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The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. Interview with denzel washington, who plays eli in the book of eli. He doesnt sugar coat his words and eli refuses to hand of the book and walks away, claiming that he has god watching over him. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. It also features a new side of denzel we havent seen before, gary oldman going all out as the villain, and its also the hughes brothers welcoming return. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. The top 10 leadership blind spots, and 5 ways to turn them. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds.

The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. The book of eli finally arrives in theaters this weekend so be sure to go check it out. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. Jan 11, 2019 arrow in the head ranks its top 10 favorite blind genre movie characters. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Dec 14, 2012 though the book of eli has elements of the classic western in a scifi future, dont call denzel washingtons upcoming postapocalyptic action movie a western. Alpha on dvd november, 2018 starring kodi smitmcphee, leonor varela, natassia malthe, priya rajaratnam.

The book of eli deleted scene reading the bible 2010. John cho and director nicolas pesce interview for the grudge 2019. You sold the book of eli in may 2007 to warner bros. In addition, youll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes. 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. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds.

Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Sep 07, 2011 throughout the role he exudes trying to be of service to get john travolta what he wants while trying to save the hostages. Is it not difficult to direct actordirectors like ben affleck, denzel washington and. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. He looks out the window the next day, moving his eyes to and fro to take in the situation. Will packer has been a hollywood mover and shaker with cult films such as trois and hits like stomp the yard. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard.

In the midst of his journey, eli comes across a robber baron of sorts. The book of eli is ambitious and different from the current wave of. Follow your favorite authors and dont miss a single release. He began shooting super 8 films at the age of eight, after watching ridley scotts alien 1979 and vomiting, and deciding he. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the.

Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Beals as solaras blind mother and the concubine of carnegie. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. Bake for 118 minutes, and you will have the book of eli. Feb 21, 2010 interview with the book of eli director allen hughes. 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. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. His mother was born in szatmarcseke, a village in eastern hungary, but fled with her family to the us in 1941 just before nazi germany closed the borders.

Interview with the book of eli director allen hughes. Ive talked to directorsscreenwriters, but never just a screenwriter. 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. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and. Mix one cup of postapocalypse, a heaped tablespoon of religion, a teaspoon of highly choreographed action, and a dash of selfimportance. Michael oher of carolina panthers says hit movie the blind. Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider.

In the book of eli, he plays a blind man traveling in an apocalyptic world with the last known copy of the bible. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Roth, a psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and clinical professor. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. I was excited to work with denzel washington and gary oldman and the directors, the.

A holocaust journey through poland with mans best friend is a 2015 documentary film about blind israelis traveling to poland with the help of their guide dogs, to learn about the holocaust. Then we come to the twists where you find out that hes been blind the whole time and the book was in braille and it just feels like bad m. Denzel washington biography denzel washington is one of americas finest and most talented actor, producer and director. The only character i thought was any good was gary oldman. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Footage includes blind participants taking part in the 2012 and 20 march of the living programs. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. In the book of eli, denzel washington stars as a lone warrior named eli, who fights his way across the desolate wasteland of nearfuture america to realize his destiny and deliver the. Denzel washington full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The book of eli full movie in hindi dubbed ball blue book of canning and preserving recipes, movies, hindi dubbed in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. He was born in mount vernon, new york, on december 28, 1954. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship.

His family is jewish from austria, hungary, russia, and poland. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. 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. Eli raphael roth was born in newton, massachusetts, to cora bialis, a painter, and sheldon h. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. My view is that when you see what the book is and that hes blind that to me tells you god must exist. 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. Love your human design incarnation cross of service. How the new personalized web is changing what we read and how we think pariser, eli on.

Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Its the thing that the studio has been scared of and warner brothers, even, like, its not a western, its not a western, its not a western, co director albert hughes told a group of reporters who visited the films albuquerque. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. The book of elis hughes brothers talk apocalypse, violence. Todays interview is with screenwriter gary whitta, whose movie the book of eli opens this weekend. When eli denzel washington is ambushed by a gang of thugs in a bar, he beats them all up. Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider collider. Denzel washington list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. His father, born in canada, was the son of immigrants from tarlow and ozarow, poland.

