The Book of Eli (2010) EXPLAINED
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- For today's in-depth review, we dive into, in my opinion, one of the best films ever made, The Book of Eli. Released in 2010, this film has amazing visuals, a fantastic (and basically) perfect score, and a story so captivating that you'll wanna watch it over and over again!
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mile Kunis
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It is so rare to see a movie come out of Hollywood, with such a deep and defining story line of human beings and their relationship with God. Very good review and retelling.
There's always a bad reason from Hollywood lol
"Walk by faith not by sight" was a huge part of this movie!
Hey Suga Ray!
Amazed to see you;
especially commenting on my favorite movie of all time!
Literally in this case.
He missed the main point Eli was blind the Bible is im Braille
Main reason for the movie
*_John 3.16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”_*
_Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you and your family in the name of Jesus Christ..._
Nobody ever talks about how Silara survives the accident unharmed, because she is now in charge of carrying the word (Eli) to the west, she's now protected.
Deep bro..
Yes, she is. They were meant to meet.
He passed the anointing to her!
Yep, I always thought they could make a good sequel with Solara, but I guess they didn't do it it because of the bad reviews this movie had (I wonder why). However, if they would made a sequel of this, there would not be so much to tell, it would be practically repeating the story with Solara instead of Eli.
@@Cerdo_asqueroso I never understood the bad reviews -- I thought it was very profound and well acted.
I understand why it took him 30 years, he was meant to memorize the bible. What an inspiring movie!
Actually God's spirit is in you if you memorize the Bible
he wouldn't memorize that book if he had 1,000 years...... its a nice thought, but ridiculous
@@jaredrubin7843 its a movie! you think superman can just fly?! now thats a nice thought and even more ridiculous smh
@@stephenlowz1x2c3 yes i met supes one time. i seen him flying around my hood....lol.
It took him 30 years because he was not following the book. He wasn't helping others. When he helped others he found the west
The best, and most overlooked aspect of the movie to me, is that in Hebrew, "ELI" can loosely translate to, "My God",.... So the title literally could mean, "The Book of My God"
Ooooohhh - alright, that was deep. Would never had known that - that is so cool! :-)
Very cool
that's what the movie is called. ;)
Well the book was a bible
MASTER-OF- EVIL exactly........
"The Book of Eli" is by far, my favorite Denzel Washington film....and his best. No one else could have played that part with such conviction or as passionately.
That's a little hyperbolic. I think there are many actors who could've played this role as good or better than Denzel.
And that's why i hate it they got one of our jewels in the african crown to push their white Jesus bullshit.
Einstein: " ha ha ha god didnt make man, man made god.
@@nuggie4111 lol what a hater
@@brunosmith6959 Naw, I do not think so because when deciding n a contest only one contestant can win the gold. Denzel Washington, was the ☝🏼 passionate, unique human being , far reaching above the best to play Eli. Any other person played the role, it would have gone unnoticed; also, the overall experience would have been different even at its potential best without Denzel.
@@elizabethbirdallgreer2773 ANYONE could have played that role. Idris Elba, if you need a black actor, or Jason Statham, Scott Atkins, or even Jean Claude Van Damme... You have no imagination because you've seen it and can't imagine it any other way.
I don't think anyone else could have been cast to play Eli. Denzel Washington is an intense human being and he applies it to his craft like no other can. He can quote a Bible passage in a way that gives even an atheist the chills. Loved this movie.
Samuel L Jackson
@@dennardglover2848 What about him?
Denzel and Jensen Ackles (Dean from Supernatural) are the only men I would cast in this role. Watch Dean fights Cole and Dean kills the steins. Great scenes.
@@lukkiecharmyou know
Denzel is the _only_ actor that could have done it. He actually lives the faith, isn't caught up in Hollyweirdness and is a role model off and on-screen.
“There’s always a choice” - My favorite quote from the movie. Meaning: There’s never an excuse for doing bad.
What scene are you talking about the one between Carnegie and Eli when he walks away ?
This movie moved into my top five. One scene when she asked him how was the world before ;Eli said “ppl had more than they knew want to do with” Keeps me humble and 2020
@@TheNecropolis20 now its 2022
i am waiting on 2024 AD, this is the year that Picard Season 2 episodes 4 though 8 went to.
it did not look too bad it looked survivable. its the year 2026 though 2063 i am worried about the 100s of millions dead from world war III and world war IV, even in 2063 the americans fears EC Drone attacks.. in fallout in the years 2050s to 2077 World war IV / the resource wars was fought , fighting over oil and energy to nuclear war in 2077. i think 2022, and 2023 is survivable, its 2026to 2063 world warsof the future i am more worried about / interested in.
Amazing closing lines as Eli dies and the movie ends: "I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith, thank you Lord for giving me the strength to complete the task that you have given me, Amen..."
True. That's a quote from Paul the Apostle to his protege in the last book he wrote before being beheaded.
Exactly:
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." - 2 Timothy 4:7 & 8
@@100dccoleman real nice beheaded lol
2 Timothy 4:7, as Paul encouraging Tim to keep up the Commission of Christ! Thanks for sharing, @jae pae!
Straight from 2nd Timothy.
I saw this in theaters and loved it. The revelation Eli was blind was brilliant and unexpected. The man that caused so much death to get the bible and it was useless to him after everything he did to get it. And looking back blindness makes your other senses better. Eli literally smelled a trap and could hear very well. The truth was there but we couldn't see it. We were as blind as Eli. And seeing how it was a nuclear apocalypse Eli most likely went blind by looking at where a Nuke went off and the flash blinded him.
"We were the blind"? We are the "blind"...Eli was "BLESSED" with a GIFT of a different kind of sight. A sight given to him a long time ago by the MOST HIGH. Eli's GIFT.... following the MOST HIGH'S Laws, Statutes and Commandments. A teaching many of US find hard to adhear to.
