The book of eli believable except for this one small thing. Today i want to show you a clip from the movie the book of eli. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. Denzel washington is the main character, eli, and hes spent 30 years slowly walking through a vast postapocalyptic wasteland, carrying his precious book of eli, a mysterious leatherclad tome that he. Unfortunately, eli is caught between competing forces. In a world where bathing is no longer an option, wouldnt it make sense to shave your head. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must fulfill his destiny to help restore mankind.
Good morning, have you seen the movie the book of eli. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. 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. The book of eli 2010 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. The book of eli, starring denzel washington and gary oldman, is the kind of movie that can only be fully appreciated by first seeing it as a whole and then peeling back its layers and examining them one at a time. It should be noted that eli was motivated to give up the book a few scenes before because carnegie held a gun to solaras head. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. Theological movie month part two the book of eli the. One can only assume that it was denzel washingtons faith that led him to get involved in such a goofy project, but if. Thirty years after a cataclysmic event, a survivor named eli denzel washington has become the keeper of a precious book.
The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. The book of eli the spy next doorfish tank 2010 tv episode alonso duralde calls fish tank an education poured through the filter of precious. Watch the movie trailer for the hughes brothers postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, michael gambon, evan jones and jennifer beals. The hughes brothers obviously decided to borrow liberally from the apocalyptic landscape of zardoz for book of eli, though of course they relocated the story to nearfuture america from farfuture.
The book of eli 2010 silhouette slaughter scene 210. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blindhas memorized the entire king james bible. In 2010, denzel washington returned in this postapocalyptic set movie, about a precious item which he guards with his life, a book. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must fulfi. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that. Vail valley, colorado in the future, according to the book of eli, well all dress like were in a nine inch nails video. The book of eli will be released on january 15, 2010. 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 characters and its central theme.
A wacky piece of pseudoreligious twaddle dressed up as a solemn, silly postapocalyptic action flick, the book of eli is a tome that should have been kept resolutely closed. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. The book of eli is a parable about the battle for the bible in a postapocalyptic america that speaks profoundly to the battle for the bible in contemporary america. He is a man on a mission, protecting the last bible on earth. People had more than they needed, people didnt know what was precious and what wasnt, people threw away things they kill each other. Baptists and muslims first on black entertainment television and. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying. Eli meets formidable opposition when he rolls into a dusty wild west. 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. All the books were burned, making the few that remain precious cargo indeed. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous.
The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Determined to protect it, this desperado will take down anyone who tries to lay a hand on the sacred text. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. We threw away things people kill each other for now. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Book of eli reboots zardoz for the twentyfirst century. After the nuclear ash snowfall ended, there was very little left. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book.
The book of eli is screenwriter, gary whittas, take on a western samurai film. He finds shelter where he can and searches for water as he goes. Those born after this event and this might not seem so futuristic don. The book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. In the postapocalyptic world of the book of eli, the most precious things on earth are a trialsize bottle of shampoo. Travelling with only himself and his backpack, he carries but one treasured possession with him, his book. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Most everyone wears goggles and leather in the postapocalyptic wasteland of the book of eli. He carries a mysterious book, clearly of great importance to him. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge.
Eli denzel washington, travels across a desolate, empty america, ruined by war. Only a precious few can read or write after the war made a hole in the sky and life as it once was known disappeared. Ever since movie star denzel washington gave a shout out to our documentary different books, common word. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Only one other man gary oldman understands the power of what eli carries, and he is determined to take it for himself. A mass murderer and serial killer, eli managed to assist in the murders of dozens of eos, believing that god was watching over him and insisting he participate in the removal of all extraordinary people. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. 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.
The book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. Solara, elis friend, pulls alongside and helps him, giving eli a ride. The world eli inhabits is a scorched wasteland, plagued by drought, cannibalism, and illiteracy. One determined man denzel washington walks across a postapocalyptic wasteland. All right, small points, but these things detract from my immersion in a. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Also, if water is such a precious commodity, then why does everyones hair look so clean and fluffy particularly the women. Eli survived the war, and is on a quest to deliver the precious book carried in his pack to a place he only calls west.
I saw it when it came out, and ive recently seen it again at home, i really like it. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. Prep with their welfare totally in mind in both offensive and defensive modes. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. Eliot cardale, preferring the nickname eli, was a student at lockland university and a major character throughout the villains duology. Barfly 1987 cornrows mentions that she didnt like the movie. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. Many have taken explicity prochristian themes from the film, but is it that simple.
Elis been entrusted with precious cargo that spells hope for humankind. Professor the book of eli when december 21st 2012 speculated date at which the world would end was getting closer, the amount of postapocalyptic films were coming out, some avid movie viewers might have been jaded with those types of films. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in. The story eli, played by denzel washington, is a man who can best be. What the book of eli tells us about religion youtube. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.