Only a few hit films have featured older stars like the blind side with sandra. As the credits roll, the narrative voice of morgan freeman echoes h. Eli closes his eyes every time he reads the bible in order to more focus his sense of touch and cut off the visual stimuli. A wholly unexpected experience, the gospel at colonus is a remarkable, cultural fusion that blends the ancient with the ecstatic. The book of eli starring denzel washington and gary oldman. Since 1997, alcon entertainment has financed and produced over 34 films, including the academy award nominated the blind side, which earned sandra bullock a best actress oscar, the book of eli, starring denzel washington and gary oldman and the dolphin tale franchise starring morgan freeman, harry connick jr. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuarys leader. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. Page 1 of morgan freeman biography and life story including childhood story, love relationship, career, walk of fame and more. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. Discount prices on books by morgan freeman, including titles like the pulse of everything. Yes denzel washington plays a blind man notice how he has to feel around on shelves when going through places notice feeling for shoes on the two dead corpses one in the car one in the house.
Morgan freeman reads this story, accompanied by music by taj mahal. 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. God gave him sight that is the premise of the movie. Based on the traditional american folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one familys escape from slavery via the underground railroad. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. It just about had it for me when we found out that eli was blind. He was sent to live with his grandmother when he was still a toddler. He is not totally blind, for the reason that when they go back in the old cannibal couples house and ask for weapons eli looks at the window to check the surroundings. Freeman has won an academy award, a golden globe award, and a screen actors guild award.
One of the most iconic science fiction films of all time could be getting a sequel or a prequel soon. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong. Morgan freeman books list of books by morgan freeman. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Academy awardnominated producer broderick johnson is the cofounder and coceo of.
Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. Morgan freeman talks new nat geo series the story of us. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. Morgan freeman delves into the story of god in nat geo. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire.
Alcon followed up the success of the blind side with the hit action thriller the book of eli, directed by albert and allen hughes and starring denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Once inside, eli, now revealed to be blind, begins to dictate the bible from. Morgan freeman was born on june 1, 1937, in memphis, tennessee, usa, to mayme edna and morgan porterfield freeman. God guiding his every move and him simply faithfully following him. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. He can see that the pawn shop owner hasnt detached the battery leads. The book of elibest scenedenzel washingtongary oldman. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book.
Under his leadership, alcon entertainment has financed and produced andor. Author kathleen tracy shows us freemans early days and his rise to fame, but somehow she never gets inside his head. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The book of eli is entertaining while remaining thoughtful, creating a fleshedout new world and boasting a visual style so distinct that its likely to. Why magnificent seven may be hollywoods first colorblind blockbuster. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Morgan freeman is the president, tea leoni says daddy, robert duvall is an astronaut, and elijah wood. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by faith his entire life or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on earth who can read braille. The man with the black eyepatch in blindness but of course, pretty much everyone else is blind, too. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys redemption. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. As someone in this book says, everything in which he appears becomes better because of his presence.
The book of eli, the blind side, dolphin tale and p. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic action film starring denzel. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
National geographic channel on national geographics last episode of the story of god with morgan freeman, the hollywood actor saves the best for last with his sentimental endeavor to discover the prospect of miracles. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Does denzel washington play a blind man in the book of eli. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Academy awardnominated producer broderick johnson is the cofounder and coceo of alcon entertainment, which he formed with his producing partner andrew kosove in 1997. Natgeo docuseries the story of god, hosted by academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman, 2016. Book of eli star denzel washington, at an actionmovie. Actress oscar, the book of eli, starring denzel washington and gary oldman and the dolphin tale franchise starring morgan freeman, harry connick jr. Morgan freeman has books on goodreads with 1601 ratings. He has also received 4 different oscar nominations.
A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Why does hollywood consistently take god out of apocalypse. In 2010, washington starred in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic drama set in the near future. Along the way he demonstrates uncanny survival and fighting. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli denzel washington travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Morgan freeman plays the role of the messenger, who narrates the story. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible.
Morgan freeman is an icon in the world of film and theater. Deep impact is a 1998 american sciencefiction disaster film directed by mimi leder, written by bruce joel rubin and michael tolkin, and starring robert duvall, tea leoni, elijah wood, vanessa redgrave, maximilian schell, and morgan freeman. Morgan freemans most popular book is the poets corner. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. Her other coproducer credits include transcendence, starring johnny depp, morgan freeman and paul bettany. Morgan freeman is known for his distinctively smooth, deep voice. Notably it was freemans idea on reading the script for him to be blind. Freeman played another blind character in the lego movie, the wizard vitruvius. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Ive been sucked into a kind of mold of a good guy and thats actually almost beyond my ability. Actor morgan freeman explores miracles in final episode of. Watch the book of eli movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. 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.