Is behind the wheel of carneiges truck during his pursuit of eli badass beard beard of evil. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. How is it that redridge didnt hit eli when shooting at him in the town shoot out. Carnegie is a man who runs a town in a postapocalyptic united states and runs it with an iron fist with the help of his henchmen. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. 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. This is the scene after they capture solaramila kunis and shoot eli. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Its why he laments taking part in violence, regrets not sharing the book with the world, and is saddened that he didnt live the way the book instructed him to.
The book of eli stacks the deck in favor of good warrior eli, who only deploys his killing skills against those deserving punishment and turns down the temptations. 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. 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. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. So he is now looking to get introduced to eli via the point of redridges gun. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed. Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Movies, tv, celebs, and more why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands. Maybe some can willingly suspend their disbelief on this point, but my dad is blind and he used to have an entire braille bible. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. The bullet does not touch eli and it appears as though. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. 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. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. 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. Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow him to do things that would be near impossible for a man his age believed to be late forties to earlymid fifties. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter.
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. Elis primary motivation is faith, which is why he protects the book at all costs, believes his journey is a pilgrimage order by god, and is immune to all harm while he carries the book. By the end of the film, carnegie realizes too late that he lost so many men trying to get the book, his remaining men arent enough to. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. My view is that when you see what the book is and that hes blind that to me tells you god must. A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. What was the was eli blind house of cards season 4. Following orders from carnegie, redridge twice tries to shoot eli as hes walking away, but misses both times. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. In a surprising display of controlled storytelling by gary whitta, the book of eli is about religion but it aint religious. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe.
Carnegie thinks that the bibles righteous scripture is the best way to keep the town under his control. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. He looks up from his book at the sound of a polite cough o. In the book of eli, what song does redridge the tall bald. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. 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. 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.
The book of eli ending explained i put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Eli doesnt return the look, just continues crossing the street as the blind are. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be. Im not ashamed to say i wasnt sure he was blind even toward the end. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. By the end of the film, carnegie realizes too late that he lost so many men trying to get the book, his remaining men arent enough to keep the town oppressed.
Eli tells carnegie that he dreams of finding a town where the people need the book, but he tells carnegie that it is not here. They are driving back to their town and the tall bald man is playing with elis sword and is whistling this famous tune that i just cant remember the name of. In a metaphorical way, eli is constantly walking through the valley of death psalm 23 and never fears any evil. In the very, very first version of the script where carnegie gets the book and shoots eli that was redridge. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire.
In the book of eli, what song does redridge the tall bald guy whistle while he has elis sword in his hand. A number of people who were alive at the time of the flash still suffer burns, scars, and blindness from the event. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and elis been blind all along. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. We kind of just took redridge and adapted that to carnegie and his voice. In the book of eli, eli only reacts to sound and the shopkeeper.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. As he sees carnieges people rioting after most of his men are killed, he just warily sits back and doesnt try to stop them, due to seeing hes outnumbered. After eli shoots his way out of the town, redridge is able to bargain with carnegie for solara because eli killed enough men that carnegie cant afford to lose redridge. And his muscle had the job of finding him that one book that was going to make it all easier for him.
Carnegie orders redridge to shoot eli as he walks away but redridge misses twice. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Elis power is further proved when one of carnegies men, redridge, tries to shoot him and misses. In some ways it can be regarded as the triumph of intelligence over organized religion for only the two learned men, eli and carnegie, understand the. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Solara mila kunis attacks carnegies gary oldman men and makes an escape, killing redridge ray stevenson in the process. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. Redridge matteroffactly shoots a guard in the head, killing him. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Is eli blind in the book of eli the book of eli on imdb. 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. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Carnegie is the main antagonist of the book of eli he is portrayed by gary oldman.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. He tells redridge to prepare the vehicles to pursue eli and recover the book. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a. Shop the book of elii am legend 2 discs dvd at best buy.
In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. Thats followed by a gun battle where eli shoots many men, first with his handgun, and then his shotgun, with one such blast also getting carnegie in the leg.
Sports a thick beard and is one of carnieges more notable and resilient henchmen know when to fold em. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. Carnegie thinks the book eli is carrying will allow him to the take control of the illiterate people roaming whats left of the world, and eli finds a supporter and. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli.