If eli was blind through out the movie then the movie is of the same genre as godzilla just plain camp, because ive known quite a few blind people with heightened senses and washington didnt. By the end of the film, carnegie realizes too late that he lost so many men trying to get the book, his remaining men arent enough to keep the town oppressed. Although this new one has its comicbook qualities, good and bad, the hugheses have stanched the blood in the book of eli, making it easier to pay attention to what else is. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. Solara mila kunis attacks carnegies gary oldman men and makes an escape, killing redridge ray stevenson in the process. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. 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. How is it that redridge didnt hit eli when shooting at him in the town shoot out. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. 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. He gets out of unspeakably dangerous scrapes and when some of carnegies men shoot at him, the bullets misssomething.
As he sees carnieges people rioting after most of his men are killed, he just warily sits back and doesnt try to stop them, due to seeing hes outnumbered. When solara wont tell carnegie what he wants to hear about eli, carnegie grabs claudia by the hair and causes her pain. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The faq items below may give away important plot points. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind.
He tells redridge to prepare the vehicles to pursue eli and recover the book. Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. My view is that when you see what the book is and that hes blind that to me. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall.
Eli was blind the entire move, so yes divine intervention was the entire twist to the movie. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. She too is blind, which obviously moves him, and he pays her a compliment. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack.
Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow him to do things that would be near impossible for a man his age believed to be late forties to earlymid fifties.
Part 1 gary whitta on the book of eli the film stage. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Think a live action adaptation of the fist of the north star mangaanime with a race lifted kenshiro, or fallout 3 with christianity instead of the american dream. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. 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. 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. He shot guys and fought guys all while being blind. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life.
Redridge looks like he regrets shooting eli because he realizes that eli is the chosen one. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. Carnegie tries to force eli to join his group and to turn over a special book he thinks he has, and uses his righthand henchman redridge ray stevenson to try to intimidate him. The book of eli is ambitious and different from the current wave of. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. After eli shoots his way out of the town, redridge is able to bargain with carnegie for solara because eli killed enough men that carnegie cant afford to lose redridge. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. We learn that a voicea voice he takes for godsled him to the book and told him to take it west, and that hed be protected along the way.
In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. However, i feel a sequel, showing solaras way back home would be a great idea. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis and jennifer beales, the book of eli is an actionthriller that will have moviegoers wondering why they spent their hardearned money on yet another postapocalyptic fantasywe are first introduced to washingtons character, eli, who is referred to as walker because hes been walking the. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. Albert hughes, allen hughes the hughes brothers writer.
What the book of eli tells us about religion duration. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Hes just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. The book of eli is een amerikaanse postapocalyptische neowestern en actiefilm. Solaras name means light and the qoute eli uses the. Its even sadder if you consider the implication of redridges interest in solara. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. When solaras mother first walks in with food and water, its like a blind standoff. After taking down carnegies men, eli turns back to redridge. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible.
Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. Is behind the wheel of carneiges truck during his pursuit of eli badass beard beard of evil. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli. Redridge matteroffactly shoots a guard in the head, killing him. 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 doesnt return the look, just continues crossing the street as the blind are. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. He makes eye contact and looks at almost everything he does, blind people dont do that.
In the book hes blind, in the movie no he fuckin aint, cataracts maybe but his acting was terrible. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. In the very, very first version of the script where carnegie gets the book and shoots eli that was redridge. Sports a thick beard and is one of carnieges more notable and resilient henchmen know when to fold em.
In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila. We kind of just took redridge and adapted that to carnegie and his voice. Carnegie even references it in one part of the movie when he says do not quote me shoot this guys already. Following orders from carnegie, redridge twice tries to shoot eli as hes walking away, but misses both times. 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.
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