But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Jan 15, 2010 eli, you see, is carrying the very last bible in existence. 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 book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. I think the fact that he was blind was symbolic of the. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people.
This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. Dec 18, 2011 god spoke to eli to find the book, bible, and transport it to a safe haven. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth all around him. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Its a land of crumbling cities and dusty highways a place where a tube of chapstick is a valuable commodity. Sure, this description doesnt seem different from similar material like the road, but the book of eli distinguishes itself with unflinching messages of religion and.
Now in those days the word of the lord was rare and visions were scarce. Eli, you see, is carrying the very last bible in existence. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as the. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. 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 bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Carnegie sees the book as a means of controlling people and their loyalties, as many false. Eli travels his lonely journey one step at a time, hunting for food, searching for the essentials of life, and faithfully reading his bible every day. 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. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Carnegie seeks to capture the bible faithfully carried and zealously protected by eli. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world.
Eli was more proud of him than of his own two sons, hophni and pinehas, who, unfortunately did not follow in their fathers footsteps. 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. Denzels book of moral ambiguity the michigan daily. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Its 30 years after the war, a man walks across the wasteland that was once america. And the winner for the grayest, grimmest, most violent postapocalyptic thriller of 2010 involving the bible goes tothe book of eli starring denzel washington. Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one.
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. Young samuel was particularly attached to him, and faithfully followed his instructions. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. The books of samuel are preceded by joshua, judges, and ruth, and followed. The book of eli its brutal content is not for all tastes, but this thoughtful action movie finds denzel washington protecting the last copy of a very important book.
In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals.
He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. 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. God spoke to eli to find the book, bible, and transport it to a safe haven. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Jan 23, 2010 the book of eli blind faith music by atticus ross. There is no book of eli in the bible although there is a priest called eli see 1sam. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. Hannah was one of two wives of elkanah of the tribe of ephraim, but unlike penninah, the other wife, she had been unable to bear children for her husband.
With eli s age, weight, and visual limitations, he needs the help of a boy like samuel. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. In the movie the book of eli why was the bible so important. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. The 10th day of iyar is the anniversary of the death of eli the high priest. The simple words used in the eli bible story for adults, teens, children and little kids about eli are an ideal resource for protestant or catholic christian parents and christian sunday school teachers to tell the famous and great stories of the bible including how the idol fell down before the ark inspired from the scriptures of the bible. But the priest eli was mentioned in 1 samuel and 2 samuel. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed.
The book of the prophet samuel was originally one of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. The book of eli video compilation from movie bible duration. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. Jan 11, 2010 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.
I personally like to believe that eli was always blind. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel, eli is. A voice has commanded eli to take the bible west, where it will be the foundation of a new earth. Under the supervision of eli, samuel faithfully served at the tabernacle 1 samuel 2. As the author informs us, elis eyesight has greatly deteriorated, so that his vision is seriously impaired see also 4. To me, eli was guided by god, since the war, on a journey to truly accept the christian bible into his heart so that he could eventually share it with the world again.
Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. At the beginning of the first book of samuel, god presents us with two very different people, hannah and eli. Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli.
However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. He became high priest kohen godol after the death of pinehas, the son of elazar, ithamars older brother. This article about eli, together with other tools, activities, aids and materials and are designed to be used by an individual or a christian bible study group. Eli the high priest 2772 10 iyar 28702871 jewish history.
The bible has gone through many printings in many versions and many languages since 1450 when the first. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Hannah, who is childless, prays to god for a child. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation.
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. The book of eli believable except for this one small. He starts to recite the bible word for word, having memorized it over the last 30 years. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. Heli was, according to the books of samuel, the name of a priest of shiloh, and one of the last israelite judges before the rule of kings in ancient israel. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the movie eli was blind or at least partially blind. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it.
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. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. It was to him that hannah entrusted her son, samuel, to be raised 1 samuel 1. Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille. Later, after she gave birth to a son, hannah brought the young samuel to eli to fulfill her vow 1 samuel 1. The book of eli features an unsettling depiction of a world recovering from catastrophe.
He maintains his hold on his humanity as he listens to music on an old. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible. With carnegie and eli, we are presented with a postapocalyptic satan and a very uncharacteristic, gun. He was also judge of israel, at shiloh, for 40 years. Eli is sleeping somewhere else, not too distant for samuel to hear when he calls. Lombardi tells eli that they have been missing a copy of the bible, so eli tells him to get a lot of paper and pen. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants.
Eli was a descendant of ithamar, the fourth and youngest son of aaron the high priest. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. 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. With elis age, weight, and visual limitations, he needs the help of a boy like samuel. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. This leads him to memorize the entire bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Hes guided by a voice in his head that told him that he must protect this book and he is personally lives by the message of the bible, basically to do more for others than for yourself as he puts it. The lord calls samuel 1 and the boy samuel ministered to the lord before eli. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Unfortunately, eli s own sons did not submit to their fathers supervision as samuel did. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie.
And yes it is christian, take a look at the world now. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. First of all if you knew your bible you would know that eli is an actual character in the bible who was blind. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. The book was divided into the two books of first samuel and second samuel in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian old testament of the bible. Eli, who is sitting at the foot of the doorpost in the sanctuary at shiloh, sees her apparently. 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. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
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. As the author informs us, eli s eyesight has greatly deteriorated, so that his vision is seriously impaired see also 4. 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. Eli was a kind man by nature, and he was beloved by all the people who looked to him for spiritual guidance. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Therefore, he has seen and knows the power of religion and wanted to use it to minipulate the people for his personal gain. 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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind.
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