Right before the girl arrives at the house where she hopes to find eli you can see that there is a slide on the metal plate that holds it in place suggesting that the metal plate has hinges on the outside of the door. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his hand. Now, if he became blind while on the run, understandable but i do not recall there being any shots of him outside without the glasses. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Yet im not sure what further conclusions to draw from this. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. 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 hints that he had trouble seeing, the use of the glasses throughout.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, where he is a lone hero in an apocalyptic world, protecting a sacred book. The oakley inmate is a part of oakleys 2008 lifestyle series, which is. Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. The oakley inmate was introduced in 2008, and as most oakley s consists of only the most hightech materials and lenses, which creates one of the most lightweight, clear and protective pair of specs you can get. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.
Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. These kinds of people are quite common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli, even to the extent of people being able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands caused by kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the movie eli was blind or at least partially blind. Theres no way a real blind person could do the things eli could do in the movie, but this is fiction, not a reality show. 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.
Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Eli walks on through the wreckage, serene in dark glasses like a saintly hobo all four horsemen of the apocalypse in one. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. After eli has been shot and she has been captured, she strangles the driver with string, walks out of the car after it rolls over, and then tosses a grenade under the big bads car. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. When hunting the cat, for example, he was sitting in a position where it didnt seem like he could actually see his target at all. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. Why do movie and tv characters wear glasses to make them seem smart.
By pulling down the slide the metal plate can be tilted downwards like is also common on army vehicles. The book of eli direct from the set of the adventure thriller, the book of eli, this is solaras mila kunis hero brown mosley tribes aviators with nickel frame wrapped in twine and duct tape made to look distressed for use in the movie. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. Yes, all the way at the end of the movie, it is revealed that not only is the book of eli a samurai film, but it is in fact a western, twistfilled zatoichi remake.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. He just wanted to see the sun without the glasses on before he died. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. This movie is a sort of superhero tale, so just as people cant really fly yet superman could fly, eli could do nonhuman things though real blind people havent been able to thus far. A wound from eli s gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. Denzel washington was also recently seen wearing prescription glasses and chubbing up to star along side john travolta in tony scotts remake of the taking of pelham 1 2 3. See below for hd version of the trailer for the film.
At the end of the book of eli it is revealed that the eponymous bible that eli used to read and learn by heart is actually written in braille. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. Carnegie holds her blind mother hostage to bend her will in his favor. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand.
Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Was eli just able to read braille for some unknown reason or was he actually blind all the time probably since the apocalypse 30 years ago, which is implied to have blinded many people. Jennifer beals, best known for her main role in the 1983 film flashdance, has been last seen acting in the 2010 film the book of eli where she plays the role of the claudia, the blind mistress.
Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow him to do things that would be near impossible for a man his age believed to be late forties to earlymid fifties. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of. 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 blindness of eli if it was as the zoom implied contradicts his ability to shoot bullets and arrows the use of the blade i can understand because of the proximity, but not the shooting accuracy required. Buy quality discount prescription glasses online and get them delivered right to your door. 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.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. This same concept can be seen for many biblical characters in the book of eli. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from. In the book of eli, allen and albert hughes, place biblical characters in a postapocalyptic society. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Eli s actions when it comes to women parallels with jesus. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. The suns rays make people blind and many have turned to cannibalism.
Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
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. Going through the entire movie while blind in both eyes. See the mila kunis in mosley tribes raynes sunglasses book of eli post. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, where he is a lone hero in an apocalyptic world, protecting a sacred book the oakley inmate was introduced in 2008, and as most oakleys consists of only the most hightech materials and lenses, which creates one of the most lightweight, clear and protective pair of specs you can get. Jennifer beals, best known for her main role in the 1983 film flashdance, has been last seen acting in the 2010 film the book of eli where she plays the role of the claudia, the blind mistress of the nomad eli.
Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. 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 believable except for this one small. The sunglasses that washington wears in the book of eli is mens oakley inmate race wear sunglasses. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his. Want to know what denzels costar, mila kunis is wearing during the book of eli. We here at cinapse have written extensively about the wandering blind swordsman who is unknown to most us filmgoers today, but who is perhaps one of cinemas all time greatest heroes. What kind of sunglasses is mila kunis wearing in the book. In universe, the villain explains that the glass of his aquarium has a magnifying effect. This is why you dont see it in the following scene.
He found it very hard to believe eli was blind able to read a book written in braille. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. What are the sunglasses that denzel washington wears in. Good morning, have you seen the movie the book of eli i saw it when it came out, and ive recently seen it again at home, i really like it.
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