The book of eli is a film ruled by its religious conviction. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. No, he meant the tanakh, its two books to the left of the kings james bible in that last scene which stands for torah, nviim, ktuvim. Braille bibles for the blind the braille bookstore. Also available are a number of other braille reading materials, including a bible concordance, childrens bible story books, and several other titles.
Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel. Is there a version of the bible written completely in braille from front to back for. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue.
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. Braille s solution was to use 6dot cells and to assign a specific pattern to each letter of the alphabet. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. Braille bibles international provides braille bibles free of charge to visually impaired individuals. 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. There was several foreshadowing moments about this. 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. 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. I really didnt like book of eli, but the idea of the book in the film being the final book of a full set is actually fantastic. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Aug 12, 2011 spoiler alert book of eli why does everyone want a bible in the book of eli. 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 bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. Each story is told in all its original beauty, poetry and splendor, carefull. The bible, which was read every day by eli, but now in carnegies grasp, is written in braille.
So in the opinion of a secular critic such as myself, its hard not to consider elements of the film to be laughably ridiculous. Spoiler alert book of eli why does everyone want a bible. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. More like 18, and those are for enormoussized books. 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. Brailles solution was to use 6dot cells and to assign a specific pattern to each letter of the alphabet. The childrens bible is an original, beautifully written set of books filled with alltime favorite bible stories for kids. Book of eli films writer explains braille bible plot hole.
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. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. Being a loner, eli prefers to go his own way, but he may not have a choice. Maybe some can willingly suspend their disbelief on this point, but my dad is blind and he used to have an entire braille bible. This is a great book if you are trying to teach braille. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. 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 thick paper required and the fact that only 27 characters five or six words can fit on a standard 812 inch row is a bit of an issue no. At first, braille was a onetoone transliteration of french orthography, but soon various abbreviations, contractions, and even logograms were developed, creating a system much more like shorthand.
The book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. 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. Spoiler alert book of eli why does everyone want a bible in. Braille bibles international provides bibles to people who are blind in braille, large print and audio formats. The book of eli us message board political discussion. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. There is no book of eli in the bible although there is a priest called eli see 1sam. As far as biblical symbolism, theres some standard connections between eli in the movie and eli in the bible. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind.
The complete bible, in braille, occupies as many as 18 volumes. When carnegie opened the bible he took from eliit was in braille. What follows is a list of bibles we carry in braille. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. Denzel washingtons movie character in the book of eli carries a book hes convinced will bring hope to an apocalyptic world ravished by wartreacherously tracked by one man who will do anything to stop him. It works for small chlidren learning to read for the first time or for adults who have lost their vision. While the apostle paul is talking about a christians confident trust in gods promises, the book of eli s point that the titular character is literally blind, carrying a braille bible is how the film hammers home the unquestionable providence at work in our heros journey. 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. This book of bible stories made especially for families with either a blind child or a blind parent is just like any other, complete with pictures, except that a clear sheet of plastic with braille on it has been inserted between the pages so that the stories can be read either in braille or in print. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a couple of shelves whole bookshelf. Eli, however, is a walking bible since he has the entire bible memorized word for word from genesis to revelation. The titular book of eli, a braille bible, purportedly containing the entire kjv text, would actually take up much more physical space than one volume. Claudia, pretending she cannot remember how to read it, tells.
The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. 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. He restores my soul he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for thou art with me. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. Further, alcatrazs version of the torah is likely a different translation from the nkjv of the bible that eli dictates. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children.
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. He then succeeded in taking the bible, but it was of no use to him when he discovered that it was written in braille. Genesis, exodus, deuteronomy, numbers, and leviticus. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. It includes ideas like having a braille rich environment and creating stories together in braille. Even after eli was shot, he continued to walk to fulfill his mission. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. World braille day and the book of eli sign up for the book minute denzel washingtons movie character in the book of eli carries a book hes convinced will bring hope to an apocalyptic world ravished by wartreacherously tracked by one man who will do anything to stop him. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just.
In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to. Three things you probably dont know about the braille bible. And the bible, why would he just have a braille bible instead of picking up a copy somewhere in his travels of a written text. Making a positive difference in the lives of visually impaired people by providing them access to gods. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie.
The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was blind. Book of eli films writer explains braille bible plot. The big twist comes when the leaders engineer picks the bible s lock to open a new king james version, written in braille, which he has no way of reading. So unless the story was to imply that god was providing eli with a different book of the bible to memorize, its hard to imagine how eli was able to memorize the entire bible from that book he was carrying. Mar 30, 2010 while the apostle paul is talking about a christians confident trust in gods promises, the book of eli s point that the titular character is literally blind, carrying a braille bible is how the film hammers home the unquestionable providence at work in our heros journey.
Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Just because the bible is written in braille doesnt mean he is blind.
Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. As the film ends, eliwho we now realize is blindhas memorized the entire king james bible. World braille day and the book of eli museum of the bible. The book of eli us message board political discussion forum. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli.
The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Some scholars, like kessler, and nowack have argued that there is likely to have been some overlap between the time of samuel and that of eli. Further, we believe that a bible is a personal item and.
Now in my defense, there are films about religion andor faith that ive enjoyed immensely example. And on this, world braille day, a hint is given to the startling twist in the film. Jul 08, 2015 the book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. The big twist comes when the leaders engineer picks the bibles lock to open a new king james version, written in braille, which he has no way of reading. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Me and my husband just watched this movie, great plot overall but the ending is a little weird, and i was wondering why everyone is after a braille bible. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people.
Eli is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is safe. The thick paper required and the fact that only 27 characters five or six words can fit on a standard 812 inch row is a bit of an issue. Further, we believe that a bible is a personal item and one should have some choice in what version to receive. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. When carnegie finally located eli, he advised eli to give the bible to him. Stories from the bible for blind children the braille. We are proud to offer the widest selection of translations and study material available in specialized format. 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 is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. For catholics, we offer the douayrheims translation and the new american bible. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation.
We also have study materials available for the amplified bible. Spoiler alert book of eli why does everyone want a bible in the book of eli. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a whole bookshelf. Furthermore, that book did not have nearly enough pages to be a printed bible, much less a bible printed in braille. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. Braille bibles international believes that every blind individual that desires a bible should have one.