Denzel washington was blind the whole time in the movie "Book of Eli"?

Yes he is blind. Since the movie is semi-biblical you should know there was an Eli in the Bible and he was blind. He was also somewhat of a fighter I believe.

Halfway through the movie Eli could hear Carnegie's (the main bad guys) cars start up. Later he heard them coming long before they got there. Like most blind people his other senses were hightened because he didn't have any sight.

He also could smell the cannibals at the beginning. He did not shoot the wild cat until it meowed. He heard the bird flying through the air before he shot it.

Go see the movie again if you want. You might see some stuff that's hard to explain, but you'll be amazed at the things you'll notice if you start it knowing he's blind. One of the coolest things I remembered is that during the gunfight he didn't shoot the snipers until they shot at him.

After he shot all the men he walked out and didnt' shoot the man standing in the road. Why? I think it's because the man didn't shoot at Eli and Eli didn't know the man was there because Eli couldn't see him.

After the fight in the older couple's house Eli waved his knife around, but didn't fight because he couldn't tell where the men were. They weren't shooting or talking or moving even so he had no idea how to fight them. There is a lot of other evidence throughout the movie.

During the fight at the beginning he could hear the fighters because they were cannibals. Later it explains that cannibals shake because they have had too much human meat. The men he fought, all shook their weapons.

The chainsaw guy was obvious. Apparently he shouldn't have known that there were the connectors to his radio. Well the scene entered in after he had gotten it back.

Who knows but I say he had felt them. I don't agree he had the hand of god in battle because he got shot later. Its just that when the man shot at him in the street he had bad aim.

The second bullet flicked the top of Eli's coat. That is my answer. I may have misinterpreted things because I have only seen it once, but it was a great movie and I may see it again.

Many have sited how Eli uses touch throughout the film. I'm not blind. I use touch every day.

In an era where you're in constant danger, you want to maintain situational awareness. It will never be a logical argument to be decided. Like religion, we can guess, believe strongly, and defend our position, but without proof from the creator all our speculation is hypothetical.

Strongest evidence against blind Eli is Denzel's performance. Scenes show eye contact tracking people or action. If played by a lesser actor, we could argue he wasn't able to play a blind character credibly.

Blind tend to lack control of muscles in their eyes, sometimes their muscles atrophy and the eye is in danger of slipping out of the socket (more space, muscles are smaller). I think it's unlikely a blind Eli is able or willing to fake eye movement. It's possible, but once again, we'll have to ask the creator.

This thread is just opinions, not the actual answer. For that, you need to talk to Gary Whittaker.

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