As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. 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. 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. World braille day and the book of eli sign up for the book minute denzel washingtons movie character in the book of eli carries a book hes convinced will bring hope to an apocalyptic world ravished by wartreacherously tracked by one man who will do anything to stop him. 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. Did i choose him out of all the tribes of israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an. He shares his name with a biblical prophet eli from the book of samuel. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Jesus heals the blind man bible story of bartimaeus. Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible.
The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Jan 17, 2018 bartimaeus was a blind beggar who called out to jesus for mercy and healing. Eli soon realizes that marthas shaking hands are a result of their diet. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. A godly man appears whose name is eli and he walks in the light and faith of christ as one can see by the quoting of scripture he often cites and the fact that he is called to protect and preserve the only copy of the bible that has endured the war. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. The end of the movie reveals that elis was definitely not the last bible, since, when malcolm mcdowell places a newly printed copy of the king james bible on the shelf, there is a very visible artscroll tanakh, i. I must do the work of the one who sent me while it is day. After the first time i wandered if he was blind or not.
Some of what he says seems wise and some of it seems a little crazy. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. Apart from any suggestion that eli might have for us, we have two realworld options concerning the bible. It is true that people get heightened senses at the loss of others. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the. The book of eli is a strong story about a godfearing man determined to obey the will of the lord. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. The simple words used in the eli bible story for adults, teens, children and little kids about eli are an ideal resource for protestant or catholic christian parents and christian sunday school teachers to tell the famous and great stories of the bible including how the idol fell down before the ark inspired from the scriptures of the bible. The bible is manmade and contains some truthful sentiments, and many misguided religious untruths. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she.
A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Theological movie month part two the book of eli the bible. Viewing the book of eli for the second time last week, i was again impressed by that scene, as well as by the movies overall visual scheme. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Jesus heals a blind man as he was walking along, he observed a man who had been blind from birth. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. He walks into a town he has never visited, and just happens to find the pawn shop. 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 a book full of nameless characters, ely stands out. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. And on this, world braille day, a hint is given to the startling twist in the film. 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. Now, we dont learn until the end of the movie, but eli is carrying a king james bible that is written in braille.
He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. To the dying who dwell outside the true city of hope, the word of god is as unfathomable as a braille bible to a sighted man. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. May, 2011 the book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world.
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. 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. In this case, there is no sense in preserving christianity because it is a false. Okay i have watched the book of eli about 10 times now. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. Not only can eli maneuver the wasteland without sight, he can also ward off groups of attackers without a scratch, he can also hunt with his trusty bow and shoot a bird out of. The word eli is the first word jesus spoke from the cross calling out to god.
One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. When jesus tells his disciples to bring the blind man over, a miracle happens because of his faith. 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. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. The faith of bartimaeus is seen in how he addresses jesus as the son of god. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the.
Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. He had a braille bible, the last remaining bible, he read it everyday and memorized it. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. If he was truly blind, he would be carrying a walking stick, so he wouldnt fall off a bridge. 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. This happened so that gods work might be revealed in him. A blind man wouldnt be able to do that with ease in a house he never been in. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
Denzel washingtons movie character in the book of eli carries a book hes convinced will bring hope to an apocalyptic world ravished by wartreacherously tracked by one man who will do anything to stop him. Jan 26, 2016 this movie might be a reality some day, and the book he is carrying the bible may restore humanity in itself. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. He did not fire until the cat meowedmade a sound and in the fight he stepped into darkness for the advantage.
He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. John 9 isv jesus heals a blind man as he was bible gateway. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. 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. Eli accidentally shoots carnegie in trying to shoot the guy running in. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. 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 braille. 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.
A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. 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. This would explain why eli never traveled at night and was not totally blinded by a nuclear flash, if he was completely blind night. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not.
The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes. 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 location on the west coast of. And the blind man said to him, rabboni, i want to regain my sight. It happened at that time as eli was lying down in his place.
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 location on the west. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. His blinded eyes where shown when he was lying on the. A sighted person would have realized it was impassable and found a different way. World braille day and the book of eli museum of the bible. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. 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. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Immediately he regained his sight and began following him. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is safe. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. He also knows his way around unfamiliar territory all too well for a blind man well for a sighted man, in fact. Apr 23, 2011 okay i have watched the book of eli about 10 times now. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes. Jan 22, 2010 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 braille. Jesus answered, neither this man nor his parents sinned. One of carnegies men didnt shoot, and he didnt know he was there, and walked out of cover. If you dont love your fellow man, women, person, then you dont have anything.
John 9 isv jesus heals a blind man as he was bible. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book.
The end of the movie reveals that eli s was definitely not the last bible, since, when malcolm mcdowell places a newly printed copy of the king james bible on the shelf, there is a very visible artscroll tanakh, i. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. His disciples asked him, rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that caused him to be born blind.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Jul 05, 2019 it didnt really leave itself open to a sequel. The book of eli video compilation from movie bible duration. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. We, like eli, are called to be blind to the world so that the light of christ may shine forth from within. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. While the crowd tells the blind man to be quiet, bartimaus just became louder.
Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. John 9 international standard version isv jesus heals a blind man. 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. Seeing a graveyard at the back of the house, it is suggested that the lack of food has turned the couple into cannibals. The book of eli believable except for this one small.
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