Why do people in the movie the book of eli wear glasses. While appearing in feature films for nearly thirty years, he continues to never phone in a performance, always surprise the audience, and truly remain a chameleon. Long, extremely spoilerific version film opens in the postapocalyptic future. At the end where eli and mila kunis get to alcatraz island, eli had already lost the book, but memorized the whole thing and is telling the contents of the book to the book manufacturer. There is a scene where he looks directly at the sun before putting his sunglasses on. I found that strange at the time of watching, but makes sense now. So yes in the end he does become blind, probably due to the exposure to harmful rays of the sun remember its post apocalyptic, so probably the ozone layer has completely been depleted leading to harmful uv rays, since he walks without his sunglasses after being shot by gary oldman. New official trailer for denzel washingtons the book of eli. January, 2010 june 23, 2014 james selectspecs designer sunglasses, entertainment. Want to know what denzels costar, mila kunis is wearing during the book of eli. New out this week in uk cinemas is the hughes brothers book of eli, a postapocalyptic tale in which a lone warrior.
I intend to send cheryl a follow up email and will advise of any response about publication. Gary oldman glasses luxury glasses and sunglasses of. When he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, carnegie gary oldman, the man views elis impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his gang. Eli is revealed as blind, they take five minutes to do it, carefully showing his eyes, in extreme close up, then the bible is revealed to be in braille, and then jennifer beals character who is also blind reveals she has a strong sense of smell, something that eli has also mentioned he has. Everyone else has to wear them for protection against the sun except the blind lady. Glasses prescriptions available, free shipping in u.
Meanwhile, gary oldman opens the book which turns out to be a copy of the bible in braille. See more ideas about lie to me, tim roth and kelli williams. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Norman stansfield billed as stansfield is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of luc bessons 1994 film leon. See the mila kunis in mosley tribes raynes sunglasses book of eli post. After he comes out of the shot up house, he s not wearing his sunglasses and doesnt for the rest of the film. Ljupcoistockgetty images d he has mastered echolocation and is in fact part batorca. Gary oldman glasses glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire movie. Nov 24, 2017 toronto gary oldman is barely recognizable as winston churchill in his new film darkest hour.
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. Sep 12, 2011 gary oldman who stars as george smiley is forced from semiretirement to uncover a soviet agent within the mi6 echelons is seen during the tinker tailor soldier spy trailer wearing an old fashion pair of plastic rimmed frames very similar in style to those worn by alec guinness in the 1979 bbc tv series. Whitby near scarborough has a dracula museum, as the carfax abbey of the film is actually whitby abbey and some of the nearby shops sell items like that you can find on dracula. Eli s journey takes him to a lawless town run by the diabolical carnegie gary oldman, a clever, powerhungry sort who wants to get his hands on a copy of the bible to use it to manipulate the. A dry martini, explains gary oldman about his desire to find the quintessential eyewear for george smiley in tinker, tailor, soldier, spy a poster on hollywood blvd. He does not believe in god, but he knows that a lot of hungry, desperate and weak minded people are looking for something to follow. The man from uncle 14 the splintered sunglasses affair on. The climactic fight takes place in the town, as in scenario 3. We know its the postapocalyptic future because the film makers have stuck the apocalypsefilter on to the front of the camera giving everything a yellow washedout tinge even. Denzel washington was also recently seen wearing prescription glasses and chubbing up to star along side john travolta in tony scotts remake of the taking of pelham 1 2 3. Two rich and powerful men have been murdered, and in the face of mounting panic and media hysteria a task force has been created to catch the killer. 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.
Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. A dry martini, explains gary oldman about his desire to find the quintessential eyewear for george smiley in tinker, tailor, soldier, spy. When you watch the movie for the second time, knowing that he is blind, a lot of these things you mentioned, plus a lot of other small things, become glaringly obvious imo. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. In recognition of its influence, msn movies described the stansfield character as the role that. The first intercrime thriller, to be broadcast on bbc four spring 20 swedens elite are under attack.
Like a man of god, eli never seeks evil but he does take it down. Sir reginald carey harrison 5 march 1908 2 june 1990, known as rex harrison, was an english actor of stage and screen. Gary oldman on becoming winston churchill in darkest hour. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. How gary oldman found george smileys glasses for tinker. He won his second tony for the role of professor henry higgins in the stage production of my fair lady in 1957. He won his first tony award for his performance as henry viii in the play anne of the thousand days in 1949. Within the saloon resides claudia, a woman blinded before the war. Where can i get replica glasses worn by gary old man from the. I had an email from cheryl ruffin in january of 2015 advising that the book will be out this year. 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 role is certainly a far cry from his turns as sid vicious or dracula, and it may be oldman s.
