Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best. Denzel washington list of movies and tv shows tv guide. So, he can smell the bo of the unbathed and can smell perfumeshampoo. Now get a paintball gun, and several friends armed with paintball guns. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. We flash over to carnegie, wounded from an earlier battle, finally getting the lock bible open, only to find that the book is written in braille, the written format which is read by the blind by running their fingers over bumps. Page 2 of 2 eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. At the very end is eli s prayer, which to me is an archetypal example of how one can converse with god. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie.
Also, the old lady rattled the dishes when she brought the tea. Giving the theory that blind people have a heightened senses, they dont. He played john locke on the tv series lost, the title role in the stepfather and stepfather ii, and peter watts in millennium, which ran for three seasons 19961999. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Being a loner, eli prefers to go his own way, but he may not have a choice. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. A boy and his gun is an icon of my youth, a guide to my life and career, and i cite it when asked about my all time favorite 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. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns in. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia.
After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of. Needless to say, most covers these days are pretty and titles inventive, but the contents are as stale as ever. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. In chapter 6, sergeant bob gives rose a 9mm pistol and tells her, when a man gives his woman a gun its because he really trusts her. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her.
Lets go back to the blind reveal thing for a moment, since im not sure the movie really understood how eli was blind. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her. In the book of eli, eli only reacts to sound and the shopkeeper. The book of eli page 2 gun and game the friendliest. The sisters brothers are charlie and eli, hired guns trekking across gold rush country. There are certain things that blind people just dont do like look at things.
A woman pleads for elis help, but he recognizes its a trap and calls it as such. 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. Gonnawatch is an awesome place to watch movies online for free with multiple subtitles without register. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. Already the riots were calming, quieting as men came to hear the words of the blind woman, taken from the spotted book. Until this thread, i wasnt aware that there was even a debate over whether or not eli is blind, the movie literally goes out of its way over a dozen times to shove it down. Targets at a gun range dont need faces or hair styles to get shot in the chest.
The legend of solara walker afalstein the book of eli. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 7, a book of eli. Forums firearms survival forums survival discussions the book of eli discussion in survival discussions started by ten man, aug 14, 2010. Originally the load, who also falls for a trap, solara is eventually able to overcome her captors using string as a garrote, takes out another vehicle with a grenade, then drives back to retrieve eli. Dec 14, 2015 black list 2015 scripts announced with bubbles king of the jungle full list. In the book of eli, allen and albert hughes, place biblical characters in a postapocalyptic society. Im 65, read this book when i was 10 in the library of my tiny lake okeechobee town elementary school.
Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. Eli is really good at killing people, but feels guilty about it throwaway guns. Eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. This same concept can be seen for many biblical characters in the book of eli. In a postapocalyptic world, eli denzel washington walks west, carrying with him a book that can save the world. Movieweb denzel washingtons macbeth will be a thriller with an age twist. But this book, eli browns cinnamon and gunpowder is the rare book that feeds my questionable. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. However, in 1955 in the far horizons, donna reed played her. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
Aug 22, 2017 eli instructs him at the beginning to transcribe it exactly as he says and its clear the man does as told. The book of eli, with denzel washington, is a fantastic movie to own. Theres a few hints that eli was blind before you actually know for sure. Tweetemail tweetemail the hughes brothers, albert and allen, return from a nine year hiatus from feature filmmaking to give us their entry into the postapocalyptic pool of stories. Various men then come out and surround him, with one shoving him. Most of the times, thats all there is to my reading habits the title is great or the cover is pretty. Among the pile of books and magazines brought before carnegie and subsequently burned is a copy of the da vinci code these hands have killed. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg. The men from battleridge by linda howard and linda jones is a must read. Secondly, of course there are clues that help make the twist believable, but there is more evidence to mislead you away from the twist. Eli s actions when it comes to women parallels with jesus.
She has written four series, and two standalone novels, in addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and graphic novels cowritten with christopher golden. Yes he was blind at a certain point in his life and he was a. She was born and raised in the mississippi river delta area. Our certificate of authenticity ensures that the item you receive is authentic, and used by the production as stated in the film or television show. Wyethone of the early significant female characters in the west. People believe he was blind throughout the whole movie. As for the shot hitting eli s backpack, its possible it hit something inside his pack which stopped the bullet.
