I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. Jan 01, 2000 at the end of the conference i purchased his book, eli, for my husband and had bill sign it for him, secretly knowing i would also benefit from this gift. There is no book of eli in the bible although there is a priest called eli see 1sam. He asks eli to give it to him, telling eli that its words are meant to be shared. Eli is blind and if so, he either trained himself to be able to travel, hunt, shoot, etc. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just.
This revelation renders all the more remarkable his deadeye. God pointed out his sons errors, but eli did little to correct them. But way too many things in the movie seem to tell the viewer eli is blind. 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. Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. Arriving in the movies version of dodge city, he finds a saloon run by the one man who wants that book more than he. Eli this article contains a free bible study resource on the subject of eli. Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. 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. Elis actions when it comes to women parallels with jesus. Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated.
As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blind has memorized the entire king james bible. In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. He was blind, so he could not see what was happening, but he could hear the loud noise of the people crying. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap. He was, however, blind in those flashbacks before the fall of civilization. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. 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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The woman eli meets at the tunnel represents mary magdalene. Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is safe.
One night eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Much like american westerns inspired japanese samurai films, so eli completes the circle. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis.
The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. There is also reference to where eli is mentioned in the hol. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. Eli trudges across the landscape with a bible in his backpack. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. The book of eli examing the religious undertones in the film book of eli. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. This same concept can be seen for many biblical characters in the book of eli.
Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. One senses the bible was chosen for the book of eli earnestly, but perhaps also to. Throughout the movie, eli dramatically quotes bible verses, like this reference. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. Eli biblical figure 1645 painting by jan victors of hannah presenting her son samuel to eli, who is seated on the right.
He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. Eli offenbart, dass er im besitz einer kingjamesbibel sei. Read it and weep denzel washington thumps his bible and slices through bad guys in this apocalyptic hughes brothers fable. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. More like 18, and those are for enormoussized books roughly three full sets of encyclopaedia britannicas. Set in an american west which is covered in the hot, dirty wind of an illdefined apocalypse, eli brandishes a sword, espouses a code of honor, and wanders always. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. Eli responded to situations rather than solving them. 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 girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Eli was blind before the war and after finding the bible and hearing gods. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Dec 17, 2014 but i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli stand out as a flawed but ambitious piece of entertainment worthy of reevaluation. 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. God gave warning, spelling out the consequences of disobedience, and then acted. 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.
During his down time every day, he pulls out his book and reads it. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. And i am come down to d eli ver them out of the hand of the egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 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. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Jul 05, 2019 it didnt really leave itself open to a sequel. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. 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.
At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the. 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. At that time eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. Eli was aware of their behavior but he rebuked them too lightly and ultimately did not stop them.
The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. Strewn with christian themes of protecting gods word from attack and from manipulation at the hands of big brother, the book of eli is set in the postapocalyptic wasteland that was once. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense of touch and cut off the visual stimuli. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. First off, theres really no question whatsoever that the book of eli is a samurai. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene.
The contrast between gods dealing with eli and eli dealing with his sons is clear. At the end of the movie, we find out he is blind like the biblical eli and that the book hes been carrying around throughout the film is the bible in braille. Jan 15, 2010 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. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities. When he finds the dead body hanging it is very clear that his shock is caused by the doors falling off the hinges, not the sight of the dead person. Eli may not have had the power to make claudia gain her sight but he had the power to make her smile.
It provides facts, a biography and information about this famous biblical character for bible study. Eli has several conversations with people while looking right at them. 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 the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not.
And at that time eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. The movie is trying to convey that god restored his sight for the mission. Its this prayerwhen solara tries to repeat it with her mother over breakfastthat tips carnegie off to the fact that eli must be carrying the book. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. Its unclear whether he was actually blind but i think the bible was in braille so in case someone stole it they wouldnt be able to. He is able to find the pawn shop in the first place, even though hes never been there. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel. The sons of eli, hophni and phinehas, meanwhile, were behaving wickedly, for example by taking for themselves all the prime cuts of meat from sacrifices, and by committing adultery with the women who serve at the sanctuary entrance. The movie has some biblical principles in it, and so if youre a person that reads the bible, there was an eli in the bible who also was blind. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
There is no book of eli in the bible although there is a priest. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. I think along the way, hes got sort of distracted and he may be contaminated a bit from the water. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. In the book of eli, allen and albert hughes, place biblical characters in a postapocalyptic society. This is not a theory he us blind from the flash as he referred to it. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Believed to be the last bible on earth, eli will sacrifice his humanity to. First off, theres really no question whatsoever that the book of eli is a samurai film. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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.
Eli was not blind while kicking ass and taking names on his journey. In the bible, jesus encounters a blind woman and gives her sight. The character of eli, while sincere and devout, seems to have been entirely lacking in firmness. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. 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. Jan 26, 2016 not only can eli maneuver the wasteland without sight, he can also ward off groups of attackers without a scratch, he can also hunt with his trusty bow and shoot a bird out of the air blind for dinner. Eli a free christian bible study resource we hope that this eli article will provide useful information and ideas for those following a bible study plan. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. 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. When the news reached eli, he was so overcome that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli.
Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. How the idol fell down before the ark bible story for children and adults this famous how the idol fell down before the ark bible story for adults, teens and children about eli is a free, printable bible study resource which can be read by teens or adults or used at sunday school for. Usually, any sermon or bible story that will speak about him does so in a negative way, and theres a reason for that. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. Furthermore, just before the first act is finished eli.
Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. The titular book of eli, a braille bible, purportedly containing the entire kjv text, would take up much more physical space than one volume. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. As far as biblical symbolism, theres some standard connections between eli in the movie and eli in the bible. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by. Bible verses about eli bible verses related to eli from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.