Here, let me give you indisputable proof that i have it so you can thoughtlessly blab it to gary, since youre a clueless twit. Maybe even some of that instinct and skill were also. 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 does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Resistant to give into this mad mans wishes, eli tries to flee the town, to continue. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. The watchers were tasked with observing mankind in the early times according to the book of enoch. Not sure how he could hear gods voice, solara listens as eli explains. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. However, their desire for the beauty of mortal women drove them to descend from the heavens and. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. My interpretation was that while blind and no doubt skilled in the arts of survival, he was being guided by god. Eli was blind before the war and after finding the bible and hearing god s 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.
Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. 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 movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. 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. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. While the book of elis respect for the sanctity of gods word and the depiction of.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. In the book of eli, eli only reacts to sound and the shopkeeper. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. The book of eli is a boon for believers, says john nolte in breitbarts big hollywood. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube.
The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. At first glance, the book of eli appears to be just another violent postapocalyptic. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. God gave him sight that is the premise of the movie. 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. Inspired by elis defiance, solara, the daughter of carnegies blind. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith. Or gods doing another one of his famous suspensions of the laws of physics and probability. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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. 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. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. My father was a minister for 50 years with pentecostal church of god in christ. Its not a hyperreverent snoozer like the blind side, but an. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to.
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