In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. 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. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. Eli has two guns at this point in the story, and they are both loaded. He is shown playing chess with his wife while manipulating his adopted daughter to do his bidding. Eli doesnt stop in the road until he hears them cock their guns. Averted when eli runs out of handgun ammunition and sets his gun down on a car but retrieves it before he leaves. 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. 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 post. A blind man wouldnt know exactly where the gun was. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. Nov 18, 20 women in westerns sacajawea points the way west n. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ.
She too is blind, which obviously moves him, and he pays her a compliment about her. Watch a film like scent of a woman and youll see how a blind person behaves. Tv shows to watch support local latest in entertainment. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. The woman tries it again on solara, but when she sees solara is a woman, she tries to. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. We then learn the many names he has for guns, ranging from widow maker to peacemaker and lawmaker. And elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test.
The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to from hell. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. I want to order a coffee mug that says eli s cat oil on it for my son, sgt eli jordan patterson.
The book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. Eli warns the man that he wont get his hand back if he does that again, and proceeds to chop that off with one quick slice of his blade with bloody results and views of the stump and severed hand. Summarized by one of their prey as the mean one and the fat one, charlie. Charlaine harris is a new york times bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty years. Turns out its plainly visible in the cart next to her, but he cant see it. That pleasure lies unto writer gary whitta and directors albert and allen hughes. This would explain why redridge looked at the gun after he fired his first shot. Motorcycles, gun shots, and woman screaming for their lives is pretty loud and unmistakable. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games jump to. These awardwinning films were recognized for being the best of the best. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. This scene here shows he is blind, by comparison with the girl.
These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Feb 26, 2018 this post on world war ii books is sponsored by libby. And as she watched the awakening of hope in the eyes of those who listened to her mother, she began to hear it. Movies move us like nothing else can, whether theyre scary, funny, dramatic, romantic or anywhere inbetween. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Carlin reed lives in fear everyday, always on the run and always watching her back. Then he opened his back pack really fast then gave the man the radio. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. Im watching it again right now, just got to the part where he shoots the cat, and had to stop. Black list 2015 scripts announced full list deadline.
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. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. I never noticed this before but i just find it funny how the bait lady kind of moved. Gun and game the friendliest gun discussion forum online. It has been published every year since 2005 on the second friday of december by franklin leonard, a development executive who subsequently worked at universal pictures and will smiths overbrook entertainment. Dec 14, 2016 denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best from magnificent seven to malcolm x, we break down every one of the fences stars greatest and most wtf performances. Also, eli asks the woman who was with the bandits he just killed where their water is. Hell, even the title of this article is spoilery if you are geeky enough to be familiar with both 2010s the book of eli and the enormous series of japanese films from the 1960s and 1970s featuring a wandering swordsman named zatoichi many will question my choice to spend one of my cinapse pick of the week slots. The black list is an annual survey of the most liked motion picture screenplays not yet produced. By downloading libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere.
The blind side is the highestgrossing sports film of alltime, and the film has held the record for about a decade. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the. In the book of eli, eli only reacts to sound and the shopkeeper moving and interacting with him first, and feels for the gun with his arm before disarming him. Denzel washington full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. 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. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Its an honor just to be nominated, but winning is way cooler. At times the movie lapses into excessive detail of dark scenarios, but so do some of the books of the bible. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
How did your understanding of the novels title, gun love, vary as the storylines unfolded. Unfortunately, the evil carnegie also wants to get his hands on eli s book. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Eli never returns a shot without first being fired at. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard.
In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of. My story is a continuation of the events after the movie which i have written solely for my own recreation. He didnt shoot at people until they shot at him first, that might not be as much about targeting as common. Im not ashamed to say i wasnt sure he was blind even toward the end. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The book of eli 2010 antwone fisher 2002 the equalizer. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. Blind side offensive tackle michael oher tells the real.
Gonnawatch free movies online with multiple subtitles high. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Terrance quinn born july 15, 1952, known professionally as terry oquinn, is an american actor. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Discussion okay so i just got around to watching a six year old movie starring denzel, oldman, kunis, and many many more amazing actors, so im already behind the curve on this one. 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. Book of eli spoilers i just thought that the bible was for blind people, i didnt actually realize he was blind until someone on the misc said so, dam i fail. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Follow your favorite authors and dont miss a single release. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts.
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