Six months ago or so, collider enjoyed the rare opportunity to visit the set of the book of eli, allen and albert hughes postapocalyptic thriller about a laconic hero denzel washington who. 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. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. The book of eli, starring denzel washington, hits theaters jan. He aint looking for trouble, but he aint running away from it, neither. Denzel washington brings gravity, but overall the book of. Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san quentin prison. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer.
Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. During a genuinely creepy first 15 minutes, eli wanders a bleachedout landscape, hunting hairless. Elis denzel washington complete costume worn in the hughes brothers post apocalyptic drama, the book of eli. Denzel washington battles his way across the desolate wasteland of a nearfuture america in the book of eli, in theaters january 15, and weve got an exclusive first look at new footage from the movie. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Edges fred topel spoke with the superstar about how he developed his character, the films hidden meanings and filming in the desert. For a guy whos just seen the end of the world, denzel washington is surprisingly upbeat.
The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Denzel was trained by dan inosanto for the movie, one of my heroes. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The mysterious eli denzel washington, for his part, is a sortof oneman samurai priesthood. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Judge bender studies denzel washington in the hughes. In the future, according to the book of eli, well all dress like were in a nine inch nails video. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Ending spoiler for the book of eli 2010, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
I cant imagine a movie coming out this year thats gonna top the book of eli for sheer awesomisity. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. The book of eli is directed by brothers albert and allen hughes dead. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it.
The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind. The message eli received was pretty vague and there. Eli denzel washington recites his final prayer before he passes away. 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. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. He also carries a gleaming silver knife and a shotgun, both of which hes expert with. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. The earths ozone layer was apparently severely damaged resulting in many being severely burned by uv rays andor blinded. Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. Dan teaches many martial arts but most of it in the film looked like filipino martial arts.
Solara catches up to eli and leads him to the towns water supply, hoping to accompany him on his travels, but he traps her inside and continues alone. The book of eli denzel washington stars in this tedious postapocalyptic movie that makes you wish for the postman to come knocking. Eli denzel washington, a mysterious, solitary man who carries the last remaining bible in his backpack. Interview with denzel washington the book of elidenzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli.
When eli refuses to give up the book, carnegie orders him killed. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg. Replica of the bolo machete used by denzel washington in book of eli what makes a good survival knife the ultimate cut for the zombie apocalypse, of course. Eli denzel washington is carrying a book that will save humanity and give. The book of eli cast and crew set up shop around a. Yea he died because he did what he had to do so know he can finally rest in peace meaning ever last slumber.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Seit 30 jahren wandert denzel washingtons eli durch amerika, er will nach westen. The book of eli, a 2010 film, was made from a script by gary whitta. 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. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. In the film, a lone wanderer travels west across a war ravaged landscape in order to bring a sacred book to safety. So denzel washington goes up to this dude and the dude like touches him and denzel is all like yo, you put your hand on me again and ill chop it off with a machete but then the dude does it again and so denzel totally chops his hand off with a. Denzel washington is a prophet carrying the word in the book of elis blasted future. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. 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. Starring denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli.
Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. 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. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. This distressed costume can be seen worn by eli throughout the film. The violence, on elis part, is used to defend and protext the innocent. A man named eli denzel was given a message years previous to deliver a book the bible somehere to the west for the sake of of a religious rebirth and evolution to occur for society. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed.
Carnegie gary odman and eli denzel washington each explain what the book means. He cartoonishly defeats hoards of people who stand in the way of his godgiven mission. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. A selfassured solara returns to her sweet blind mother building an. Included in this set are elis beanie cap, sunglasses, shawl, jacket, sweater. Eli denzel washington, a mysterious, solitary man who carries the last. The book of eli wants you to know that it is a very, very serious movie. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes. 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. The latest movie from albert and allen hughes is about a dystopian future where dust settles on everything like fine ash, where people are illiterate and books are worth almost as much as water, where women are chattel to be raped and traded, where religion is dead and chaos reigns. Denzel washington gets spiritual with the book of eli. Spreading this book is what actually caused the apocalypse in the first place. Denzel washingtons latest role in the book of eli has him playing a wanderer in a nuclear warravaged america who leans on his bible for. Watch the book of eli free denzel washington video.
Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. Yes, to hear some people tell it, the machetewielding, steeltoed, grenadethrowing missionary denzel plays in the book of eli is allegedly a flagbearer for the christian right. Though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. 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. Eli denzel washington barters with an engineer tom waits for a charge but doesnt. How hollywood begat yet another insult to christianity. It has the power to make annoying 90s sitcom costars follow you around incessantly. I have some thoughts about eli, and then about denzel. To date, the script has not been released in novel form for the public market in hard cover or paper back. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. In the book of eli is het weer van dat, gelukkig brengt denzel.
The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. In the book of eli, the apocalyptic thriller in theaters this week, denzel washington plays a man keeping the most influential book in the world out of the wrong hands. Slechts een enkel lichtpuntje in the book of eli trouw.
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