@@bridgettjohnson7437 - My take is he was not blind but had cataracts. I say that because I had cataracts in both my eyes and his mannerisms were exactly like mine were I could see better with sunglasses on, also being in the shade you also could see better. None the less no matter how you take it The Book Of Eli is such a good movie.
@@dell5862 I am glad you point this out. Because I thing I watch this movie several time and I decided to watch it just today for the heck of it.
I notice what you said and recognize when Denzel look back at the overpass with shadow, darkness, that is when he fought those guys under the tunnel.
All this time I thought he was blind, but i see what you saying because he did several thing that no blind can do, movements and such.
Take care.
@@dell5862Saul of Tarsus was blinded on the road to Damascus and then the Lord healed him and the scales fell off. Absolutely love this movie. I’m thankful to say I have an edited version of the film that cuts out about 8 of Gary Oldhams F bombs. It’s a shame Hollyweird says it’s illegal for someone to sell edited copies.
??? It was pretty obvious from a certain point that he was blind...
When breaking down he was blind the whole movie, I thought you were going to point out the fact, during his first fight how he backed under the bridge. He used the sonar technique, in which sounds bounce off walls and he can easily hear or sense how close or far a way they are by listing to their breathing and movements. Truly amazing.
Or how he always slept near the window so the warmth from the sun would awaken him.
A very small but important scene
I kept telling my friends that he was blind and they didn't believe me I told them to watch the movie again and they finally got it he should have won an Oscar for this role
Haha ya I know some people who won't believe it either...it even says he was blind on IMDB 😂
Denzel should have more Oscars than just 2 playing a slave getting whipped and playing a crook but none for being the good guy.
@@Thespeedrap you know why tho...
He takes off his glasses and reads though
@@mauricemoore3193 Because Hollywood wants to define black people negatively.
Danzell was the perfect actor for this part he is a Christian and he probably does know but of the Bible he just makes it look so easy in all of his movies God has blessed him
😂😂
Lol
I don't disagree with that,I know jesus is a black man
@@sammon7108 where's that written? At best he's middle eastern as he was a Jewish israelite.
It’s written in Daniel 10:5-6 and Revelation 1:14-15. All of the Israelites were and are dark in complexion and there is no such thing as the Middle East or middle eastern that term is new. Prior to 1452 all of the paintings ( Icons)in what we now call Europe of the prophets, angle, Christ, and The Most High were all so called black with fros or woolly hair, but was most are now white washed. The pope even prays to the Black Madonna and Jesus, look it up.
"We now cherish things we once took for granted". I was thinking of that line when people were hoarding water, toilet paper, guns and ammo when the corona virus first struck.
Already had all of that myself.
You should always hoard guns an ammo.
Toilet paper and baby wipes as well. God doesn't want you wandering around with stankass.
That was a hiccup. The collapse is coming.
@@Peppersfirst sure Mr. Anderson. Sure
It was also apparent he was blind with the mouse in the beginning and the first battle with the raiders when he backed into the tunnel so he could hear them while they attacked. He was definitely Blind ...great movie!
He also trips over a stool at the beginning before opening up the closet where the dude hung himself, whose shoes he took for himself. Little things like that are all over the movie when you watch it a few times. Gets better every time you watch it.
If he was blind, how could he shoot the cat with the arrow from the distance he shot him from?? He did too many things that a blind man couldn't do
@@huthut1959 you Do know he was being guided by the lord right? I dont know if your religious or not but it's the idea of walking by faith not walking by sight
My favorite part of the film, when Eli is attempting to leave the "bar" and is surrounded by the townspeople and Carnegie's henchman.
He rolls his sleeves up a bit and says: "Cursed be the ground for our sake. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. For out of the ground we were taken, for the dust we are" (as he unsheaths his machete) "and to the dust we shall return."
That scene still gives me chills
Yeah it does give me chills too. I just be waiting for a moment in life where I can use that 😂😂😂😂😂
Yes indeed
He did what was just, he defended himself.
I love that scene
Owen Hart It gave me and my wife the chills too!! We bought the movie on ITUNES So we can watch it over and over. And we have!
Denzel Washington is one of the finest actors in Hollywood, he’s a true goat in this craft. Praises to Yeshua
You just called someone a “goat”(straight out of satanism) and then said “praise Yeshua”.
That “goat” bullshit has to end now.
No. Praise to Yhwh. Yashua or ieuose. Never said to praise him. He said. Praise my father and take in his knowledge through me. John17:3.
(Psalms 83:18) Jehovah is the Most High. (King james Bible)
(luke 1:32) Calls Jesus the Son of the Most High. Jesus is Jehovah's Son
(John 17:3) Eternal(Everlasting ) Life. Have to know them both.
THE christian God Almighty is (JEHOVAH) .
(EXODUS 6:3) KING JAMES BIBLE
@@tiffanywright6653 Jehovah is jesus father. John17:3. Psalms 83;18.. rev 1:1-4
Another fun little thing I noticed watching this movie (again, yesterday) was that Carnegie was reading the biography of Mussolini when he was first introduced
Good catch...as much as I have seen this movie I didn't notice that particular detail.
yet Mussolini was a Christian and the church supported his rise in power as they were afraid from the communists.
I argued ppl down! I haven’t finished Mussolini that’s A long read..
@@jessicas7482 The churches have historically supported and even funded bloody conflicts. Hitler rose to power with the blessing of the Pope.
There's a few jewels dropped in this movie, nice pick up
Even when the bad guys are shooting at Eli in the town .. it’s almost as if he doesn’t shoot until after hearing from where their shots came from first
Because he’s blind. His other senses are enhanced.
Because he has to hear to hit
Lmao, GOT EM!!! Look at these two dumbasses 😂
Shooting a gun without ear protection hurts....I can only imagine Eli. Ouch.
Yes, Ty, that's because God will work with whatever you give Him. In this case it was the location sound of the guns fired at Eli. Try this in your own life. I did and it worked with me too.
