Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. The first big star speaks to the quality of the structurean innovative approach that alternates between two narratives, each imbued with a. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I am confused also as to whether or not eli was blind, or whether his name was even eli, but i dont think that he was blind. He didnt shoot at people until they shot at him first, that might not be as much about targeting as common.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe. Mila kunis plays the young tart solara, enslaved by carnegie for her naturally endowed characteristics, while carnegie holds her blind mother. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i.
Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. 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. 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. In 2010, beals reunited with denzel washington in the postapocalyptic action drama the book of eli, where she played a blind woman who is the mother of mila kunis character and a consort of a local despot played by gary oldman. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. 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 book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. 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 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. It just doesnt get any better than when jess walter tells a story, and land of the blind, his second novel featuring spokane detective caroline mabry, is yet another sterling example of walters creative geniusa book that is worthy of a five star rating. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter.
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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. 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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not.
Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. He recognizes that claudia is blind and asks her if she was blind her whole life or blinded by the flash, an event which occurred during the last great war. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the. Jennifer beals as carnegies blind mistress and mila kunis as her bartending daughter. Beals portrayed ucla bruins gymnastics head coach valorie kondos field, in the full out movie about ariana berlin. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list.
After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila. 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. Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town.
Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Eli was employed by working wildlife, but had been let go in march 2019 due to outbursts on set a commonality for juvenile chimps. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli shifts into overdrive once carnegies stepdaughter, solara mila kunis. If you dont believe me, just you watch eli cut off a hand or disjoint a head or shoot someone in the crotch. So, he can smell the bo of the unbathed and can smell perfumeshampoo. 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. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us.
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 tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. In the book of eli, mila kunis, as solara, toughs out a wasteland journey. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Chimpanzees have been acting in films for the past eight decades. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. By idol chatter by sara shereen bakhshian in warner bros. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo.
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