Though just a brief 116 pages, the book has received considerable acclaim, and the author won the nobel prize in 1986. The book of eli stars denzel washington in a postapocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of earth into an ashy wasteland. Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille. Feb 11, 2010 bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. I believe in the book of eli soundtrack 3 songs and a.
The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. Jan 11, 2010 though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. In these maddening flicks, the end is just the beginning of our hatred. Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. Cass is a lucky one, taken by a wealthy neighbor to a private island where survivors create a small, insular society. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. 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. Eli denzel washington recites his final prayer before he passes away.
Eli barters with a store owner, the engineer, to recharge the battery of his portable music player. A lone man fights his way for survival across a postapocalyptic america. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. Eli has a book which is discovered as the bible and he is trying to deliver it to a location he doesnt specify. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where the steps are credit to jeremyogles. Shes clearly going to spread the good news of the book her mentor died to protect and propagate. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. Im sure the ending to book of eli will raise a lot of issues and debate, so well be curious to hear your thoughts on it. So, eli is journeying by a drifting, wandering path into the western half of the former united states, on a mission from god.
My one disappointment is the endings shortchange to the screenplay. However, if you are just looking for that characteristic song that you love from. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. After suffering a series of life reverses, job sorry, eli, undertakes a fearless and searching moral inventory 12steppers take note and ends up healed. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. 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.
Dystopian analysis the book of eli is about a postapocalyptic dystopian reality that the protagonist eli is attempting to survive in. Night, by elie wiesel, is a work of holocaust literature with a decidedly autobiographical slant. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. Jan 16, 2010 i believe in the book of eli soundtrack 3 songs and a desert score i saw book of eli and can say i believe in the movie and the music.
But the fearless then lost their consciences, and enemies obtained the drug to create a concentrated dose. Jun 20, 2010 last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. 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. Im sure the ending to book of eli will raise a lot of issues and debate, so well be curious to. In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote im not afraid of anything that might.
Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. 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. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Moore plays a grieving mother who thinks her you song disappeared in a plane. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower. Now that story is in no way similar to eli mannings narrative but he did hear a voice and it happened to say geno smith is starting on sunday. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers youtube. The twist at the end of the movie is that you find out that eli is blind, and the bible he has is written in braille.
Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli. 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. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. The story may turn on a book, but finally this is just another hollywood hymn to a loner and his guns. I believe in the book of eli soundtrack 3 songs and a desert score i saw book of eli and can say i believe in the movie and the music. The book of eli 2010 elis final prayer scene 1010 movieclips. Soon things get out of hand and everyone affected by the injection comes together to form a massive army, the fearless. Even better, through several memorable scenes, eli begins to show solara the power of the bible not as a tool for conquest, but as a handbook for living. The score for book of eli by atticus ross and claudia sarne is haunting and surreal, perfectly suited for the desertscape in a world after the flash. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer.
On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. Yet the book of eli isnt the end of days, or even schwarzeneggers end of days. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. The fearless is a great book about an injection which causes you to feel no fear. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in. That entrancing guitar at the end of the movie is on the soundtrack. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. Mar 30, 2010 my one disappointment is the endings shortchange to the screenplay. 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. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a better future.
I got this book as a gift from a good and close friend who isnt here on gr, so i feel safe publically giving it a small degree of the hatred i felt for it. 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. Though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. Wiesel based the bookat least in parton his own experiences during world war ii. 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 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. 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. Redridge sees that eli is fearless and begrudgingly lets him leave.
In the film the book of eli, eli was led to a book by a voice in his head and he made it his mission to protect that book with his life. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Quote dear lord thank you for giving me strength and conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. 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. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera. Bishop barron comments on the death of billy graham duration. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli.
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