They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. To summarize, eli is entertaining enough to enjoy the ride and has even enough material for a sequel. Jan, 2010 the book of eli centers on a lone hero named eli washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. The book of eli cast and crew cast photos and info. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen.
In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of which original one. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. How he controls the fearsome bald guy is hard to say. Visual techniquesenhance understanding of characters editing techniquescreate suspense, establish characters, create.
Originally the load, who also falls for a trap, solara is eventually able to overcome her captors using string as a garrote, takes out another vehicle with a grenade, then drives back to retrieve eli. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes from hell and dead presidents. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. 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. He finds shelter where he can and searches for water as he goes. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. The book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and moving performances from the ensemble cast. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account.
I let it sit on my hubbys shelf with his other to be read books. The book of eli 2010 2010 a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Eli is a movie about a tenyearold boy named as you might guess eli, who is allergic to everything. I plowed through my pile of to be read books, until december, a month off book club, fewer school days, fewer activities.
Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. In true movie fashion, eli fires about twice as many rounds as the pistol can hold before reloading. In trying to persuade eli to stay, as he can see the value of a man who can fight like him, he sends solara to his room and she discovers the book. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Media worldview analysis essay example graduateway. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of the united states. Its quite possible, however, that eli lost track of redridges location in the shooting, or is out of loaded ammunition, but for whatever reason he does not take the final kill shot at redridge.
See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. However, the movie is a bit slow paced and youll have sometimes the feeling they tried to make it artificially longer. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew 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. This is a story about a man named eli, whos been sent a message, who hears voices from god that told him to take this book, the bible, across the country and to deliver it out west, washington says in a movie trailer posted on, which provides movie clips for churches and ministries to use in their teachings. This films pacing is slow and deliberate, and the performances are, for the most part, nicely understated. 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. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. 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. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout.
The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. And for once, some supernatural elements can be explained logically. The films title refers to the biblical valley where the battle between david and goliath took place paul haggiss in the valley of elah is based on actual events, although the characters names and locations have been changed. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen. It is my understanding that this film has generated a fair amount of controversy, and rightly so. One day he wanders into a small town run by carnegie, a determined man who has been sending out men in search of a particular book, the very one eli has in his possession. 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.
Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before shooting him and leaving him for dead, departing with his caravan. Instead, i want to discuss and analyze the worldview of the film. The book of eli is an engaging and unique postapocalyptic drama. Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli. 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. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. Eli is the protagonist and title character of the film. In the valley of elah is a 2007 american crime drama mystery film written and directed by paul haggis, starring tommy lee jones, charlize theron, and susan sarandon.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the book of eli with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The movie never explicitly explains if eli s impressive fighting skills even though hes blind are simply the result of a mix of his exacerbated senses and sheer luck or if he is supernaturally protected. 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. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered.
He lives in a big plastic tent and when he does go out he wears a blue hazmat suit lest. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Hi, i made this video to prove that eli is not blind at least not in this scene. Why doesnt redridge take a carefully aimed shot at eli, now that he is remaining still. Meanwhile, carnegies adopted daughter solara mila kunis is fascinated by eli for another reason. Book of eli ring my bell in the movie the book of eli, eli is blind. I believe eli was a godly man, and has a christian worldview. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. In this essay, i will be discussing the movie the book of eli, the worldview of the characters and if they stayed true to them, the obstacles that may have deterred them and my reactions to the movie. The movie has some biblical principles in it, and so if youre a person that reads the bible, there was an eli in the bible who also was blind. He carries a mysterious book, clearly of great importance to him.
Here is a link that will show you how to format the reference for the movie. Carnegie has a mother and daughter, claudia and solara in his entourage, claudia was blind from birth, but solara is sighted. Jan 01, 2000 at the end of the conference i purchased his book, eli, for my husband and had bill sign it for him, secretly knowing i would also benefit from this gift. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Carnegie finds out about the book and sends his henchman, redridge to get it but eli has already gone. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. 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. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. 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 starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book of eli which is appealing for the mass audience. The movie s blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release.
Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of. 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. Eli is a 2019 american horror film, directed by ciaran foy from a screenplay by david chirchirillo, ian goldberg, and richard naing. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired.
Reference the movie on the reference page at the end of the worksheet. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. 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. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The book of eli 2010 fullhd movie cast the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie english subtitle the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie release date the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie air date. Its no secret that the book of eli is overbearing in its religious sentiment and ironically reliant on capitalist ideology denzel washington and gary oldmans love of the book rather than the religion, tom waitss pawn shop bartering. The book of eli 2010 imdb the book of eli wikipedia the book of eli trailer 2010 denzel washington the book of eli tv movie, the book of eli full. 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. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. The world eli inhabits is a scorched wasteland, plagued by drought, cannibalism, and illiteracy.
Throughout the movie, he prays to god and quotes scriptures. The following october, gary oldman was cast to star alongside washington. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. Only one other man gary oldman understands the power of what eli carries, and he is determined to take it for himself. Nov 22, 2019 eli, a netflix original movie, was an overnight sensation that had audiences buzzing and fans are already speculating about a potential sequel directed by ciaran foy, the film starred charlie shotwell as the titular character and featured a supporting cast from sadie sink stranger things, kelly reilly sherlock holmes, max martini pacific rim, and lili taylor the conjuring. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book.
To avoid spoilers in the title of the question, im calling the period from when eli reached the island until solara left for home the end period of the movie. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. Worldview elements of film implications questions biblical parallels the priest eli solara as samuel catholic parallels modern day parallels westward movement american dream what is the place of religion in the life of the common person. It stars kelly reilly, sadie sink, lili taylor, max martini, and charlie shotwell. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara.
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