Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense. His weight is not given, but the bible says that he was heavy. And each time someone fires on him, eli turns in that direction and returns fire. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is giving. Jennifer beals, best known for her main role in the 1983 film flashdance, has been last seen acting in the 2010 film the book of eli where she plays the role of the claudia, the blind mistress of the nomad eli. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack.
Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. In the tradition of mad max not to mention shane or the man with no name, eli just. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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 eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. With this being said, eli was used as a messiah being led by god. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sunremember its post apocalyptic, so probably the ozone layer has completely been depleted leading to harmful uv rays, since he walks without his sunglasses after being shot by gary oldman. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind.
After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. Eli sneaks away, but carnegie and his henchmen confront him in the street. Now, eli might become blind at some point in the movie but not in this scene. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. He kicked his feet on the stairs to see if they were there when they. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow.
Is denzel washington the same guy in every movie that hes in. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of. 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 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. When eli refuses to give up the book, carnegie orders him killed. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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 postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent.
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