Dude you did such a fantastic job dissecting this movie that I’m getting off TH-cam just to watch it.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🙌
The first time I watched this movie it instantly became my all time favorite.
Yes he did a very good job.. God bless.
Love this movie. Deeply spiritual movie that doesn’t make fun of Christianity or morality.
The amount of clues to his blindess right from the opening scene is crazy and I never worked it out. Its like the sixth sense where nobody worked out that Malcolm Crowe was dead all along despite all the clues
If you want an explanation of the Book Of Eli, he gives it to you in the movie when he says "We walk by faith. Not by sight."
Wrong!
Does he seriously not realize Eli is blind and the entire movie is divine intervention?
@@SAVEmeFROMtheANTS many friends I can't explain this to
He missed the main point Eli was blind the Bible is in Braille
BLIND FAITH. !!!!!!
By the end of the movie I always realized when Eli first said a prayer with Solara, who then said it and past it on to her mom Claudia (Bible now with), he had given & passed on God's protection. When she walked away and disappeared in end she was chosen to take up his mantel.
I’m not religious by any sense, but this movie is so wonderfully written and performed it’s easily one of my favorites.
One of my favorite movies of all time.Always helps strengthen my faith and reminds me to walk by faith not by sight
Another example of Eli's blindness that's overlooked is when they arrive at Martha and George's house, you'll notice Eli stumbles slightly because his foot found a step before he did.
One of the best movies ever, with a positive message that is very linked to the reality we're living nowadays.
what is the positive message? god is an idiot?
louis cyfer we’re the idiots.
@@jacoballen6269 according to the movie god is.
louis cyfer no we are. According to the movie we are. You got it wrong.
@@jacoballen6269 no, god can't figure out a better way to transmit the bible than to have a blind man memorize a poor translation? that god is stupid.
One of the greatest apocalyptic movies ever made. Brilliantly written, expressed and performed. I will never get enough of it.
You did a great job in this video. Here's another hint as to Eli's blindness. When he approaches the old folks house he does a contact check with the toe of his boot at the Porch Step before stepping up onto the steps. This is not just done to gauge the distance but you also ascertain the sturdiness of the structure in which he will be stepping upon. To somebody with such a heightened state of auditory and haptic awareness, it is a good opportunity to analyze the object before he puts his weight upon it.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And indeed that is a great example!
Brilliant movie that really deserves more love than it gets
That's what I'm all about here :) giving love to movies that I feel don't get enough praise or that get hated on way too much :)
Christhole idiot I'd never let a woman get raped or anyone get killed for a BuyBull.
Agreed
I think there's a confusing message ... Hollywood genuinely thinks Bible-folk are THE problem
@@stevekillgore9272 didn't "Hollywood" make the movie?
Validation for Eli's blindness is also seen when he goes to the old people's home and he kicks every step before he steps onto it
Yea if people re watch it almost every motion he makes is proof he is indeed blind
Eleazar Yasharahla,
I don’t believe he was blind. I believe his foot tapping was testing for trap doors. As you witnessed he missed the big one.
@@davidreinhart2508 good point lmao
I noticed some scenes in which his body language moved like a sighted person. His activities during the movie defied evidence of blindness. Internally, I don’t believe it was consistent.
@David Reinhart
He is blind. Rewatch the clip that he goes to the car with a skeleton body that don't have a boots. He is searching for boots by his hands and it visible that there is no boots. And you can tell that he is searching for boots when he actually found a pair of it on to the hanging man at the house. And you can only realize it when the book revealed that only blind people can read it.
Always made me laugh how he got all the way to the end of the movie and recited the entire Bible to them only for them to put it on a shelf next to the ‘Torah’...which is the first five books of the Bible; they could have saved themselves a lot of hassle but just telling him to start from Joshua 😂
lol...very good point. However, if he has memorized the KJV, it would be best to get the whole thing as a complete and separate unit. But, starting from Joshua would have been a safer bet.
King James Bible is slightly different from the Torah
@@ev838 agreed
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I never even noticed that!
I've always lived this movie. It's in my top ten. People always made me feel crazy for feeling that way. Glad to see I'm not crazy.
Me too!
Eli is short for Elijah who was God's Prophet to the Israelites in the Old Testament.
Also, the Israelites were the same complexion as Denzel
What does that have to do with anything? Acts 17:26 KJV. Also, Eli isn’t necessarily short for Elijah. Remember Eli and Samuel? Also, look up the meaning of both names and see what you find. Shalom.
@@Tripp74 absolutely no one cares even if that was true. That has no relevance. Please do better
@@JesusIsTheGoodSheppard stfu lol. Details matter.
You’ve never seen Gary Oldman in The Professional, more scarier than his role in Dracula in my opinion.
Yep! He played a great villain in that movie.
LEON The Professional is the title. Kick ass top 5 all time movies. If you haven't seen it. Put it on the bucket list
He was superb in true romance
@@herbox5747 just Leon in Europe
Love the scene in "The Professional where Oldman takes his meds and goes into the stiff convulsive reaction..... eerie,captivating, mesmerizing.
I watch my movie twice maybe three times a year. The ending is beautiful, it leaves me in tears when I pause and think just how GOD ALMIGHTY DOES PROTECT THOSE THAT LOVE HIM.
Thank you for this review this truly a great movie.
This movie is so biblical. Yahuah has always protected his prophets. Even though its a fictional film its based on facts about our creator. Like the scene when Redriidge shot at him. Remember the look on his face when he missed? He actually didn't miss. The Lord moved the bullet. 'No weapon formed" baby!!! Lol love this film. Would love to see a prequel.
I don’t quite think it’s fair to say that God protected his prophets - many of them were beaten and died horrible deaths.
Isaiah, for instance, was down into tree bark and sawn in half from balls to brain.
