Backpack on book of eli blind denzel washington's character

Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. Kult of athena swords ekhmsk01 full tang book of eli machete 20 blade this large and hefty blade is inspired by the machete wielded by denzel washingtons character eli in the book of eli. An unwieldy mix of postapocalyptic action, western, wandering samurai film, and religious allegory. Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider collider. I admire denzel washington very much as an actor, so i decided to read this book. Included in this set are elis beanie cap, sunglasses, shawl, jacket, sweater, tshirt, pants, belt. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. New out this week in uk cinemas is the hughes brothers book of eli, a postapocalyptic tale in which a lone warrior, denzel washington fights his way across the wastelands of america in order to protect the sacred book of eli that holds the secrets to saving the future of humanity.

On denzel washington s enduring stardom the fences actor might collect his third oscar this year, an achievement only attained by a handful of hollywoods biggest icons. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Put aside the mousemeat and chew on paul macinnes s condensed version. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. This book of eli trailer makes me want to go play to fallout the postnuclear role playing. When eli denzel washington first sits in the room in which carnegie gary. 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 handle is tied light brown rubber robe with foam padding for cushion. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the essentials required to live and sustain survival.

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. The despot of a small, makeshift town gary oldman plans to take possession of the book. 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. The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town. Eli as played by denzel washington faces ten, fifteen, twenty armed enemies with guns, machetes and chainsaws. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Denzel washington stars as the most righteous killer since travis bickle. Denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson director. The book of eli denzel washington interview duration. Its a movie book of eli all survival cache followers or interested parties. The subliminal traps at times they arent even subliminal but obvious that the book of eli tends to provide in a movie, to those who arent thinking much beyond art or entertainment.

Denzel washington s character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. 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. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. 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. After i have finished reading it, i was not disappointed with him as a man. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. A braille bible would fill the back of a jeep, not fit in a backpack.

Denzel portrays the title character of eli, a mysterious man who walks around around a destroyed world carrying a book he believes can save humanity. Hey guys, what knife is denzel washington slicing people up with in the book of eli. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in.

This distressed costume can be seen worn by eli throughout the film. In the film, a lone wanderer travels west across a war ravaged landscape in order to bring a sacred book to safety. Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. 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 classic characteristic of blindness. Denzel washington and evan jones in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at. Elis denzel washington complete costume prop store. This item comes directly from the set of the book of eli. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Seeing denzel washington play eli in the movie in a way brings the character more to life. Is denzel washington blind in the book of eli answers. The book of eli dvd arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. A postapocalyptic tale of a lone wolf on a personal quest to get a rare book to the west coast. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads.

In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Washingtons character is called eli, although i dont think he ever actually says that. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Knife id needed denzel washington in book of eli discussion in general knife discussion started by maprik, jul 29, 2012. Elis denzel washington complete costume worn in the hughes brothers post apocalyptic drama, the book of eli. A thickspined chopper of a blade, it is crafted from 5160 high carbon steel and differentially tempered to optimize the blade. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds, learn martial arts and how to realistically handle many.

Straight from the set of the action adventure, the book of eli, this is elis denzel washington silver with 5 holes, metal sword with a serrated outside and smooth inside. Starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis and jennifer beales, the book of eli is an actionthriller that will have moviegoers wondering why they spent their hardearned money on yet another postapocalyptic fantasywe are first introduced to washington s character, eli, who is referred to as walker because hes been walking the. Is denzel washingtons character in the book of eli blind. But one man named carnegie gary oldman, the head of a makeshift town of thieves and gunmen, is committed to getting possession of the book, as he. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines.

This book is an accurate, though modest, description of washington s life uptodate 19941996. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by gary oldman was a book collector of sorts who pursued eli until the bitter end. Did you use those characters or films as kind of as a reference point in getting to elis head. He has garnered much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including his portrayals of reallife figures, such as steve biko, malcolm x, rubin hurricane carter, melvin b. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. The story has denzel washington playing a mysterious wanderer.

See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. Denzel washington plays the title character eli, not the book, a blind warrior in a bleak, brutal wasteland who has a rare copy of the bible. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. This was possibly a prototype or used for training.

For some reason, evil gary oldman hammy it up enjoyably wants the book. In a postapocalyptic world, a lone hero denzel washington guards the book of eli, which provides knowledge that could redeem society. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earthall around him, the marks of. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film.

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. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. The book of eli eli denzel washington knife original. The book of eli denzel washington metal sword movie props. If eli was blind, how did he know which direction was west. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The book of eli dvd fraser valley regional library. Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli.

In the book of eli, the actor portrays a man, in a postapocalyptic world attempting to make his way across america in an attempt to keep the last remaining copy of the bible out of the wrong hands. 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. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his. So i was completely distracted from the big reveal of denzel, black zaitochi by my irritation about the book. If you look closely in his back pack, when solara tries to take the book, you see his. The book of eli, eli denzel washington knife original movie prop. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli dvd johnson county library bibliocommons. The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley brand products. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to. Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her.