Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Mar 30, 2010 while the apostle paul is talking about a christians confident trust in gods promises, the book of eli s point that the titular character is literally blind, carrying a braille bible is how the film hammers home the unquestionable providence at work in our heros journey. If you just knew the order of the books in the bible, you could learn braille by. The book was adapted into a television miniseries of the same name in 1990. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. It topped the album charts in the uk, canada and us, and was listed at no. 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. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Atticus ross the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack.
The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Latinautor, kobalt music publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Blind faithatticus ross the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. He is thrown into a world where jesus christ was not born 2,000 years ago, but born in todays society. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed. If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here. A blind man wouldnt be able to do that with ease in a house he never been in. Basically, the book of eli is a film that not only requires you to suspend your disbelief, but also your intelligence, worldview and your sensitivity.
Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Little it is impossible for us to know conclusively whether god exists and what he is like unless he takes the initiative and reveals himself. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. Hes walking by faith, therefore needs no walking stick.
I realized that my achievements were ultimately unsatisfying, the approval of man is fleeting, that a carpe. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her. Knowing that i have done right with my time on this earth. Blind faith tells the story of rob and maria marshall.
Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli, who was nearly blind, was sitting at the front gate to hear the returning soldiers return was unaware of the event until he asked about all the commotion in the city. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack discogs. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the. I voluntarily received an arc of this book but purchased a copy. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. I want to rewatch it to look for clues that eli is blind.
Having a braille bible does not make him blind, but sighted people dont read braille, while hearing people may learn sign language sighted. 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. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. The book of eli soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. Blind faith the visual thing 1969 tourbook in hardback cover, sized like an lp. Most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. He is thrown into another world after a car accident. 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. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. I also love how the villain finally gets his claws on the book but cant really do anything with it since he cant read braille. Our faith absolutely must make sense and be proven which is why there are, i think, hundreds of jewish tapes and books out proving our belief, as one book calls it, beyond a reasonable doubtwhich happens to be a great book that i recommend to everyone, especially people who are struggling with this question. While the apostle paul is talking about a christians confident trust in god s promises, the book of eli s point that the titular character is literally blind, carrying a braille bible is how the film hammers home the unquestionable providence at work in our heros journey.
The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. If he was truly blind, he would be carrying a walking stick, so he wouldnt fall off a bridge. This is the 3rd or 4th time i have read this book, finally on kindle. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. 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 is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. 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. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book. Further on, he says faith leads him not by sight, etc etc.
In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Dec 11, 2010 according to judiasm, there is no such thing as blind faith. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. When he keeps coming back she realizes this might be more then just a customer. The phrase blind faith means different things to different people, and, sadly, many people use it as a negative, disparaging term to describe anyone who believes in god. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. At the very end, when the camera zooms in on eli as he sits at the table on the ship, you can clearly see his eyes are covered by a white film, a. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack. Jan 15, 2010 most importantly, eli realizes along the way that hes been focusing too much on keeping the book safe, to the point that he has failed to live by it. It was even more enjoyable to watch the book of eli a second time, knowing now that the main character was blind for the entire story.
He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. On his way, a man who runs a town of survivors of the apparent apocalypse runs into him and follows him to get the book. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. The book of eli soundtrack is a soundtrack by atticus ross, leopold. Its message about religion is boorish, its plot is tenuous and the dialogue is pretty irrelevant. 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.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. 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. Blind faith is the selftitled and only album by the english supergroup blind faith, originally released in 1969 on polydor records in the united kingdom and europe and on atlantic records in the united states. They were eagerly anticipated by the music press as a continuation of clapton and bakers former group cream and winwoods. Despite some excellent cinematography and a stylish, sepiatoned vision of america in the wake of nuclear devastation, the book of eli is hampered by faith based sermonising and.
Blind faith were an english supergroup featuring steve winwood, eric clapton, ginger baker, and ric grech, active in mostly 1969. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. In one scene eli says to solara that he walks by faith, not by sight and things dont necessarily have to make sense. 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. Blind faith was an interesting read, in spite of the obviously manufactured dialogue, which of course is the authors speculation on how it might have played out.
The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various. But way too many things in the movie seem to tell the viewer eli is blind. This book by bill myers, eli follows the story of a tv journalist named conrad davis. And they find a pocket of civilization holed up in alcatrazan echo of the monasteries that outlived the dark ages. Eli, who talks at one juncture about how he walks by faith, not by sight, is blind. And his disciples asked him, rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind. A dictionary definition of blind faith is belief without true understanding, perception, or discrimination. 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. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Apr 27, 2012 he uses a technique that someone would use if they were blind. The book of eli is the hughes brothersa follow up film to. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. Faith loves a simple life as a barista and she and brendan meet at her coffee shop.
Asked in new york giants, peyton manning, eli manning did denzil washington play a blind man in book. 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 survives the gunshot and makes his way west with solaras help. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the. Blind faith is a 1989 true crime novel by joe mcginniss, based on the 1984 case in which american businessman robert o.
See what jesus said about himself, his equality with god, and what exactly jesus did to prove it. Jan 07, 2020 the book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. The book of eli soundtrack convoy destruct by owolowa. This book would have been an excellent piece of fiction, based just upon the lines that the characters exchange. Im so very tired, but i go now to my rest at peace. The book of eli soundtrack meant to be shared by owolowa. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible.
Jan 14, 2010 all 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Despite clues in the film such as, eli travels west based on faith alone, blind faith, and while it may be a stupid plot twist because it doesnt explain how he became so good at combat, it is the twist. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Eli s character seems to very often have exact visual acuity meaning his eyes seem to register objects and people based on eye movements and the body language response and facial expression response giving the accurate emotion portrayal based off what he was seeing. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. If you dont mind the promotion of extreme measures resulting from blind faith, then you should show some thanks to the book of eli for being an exciting, wellmade, clever film. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed christianity as a cause of the war. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting eventually in the death. Is the character eli blind in the movie the book of eli. Listen free to atticus ross the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack panoramic, outland and more.
Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack, an album by various artists on spotify. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Lewiss mere christianity, i put down the book and wrote in my notebook, the evidence surrounding the claims of christianity is simply overwhelming. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. 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. Joe mcginnis is the best true crime author i have ever read, starting with fatal vision, then blind faith, then cruel doubt. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of reprise. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Jan 15, 2010 find all 25 songs in the book of eli soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years.