@@kymmoore853 God sustained His prophets until the job was done, then the outcome. Even the same with Jesus. On the cross He cried out , it is done, and gave up the gbost. People think that this life is our own. That's not true from a biblical perspective. Our life is hid in God. This life we have is a test from birth, to death. It's not how we start, but where we finish is the key to where we go after. Until we know the truth (of God), everything is just speculation.
By your comment, there's a lot you could learn, and should learn of the spiritual ways. The physical realm is not even half of the whole physical realm, including all of the universe. God encompasses everything physical, and spiritual. But we worship Him in spirit, and i truth...His truth.
Angels changed the trajectory of the bullet and soften the hearts of those charged to kill him. Also guided Eli's aiming.
Thank you for calling God by his traditional name Yahweh (Jehovah)
@@kymmoore853 they had a purpose on Earth and God sustained them through that. God doesn’t promise physical peace and comfort, but spiritual. That’s why many don’t want to humble themselves and put their faith in Christ, they prioritize their physical bodies.
The old couple playing "Ring my Bell" gets me every time 😂
Classic lol i loved it 2
Ain’t nothing creepier before getting eaten by cannibals.
I always took the "I am now" line as Eli acknowledging that once that guy put his hand on him, he was in for a fight.
Same here :-)
That's all it was. At first he wasn't paying attention to them because he was trying to pass on through. Now that you've touched me, you have my undivided attention!!
Agreed. You were right.
What was inspiring to me is he memorized the whole word. He was the the word in the movie.
Eli knows and possesses the Word, but no human being, other than Jesus, can ever be the Word, because as John wrote in his gospel account, "the Word was God". Eli is not God.
Book of Eli was on of the best movies Danzel did in his career I think and it's a awesome movie.
I absolutely loved this movie and want to see it again. Even watching the trailers gives me goosebumps.
It's really fantastic and isn't talked about enough in my opinion! :)
Yes, this movie was a true masterpiece of biblical proportions. Denzel is truly a wonderful human being in real life with a spiritual depth not found amongst regular actors. There was a lot of Denzel in this movie. I thank God for men like him who are true rarities. Thank you for your review and discussion, you were right on target ! Take care and God bless you !
Peter Kinberger yes thank god for Denzel. Where would the world be without him and his wonderful acting roles
Please cut that crap. All of Hellyweird is demonic. He is a good actor because he channels demonic spirits. Satan runs Hellyweird. But one thing we have to remember is Satan answers to the Most High our Creator. He has to do the bidding of the Creator whether he likes it or not.
So, when you say Denzel is a wonderful human being, it makes you sound naive. He sold his soul for riches. He is demonic! Good actor, but demonic!!!
I disagree with your comment about Hollywood. Being an involved in movies is a job like, teachers, politics, police, restaurants...... People who are strong and good of heart are suppose to be around the evil.
People are never suppose to hate a person only what they do.
Gary Oldman is one of the greatest actors to ever grace the screen. He’s a true actor. I’ve aways liked Denzel but Gary is on another level.
Soo true it's really the villain makes the movie exciting
And I also read that denzel himself recommended Gary Oldman for the role of Carnagie
I would love to see a prequel of how it all started with The Book of Eli.
I thought it was a well done, well written, well acted movie
I love this movie and saw it 3 times in the theater and have the DVD. Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors of our time and Gary Oldman is superb as always.
Great review! One thing I love about this movie is the conversation just before the 1st shootout.
Carnegie is first seen with his henchmen standing in the shadow of a building. As he approaches Eli, he walks into the light and feels morally convicted, confessing his sins as he comes closer.
As a true man of the Most High, Eli walks with His light which exposes the truth.
Brilliant acting.
Proverbs 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
If you don't know Christ, now's the time to get to know him. He's the most faithful loyal friend anyone could ever have.
Things are only going to get crazier until the end.
🌸👏
I watched this movie for the first time a few months ago. Since then I have been reading my bible every so often and try to read a few chapters each day. It has been my push to get closer to God. When I have doubts or feel that I need to read more, I think of how Eli replies to Solara when she asks if he really reads the same book everyday and he says “without fail.” This helps me to get motivated to read it when I can. But that’s kind of hard when I have to read a book for school at the same time. I’m so glad I watched this movie and it is a movie I think about every so often to help motivate me due to Eli’s faith. I hope one day I will be born again. Thank you for making this video, and God Bless you. 🙏
Very impressed by your vulnerability. Yes. We must be born again. That’s God’s goal and desire for anyone who will repent of their ways and believe the gospel. To become born again we must follow in the footsteps of Jesus and the other Apostles. Therefore, read the word and do the word. Luke 4 is your commission if you wish to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Remember, Judas betrayed Jesus. Peter denied Jesus. Thomas doubted Jesus. They were not yet born again. Read Matthew 25:40. Read Isaiah 58. Read James 1. In these verses God describes what the life of Christ looks like. Do these things in faith believing. Ask God to lead you. He tells us where He is. In the least of these. That’s where you wait upon the lord. Hit me up if you have anything you’d like to ask. Shalom.
Some hints to note that eli was blind
First fight: eli goes into the tunnel as it echoed the sounds produced alowing him to hear better
Gun fight at the town, first part: while taking to carnagee(idk how to spell lmao) he subtly clicked his tongue and you can see and hear it quite clearly (echolocation)
Gun fight at town: he never really aims or looks at where he shoots. If u watch closely, he waits for ppl to shoot at him before he ever shot back as he didnt know where they were. Especially using the shotgun, he just shot in the general direction of the sounds he hears without even having to aim.
He also bumps into a table that he didn't see
@@bpp562 He is walking past it. His bag bumps it. Watch again.
Anyone who believes Eli is blind must logically explain away ALL of these facts. Times are from the movie.
0:3:24 Eli picks the cat up and looks at it, then turns it to another angle to look and BRUSHES OFF ASH from one side.
0:4:46 He thumps the TOP of the window opening with his bag. He can see the open window. He's not checking location because he knows where to hit with his bag on the top of the door.
