Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Here, let me give you indisputable proof that i have it so you can thoughtlessly blab it to gary, since youre a clueless twit. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Maybe even some of that instinct and skill were also. The book of eli is a boon for believers, says john nolte in breitbarts big hollywood.
Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. My father was a minister for 50 years with pentecostal church of god in christ. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Eli was blind before the war and after finding the bible and hearing god s 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Its not a hyperreverent snoozer like the blind side, but an. God guiding his every move and him simply faithfully following him. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
The watchers were tasked with observing mankind in the early times according to the book of enoch. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli. My interpretation was that while blind and no doubt skilled in the arts of survival, he was being guided by god.
At first glance, the book of eli appears to be just another violent postapocalyptic. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. 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.
While the book of elis respect for the sanctity of gods word and the depiction of. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Or gods doing another one of his famous suspensions of the laws of physics and probability. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Inspired by elis defiance, solara, the daughter of carnegies blind. In the book of eli, eli only reacts to sound and the shopkeeper.
God gave him sight that is the premise of the movie. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. 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. Not sure how he could hear gods voice, solara listens as eli explains. 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 bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. However, their desire for the beauty of mortal women drove them to descend from the heavens and. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. 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. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting.
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