The book of eli denzel washington is one of my all time favorite actors. No surprise that denzel is both calm and cool but tough and menacing. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only. When solaras mother first walks in with food and water, its like a blind. The book of eli continues the string of apocalyptic tales. They talk about why denzel is one of the few actors who can carry a movie by himself. 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 the house.
In the first house eli holes up in, he looks at the mouse, he roots through his bag, while moving his head to see better into the bag. I felt inspired by this movie and my faith was strengthened. The book, which he reads daily, gives him strength and a determination to complete this mission. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. And in the first house where the dude hung himself he bumped into a table. Yes, the most printed book of all timethe bible, has only one copy left in existence. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli.
No, it is not technically a christian movie by any means but the bible and god play a major role in the movie. He does hide out from time to time in various places, some fairly decent choices, others not, such as the lone farm house out in the middle of the field. As to offense, eli appears to be traveling the back roads as much as possible, but he is always exposed by walking out in the open. The book of eli is the actionadventure of a man named eli who is in the possession of the last bible on earth after the apocalypse. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it. America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and civilization and law have disappeared. The book of eli is the actionadventure of a man named eli who is in the possession. Oh yeah and remember eli is invincible so he coulda stopped a gang rape but, eli really needs his tunes. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
A lone warrior, eli denzel washington, walks in a postapocalyptic wasteland that was once america. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending.
She too is blind, which obviously moves him, and he pays her a compliment about her. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Fictional characters who are blind braille works blog. All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
Played by hollywoods notoriously christian twotime academy awardwinning actor denzel washington, eli is one of the few survivors of the final war. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. 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. It is at this point that his greatest obstacle is yet to come in the person of carnegie, gary oldman who, like eli, is a survivor from the time before.
I highly recommend the book of eli, starring denzel washington. 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. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. The book of eli by albert hughes, allen hughes albert. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern and action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. 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. The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Also, the fact he wears black sun glasses all the time is sort of a dead give away but not as. About time really made me reflect on the fatherly love of god and also our call to be in.
In the book of eli was denzel washington blind the whole. Lol the product placement in the book of eli is crazy. Beats electronics has been around since 2006 and have had a range of consumer products available since 2008 when they partnered with monster to manufacture heavi. 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.
Mix one cup of postapocalypse, a heaped tablespoon of religion, a teaspoon of highly choreographed action, and a dash of selfimportance. Denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii. The book of eli then evolves into a chase as eli disappears into the wilds with solara in tow, pursued by carnegie and his heavy metal thugs led by the giant redridge, romes ray stephenson. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds, learn martial arts and how to realistically handle many. The book of eli might also suffer over its uncanny resemblance to john hillcoats current release the road in that it follows a man heading westwards across america after an apocalyptic event. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as. Washington helped out in a producer capacity, getting the project in shape to be filmed.
The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. He passes by abandoned stores, every one picked clean. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli denzel washington may have over a million oscars and over a hundred leading roles, but even his greatness could not save the sad production that is the book of eli. But if you were paying attention there were little things that he did like when he went to the house withe cannibals he tripped on the step. Screenwriter gary whitta joins kamau and kevin to describe writing the book of eli and working with denzel. I highly recommend the book of eli, starring denzel. He heads west on a mission he does not fully understand, but knows he must complete. In the hughes brothers futureshock book of eli, denzel washington adds action to his old screen magic.
Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky. Post apocalyptic world functioning ipod with beats headphones book of eli had the worst product placement ever. Denzel washington may have over a million oscars and over a hundred leading roles, but even his greatness could not save the sad production that is the book of eli. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Denzel washington talks about the book of eli neurologist. Dre earphones, busch, oakley elis bag, not the shades. Some feel maybe he was blind before, which explains how he was able to. Solara is a willing disciple, entranced by elis words and stories about before.
That whole idea that religion can be used for good or for evil is pretty simplified, but after 2009s nic cage embarrassment knowing, the book of eli feels damn near like a graduatelevel seminar in faith. I think he was blind the whole time, but like jesus healed the blind, he could see with the power of god, seen especially clear in the gun fight scene. Denzel washington, one of hollywoods most successful and highly respected figures, stars in the book of eli, the story of a man of faith on a mission to protect the last copy of the bible. In this dystopian future, all bibles have been burned, or destroyed. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation.
The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is. Eli attaches the battery cable to the ipod and places the headphones in his ears. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. In the equalizer why does denzel washington check his watch every time he is. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish fun into the kind of postapocalyptic wasteland filmgoers have seen more than enough of lately. Denzel walking around with no food, no water, but he had them new beats. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli doesnt return the look, just continues crossing the street as the blind are. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior.
Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. 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. Eli has been traveling on foot for years and is nearing the end of his mission. And each time someone fires on him, eli turns in that direction and returns fire. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. And while its kind of a shame that dystopian heroes dont say much, it cant be denied that washingtons portrayal is toptier for this. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Denzel washington in the book of eli essay example.
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