0:4:51 He looks right at the skeleton, he doesn't feel for one.
0:5:30 He knows precisely where the edge of the drop is and how far down. No checks required.
0:6:43 He sets his gun down because he sees the sink and he intends to get his canteen out to try to fill it.
0:6:54 Without checking for a divider in the sink (some don't have them), he knows where it is. He also knows the location of the knobs and the faucet without checking for them.
0:7:29 He knows exactly where (and how many) the handles are on the doors, no checks.
0:7:48 He lifts the pantleg and reaches right for the laces without even checking to see if the boots have soles or laces either one.
0:8:06 He stops to take off his sunglasses in the midst of his excitement. Hmmmmmmmm...
0:8:34 He looks directly at his thumb.
0:11:50 He's squinting in the bright sunlight. Then he looks around the room.
0:12:10 He looks more than one direction out a window, then up at the Sun, where we can see his perfectly clear eyes. He looks a few more directions after that.
0:13:58 He turns to look behind himself. Useless act if he is a sonar superhero.
0:20:20 He's thinking about going into the town to charge his battery because he's LOOKING at the sign telling its presence.
0:26:50 You can clearly see that his eyes are in perfect condition. Again.
0:28:12 The only people in the bar he looks at are the ones he recognizes from the attack on the road.
0:28:22 He can see the exact location of the bar, and knows where the bar is the moment he enters.
0:53:54 Eli can see Redridge lowering his weapon. After that, he keeps an eye on him for a moment as he turns to leave.
1:03:50 After hearing the bird, he stops and looks in its direction. Two seconds later he is clearly watching it fly over and is looking when he shoots it.
1:08:00 After she asks her question, he turns and looks over his shoulder directly at her, which would be uncomfortable for the neck muscles. No blind person would do that, especially perfectly directing the eyes.
1:10:18 He looks directly at the moon. No heat source to tell him direction.
1:13:37 He is leading her, he knows exactly where the stone-lined walkway ends. No logical reason for him to even follow it, but something natural for a sighted person to do without thinking. He even looks down at the stones at 1:13:44.
1:14:26 Often given as "proof" of blindness, he says he didn't see the sign. When a home owner has a gun pointed at you and asks if you read the sign, are you going to answer "I read it and ignored it"? Seriously? This is not proof.
1:14:43 Eli looks at her after she looks at him. Not a blind action.
1:16:15 He looks between Martha and George as they converse. Not a blind action. Also another good view of his perfect eyes.
1:17:33 He LOOKS OUT THE CLOSED WINDOW. Sonar will not help in this case, nor locating by their sounds. In fact he would likely not even know the window is there if he's blind.
1:20:47 He is looking all over the place as they come in.
1:32:09 When he tells her his important lesson, he looks directly at her from the corner of his eyes. Not a blind person's action.
1:34:14 He looks across the bay and says "That's it." A blind person wouldn't know what, if anything, is there. He'd say "It's there."
1:34:21 He looks down to see where to step up.
1:35:10 He's obviously looking directly at the island. Nothing he does there is coherent with blindness.
1:39:30 He's clearly looking the man squarely in the eyes.
1:40:44 to 1:41:12 We can see the difference in contrast between the black pupils of his eyes and the white reflection change, the pupil becomes much more white. Especially visible at 1:41:08, as he says "God said, let there be light." Easily a clue that God temporarily restored his sight, if you're not refusing to believe that line of thought.
@@akiramenai4973 but those times can also be an argument for both faith, which he was led by and again the increase in his other senses. Sure he can "look" at a window if he can discern the difference in sounds from an open space as a window and a solid space as in echoes off a wall. With gaps and stuff from drop offs and cliffs etc, again its a case of discerning sounds and echoes. Feeling differences in the air. As far as the island of Alcatraz, he probably can hear the water hitting the shores. But if you're still sold on him having sight maybe he is legally blind with severely limited vision as opposed to totally blind.
@@christinajames6115 My point in providing so many instances of his use of vision is to end such speculation. As stated in other such threads, if you can argue that Eli is blind, or even "legally blind," then you can argue that any exceptional person in any movie is blind.
The directors are good directors. The main actor is a very good actor. If they had wanted to make a movie about a blind man, they would have. But they didn't. They made a movie about a man who was blind before the war perhaps, but who had his vision restored by God for the duration of his mission.
I’m here because this video “randomly” appeared in my feed after discussing with my son yesterday how amazing this movie is.
It didn’t randomly appear. If you searched online for it or you have a smartphone/Echo, etc (by listening), it was cataloged and used to recommend this to you.
Rolling Reveler that’s why I placed quotation marks around “randomly.” 😀
Yeah, appeared for me today after I asked God for a sign as to my next step; a VERY important question for me because I am at such a crossroads. God's timing is ALWAYS perfect.
@@rollingreveler5198 There is no more coincidence. See my comment below. God has this.
@itsallgravy Please explain?
A personal favorite. My firstborn son is named after Prophet Elijah. Based on this breakdown alone, you now have a new subscriber. Well done young man. God bless!
Thank you so much for tuning in! 🙌 Welcome aboard!
A great movie I’ve seen a few times. Totally underrated. Probably because it has a biblical message.
watching the movie the first time I didnt know he was blind lol
It completely blew my mind the first time watching it haha
Its one of the film's major plot twists. Again once you've seen it you then backtrack and try to pick up on all the clues of seeing it again in the film etc's.
@@MGSBigBoss77 it makes rewatching it very interesting as each time you pick up on more subtle hints! :)
Then you watch it again and everything makes sense
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In the film, the way God protected Eli was through physical guidance, to be in the right place at the right time, since he was blind. At the end of the film, as Solara walks down the road, she disappears. I believe this is God's way of protecting her since this will hide her from roaming bands of cannibalistic rapists who would do her harm. Bad men cannot hurt who they don't know exist.
Or she could’ve been an angel.
