The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. The movie revolves around elis time wandering through a postapocalyptic wasteland that is filled with lawless people. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. The book of eli 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Nothing too slow or too fast, and no hint of sex, whatsoever. Apocolyptic movies are coming back in a big way over the past couple of years from i am legend, 2012, the road and now the book of eli and what a great apocalyptic movie eli is, denzel washington knows how to pick a good script, the man rarely puts a foot wrong, and with a chance to work with the hughes brothers who have been absent for some. 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. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. The goal is to show the construction of identity in a world destroyed. This is not a movie for children, or even teens, due to the graphic nature of the depictions of depravity rape, suicide, killing and language, but i never felt that these depictions were gratuitous. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in.
He asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness. Another thing i loved the hell out of book of eli was that if you thought about it, this is kind of like a classic western. He joins a small town dominated by a brutal man whose wife is a gentle blind woman. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character.
It is beyond me why so many firstrate actors agree to appear in and produce so many awful films. The book protects eli, and carnegie wants that power. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away.
When hunting the cat, for example, he was sitting in a position where it didnt seem like he. Jan 15, 2010 he dotes on solaras mother, a blind woman named claudia jennifer beals. 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. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. The book of eli has the potential to be a great film or complete rubbish depending on your expectations of what is to come. Tag popularity top rated top rated popular want to watch release date recently wanted date added 1. Those are just some of the points that would indicate that eli is not fully blind for the majority, if not all, of the movie. Not sure about this last one, but when eli and solara make it to alcatraz island, im pretty sure eli says something like, this looks like a museum to me when theyre being given a tour of the inside. Villain carnegie, hamfistedly forced in a way that only gary oldman can do with a vein of legitimacy, has been sending his minions out to find the very book that eli has brought into the hornets nest.
Jan 07, 2020 the book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. After i watched the movie, my dad mentioned the idea that he was blind, but i dont think he was to be honest. 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. Christian themes of protecting gods word from attack and from manipulation at the hands of big brother, the book of eli is set in the postapocalyptic. The book of eli is the first movie from albert and allen hughes the filmmaking brothers of from hell and menace ii society in nine years. Jan 15, 2010 the book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts of violence and. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Lets go back to the blind reveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind. Like when the woman came into his room, and he noticed she was blind. The surprise ending is powerful and makes one glad to have taken the time to watch. Movies blind woman movies movies tagged as blind woman by the listal community sort by. Postapocalyptic drama the book of eli is certain to be the biggest new movie over the upcoming martin luther king day holiday weekend, grossing significantly more than literary adaptation the lovely bones and family film the spy next door. 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. Book of eli explores a postnuclear apocalyptic world overrun by desperate bandits and violent gangs. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Dare devil sucked so they made the sequel with denzel and set it in the apocalypse. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington and evan.
In fact, the book of eli is a great mix of what makes both films enjoyable. If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here. 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. Ive always been a big fan of post apocalyptic films but for some reason i never got round to seeing this film until years after, and yet again i kick myself for waiting. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
He sends solara mila kunis, the comely daughter of his blind lover claudia jennifer beals, to get the book. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. Notice how in the movie, there were many scenes where he obviously saw certain things, and then acted on what he saw. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Avatar will likely stay atop the box office once again this weekend, but denzel washington is looking like its first big challenger. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Hes just as obsessive as eli, only foaming at the mouth with intensity, whereas eli s devotion is more of a focused and passioned energy. Similar searches filthy ugly mom used son tricks stepmom ovulation time blind women sex angelina costello eats pussy xnxx videos fucking my little hole mother no blind woman forced blind milf blind forced real blind girl real blind blind ebony beautiful grannys blind woman sex deutsch teen blind women sex mom screw son young cousin blind girl.
The first symptom is shaking limbs, which is why people check elis hands throughout the movie. Eli denzel washington marches along as the world has turned into a landscape of dark nothingness, and while he prefers to keep things peaceful, hes also not afraid to fight. Early on, eli pretends to give up the book, only for it to turn out to be a book safe containing a live grenade. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful, scary, psychological and tense films and tv shows about with blind woman, blindness, murder, danger, blood, death, apartment, crimes, husband wife relationship and violence plots mostly in drama, horror and thriller genres shot. Why does denzel washington not kiss white women on the big screen. Eli was gods prophet and messenger and therefore was under divine protection. The book of eli stacks the deck in favor of good warrior eli, who only deploys his killing skills against those deserving punishment and turns down the temptations. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. 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. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. When solara mila kunis attempts to help a woman at the side of the road, she is attacked, but eli denzel washington arri. The book of eli 2010 thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys. 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. Eli survives the gunshot and makes his way west with solaras help. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in the house. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. There, eli also meets solara mila kunis, daughter to a blind woman and a soul yearning to escape from carnegies grasp. 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 is staring her down for her reaction to his test. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. 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. If you look at the movie, sometimes i actually bumped into stuff and they used it. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. The list contains the best, new and most relevant blind woman movies ordered by relevance. 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 hes been given.
He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in villages for water and supplies. Movies tagged as blind woman by the listal community sort by. However, if you are looking for a film with beautiful cinematography, solid acting and a little bit of fun action then you will be pleased. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Post apocalyptic settings are becoming shopworn thru overuse, but this riveting tale cuts through and demands attention. The event that, in the movie, caused a hole to be torn in the sky signifies an act of nature that could destroy the ozone layer exposing the earths surface to uvb and other radiation, an extinction level event. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. Sep 22, 2016 11 book of eli 2010 at the risk of spoiling the twist ending, were going to have to talk about book of eli if were going to talk about awesome movies that portray blind people. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous.
If you like the book of eli you are looking for futuristic, rough and serious movies about with apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, chaos, warrior and dystopic future themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in usa. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he could complete his mission. 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. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. Tag popularity top rated top rated popular want to watch release date recently wanted date added. Eli, who talks at one juncture about how he walks by faith, not by sight, is blind. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several.
If you are looking for a film with some deeper meaning then i would not recommend it. And they find a pocket of civilization holed up in alcatrazan echo of the monasteries that outlived the dark ages. 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. 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. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila. The book of eli and the identity in a world of scarcity and devastation. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the book of eli near you. There are many many clues as to eli s character being blind throughout the entire movie.
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