Were all a work in progress, he said in the trailer. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the.
There was a dead man hanging that dropped as he entered. Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is safe. The world eli inhabits is a scorched wasteland, plagued by drought, cannibalism, and illiteracy. He heard things none of the other characters heard. But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli stand. His greed has blinded him to the truth hes turned his back on, and this is why, even when he. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. At the beginning of the book of eli, hes resolute and focused, undistracted by people in need or wrongs in need of righting. To me, eli was guided by god, since the war, on a journey to truly accept the christian bible into his heart so that he could eventually share it with the world again. The book of eli was scripted by gary whitta, a comic book writer and graphic novelist death, jr.
Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. 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. I do not claim any ownership rights to the soundtracks or images presented in this video. Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable.
Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. It was even more enjoyable to watch the book of eli a second time, knowing now that the main character was blind for the entire story. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret zatoichi remake. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world.
This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is in braille. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became. Most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a.
On par with some of the most critically acclaimed action movies of the past decade. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. This leads to carnegie finding out that eli has the book he is looking fora. 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. There are several scenes where his eyes can be seen.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Eli also is able to see the path and enemies because of gods guidance. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. 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. If eli was blind all along, how could he have won all those gun fights. 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. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by. Solara joins eli on his journey, and they are chased by carnegie and his men. Was denzel washington suppose to be blind in the movie. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her.
Washington ranked by beliefnet as the second most powerful christian in hollywood behind mel gibson described the book of eli as both a story about faith and a story about good and evil with parallels to real life. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few. As he quotes scripture, hell find himself wandering and relating personal anecdotes, which are amusing and touching and make the parishoners chuckle. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. He finds shelter where he can and searches for water as he goes. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Pauls first missionary journey begins, and he strikes elymas the sorcerer blind. 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. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. 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. Screenwriter gary whitta develops this christian hero well as he takes this incredibly difficult journey to protect gods word.
Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. 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. I personally like to believe that eli was always blind. They are brown and when he talks to people, he looks them in the eye. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. He carries a mysterious book, clearly of great importance to him. It would seem that eli was left on earth after the war to do the works of god as displayed throughout the rest of the movie as he travels with a woman named solara mila kunis who has lived in this corrupt town with her blind mother and an evil man named carnegie whos main goal is to get the bible from eli and that is what ultimately causes. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she. Eli guards the book with his life, because he knows that the book is the only hope that humanity has for its future. That being said, there are many moments in the film that hint that eli relies on his other senses instead. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters.
A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people. He was almost certainly blind before his journey began, then is sight was restored so he could complete the task. When he was hunting for food in the very beginning and he shot that stray cat. The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take elis key to the book flap.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The book details emmas struggle learning how to live without her eyesight, but it also features normal teen drama, plus a mysterious death of a classmate that may or may not have been a. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. After the war and the big flash, eli was guided by a higher power to a hidden book and given the task of protecting the book and taking it to its final destination. Striding over a desolate landscape by day, he takes time at night to. Blind focuses on emma, a 15yearold girl who was involved in a freak accident and goes blind as a result. The book of eli reminds me of a funeral sermon delivered by a priest too young to be confident to go off the good book.
In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. I think the fact that he was blind was symbolic of the. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Carnegie tries to get claudia to read it, but she cruelly lies and tells him that shes forgotten how. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. 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. He saw the first trap coming because he smelled his attackers. The book of eli features countless incredible action sequences.
He was also a video game and entertainment journalist which explains the manga feel. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Whether you liked it or not, its hard to deny that the film starring denzel washington didnt send your brain on its own journey, especially after the movies grand twist was revealed.