Or, the being “Solara” who, circa 800 ACE (?), mythically, was a guide to the Temple of “Olara.” A fortified structure of jagged, steep, stone rock faces; an island in its surroundings. Much like Alcatraz. Shiva Olara -> S’Olara-> Solara.
Almost as if this is not the first time in history this has happened.
A few reasons this movie is so amazing is you see different things each time you watch it; it can be interpreted different ways; it weaves itself into our fears of what can seem the inevitable; many questions were answered in an ambiguous ways, leading to questioning your interpretation - much like questioning faith; I could go on for days.
This is obviously one of my favorite movies ever! Sorry to fangirl.
Damn good point.
Solar - sun or light
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. And it has two incredible performances from a couple of the best actors in all of Hollywood. Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman are both true artists.
So here is my take:
Eli was blind, until he was chosen by God. Not only was he invulnerable but was gifted sight. Up and until he is shot by Carnegie. That look of confusion is him also loosing his sight.
There are many foreshadows that imply he was blind the whole time, as you point out, but there are far more times when he clearly 'reads the room'. He looks people in the eye. He does not turn his head like daredevil would to hear the room. And his body position is nothing like the character that is truly blind: Claudia. If they were both blind she would, also, have super heightened senses and she never diverts her eyes, she stares straight forward. Eli looks around throughout the movie.
This is not a mistake that actor Denzel Washington would make. His character can see. Until he can't.
In the movie he is, truly, a doing God's work with all the miracles needed.
I just cried. Very good analogy.
I agree. I also think that Eli being shot towards the end is a final test of faith from God. As in. God gave him the gifts. God took away the gifts. Does Eli still have faith.
@@timothydavis1101 Oh wow.... I was ready to disagree with lilRedDog until this comment...However...
maybe he WAS blind the whole time, but had such supernatural, "God-directed" sight that it was almost the same as ocular acuity... and then when he was shot, that gift was taken, and he was ALL THE WAY blind. And also unprotected by God, as what was written by Isaiah concerning Israel... I think you are onto something here.
@Jason Gardour Excellent commentary, sir.
@Jason Gardour Umm, he is, actually, "touched by a gun".
I do not remember, exactly, what scene but he is shot in the upper left shoulder of his back..
Interesting observation that he is no longer gifted when the Bible is taken.
I missed that and thank you for it.
So fitting for today. The exposure we are seeing of true evil in the world is prophetic. But, good is finally rising up to meet the evil head on, and winning. I love the message of this film.
He had to walk those 30 years until he learned the Bible by heart. He had to know the word of GOD. And continue his mission until Solara was of age.
It was similar to the story of Moses.. when he sinned and wasn’t able to see the promise land..
Kaijean Kai Alexander Moses through gods help was allowed to see the promised land but not enter
Greg Kelmis you’re correct. He did SEE the promise land but didn’t set foot.
Doesn’t take 30 years to memorize a bible
@@christophercrawford2736 in a apocalypse, it might be a little more difficult... 😜
Moses got screwed by a celestial jerk.
To be completely real, I believe this is one of the absolute best movies I’ve ever seen. It just has so many amazing layers. Incredible story, great action, phenomenal acting, top notch mystery with the most uncanny plot twist, metaphoric value and tremendous inspirational value. This is a movie I watched the first time, immediately wanted to watch again. At the end of the day this is one of them one’s that never gets old.
This needs to be a series on Netflix or Amazon!!!!!
Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
This was the first (and only) movie I bought on Blu-Ray after my wife and I saw it in the theater . I loved it that much I showed anyone who stopped over.
You could call yourself a disciple. :) and didn't even know it.
How about the fact that man got rid of the Bible and the world became desolate. Everyone thinks Biblical morality is a given until the book and it's people are gone
Really, I was under the impression that man got rid of the book because of the great war of devide it caused, not the other way around,,
@@theherbilgerbil2029 he said "some say it was the reason for the war..." implying it played a part but was not the actual cause. Reality wise, the removal of God gives addition to lawlessness. After all, hell is simply the place where God removed Himself (or place for those away from the presence of God)
Are you saying people didn’t have morality before the Bible? That’s not true because humans have been on this planet hundreds of thousands of years before the Bible or any biblical religion existed. The Bible is only a little over 2000 years old. With or without biblical religion the world goes on.
@@Jman511x oh buddy hundreds of thousands of years old? Hahaha. i bet u believe in evolution too. Think past deception. Because its seeped its way into you. Research the real facts and don’t distort the truth. God speed.
I rented this movie from Redbox because I was bored. I sat their on the couch, blown away, and mad I didn't catch it in the theater. One of my all time faves.
For those who haven't seen this (somehow), THIS IS A CLASSIC!!! If you buy movies to have in your collection, "this one is A MUST to have!!"
It's my interpretation that at the end when Claudia was touching the braille bible, wasn't smiling because she could read it or felt something from the words. She finally would get to witness the poetic undoing of her captor. Hence I don't believe she was lying when she said she couldn't read it, and it probably added to her happiness knowing she couldn't be forced to do so.
laztheripper I still believe she was lying because of her reaction to the braille. She felt like Carnegie would abuse the Bible's power as a "weapon".
You ascribe her reaction to the braille, her simply knowing the book is a bible and that it's in braille would give her the same feeling, and probably to a greater extent, knowing she couldn't be forced to read it to him.
There's also that she touched the equivalent of one phrase from a random page, while in the middle of an interaction.
So even if she could read it, she wouldn't have "felt something from the words" from so little. It's the least likely scenario.
I agree
I have to disagree with you, in a cut scene she's shown reading to Carnegie while he's laying on a bed dying.
@@thebigdog2295 exactly
I had to watch this film a second and third time to really appreciate it. Now, it is one of my favorite Denzel Washington movies. Great analysis/explanation!! Enjoyed it thoroughly!!
Eli is further testimony (when he recited the Bible at the end) that GOD'S word will NEVER die out!!!!!!
