Denzel washington eli gary oldman carnegie mila kunis solara. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila. The following october, gary oldman was cast to star alongside washington. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat.
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. 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. Is denzel washingtons character in the book of eli blind. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by faith his entire life or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on earth who can read braille.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Alcon entertainment, the company behind the familyvalues hit the blind side, produced the movie and. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds.
The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. It is beyond me why so many firstrate actors agree to appear in and produce so many awful films. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. The book of eli 2010 fullhd movie cast the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie english subtitle the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie release date. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter.
To date, the script has not been released in novel form for the public market in hard cover or paper back. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people hes talking to. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. The book of eli 2010 the book of eli movie the book. The actor projects a studied, scowling quiet for much of his new. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unpopular opinion i know but the difference between the book and movie were to great to say hes blind. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book.
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. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
Since the plot is what happens in the book, it should be as long as the book is. The book of eli 2010 thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his hand. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. In the book of eli, when eli opens the zippo lighter, he hovers his. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
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