A really old high priest and civil judge in israel, eli is best known as his role as a fatherfigure and helped raise samuel, the first of the major prophets. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before shooting him. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Well, if its in braille, its possible nobody would know its a bible unless some of those people read through every braille book looking for bibles. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants.
The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Further, we believe that a bible is a personal item and one should have some choice in what version to receive. 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. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the mind. 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. Because of the page thickness necessary to accommodate braille writing, the average braille king james comes in 18 volumes, takes up 60 inches of shelf space, and weighs 64lbs.
The locked book is later revealed to be printed in braille. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. The book of elibest scenejennifer bealsgary oldman. Audiences dont find out eli is blind until the end of the movie when the antagonist steals elis bible, the. Eli had found the one remaining bible, which happened to be in braille. Braille bibles international believes that every blind individual that desires a bible should have one. This movie might be a reality some day, and the book he is carrying the bible may restore humanity in itself. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. He then succeeded in taking the bible, but it was of no use to him when he discovered that it was written in braille. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
The only surviving copy of the bible is in braille under rubble and the voice leads a man who was born blind to it. Further, we believe that a bible is a personal item and. 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. Complete with old and new testament and 3 volume bible concordance. Now, we dont learn until the end of the movie, but eli is carrying a king james bible that is written in braille. This childrens bible with a bible story for each day of the year, is a collection of best loved bible stories. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the king james version of the bible. It is in grade two braille and is contained in 4 volumes. The home page for braille bibles international, a christian notforprofit organization that exists to make a positive difference in the lives of visually impaired. 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. Or that god would choose a blind man for the mission. Even after eli was shot, he continued to walk to fulfill his mission. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Once he fulfilled his mission, solar had been equipped with the knowledge to not only survive, she proved that she was a disciple who was now able to take on.
Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. Braille bibles international is a nonprofit organization that provides bibles to blind people in braille, large print and audio formats. A montage of deleted scenes on the dvd include a scene where claudia reads the braille bible to carnegie as he lies on his deathbed. In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. Not being able to read was an excuse not to follow the ideas behind the bible.
Braille bible foundation inc in maitland, fl 407 8343628. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. 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. 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. More like 18, and those are for enormoussized books roughly three full sets of encyclopaedia britannicas. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel, eli is. If you know about the bible, there is an eli that was blind since the movie is semibiblical. The holy bible english braille grade 2 with braille bible.
But its a little more intelligent than you make it out to be. 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. Braille bible foundation is located in maitland, florida. Solara mila kunis attacks carnegies gary oldman men and makes an escape, killing redridge ray stevenson in the process. Braille holy bible with concordance, complete in 21 volumes. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Furthermore, that book did not have nearly enough pages to be a printed bible, much less a bible printed in braille. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle, playful hint of the characters blindness.
The holy bible english braille grade 2 with braille bible concordance king james the holy bible king braille edition braille bible foundation on. Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i. 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.
There are millions upon millions of them everywhere to the point i doubt it would be scarce so far and wide like that unless there was an actual purge its been so. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. 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. This organization primarily operates in the civic and social associations business industry within the membership organizations sector. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Braille bibles international provides bibles to people who are blind in braille, large print and audio formats. 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. Maybe some can willingly suspend their disbelief on this point, but my dad is blind and he used to have an entire braille bible. The titular book of eli, a braille bible, purportedly containing the entire kjv text, would take up much more physical space than one volume. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a whole bookshelf. 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.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. The book of eli posted by spacewrangler on 22219 at 8. Making a positive difference in the lives of visually impaired people by providing them access to gods holy word. No, not that part when eli, is dyingdead and narrating. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Fictional characters who are blind braille works blog. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. Eli comes to the notice of carnegie and solara played by mila kunis, the daughter of carnegies mistress. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle. No one in the world could read, but the fact the book was in braille showed 2 things. A view from the bunker gilbert house fellowship pid radio skywatchtv. Anyway, carnegie lusts after the bible carried by eli, so he tries to convince eli to join his gang.
More like 18, and those are for enormoussized books. 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. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. The nkj version was completed in the early 1980s and ed by thomas nelson, inc. Once inside, eli, revealed to be blind, begins to dictate the bible from memory to lombardi malcolm mcdowell, the.
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 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. 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. Denzel stars in the postapocalyptic movie, the book of eli image source. The book of eli is a film ruled by its religious conviction. 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. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap.
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 eli s face shows us that he is blind as well. If eli wasnt blind that meant he taught himself to read braille and memorized the bible from the braille. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. The bible was in braille but that merely served to protect its contents from carnegie, who hadnt long to live, so could never convert it from braille himself. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. Why the movie is titled the book of eli on the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. 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. The book of eli believable except for this one small. He reveals to her that the book he has is a king james biblethe only one left. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe. Asked in new york giants, peyton manning, eli manning did denzil washington play a blind man in book.
The book of eli us message board political discussion. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a couple of shelves whole bookshelf. This organization has been operating for approximately 63 years. A christian home education curriculum by joseph kelton stephen and mary florence stephen apr 10, 2014. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable.
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