The book of eli directors the hughes brothers film. Dec 07, 2018 19 videos play all the book of eli 2010 movie movieclipsfilm the book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810 movieclips duration. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe. With sacha baron cohen, hadar ratzon rotem, yael eitan, noah emmerich. 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. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The bit with his leg slowly getting more flies around it was well done. Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film.

Its not a bad idea for a film, not particularly original but well done enough to get over those flaws initially. If not, then theres no other explanation for how hes been able to do all that he did. Denzel washington sees god in book of eli s mayhem. The book of eli 2010 poster gallery click to enlarge a postapocalyptic western, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to.

Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Jun 17, 2015 carolina panthers left tackle michael oher said wednesday that the blind side, the movie about his life, has taken away from what he does as a player. Mar 21, 2018 find the complete dating and relationship profile of denzel washington to know about his wife as well as all his ex girlfriends. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. Cowritten and directed by mike flanagan, who many have cited as a contemporary horror maestro, hush is a straightforward thriller that cuts to the chase. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Its an interesting way to do things and adds some twists to the end, but it also robs the book of eli of any dramatic tension.

His mission is to get it to a place where it is safe and can be replicated to reseed the word of god. Their newest venture, the book of eli, is set in the notsodistant future, 35 years after a war that has left the world in ruins. Oct 24, 2018 10 of the most successful black producers 10. With their latest film, the book of eli, theyve finally moved past the verge of unraveling and leapfrogged all the way to the postapocalyptic, as denzel washington roams a sere landscape. 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. Fans of reality tv coupling competitions might be lamenting the fact that the final episode of netflixs love is blind premieres this week, but fear not. On his way, a man who runs a town of survivors of the apparent apocalypse runs into him and follows him to get the book. How the new personalized web is changing what we read and how we think. No he is not but he cannot read any is only partially blind he gets his site back when he finds the book of eli and at the end of the movie he starts to go blind again the director of the movie even said that. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.

Denzel washington on his bestknown roles denzel washington, star of the equalizer 2, looks back on four of his bestknown movies including training day, malcolm x, the book of eli, and fences. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. Apr 08, 2016 hush focuses on maddie, a deafmute writer living alone in a remote house, where she is accosted one evening by a psychopath hellbent on terrorizing and murdering her. Eli trudges across the landscape with a bible in his backpack. Interview with denzel washington, mila kunis, and gary oldman.

Where did the idea for the story come from, and what was writing the script like. You dont need to be completely blind to need to learn braille. Eli rubenstein was born in toronto to isadore rubenstein and esther rubenstein nee greenblatt. The fact of the matter is the guy is by himself, washington said in a group interview a few weeks later. The top 10 leadership blind spots, and 5 ways to turn them into strengths.

Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. 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 elis face shows us that he is blind as well. Walking through the wastelands of what used to be america is eli denzel washington, a man with a mission, fiercely protecting the last copy of the bible known to man. 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. 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. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds, learn martial art.

Arriving in the movies version of dodge city, he finds a saloon run by the one man who wants that book more than he. The book of eli is ambitious and different from the current wave of postapocalyptic films. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. Carnegie tries to get claudia to read it, but she cruelly lies and tells him that shes forgotten how. With the assistance and coordination of brother don enoch muhammad, allen hughes, who is scheduled to be a part. My view is that when you see what the book is and that hes blind that to me tells you. Interview with mila kunis, who plays solara in the book of eli. After a break from the business for several years, they returned with the riveting motion picture the book of eli starring award winning actor denzel washington. Interview with jennifer beals, who plays claudia in the book of eli 1. Which movie most accurately portrayed the book it was based on.

Salems lot remake from annabelle comes home director on the way. 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. Bullock referred to audience support for the blind side as a godsend. 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 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.

How blind side found a path to the oscars the new york times. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. Allen hughes movie celebrity database celebrity filmography. Part 1 gary whitta on the book of eli the film stage. This seems to be literally true as even though he his shot at twice while walking away, none of them hit him in a literal deus ex machina that seems to prevent any. Her first week of shooting, she recalled, was the worst i ever had. Mar 14, 2014 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. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Sep 07, 2018 his eli sisters is the protagonist here, being the goofy but surprisingly sensitive half of the type of stonecold killing team that would be the antagonists in most westerns, they kill without. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Come ask more questions of director allen hughes at the saviours. Master your blind spots and take your leadership to your next level. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel.