Actors on book of eli was he blind

Even gary oldman, who plays the films villain, finds elis blind faith admirable. 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. It turns out the book in question is a bible, the last one known to exist. Before it was revealed he was blind you thought he may have been slightly delusional and obsessive in his mission to deliver the book. Apr, 2014 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 book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is. Discussion okay so i just got around to watching a six year old movie starring denzel, oldman, kunis, and many many more amazing actors, so im already behind the curve on this one. When he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, carnegie gary oldman, the man views elis impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his gang. In one of the first scenes in the book of eli, he walks. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. He gets in a fight with some of carnegies men and wins.

Fictional characters who are blind braille works blog. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The following october, gary oldman was cast to star alongside washington. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his. Eli lulai 403 character images behind the voice actors. Feel free to call me an idiot if the movie made it clear somehow, its been awhile since ive seen it.

Faith is such an incredible thingyou cant see it, you cant touch it, he glowed while sitting next to costar mila kunis. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. 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 block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people he s talking to. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Jul 30, 20 fictional characters who are blind in entertainment are rare but when they are included the characters are often interesting and provide a perspective on life not normally noticed by those with sight.

That night he sends one of his servants solara to keep eli company. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Was denzel washingtons character in book of eli blind. No blind person could possibly know exacly where the thumb depressor would be located, or that it was that type of latch to begin with. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from. Not to take anything away from washington, who gives us a portrait of this sensitive assassin doing what he believes to be gods work by taking the book to the west. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Mar, 2015 the book of eli is about eli, a blind man that is trying to get the bible to a specific destination to save mankind. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. 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. Now in my defense, there are films about religion andor faith that ive enjoyed immensely example.

When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. 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. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. His most precious possession is an old book, and he s willing to fight to the death to protect it as he heads west. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding. Eli is revealed as blind, they take five minutes to do it, carefully showing his eyes, in extreme close up, then the bible is revealed to be in braille, and then jennifer beals character who is also blind reveals she has a strong sense of smell, something that eli has also mentioned he has. Along the way, he meets up with mila kunis solara, who oldman gives eli as a gift on his first night in town, but he ends up taking her on as an apprentice of sorts. I have a question though how is it confirmed that eli was blind. Update cancel a knx d ywzl e b x y zzkmc x d vwj u i c jmc k ps d lxj u a c dbi k ukss g ubck o gjza. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. If so how was he such a badass fighter and more specifically a really good shot.

In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel washington blind. I loved the movie, mosty because i love postapo, washington and oldman. This picture is one big waste of time, including that of the actors and those in the audience who pay to see it. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Washington says in a lot of ways eli is similar to many characters hes played before. She discovers his book and begs him to read her some passages. He s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds.

Was he blind and the message was that god was guiding him through or did he have some kind of bat. Take a visual walk through his career and see 403 images of the characters he s voiced. The director is acutely aware that gary oldmans character is much more interesting than eli, and the focus of the film substantially shifts for the better to what he wants the. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. He is now an orphan, with the california dfw trying in vain to find eli longterm placement. The movie revolves around eli s time wandering through a postapocalyptic wasteland that is filled with lawless people.

Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. Book of eli ring my bell in the movie the book of eli, eli is blind. 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. The life expectancy of a male chimp in captivity is 32 years, meaning there are many years ahead to consider for eli s future. In the movie the book of eli is the character that denzel washington plays blind the entire movie or can he see and have the ability to read brail. Whats so great about this character is how we do not know that hes blind under those sick shades for damn near half the movie, as hes utterly capable of warding. Carnegie encourages the traveler to spend the night in his town. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind or could he just. 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 post. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to break into the one he s been given. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is.

Mapie is a conventional looking former hollywood bon viveur, now leading a quiet life in a house made of wood by an isolated beach. 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. The life expectancy of a male chimp in captivity is 32 years, meaning there are many years ahead to consider for elis future. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Carnegie tries to get claudia to read it, but she cruelly lies and tells him that shes forgotten how. To date, the script has not been released in novel form for the public market in hard cover or paper back. 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 eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. He has cultivated a taste for culture, and is a celebrated raconteur amongst his local associates, who are artists, actors, and other leftfieldeccentric types. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. Jan, 2010 he s got one of those knives that makes a snickersnack noise all by itself, and is a oneman army. 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. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. 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.

In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Jan 22, 2010 like its titular protagonist a deadly smooth washington, the book of eli early on sets a course and never deviates from its core mission of being an actionpacked, end of days road movie. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel. Unless youre particularly observant its not outright apparent that he s blind when watching the first time until the very end of the movie when the camera zooms in and you can see his eyes are clouded. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Jan 15, 2010 he dotes on solaras mother, a blind woman named claudia jennifer beals. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Eli also is able to see the path and enemies because of gods guidance.

The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Hes just as obsessive as eli, only foaming at the mouth with intensity, whereas elis devotion is more of a focused and passioned energy. Theological movie month part two the book of eli the bible. Plot and setting how long should a plot be for a book. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test.

Capone is born again after reading and bearing witness to. The story is ultimately a bit too weak to exist on its own, it needs actors to make it real and book of eli doesnt always seem to realize that. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. The book of eli and postapocalyptic women allison nash. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Apr 18, 2014 the story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. The top five blind characters in movies tvovermind. I mean, you dont have to be blind to be able to read braille, maybe he had a blind relative or smth. The basic moral of the book of eli was to trust in god because he will guide you. Why do movie and tv characters wear glasses to make them seem smart. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though he s never been there. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.

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. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Unless youre particularly observant its not outright apparent that hes blind when watching the first time until the very end of the movie when the camera zooms in and you can see his eyes are clouded. Feb 09, 20 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. The book of eli is a film ruled by its religious conviction. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. In one of the first scenes in the book of eli, he walks into a table, showing that he s blind. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. It can be no accident that just as eli is a man of a book, so also is carnegie, only his book is the biography of mussolini apparently he is learning how to be a petty dictator, but he knows he. Eli lulai is a hebrew voice actor known for voicing roger dearly.

The book protects eli, and carnegie wants that power. The book of eli 2010 fullhd movie cast the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie english subtitle the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie release date. 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. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation. Is denzel washingtons character in the book of eli blind. So in the opinion of a secular critic such as myself, its hard not to consider elements of the film to be laughably ridiculous. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is in braille. Jan 14, 2010 despite the bleak setting of the film, he ultimately finds the story hopeful.

May 30, 2010 yes he was blind, which was revealed at the end of the movie to reinforce and bring home the divine nature of his missionquest. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at. 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. He comes across many dangerous men, including one woman hijacker, and finally comes across a small city that has resources to keep the small public alive. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense of touch and cut off the visual stimuli. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. Eli washington is a loner walking through a decimated american landscape some 30 years after the war brought about the flash.

Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Hell, even the title of this article is spoilery if you are geeky enough to be familiar with both 2010s the book of eli and the enormous series of japanese films from the 1960s and 1970s featuring a wandering swordsman named zatoichi many will question my choice to spend one of my cinapse pick of the week slots. But hes also almost alone in that regard as well, and a movie like book of eli doesnt fare well in that kind of vacuum. Jan 16, 2020 the facility closed in august, leaving eli under the care of the california department of fish and wildlife. The facility closed in august, leaving eli under the care of the california department of fish and wildlife. Blind characters are usually popular with audiences, especially when their other senses have heightened abilities.