Amen!!
Amen!
God’s word is the King James Bible. In the movie Eli has a New King James Bible. The New King James Bible is not God’s word. It’s a fabrication of something that was already perfect. All the translations are after the 1611. I understand what you were saying but it is incorrect to call something God’s word when it isn’t. Shalom.
Even Jesus needed help carrying His cross from Simon the Cyrene.
Good comment, Jesus didn't need help, he accepted help , which was proof the romans were not in charge to condemning it, God's ultimate plan was to watch his son, delivered in human form, given death by man's own inequities be delivered from evil by resurrection , how do we know this?... Jesus told Pilot, "you can't do anything to me that my father hasn't already done", which was lay out his destiny
Not your typical “religious” movie, but a really good movie. I had to watch it a second time to really appreciate it though.
Jesus never existed!
There is more historical non religious records from ancient time (contemporaries of Jesus) of proof of his existence than for Alexander the Great. You may not believe he was the Son of God but he did in fact exist.
@@carnivoroushoneybee7862 its just Jupiter and zuse put together fake philosophy from some greeks...
This is such an underrated movie.
I think a quote from American Horror Story explains why Carnegie was able to shoot Eli. "When a new Supreme rises, the old one fades away." Solara is the new messenger and once Eli met her his power began to transfer to her. The final scene where she is dressed like him would seem to confirm this.
Exceptional job of analysis. What caught my attention in the first fight scene was how he walks backwards until he is under the shadow of the bridge before the fight starts. Good catch on the part about why he lost his divine protection. Most people miss the significant of that.
I have saw the movie, and I agree, it was an absolute masterpiece! This is a movie worth watching, the last good movie I think I have seen. God's protection is real, and it was nice to see it acknowledged in a movie.
He was blind since the start because he seen the nuke flash
He was either born blind, or as a young child, that's how he knew braille.
Had to come back to this. He also had a backpack with "My name is Eli..." on it, which I believe is common for people with disabilities. Yes he worked at K-Mart, ain't nothing wrong with a blind man holding down a job, further proving how capable, determined and self' sufficient he already was. Damn, I love this movie, needs a re-watch.
@@LaFayette3110 adults can also learn Braille**
@@sharondalewis1620 where is he going to learn braille in the waisteland after an apocalypse , the school for the blind
@@SirHumphrey498 That's where the 'faith' part came in and hearing a voice that guided him. OR we could even assume he knew it because Eli was someone close to him. A friend? Son?
@Artimus we don't know if he knows braille. I think knows the bible off by heart as is presented at the end when he resities it.
I have to say Well Done! As I've seen Eli numerous times, you opened my eyes to things I didn't pick up on in the movie. It is an amazing movie and you sir did it's review with justice.
Denzel recommended Gary Oldman for that role. Oldman like Denzel is one of the all time greats! Good call Denzel
I did not know this. Amazing fun fact of the day. Thanks.
You are absolutely correct in describing the movie, also as he looked into the sun he did not blink. That was a sign for me that he was blind. Thanks, great movie
I liked this movie, I didn't feel unsettled like after the Road, or the I am legend vibe. Book of Eli had a realistic feeling, relevant more so than a mad Max future. Eli was a Good watch
Great story Great cast Great acting. What more do you need. A masterpiece. Should have cleaned up at the Oscars 😍😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩.
The road was crazy.
It's a metaphor for the future of the World! The Bible gives Hope, Faith, and Strength! Awesome video and awesome movie.
This movie was a very clever way for the devil to support the NKJV bible a heretical per-version of Scripture, as are all modern versions since the early 1850s ~! Denzel quoted from the NKJV and the KJB during this film, which would be impossible because he only memorized one version~! Just look what is on the printed volume of what he has transmitted to the writer, and what's written on the spine of that Book...talk about subtle; it has Satan written all over it~? Take a look at this clip and then pause it at 2:22, and tell me what it says to you~? th-cam.com/video/R_rN21oKxSE/w-d-xo.html
@@chosenonebygod God can use anyone or anything to do good! God is love and love always wins
@@chosenonebygod so your saying that satan sided with a guy whos more sane than any other people in that area?
@@chosenonebygod Why is the New King James Version Bible incorrect? I only read the king james version but why do you seem to think the devil is behind the New King James Version Bible? Thanks
“I fought the good fight. I finished the race. I kept the faith.”
Ol tim tim
What Eli quoted was not from the book He read for 30 years. Fun fact of the day.
Oh my God, this is the best post apocalyptic movie and I'm an atheist
Congrats
An Atheist starts off their comment with the words, "Oh my God" and capitalizes the G in God......Yeah Sure....
You caught that, huh
my question to you is how old were you when you decided to stop believing?
@@doubleohseven9934 32. I was going thru a horrible divorce and my lovely ex wife turned my little girl against me. I started learning more about the cosmos and less about the bible. Grew up Lutheran
I always thought the reason why the cannibals in this movie have shaking hands is because they've contracted a prion disease that affects their brains causing them to start losing motor function among other ones as well. 😆
It is from a prion disease but i don't think people in post apocalypse would know that.
Yea, Kuru's
@@jeremiahhuntley4017 aka Creutzfeld-Jakobs
I LOVE this movie and the inspiration it conveys.
I enjoyed your explanation as you focused on details, as well as the big picture.
This was a great breakdown of an amazing movie. The Book Of Eli is a keeper.
"I am now" was Eli's response to the hand (which he couldn't see) and represented an aggressive move by the hijacker.
I watched this MANY TIMES as a kid in star movies channel.... even now i still don't understand many things, but still one of memorable movie i watched till this day.
I love The Book of Eli. I've probably seen it a dozen times. Denzel Washington is my favorite actor.
This was PERFECTLY narrated!!! I really enjoyed this video!! Gonna check out more
Fantastic story and acting. If I could be a black man I'd want to be Denzel.
