Jan 01, 2012 succubus blues is an engaging read, with an unusually tangible, believable, living story world, featuring a protagonist of unexpected depth and sympathy. 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. All the more reason, therefore, to expect that the ancestors of the great priest eli, the man in charge of the temple of shiloh, the most important figure in israel at that time, should be mentioned. Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film. Crossword quiz by random logic games is a unique crossword game that combines three types of clues. Book of eli the blind leading the blind summit entertainment when the last copy of a book becomes a coveted prize for literature nerds and raging tyrants alike, one man intends to protect it at. Succubus blues is exciting, witty, sexy, intriguing and had me captivated from the first page.
In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. This book by bill myers, eli follows the story of a tv journalist named conrad davis. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. To solve it you need to guess what the word that the text description, emoji or picture hints by typing it correctly. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. The winter people by jennifer mcmahon is gripping novel a story that involves a small town desperately trying to keep its secrets, myths, and folklore hidden.
In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. I want to rewatch it to look for clues that eli is blind. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Some of the subtle clues to demonstrate he is blind. Jan 16, 2010 the bolgias in the book of eli is shown as a dry riverbed that is spanned with a small bridge. I also love how the villain finally gets his claws on the book but cant really do anything with it since he cant read braille. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater forum. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. This executive white paper shows the 10 blind spots that are most risky to personal and organizational success. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west.
Yes, there are clues that he is blind, like overdeveloped smelling. If only i could somehow force my blind wife to read it for me, just like ive forced her to do pretty much. 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. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Scattering clues throughout the plot that had no impact and would have otherwise gone unnoticed and then tying them into a twist at the end doesnt make it. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. While its very fun to play, some levels are hard and the coins you earn during the game. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Youd never know theyre blind by looking at them but there is an ah hah.
Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight.
Eli runs into a table or something in the first shack, where they guy is strung up in the closet. There are a few clues that indicate nuclear war, like the large bomb craters the characters are sometimes near. Dare devil sucked so they made the sequel with denzel and set it in the apocalypse. The first being when he was in the house at the start where the body is, he bumps into the table. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Every week throughout the month of february, were going to be having a blind date with a book. Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. That was another major clue to the fact he was blind. From not shooting the cat until it meowed, to having a heightened sense of smell and sound to smell the cannibals in the first fight scene, to not shooting redridge in that big fight in town because he wasnt moving, to being able to hear the cars long before they showed up, and finally, to the braille bible and his foggy eyes. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14.
In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire movie. There are so many clues about him being blind, right from the very beginning when he uses echo location, doesnt know the. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Jan 18, 2017 its revealed that our hero, eli, has been blind the entire time, and that the book he carries around is written in brail. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. The book of eli was about the struggle of a man who tried to keep hold of a book that is suppose the give a man power if he reads. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Viewing the book of eli for the second time last week, i was again impressed by that scene, as well as by the movies overall visual scheme. Brady is an amazing look at one womans psyche as her perfect world starts falling apart. When he flicks the lighter open and flicks it, he moves his hand over the flame to prove to him it works because hes blind.
Jan 22, 2010 eli after losing the book, was blind once again. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. There are many many clues as to elis character being blind throughout the entire movie. Eli was gods prophet and messenger and therefore was under divine protection. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen.
So when i hopped on the phone with gary whitta i was hoping for a good experience which actually ended up being a great one. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Screenwriter gary whitta preferred to leave clues of the apocalypse instead. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. They all have varying degrees of sight some limited to just shapes with zero night vision. Eli recites a typical prayer of thanks while solara is his guest, and solara mimics it the next morning at breakfast with carnegie, which clues him in to elis possession of a bible. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Eli didnt see the no trespassing sign outside the cannibal house, and he kicks the step before entering. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time.
In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a. In fact, faith is the only semisatisfying explanation for eli s ability. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. The waters of life are absent in the future, and the world is a dust bowl. If you watch the movie for a second time you can catch on. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. My problem is that eli did not behave like a blind person. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
I have a blind pet and 2 blindlegally blind family members. Some of the subtle clues to demonstrate he is blind in the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Sam james is the goto psychologist for difficult patients at typhlos, a psychiatric institution in manhattan for the most challenging subjects. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. At the moment eli is shot you see in the background a bolt of. This thread is now designated the official discussion thread for the book of eli. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. How about the fact that the biblical character eli is blind. 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. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. 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.
There are hints that he had trouble seeing, the use of the glasses throughout shows the light hurt his eyes. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Book of eli spoilers i just thought that the bible was for blind people, i didnt actually realize he was blind until someone on the misc said so, dam i fail. He is thrown into another world after a car accident. I was a bit worried about seeing the film just a day before our chat since thats not the best amount of prep time, but after i saw the film i had plenty. Eli by bill myers goodreads meet your next favorite book. I told you he was blind because he bumped into that. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli.
When she said she was born blind and adapted easier than most, you see his face. The bolgias in the book of eli is shown as a dry riverbed that is spanned with a small bridge. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. Maybe eli also feels that his father is a burden, and so eli doesnt want to respond.
Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. But surprisingly eli s ancestors are mentioned nowhere. 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. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. He kept clicking the ipod even though it said battery low. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Since a broken bridge is shown in the book of eli movie we need to locate this reference in the dantes inferno. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the plane. There are plenty of clues pointing to eli being blind, and there are some parts of the movie that make it seem like he may not be, but the clues that he is are blatantly obvious and intentional, and the parts that support the idea that he is not blind seem to just be directorial oversights like him making eyecontact, or being woken up by the. Carnegie gary odman and eli denzel washington each explain what the book means to them.
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. My problem with the eli being blind has nothing to do with the faith aspect. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. 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.
These type of stories are always set in remote areas where they breed new life with every passing generation. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. He is thrown into a world where jesus christ was not born 2,000 years ago, but born in todays society. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. If you are looking for the latest news, go to eastlansinginfo. In fact, faith is the only semisatisfying explanation for elis ability.
The first book opens with samuels complete lineage up to ephraim, son of joseph. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Im sure there will be people who say, oh, theres the clue. 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. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Spreading this book is what actually caused the apocalypse in the first place. There is no way he could have learned to read braille after the war, there were no books. Given his impressive fighting and shooting skills, eli turning out to be as blind as a bat might have surprised audiences on the initial viewing, but on repeat watches there are several clues in scenes that hint at this key. Well in the divine comedy bolgia 6 has a broken bridge. Aug 23, 2017 hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli is a blind man who is crippled by not being able to see because of one of the disasters the happened when the world became barren.
This is another example of social control like the situation where the gypsy slaps father and eli doesnt react. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Hi everyone, to celebrate valentines day this month, weve decided to try a little experiment. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. The book of eli spoiler thread movies quarter to three forums. Watch the movie a second time and look for all the clues. Official the book of eli discussion thread home theater. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. I didnt have plans to go see the book of eli, even though the trailer made it look like fallout 3. Ive talked to directorsscreenwriters, but never just a screenwriter.
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