The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a. Later when carnegie steals the book from eli there is just a cross on the book. In the tradition of mad max not to mention shane or the man with no name, eli just. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.
Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The book of eli is a 2010 american post apocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Is denzel washington the same guy in every movie that hes in. Eli sneaks away, but carnegie and his henchmen confront him in the street. 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. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is giving. With this being said, eli was used as a messiah being led by god. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. 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. And each time someone fires on him, eli turns in that direction and returns fire.
Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. When eli refuses to give up the book, carnegie orders him killed. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. 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 of the nomad eli. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is.
Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. He kicked his feet on the stairs to see if they were there when they. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sunremember its post apocalyptic, so probably the ozone layer has completely been depleted leading to harmful uv rays, since he walks without his sunglasses after being shot by gary oldman. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene.
Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.