Eli uses his sword to survive and fight his way through, to deliver his copy of this mysterious book to a safe location. 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. 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. What kind of sword does eli have in the book of eli answers. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. Here are some points in favor of eli possessing sight. His bible is written in braille, which is that dotanddash language books and signs meant for blind persons are written in. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of denzel. The book of eli movie the book of eli movie 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. The book of eli eli prototype sword original movie prop. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. Product description eli denzel washington practice sword with foamcovered blade substitute approx 27 12.
The book of eli film vault wiki fandom powered by wikia. 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. In high demand straight from the movie we bring you the prophets book of eli legendary kukri machete. View our handmade book of eli knife, influenced by the movie the book of eli. Interesting story to read and may broaden our interpretation of the character in the movie. The zatoichi comparison isnt a perfect one, being that ichi was truly a wanderer, with no specific destination in mind. If he kills them, eli says a little prayerafterward. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. I have to say that i was greatly impressed with it. Custom eli sword for sale influenced by the movie book. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. Jan 15, 2010 a road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. This sword is a beautiful replica from the movie book of eli. When eli finally gets the book where it is going they just file it away with other similar books.
Jan 26, 2016 mission, ks location 5604 johnson drive mission, ks 66202 92840994. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. View close up pictures at all angles, prices, and detailed descriptions. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. With a particularly viciouslooking machete, eli makes quick work of a passel. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Book of eli machete with leather grip knifewarehouse.
My story is a continuation of the events after the movie which i have written solely for my own recreation. 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 is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. A soldier had returned through the back gate and given the news of the battle to the people.
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. What a work of art, im amazed of the quality of this machete \ sword. Eli, who was nearly blind, was sitting at the front gate to hear the returning soldiers return was unaware of the event until he asked about all the commotion in the city. 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 hidden meaning in the film not promoting this movie. The stark landscape is littered with abandoned cars, crumbling buildings, and bombed highways. Matt has his suit and billy clubsnot the latest version of the clubs, the regular ones. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Eli s denzel washington silver with five circular holes in the middle of the blade, rough edge on the outside and smooth edge on the inside, sword.
The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. The book of eli is a stylized, amped up postapocalyptic action film riding on the dusty shoulders of denzel washington theroad with sword. The book of eli movie explained in hindi pnkjzplay youtube. This is a beautifully crafted custom made damascus steel book of eli machete sword.
Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is in braille. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli is a lone traveler, wandering americas wastelands devastated by nuclear war 30 years prior. In the old testement book of 1 samuel, there is a priest named eli who by chapter 3 has become blind. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film 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 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. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Good morning, have you seen the movie the book of eli i saw it when it came out, and ive recently seen it again at home, i really like it. The philistines attack, capture the ark of the covenant and kill elis sons. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was blind. A thickspined chopper of a blade, it is crafted from 5160 high carbon steel and differentially tempered to optimize the blade. After numerous requests for a larger size, we are proud to say this machete welded by denzel washington himself is 26 inch long and features a satin finish, extremely sharp, 18 inch blade. Jan 31, 2010 denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. That pleasure lies unto writer gary whitta and directors albert and allen hughes.
Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film. Sword of eli ii from book of eli see crushing demonstrations. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Eli uses his sword to survive and fight his way through, to deliver his copy of this mysterious book. In the first house eli holes up in, he looks at the mouse, he roots through his bag, while moving his head to see better into the. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 1, a book of eli.
You can take this thing to the jungle and compare it with expensive machetes and you will find this is a truly perfect functional machete. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. That and a quiet denzel washington wielding a sword sets up the book of eli, yet another postapocalyptic thriller set in the future or lack thereof. You can order this weapon straight from the web site. Its not until shortly before the film ends that we learn the most remarkable thing about eli. The book of eli machete damascus steel movie sword full tang. It is an awesome replica of the machete that denzel washington carries around, complete with 5 holes in the blade. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. What kind of sword does eli have in the book of eli. Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
Dec 17, 2014 much like american westerns inspired japanese samurai films, so eli completes the circle. One side of the blade is marked made in usa and the other side is blank. Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. Dec 1, 2012 the book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 stay safe and healthy. 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. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. The book of eli does leave some questions unanswered, and they are the best kinds of questions. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
Set in an american west which is covered in the hot, dirty wind of an illdefined apocalypse, eli brandishes a sword, espouses a code of honor, and wanders always west duty bound on a quest from his master. There are no available products under this category. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is charged with delivering his copy of a book, the very. Eli sword inspired by the movie book of eli added the video we did on our original eli sword showing a demonstration on its functionality. Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 7, a book of eli. Eli is the protagonist and title character of the film. The book of eli machete damascus steel movie sword full tang limited edition. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Offered sanctuary on alcatraz, solara chooses instead to return home, taking up elis machete and other possessions. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the essentials required to live and sustain survival. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge.
Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Solaras journey book of eli chapter 1, a book of eli fanfic. 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Zatoichi is perhaps more of a masterless ronin, whereas eli is a samurai. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. When eli denzel washington is ambushed by a gang of thugs in a bar, he beats them all up. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. 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. Nov 03, 2012 product description eli denzel washington practice sword with foamcovered blade substitute approx 27 12. Jul 05, 2019 it didnt really leave itself open to a sequel. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Feel the power in your hands with this massive the book of eli machete.
Buy prophets book of eli legendary kukri machete online at. But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli stand. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd. 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 postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc.
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. The organization in the end would have treated it similar if it was there only copy of the lord of the rings. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. Eli the book of eli vs daredevil mcu battles comic.
If he is blind how do you explain the accurate shots with the arrow. The book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 the. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. 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. First of all, i came sharpened the only issue that i have is that the sheath and handle wrapping is not leather but synthetic material, but for the price you cant beat it overall, great product and with a little tlc you can get this thing extreamly sharp. The book of eli movie replica sword, machete, collectibles. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Even as he wields his massive sword with villain cutting precision, he remains a steadfast member of gods army. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to. The book of eli believable except for this one small. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book. S o l d this is a customized version of my sword of eli.
The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. The book of eli 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 has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Eli has been traveling for about thirty to thirty one years, during that time he has formed many survival skills most of which allow. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner.
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