Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. And then it gets really, really, monumentally, incredibly stupid. Eli was not blind while kicking ass and taking names on his journey. I am confused also as to whether or not eli was blind, or whether his name was even eli, but i dont think that he was blind.
A baffling afternoon at the pictures is what youll probably get if you venture in to the book of eli, starring a very cool denzel washington. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. So hannah rose up after they had eaten in shiloh, and after they had drunk. And there was d eli vered unto him the book of the prophet esaias. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered.
This revelation renders all the more remarkable his deadeye. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the king james version of the bible. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and.
The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a. There are exactly two overtly christian characters in the film. On the flipside, eli seems to function far too much like someone who can see, being able to shoot a bird out of the sky with a bow and arrow, being able to take on half a dozen people at once in a brawl, being able to pick off people from 50 yards away with a pistol and so on. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Oct 10, 2006 author michael lewis tackles footballs blind side in blind side, michael lewis traces how the humble offensive left tackle has evolved into footballs pivotal position. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap.
Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. The book of eli film reps a weirdly intriguing mix of previous post. This paperback edition contains a brandnew 2007 afterword. So unless the story was to imply that god was providing eli with a different book of the bible to memorize, its hard to imagine how eli was able to memorize the entire bible from that book he was carrying. You know, you say youve been walking for thirty years, right.
Dec 05, 2011 therefore, it makes sense to me that god would have a bigger plan later for his word. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. This eli bible story from the old testament is independent of all the others and can be read separately enabling parents of sunday school teachers to tell the stories randomly or in the order in which the stories appear in the christian holy bible. The book of elibest scenejennifer bealsgary oldman. Its not a hyperreverent snoozer like the blind side, but an. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a couple of shelves whole bookshelf. Arriving in the movies version of dodge city, he finds a saloon run by the one man who wants that book more than he. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Aside from the rather implausible eli s bible is the only one left plotpoint, christianity itself is not presented as the perfect savior of humanity, in fact the bad guy specifically wants the book because hes aware how the bible has been used to prop up evil regimes throughout history, and wants to take advantage of it for that reason. My church youth minister and i had the debate on if eli was blind or not. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. At the end of the movie, we find out he is blindlike the biblical eliand that the book hes been carrying around throughout the film is the bible. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. This article about eli, together with other tools, activities, aids and materials and are designed to be used by an individual or a christian bible study group. He calls the engineer in to unlock the book and once its unlocked they see the bible is in braille in alcatraz, a closeup of eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. Eli this article contains a free bible study resource on the subject of eli. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Have we considered the possibility that eli wasnt blind until he got to alcatraz. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. Then you hear elis voice as he says one last prayer for solara.
Dominic savio on the blood and water that flowed from jesus side. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. The book of eli isnt just christian, its offtherails christian literally. When the news reached eli, he was so overcome that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli a free christian bible study resource we hope that this eli article will provide useful information and ideas for those following a bible study plan. 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. And the devil said unto him, all this power will i give thee, and the glory of them. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. But between the unapologetic christian blind side and now the down and dirty book of eli, theres reason to hope the pagans of the pacific might have just moved a little closer to cracking our code. So, he can smell the bo of the unbathed and can smell perfumeshampoo. The movie the book of eli is a powerful allegory of the wilderness journey of lent for those blind to the world, seeking a. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli.
Myself being legal blind, not 100% blind, i do not believe that eli was 100% blind, but he cold have been definatly visually impaired. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. When hunting the cat, for example, he was sitting in a position where it didnt seem like he could actually see his target at all. 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.
One senses the bible was chosen for the book of eli earnestly, but perhaps also to take advantage of its cultural weight. Jan 15, 2010 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 with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. 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. Furthermore, that book did not have nearly enough pages to be a printed bible, much less a bible printed in braille. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. 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. May 18, 2011 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. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
The seeing blind man that was eli is a clever borrowing from the bible, and really rounds up all of the religious ideas that are interwoven with inbetween bloody battles. Jan 01, 2000 at the end of the conference i purchased his book, eli, for my husband and had bill sign it for him, secretly knowing i would also benefit from this gift. Once inside, eli, revealed to be blind, begins to dictate the bible from memory to lombardi malcolm mcdowell, the. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The character of eli, while sincere and devout, seems to have been entirely lacking in firmness. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. And the two sons of eli, hophni and phinehas, the priests of the lord, were there. I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. Some scholars, like kessler, and nowack have argued that there is likely to have been some overlap between the time of samuel and that of eli. Similar in theme to precious earlier this year, but without the cinematic fireworks, i found the blind side to be a most satisfying evening at the pictures. As you read throughout the bible you see that certain narratives and promises take place over hundreds of years.
He didnt shoot at people until they shot at him first, that might not be as much about targeting as common. He was, however, blind in those flashbacks before the fall of civilization. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. Eli trudges across the landscape with a bible in his backpack. And there came a man of god to eli and said to him, thus the lord has said, did i indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in egypt subject to the house of pharaoh. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille.
Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. 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. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. Eli is a tragic figure of whom comparatively little is known. Dec 21, 2014 denzel washington number one,great actor. The blind side is as insightful and moving a meditation on class inequality in america as i have ever readalthough to put it that way, i realize, makes it sound deadly dull. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. The book of eli us message board political discussion. 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. Its unclear whether he was actually blind but i think the bible was in. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. If there was a sequel to the book of eli, it would be the story of what god did next with his word. There is also reference to where eli is mentioned in the hol. Bible verses about eli 31 passages king james version.
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. Jan 21, 2010 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. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. It provides facts, a biography and information about this famous biblical character for bible study. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. 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. The motion picture, with denzel washington as the vault dweller carrying the geck. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington a revelation in book of eli. Eli sneaks away, but carnegie and his henchmen confront him in the street. The book of eli apocalypse christianity religion ask. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
It spends the first 30 minutes pretending to be fallout. Eli is then buried in the prison courtyard, and lombardi puts a newly typed bound bible on the bookshelf where a spot had been saved for the bible. And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the lord of hosts in shiloh. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. 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. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several.
The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was blind. Our protagonist becomes the priceless package of size, speed, and agility necessary to guard the quarterbacks greatest vulnerability. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Evolution of a game 9780393330472 by michael lewis.
But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. The twist that the book was braille was brilliant, and the symbolism of carnegie being himself blind to the word is just great writing. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. For me, this is the start of something much bigger. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply.
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