But for all its old testament dread, its finally just another hollywood hymn to a loner. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. This is the fight scene in the book of eli where eli shoos away a cat and then goes to leave and encounters a beatdow he clears all them out and does a great job with it my favorite scene in the. A post apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. The final destination point happens to be the san francisco bay area and on to alcatraz. Eli, on the other hand, saw the book as the key to the restoration of society. Pictures and summit entertainment the book of eli the book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo. Remnants of the flash showing all over eli s body in a scene where eli is washing himself down. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to. The fight against the coronavirus wont be over when the u. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot across the wasteland of the former united states.
The book of eli transpires 30 years after a cataclysmic event depopulates most of the planet, but the movie is unclear about the specifics. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. She helps eli fight carnegies gang, as well as the occasional britishaccented cannibal. Eli is willing to fight to keep the bible out of the hands of evil and to keep gods command to keep traveling west with the word of god. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. 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. 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. I cant find it anywhere it was like his prayer in the very end. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he.
All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Carnegie finds out about the book and sends his henchman, redridge to get it but eli has already gone. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs.
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. Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The very first fight in the film, a battle between eli and a gang of thugs. You can take this thing to the jungle and compare it with expensive machetes and you will find this is a truly perfect functional machete. 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. It is marked by extreme use of deep shadows, with very high contrast between the brightest parts of the scene and the darkest parts, which are obscured in shadows. 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.
Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. 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. Which fighting style was used in the book of eli movie. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.
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. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. He describes the central meaning of his book as teaching that one should always do more for others than for oneself. The book of eli was directed by the hughes brothers and is property of warner bros. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. In our text book the technique of the lowkey helps darken the over all scene by comparison. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. 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. The event that, in the movie, caused a hole to be torn in the sky signifies an act of nature that could destroy the ozone layer exposing the earths surface to uvb and other radiation, an extinction level event. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. In high demand, this is the high carbon stainless steel version of the book of eli machete or sword. This is certainly a central focus in christs teaching, however, it is secondary to the central message of the bible. 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. 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. Eli tells carnegie that he dreams of finding a town where the people need the book, but he. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother. 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.
After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. It was difficult for the audience to see how many men eli was fighting. The book of eli is more than just a good action film reel cleveland. In the book of eli, the fight sequences performed by mr washington combined marital arts techniques from silat and eskrima which are weapon and barehanded styles from indonesia and the phillipines. But the hughes brothers are aiming for more than just an action film. It started when he was lying on the couch at the end when he finished reciting the book. He demonstrates uncanny survival and fighting skills. God curses them and in the book of eli, denzel washington quotes the curse god put on adam. Book of eli movie stainless steel machete by mysticalblades by.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. On several occasions, a war is referenced, and in one instance, the implication is that the conflict was motivated by religion hence the mass burning of bibles by the survivors. Albert hughes as the hughes brothers, allen hughes as the hughes brothers. 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. With the hughes brothers the book of eli opening this friday, warner bros. What bible passage does eli says in the bar before he.
Eli tells carnegie that he has no interest in staying but carnegie forces him to stay the night. Carnegie goes over to eli and begs him to stay and give him the book. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i. 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.
However, eli has been severely wounded with a bullet to his stomach and the bible has finally been abducted by carnegie. While some studios are content to release four or perhaps six clips from a film. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to break into the one hes been given. Carnegie goes over to eli and begs him to stay and give him the book, a bible. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Early on, eli pretends to give up the book, only for it to turn out to be a book safe containing a live grenade.
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