They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The book of eli, which we will call eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii society and dead presidents. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. The book of eli eli conversation with carnegie about the book duration. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to.
The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Fur kritik an unserer kritik oder sonstige anregungen sind wir immer dankbar. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Given that the movie is intense and rated r for violence and language, it will attract a different crowd than the typical wholesome family. Watch the book of eli starring denzel washington in this drama on directv. He lives on an earth that was fried 30 years before by the sun because of a war that ripped a hole through the ozone layer.
Gerbrands department of electrical engineering, delft university of technology, p. Jan 19, 2015 the book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. 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. Washington stars as our stolid protagonist, eli, journeying westward with his canteen, a large machete, a couple guns and a special leatherbound book. The book of eli is a tough one to call you may find yourself liking or disliking it based on your particular point of view. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. 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. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Oskar och eli, spelade av ariga kare hedebrant och lina leandersson, utvecklas till ett magiskt par.
Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. The original soundtrack and score for the motion picture the book of eli, was composed by atticus ross, who has worked with the hughes brothers on two previous occasions, as well as artists such as nine inch nails, korn, and janes addiction. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Box 5031, 2600 ga delft, the netherlands received 9 january 1980. C 1981 pattern recognition society on the relationships between svd, klt and pca jan j. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Denzel washington plays eli named for the old testament prophet, a loner carrying the worlds last surviving copy of the king james bible to. So originality is not exactly eli s calling card, but it clearly establishes its.
You should only go to see the book of eli if youre sure denzils charismatic presence will carry you through a plethora of stereotypes and a dreary storyline too lazy to make even an attempt at a twist. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky.
Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. On his way, a man who runs a town of survivors of the apparent apocalypse runs into him and follows him to get the book. The book of eli is very compelling and aweinspiring, with excellent production standards as well as absorbing character portrayals by denzel washington and gary oldman. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. Some scholars, like kessler, and nowack have argued that there is likely to have been some overlap between the time of samuel and that of eli.
It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Dusty, dark and with its fair share of firearms, the denzel washington vehicle follows a lonesome pilgrim on a holy quest. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller.
However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. On the relationships between svd, klt and pca sciencedirect. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. This docuseries based on james pattersons bestseller examines the shocking crimes committed by the powerful financier and convicted sex offender. The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel. A whirlwind christmas romance builds as cynical dash and optimistic lily trade notes in a book they pass back and forth in locations around new york. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
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. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
The book of eli movie replica sword, machete, collectibles. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 the. Through eli, comes the message that the bible is powerful and that one should allow god to direct our lives. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters, eli denzel washington, may or may not be a messiah. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens, devra. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
The book of eli is more than just a good action film reel cleveland. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. 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, which has a deliberately ugly bleached copper look, is like a videogame mashup of american and spaghetti westerns and japanese samurai flicks. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book, they must first take his life. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The book of eli is a movie that promotes christian values. Perhaps its the freshness of that movie, and the popularity and respect afforded mccarthys book, that will make the road so prevalent in any evaluation of the hughes bros. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Book of eli high carbon stainless machete swordmachete in high demand, this is the high carbon stainless steel version of the book of eli machete or sword. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it. The book of eli denzel washington, gary oldman trailer.
Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Written by gary whitta and directed by the hughes brothers, the book of eli does a good job of walking the middle ground between the. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe. This is the summarized version of my article that will soon come out in the coffee table book about the 100 years of missionary presence of the svd societas verbi divini or the divine word missionaries in the philippines. Eli from belief dear lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. The book of eli 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. The movies blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release. 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.
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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book of eli arrives on bluray loaded with special features like an awesome pictureinpicture video track jampacked with interviews, behindthescenes footage, and screen to storyboard comparisons, as well as a series of minifeaturettes ranging from production design to stunts. The book of eli best fight scene hd quality youtube. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli.
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. This could easily be a companionpiece to the road, says andrew pulver, to which it bears a superficial resemblance. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. A lone man fights his way for survival across a postapocalyptic america. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. Lagg heller ej till ttrecensioner fran mindre tidningar da det finns en risk att det blir dubbletter. Feb 07, 2014 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.
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