Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. When eli has the confrontation with the gang in the beginning he cuts the leaders hand off with his sword. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a re. 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. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. Shaking hands is a symptom of creutzfeldtjakob disease, which is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, it is basically a human variant of mad cow desease it can be caused by a genetic trait, and is difficult to catch otherwise. The book of eli 1 hours and 58 minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers.
However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. Sep 21, 2014 after watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. When you see the sword in the very next shot, the blood is only on the edge of the sword and not smeared across it. The 10th day of iyar is the anniversary of the death of eli the high priest. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The book of eli was written by gary whitta rumored screenwriter of the akira movie. The book is a sequence of anecdotes of the life of eli broad.
Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. 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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. No doubt, eli broad has a very impressive vita as a business man and philanthropist. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. 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.
When eli runs across carnegie oldman, the local mayor of a rundown town, carnegie learns about the book eli is carrying and makes a power play to possess the book for himself. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Book of eli, the eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. Eli bosnick is a comedian and podcaster with two shows. A mindset given to some and chosen freely by others. 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. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie.
Eli and solara reenter the house and george and martha pull out an impressive gun cache from inside the sofa. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. He became high priest kohen godol after the death of pinehas, the son of elazar, ithamars older brother. 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. I want to order a coffee mug that says elis cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson. Jan 02, 2020 when eli heard the bad news, he fell off of his seat, and his neck was broken for he was old and heavy 1 samuel 4.
But pasts have a way of creeping up on the residents of the blinds. Crossword quiz by random logic games is a unique crossword game that combines three types of clues. Later, eli pulls a cat pelt from his pocket and lays it on the bar for the bartender to look at. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. At the time i released this book in november 2016, i was really in a hurry because i had to move on to my christmas book for that year, so i didnt do a paperback or audiobook.
Jan 09, 2010 the book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. 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. The book of eli, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. The book of eli action and adventure films the guardian. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. 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 despot of a small, makeshift town plans to take possession of the book. Eli was a descendant of ithamar, the fourth and youngest son of aaron the high priest. The book of eli 1 hours and 58 minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward. Released january 15th, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson the r movie has a runtime of about 1. Released january 15th, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of 53 out of. While its very fun to play, some levels are hard and the coins you earn during the game.
Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Elis second show, the scathing atheist, delves into theistic attempts to intrude on. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. 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. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. 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 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. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines.
But this story has stuck with me as one of my favorites, so i decided it was time to revisit it and give it the full monty treatment it deserved. 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. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. At the very end, when the camera zooms in on eli as he sits at the table on the ship, you can clearly see his eyes are covered by a white film, a. They were checking to see if the other persons hands were steady, or were they shaking.
Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The blinds is a town in a virtually unpopulated texas county. Eli link is the app for smartphone and tablet to access all multimedia contents of your textbooks and readers. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Eli the high priest 2772 10 iyar 28702871 jewish history. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. The book of eli is a tough one to call you may find yourself liking or disliking it based on your particular point of view. A trainer placed the cat on the table and the actors around the table were instructed on the proper handling of the animal. The book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. The directorial return of the hughes brothers, whose last film was 2001s from hell. Aug 23, 2017 hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
Eli, eli my god, my god, opening words of psalms 22. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. But it has a comic book tone that keeps it from being a total downer, and it. Of course, eli isnt giving it up without a fight as you saw in the trailer. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so covets, the bible, but the traveler wont part with it. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. In a postapocalyptic world, a lone hero guards the book of eli, which provides knowledge that could redeem society. Meanwhile, elis pregnant daughterinlaw, phinehass wife, went into labor. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. It was established 8 years ago as an experimental witness protection program where criminals, victims or witnesses who are in danger because of their i enjoyed the two cyberpunk thrillers in the authors spademan series and would be happy to read more of those. As they leave, carnegies caravan passes and sees the pair exiting the house. God awful movies, in which eli, heath enwright and noah lugeons team up for a weekly, mystery science theater 3000like dive into bad religious movies in a misguided attempt to prove that if god existed, his pr couldnt possibly be this bad. To solve it you need to guess what the word that the text description, emoji or picture hints by typing it correctly.
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