Dec 21, 2010 it gets hard to see after a while and you can start getting headaches if you dont wear sunglasses. He quotes the scripture verse, i walk by faith, not by sight. It had awesome action scenes, thrill, humor, well thought out script, great story, outstanding performances by denzel and gary. Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli. Aug 19, 2014 a he s just come from a costume party where he was dressed as a blind guy. The book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, michael gambon, ray stevenson, and tom waits. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. This still looks as awesome as it did a few months ago ive got high hopes for it. There is a reason why the movie is called book of eli and not book of whoever. In a supreme act of both faith and of goodness, he has given the book to mila kunis, who fled with it. And if you want to know what denzil washington strictly the lead is wearing in the eli film, they are oakley inmate sunglasses.
It gets hard to see after a while and you can start getting headaches if you dont wear sunglasses. A he s just come from a costume party where he was dressed as a blind guy. In a supreme act of both faith and of goodness, he has given the book to mila kunis, who fled with it while eli fucked up gary oldmans guys. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Jan 16, 2010 eli doesnt take long to make a mark in town. Sep 22, 2016 mob boss carnegie gary oldman wants that book and will do anything to get it from eli. Jan 18, 2010 the climactic fight takes place in the town, as in scenario 3. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Jan 19, 2010 i saw the book of eli last night and i really liked gary oldman s sunglasses.
So for him the book is the most powerful thing he can use to take control. Jan 20, 2010 the film in question is the book of eli, and these are worn by gary oldman. Toronto gary oldman is barely recognizable as winston churchill in his new film darkest hour. The man from uncle 14 the splintered sunglasses affair.
A detective story from the two authors who have joined their talents. B he was just pretending to read the menu, because he thinks its funny. Now we discover the twist eli doesnt have the book anymore. 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. Dan aykroyd and john belushi made these sunglasses a major fashion icon when they wore them in the 1980s blues brothers film. Sama eyewear sunglasses are the worlds finest and most exclusive luxury eyeglasses for men and women. The book of eli 2010 mistakes, quotes, trivia, questions. Eli was a great blind character because he was far from helpless and was without a doubt the hero of the film. 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. How costume contacts blinded julian in one eye american. At this point, he knows he s dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Hes blind for a reason you know by jackie aybar on prezi.
Exemplifying the rock and roll dress code of the eighties, the rayban rb2140 original wayfarer sunglasses never seemed to have gone out of style. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Sep 25, 2009 the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, michael gambon, ray stevenson, and tom waits. The south carolina native has to wear an eye patch or sunglasses constantly because he s still recovering from the 10 surgeries needed to treat the infections and injuries those nonprescription contact lenses caused. We recently set our little pool up on a really hot day and i thought id post a photo on facebook of myself cooling off. That btline does not accept the big reveal is his own opinion, thus not his heightened sense of smell and hearing, and why he always wears sunglasses, otherwise id say concealing elis blindness was a similarly spineless move aimed at keeping everyone happy. Elis journey takes him to a lawless town run by the diabolical carnegie gary oldman, a clever, powerhungry sort who wants to get his hands on a copy of the bible to use it to manipulate the.
The film in question is the book of eli, and these are worn by gary oldman. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. 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. As for another good reason why he was blind, sunglasses in the first battle scene under the dark pass. I thought i was the only one in the picture until a couple days later when a friend asked what exactly was being reflected in the right lens of my sunglasses. 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. Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. If u consider, that this movie is based on the bible, yes he was blind, because eli the priest was a real person and was blind too 1. In the midst of his journey, eli comes across a robber baron of sorts, named carnegie gary oldman and his partners daughter, solara mila kunis, changing his life. This still looks as awesome as it did a few months ago. He s just going from point a to point b, and plowing through obstacles. Just curious about the previously announced book to be published entitled david ruffin. Gary oldman who stars as george smiley is forced from semiretirement to uncover a soviet agent within the mi6 echelons is seen during the tinker tailor soldier spy trailer wearing an old fashion pair of plastic rimmed frames very similar in style.
The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Sep 12, 2016 if u consider, that this movie is based on the bible, yes he was blind, because eli the priest was a real person and was blind too 1. Also, the reason why so many are blind in postapocalyptic movies is due to allusion that, in the event of a nuclear war, some people would have to have seen the blast and were rendered blind by. Whitby near scarborough has a dracula museum, as the carfax abbey of the film is actually whitby abbey and some of the. Portrayed by gary oldman, the corrupt and mentally unhinged drug enforcement administration dea agent has been named as one of cinemas greatest villains. This is the very same style of sunglasses old focal s provided jon hamms character don draper with in the 6th season, opening episode of mad men. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as. Where can i get replica glasses worn by gary old man from. Also, the reason why so many are blind in postapocalyptic movies is due to allusion that, in the event of a nuclear war, some people would have to have seen the blast and were rendered blind by it, not the sun.