In the book of eli, denzel washington stars as a lone warrior named eli, who fights his way across the desolate wasteland of nearfuture america to realize his destiny and deliver the knowledge. 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. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. The story has denzel washington playing a mysterious wanderer named eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. 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. Jan 16, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. The book of eli 2010 47% critics 64% audience determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country.
After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so. 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. Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976.
When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros.
Opening wide in theaters on january 15, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer beals and is rated r for some brutal violence and language. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. Realizing he has the upperhand due to the declining number of his cohorts, he barters his allegiance to carnegie in exchange for being given solara as his woman. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must. Ray stevenson plays carnegies main henchman whos ordered to get the book from eli no matter what that takes. In his possession is the last copy of a book he fiercely guards with h. The 2nd trailer of the book of eli denzel and mila take the gloves off and shake the wasteland. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie. Johnson 1 comment having now recently watched the road and the book of eli, the two big postapocalyptic movies of the holiday season that time of year when families get together and think warm thoughts about the end of the world, i can see that ive learned a couple of. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible.
Jan 29, 2010 the basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. According to eli, his book is the last remaining copy of the bible, as all other copies were intentionally destroyed following the nuclear war thirty years ago. Released january 15th, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of 53 out of. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer beals. And without ever veering toward the preachy, directors albert and allen hughes seamlessly develop the concept into a dark, emotional. He moved with his family to lemington, newcastleupontyne, england in 1972 at the age of eight, and later to cramlington. Gary oldman, mila kunis, and ray stevenson costar in the warner bros. Next, ensure that the movies are all of dvd quality. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli.
In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. The book of eli 2010 ray stevenson as redridge imdb. Jan 19, 2010 the plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screen the end of the world and its few survivors. With the book of eli, allen and albert hughes have created a. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer beals, albert hughes, allen hughes. No point being able to download the book of eli only to watch the flickering images or see it in poor resolution. He notices that his family appears to be torn asunder by the consequences of the vietnam war his dad suffers from terrifying dreams and hallucinations, his sister discovers an unsettling fact about herself, and. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera. Jan 15, 2010 a road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli.
Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. Only one other man gary oldman understands the power of what eli carries, and he is determined to take it for himself. 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. Scenes in which eli defends the book with his life are extremely convicting as a christian, and thoughtprovoking for nonbelievers. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. As postapocalyptic movie fiction goes, the book of eli is not a crowdpleaser like the mad max series nor silly like any of the planet of the apes films.
Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. Jan 14, 2010 eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. 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 plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western 29 jan 2010 michael k.
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. Tall, dark, but somewhat gentlelooking actor ray stevenson was born in lisburn, northern ireland on 25 may 1964, on a british army base. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. 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.
Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The book of eli, although another post apocalyptic tale in a growingly crowded genre landscape, is artistic as well as entertaining and as such earns a 3. This will ensure that you can download the book of eli full movie quickly and watch within the next hour. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. The book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. 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.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. His father was a british pilot in the royal air force, and his mother is irish. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the official. The book of elibest scenedenzel washingtongary oldman. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society.
People will come from all over, theyll do exactly what i tell em if the words are from the book. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of. He heads west on a mission he does not fully understand but knows he must complete. 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. 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. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters. 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. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists.
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. This type of story has been done many times before but washington and oldman, in combination with the hughes brothers spin on things, make this one of the few january. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. Read the the book of eli movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. His writing is carefully crafted to set the tone of any given scene, and the main character, eli, seems to think in prose. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. 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.
The directorial return of the hughes brothers, whose last film was 2001s from hell. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. 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. A lone warrior eli denzel washington, walks in a postapocalyptic wasteland that was once america. Oct 15, 2009 the 2nd trailer of the book of eli denzel and mila take the gloves off and shake the wasteland. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered.
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