Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. This leads to carnegie finding out that eli has the book he is looking fora. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it.
There are also other hints when he ask solara the questions about his mothers blinds. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. It makes more sense that he just knows how to read braille. 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. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe. The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. On his way, a man who runs a town of survivors of the apparent apocalypse runs into him and follows him to get the book. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. At the end it shows his eyes, which appear to be the eyes of someone who is blind. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his.
If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. But when you are the guy with the power i mean, the currency is this fresh water. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs. Released by reprise in 2010 523107 containing music from the book of eli 2010. This would explain why eli never traveled at night and was not totally blinded by a nuclear flash, if he was completely blind night would give him a much larger. The book of eli continues the string of apocalyptic tales. If he was truly blind then he wouldnt be able to do so because he wouldnt know where they are to look at. 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. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli soundtrack from 2010, composed by atticus ross.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. 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. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Why dont movies and tv shows use disabled actors to play those characters. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. 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. This message rings loud and true at the end when the villain tries to get solaras mother to read the book. The book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max meets i am legend romp, but the disappointing nature of its central maguffin can you tell what it is yet. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. At the beginning, he searches the burnt out car looking for shoes, however he doesnt look. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task.
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