of movie. What type of headphones is he using in the book of eli. However, it is not related to the movie by the same name. Eli doesnt return the look, just continues crossing the street as the blind are herded away. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Eli, who was nearly blind, was sitting at the front gate to hear the returning soldiers return was unaware of the event until he asked about all the commotion in the city. The book of eli is truly a story about the struggle between good and bad, the light and the darkness. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. 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 asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness. He doesnt put on his sunglasses right away when walking outside, like everyone else does he even appears to be staring directly at the sun.
He is startled when he opens the door and sees the dead man hanging there. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli attaches the battery cable to the ipod and places the headphones in his ears. The life of patrick macnee, star of the 1960s tv series the avengers. Dre earphones, busch, oakley elis bag, not the shades. The book of eli how can you mend a broken heart movie scene. In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole. 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. The book of eli is the new film by albert and allen hughes, directors of menace ii society and from hell. Something more than a message between the lines 27 jul i dont think its risky to say, if we confine ourselves to the most recent events, that the catholic church, the principle institution within the christian doctrine, is now living through one of the greatest crises it has experienced since its beginnings. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across.
Impossible to tell his age, but certainly not a young man. Plays on elis denzel washington headphones as he sharpens his knife, cocks his gun and washes with a kfc wet wipe. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. She too is blind, which obviously moves him, and he pays her a compliment about her. Without giving it away it it does a 180 and the movie leaves you thinking. The protagonists costume is significant as he is dressed in all white which makes him look almost angelic which mirrors his faithful and committed character and even presents him as the messenger of god that he is. If he truly was blind and had heightened senses, he wouldve smelled the body already and not been so surprised to simply open the doors and smell the body. Everything about the book of eli was amazing to me. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and civilization and law have disappeared.
Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Denzel walking around with no food, no water, but he had them new beats by dre tho. Author michael lewis tackles footballs blind side in blind side, michael lewis traces how the humble offensive left tackle has evolved. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The blind side one day michael oher will be among the most highly paid athletes in the national football league. If a character in a book is blind, the author has purposely determined that disability to make sure that every single reader understands or at least partially a certain point the writer is trying to portray. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky. The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was blind.
Meaning hes either fully sighted, or perhaps he can see things farther away but not up close, hence his need to read braille. He seems to hesitate at the end, looking at redridge even, yet does not shoot. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. On violence and language in the book of eli by angela walker. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the. He became a contributing editor for vanity fair and has written for the new york times and other political magazines. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic. Aside from the rather implausible elis bible is the only one left plotpoint, christianity itself is not presented as the perfect savior of humanity, in fact the bad guy specifically wants the book because hes aware how the bible has been used to prop up evil regimes throughout history, and wants to take advantage of it for that reason. 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. At the sanctuary, eli has died, but not before reciting the entire book. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The score for book of eli by atticus ross and claudia sarne is haunting and surreal, perfectly suited for the desertscape in a world after the flash. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. When you have denzel and hes a blind man but all of his other senses are so strong that he can maneuver and get around same as a person with sight.
Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. This tells us that the point must be pretty important for the author to have made it a physical attribute, not a symbolic one. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Audiences dont find out eli is blind until the end of the movie when the. Elis intention is to share the word of god with his fellow citizens, but he knows carnegie is not the way to do it. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. He became blind in his old age i wonder if it was blind in life i was going blind in my left eye he was virtually blind in one eye after an injury and a botched operation in indonesia almost the whole of the west and the hindu aryas are colourblind in a spiritual sense come on, qatar, you played a blinder in forcing glencore to increase its terms from 2.
After he wipes out many of the dictators thugs whove been ordered to take it from him, eli continues on his way, not happy that solara has joined him. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Sorry but he was 100% completely blind throughout the film. Hes blind for a reason you know by jackie aybar on prezi. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Throughout his journey, there are many scenes that relate to the print era and there are also very many scenes that are extremely significant in the film. In the book of eli he had the opportunity to channel his christian beliefs and behavior into an intriguing character.
He puts a different spin on physics and while were here i noticed some gave him a onestar because i thought the book was written in regards to the movie eli but if you could look at the description of the book you will see that the book has nothing to do with the movie eli so you guys out there only give it one star because you thought it was. I believe in the book of eli soundtrack 3 songs and a. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Theres nothing inherently wrong with this setup, and the hughes brothers are wellversed in creating atmosphere and building tension. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Use scene information to find out what that great song was in the book of eli the movie.
I saw book of eli and can say i believe in the movie and the music. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. 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. I give it 5 of 5 stars reason and because, its not one of those numbing movies. When we first meet him, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to. It wouldnt take away from the fact that this was an entertaining movie. At one point, after staying the night at the cooling tower ruins, solara mila kunis asks eli how does he know which way to go, to which he replies we walk by faith, not by sight. Michael lewis author michael lewis american nonfiction author and financial journalist.
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. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. The book of eli 2010 is rated r and is not a christian movie. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of elis face shows us that he is blind as well. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. Lol the product placement in the book of eli is crazy. 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. Whittas script begins to show its hand, the less the book of eli holds together first, when the book is revealed and then finally during the climactic sequence. The headphones used by denzel washington are called beats by dr.
Headphones from monster, available with or without built in ipod. Fictional characters who are blind braille works blog. Hes got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. 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. Its quite possible, however, that eli lost track of redridges location in the shooting, or is out of loaded ammunition, but for whatever reason he does not take the final kill shot at redridge. Carnegie has been searching for a bible, knowing that religion is a tool he can use to become even more powerful. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to.
Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take elis key to the book flap. The book of eli music from the book of eli the movie. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so covets, the bible, but the traveler wont part with it. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Listen buy how can you mend a broken heart by al green. He is blind it would not matter if he wasnt in my opinion. People seem to think so, but when he heard a noise outside why did he get. Also do not think you know what a blind person can or cant do if you havent been blind your self. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. Its a fairly unique story and the end is pretty good. What type of headphones is he using in the book of eli answers. Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire.