Elis backpack is a backpack that carries slugs and a fun place for slugs to wait until eli is ready to sling them. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Jennifer beals, best known for her main role in the 1983 film flashdance, has been last seen acting in the 2010 film the book of eli where she plays the role of the claudia, the blind mistress. With this being said, eli was used as a messiah being led by god. Many of you may already know this, but harbor freight tools is an excellent option for rounding out a bugout bag with affordable gear. I think he was blind the whole time, but like jesus healed the blind, he could see with the power of god, seen especially clear in the gun fight scene. This backpack, ipod, and switchblade were used by the character eli, portrayed by actor denzel washington, in the 2010 motion picture, the book of eli. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states.
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. Survive in a postapocalyptic world with book of elis bug. He shot guys and fought guys all while being blind. The oakley brand backpack is a heavily distressed with leather ties and the bottom stitched on. If you watch the movie for a second time you can catch on.
Eli was blind the entire move, so yes divine intervention was the entire twist to the movie. And we learn that eli is blind and apparently has been for 30 years. He s reluctantly allowed solora mila kunis, the daughter of claudia jennifer beals, carnegies blind companion, to tag. We learn that a voicea voice he takes for godsled him to the book and told him to take it west, and that he d be protected along the way. After visiting the book of eli imdb page, i realize that many people have this question as schwatime points out in the imdb post called why the ending should make you. 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 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. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. I just noticed that the book of eli is number one on the latest list of dvd movies new releases i saw this movie in the theaters when it came out and remember a discussion that ensued afterward. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. The backpack played an important part in the movie. Lil wayne mentions the book of eli in his song drip. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The book of eli dvd arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. This video is about the book of eli pack, oakley panel pack.
In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli sets itself up as an enjoyable mad max meets i am legend romp, but the disappointing nature of its central maguffin can you tell what it is yet. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. This is an awesome pack for edc and or one to three day hikes. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Throughout the movie, eli shot animal s for food including a flying bird with a bow, and defended himself with blade and gun, and yet was blind the entire time. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels he s been called by god to carry the last remaining copy of the bible across the country. The electronic reverbs of guitar and piano echo throughout the soundtrack and give it an empty, desolate feel. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. In fact, faith is the only semisatisfying explanation for elis ability. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. However, theres visual evidence that he is not blind, like the fact that he looks at things.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. My problem is that eli did not behave like a blind person. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Slugs enter through a rectangular opening at the top of the backpack, while at the bottom of the backpack, there is a set of half a dozen slug tubes that rotate through their own mini chamber, launching each slug tube out to eli in turn. The book of eli is a fantastic movie, whether you are religious or not. 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.
Elis mission is to take the book somewhere safe, he reads every day in the same book, the book gives him strength to carry on, along the road he gets help of mila kunis. For sale oakley panel pack backpack sheet metal book of eli. Yes, there are clues that he is blind, like overdeveloped smelling. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. Sure, the quality may not be toooftheline, but with their coupons, you can really stretch a dollar on items like. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire.
Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley brand products. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in the house. 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. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Same backpack used in the 2010 film, the book of eli. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. A great backpack from oakley that looks and functions great for. When i saw the book of eli on its release in 2010, i was impressed with its visuals, in particular. 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.
Tarps gloves face masksrespirators cordage flashlightswork lights multi toolshand tools folding sawlarge knives ammo cansstorage safety. The director is acutely aware that gary oldmans character is much more interesting than eli, and the focus of the film substantially shifts for the better to what he wants the. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. And what makes it so powerful, in large part, is that it is perfectly scored. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. 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. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. Eli is a wanderer, but the film does not center on his life. 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 wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. There were also subtle hints like his heightened sense of hearing and smell. Carnegie even references it in one part of the movie when he says do not quote me shoot this guys already. The book of eli is the first movie from albert and allen hughes the filmmaking brothers of from hell and menace ii society in nine years. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. The first being when he was in the house at the start where the body is, he bumps into the table.
Exact same model and color featured in movie book of eli. There are many many clues as to elis character being blind throughout the entire movie. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by. He gets out of unspeakably dangerous scrapes and when some of carnegies men shoot at him, the bullets misssomething.