Idk, Blade is pretty cool too
This was a test to Gary Oldmens range as an actor......
Did you forget Yahawa aka Jesus?
Ew
If Icould bea black man,it would be under one condition:
I'd be 50% Obama,45% Clinton and 5% Escobar(for flavor).
This is a must watch if you believe in God giving you a path to walk. #GodsPlan
It's literally my one of my favorite movies. I can't believe how good it is.
Me 2!!! Hands down
Its good to see others like this movie as much as me. The last scene always makes me teary.
This movie is fantastic. Also gr8 video man quality content is rare on TH-cam these days and this is high quality :)
I also agree with your final thoughts on the movie being a lesson to respect the word of God and not manipulate it in any way
@@9rempire892 it really is a treasure of a film! And I really appreciate that you enjoyed the video! :)
One of my favorite movies of all time. Washington and Oldman are on point and incredible in this movie!
10/10 for sure
If you have the dvd you can watch the short film that was done to depict life before the war and why Carnagie did what he did.
When he looks out a window into sunlight near the beginning of the movie. There’s a close up of his face. His eyes do not dilate. I thought that was a cool attention to detail.
They don't dilate, but they're also perfectly clear. In other scenes also, they're perfectly clear. At the end they are not. Why is that? What do all those "cool attention to details" tell you?
@@akiramenai4973 exactly. There are several scenes such as him sizing the shoes he finds and a lot of others where he is clearly looking at things. Denzel is an amazing actor but he dropped the ball on playing blind in this movie
Jennifer Beales actually played blind more accurately in her scenes in this movie.
@@tblack9711 You completely missed my point. The appearance of his eyes changes. All the way through the movie they are clear. At the end they are cloudy like any other blind person. In other words, he CAN see all the way through the movie. Denzel is an amazing actor and he didn't drop the ball at all. They didn't make a movie about a blind man. They made a movie about a formerly-blind man who had his vision temporarily restored. How could a great actor, the director, and multiple producers ALL drop the ball like that?
They didn't.
@@akiramenai4973 ....what
@@tblack9711 Anyone who believes Eli is blind must logically explain away ALL of these facts. Times are from the movie.
0:3:24 Eli picks the cat up and looks at it, then turns it to another angle to look and BRUSHES OFF ASH from one side.
0:4:46 He thumps the TOP of the window opening with his bag. He can see the open window. He's not checking location because he knows where to hit with his bag on the top of the door.
0:4:51 He looks right at the skeleton, he doesn't feel for one.
0:5:30 He knows precisely where the edge of the drop is and how far down. No checks required.
0:6:43 He sets his gun down because he sees the sink and he intends to get his canteen out to try to fill it.
0:6:54 Without checking for a divider in the sink (some don't have them), he knows where it is. He also knows the location of the knobs and the faucet without checking for them.
0:7:29 He knows exactly where (and how many) the handles are on the doors, no checks.
0:7:48 He lifts the pantleg and reaches right for the laces without even checking to see if the boots have soles or laces either one.
0:8:06 He stops to take off his sunglasses in the midst of his excitement. Hmmmmmmmm...
0:8:34 He looks directly at his thumb.
0:11:50 He's squinting in the bright sunlight. Then he looks around the room.
0:12:10 He looks more than one direction out a window, then up at the Sun, where we can see his perfectly clear eyes. He looks a few more directions after that.
0:13:58 He turns to look behind himself. Useless act if he is a sonar superhero.
0:20:20 He's thinking about going into the town to charge his battery because he's LOOKING at the sign telling its presence.
0:26:50 You can clearly see that his eyes are in perfect condition. Again.
0:28:12 The only people in the bar he looks at are the ones he recognizes from the attack on the road.
0:28:22 He can see the exact location of the bar, and knows where the bar is the moment he enters.
0:53:54 Eli can see Redridge lowering his weapon. After that, he keeps an eye on him for a moment as he turns to leave.
1:03:50 After hearing the bird, he stops and looks in its direction. Two seconds later he is clearly watching it fly over and is looking when he shoots it.
1:08:00 After she asks her question, he turns and looks over his shoulder directly at her, which would be uncomfortable for the neck muscles. No blind person would do that, especially perfectly directing the eyes.
1:10:18 He looks directly at the moon. No heat source to tell him direction.
1:13:37 He is leading her, he knows exactly where the stone-lined walkway ends. No logical reason for him to even follow it, but something natural for a sighted person to do without thinking. He even looks down at the stones at 1:13:44.
1:14:26 Often given as "proof" of blindness, he says he didn't see the sign. When a home owner has a gun pointed at you and asks if you read the sign, are you going to answer "I read it and ignored it"? Seriously? This is not proof.
1:14:43 Eli looks at her after she looks at him. Not a blind action.
1:16:15 He looks between Martha and George as they converse. Not a blind action. Also another good view of his perfect eyes.
1:17:33 He LOOKS OUT THE CLOSED WINDOW. Sonar will not help in this case, nor locating by their sounds. In fact he would likely not even know the window is there if he's blind.
1:20:47 He is looking all over the place as they come in.
1:32:09 When he tells her his important lesson, he looks directly at her from the corner of his eyes. Not a blind person's action.
1:34:14 He looks across the bay and says "That's it." A blind person wouldn't know what, if anything, is there. He'd say "It's there."
1:34:21 He looks down to see where to step up.
1:35:10 He's obviously looking directly at the island. Nothing he does there is coherent with blindness.
1:39:30 He's clearly looking the man squarely in the eyes.
1:40:44 to 1:41:12 We can see the difference in contrast between the black pupils of his eyes and the white reflection change, the pupil becomes much more white. Especially visible at 1:41:08, as he says "God said, let there be light." Easily a clue that God temporarily restored his sight, if you're not refusing to believe that line of thought.
You did a wonderful job. I love this movie. I watch it over and over especially when I have little faith. It lifts me up , and makes me humble. Thank-you.