If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. Eli denzel washington is carrying a book that will save humanity and give people something to believe in. In the scene where carnegie and his men were looking for eli and solara while they were sleeping, solara tried looking through elis bag to see the book. 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 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. Here is the spoiler written out, so you can follow along.
Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. The fight scene between eli and a group of bandits. Denzel washington, mila kunis, gary oldman, malcolm mcdowell. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Apparently, the fascination with all things apocalyptic will continue in 2010, thanks to the book of eli, the third endoftheworld flick released in the past four months. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. 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. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned.
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. Eli walks through the abandoned road in a postapocalyptic 2043. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The book of eli movie plot holes and funny quotes reimagined. 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.
The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various. Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must. Eli on netflix plot twist ending explained decider. 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.
Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san. A corpse lies rotting on the ground and a malnourished hairless cat climbs over it and begins nibbling at its feet. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli.
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. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Sometimes di digital intermediate, that is, the computeraided manipulation of film to alter the color balance and saturation of the footage works pretty well. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. While some are forceful and others are just plain ridiculous and lack foresight, it seems as though the hughes. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. The role of denzel washington brings a positive message about obdedience, faith and perseverance. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. 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 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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. An arrow shoots into the cat, killing it instantly.
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 allen hughes and allen hughes. The book is the bible, eli is blind but repeats it verbatim to the leader of a colony in alcatraz that is. To me this book felt timeless, something you could read over and over again and still get something new out of it. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. He finds an abandoned house and searches it for anything that can be useful. Read on as i share with you more about the movie and where to download the book of eli. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens, devra. From iron man 3 to shutter island, the movies of the 2010s were full of twists and surprises. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out.
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. Feb 11, 2010 bishop barron comments on noah duration. 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. 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. It seems as though the apocalypse is on every filmmakers mind considering all of the releases of 2009, including the road, 2012, and shane ackers 9, as well as three in the first month of january alone that all deal with the vast subject matter of the end of human civilization. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by. When she opens the bag you could see the book with the name the book of eli on it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The novel includes a foreword by the only surviving victim of the crime and an afterword by the private investigator who was instrumental in solving the case. After eli is a wonderfully written, heartfelt story about a summer of magic and death for a teenaged boy. If you want to start a synopsis thebookofeli page, just click the edit button above. After being lied to, restrained, plotted against and experimented on, id be lowkey pissed, too. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Jan 19, 2015 the book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. In the nottoodistant future, across the wasteland of what once was america, a lone warrior washington must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption and save the future of humanity. And sometimes, you see a movie that is so aggressively, stupidly did that youre just like, fuck me, that is a lot of di. The action sequences were visually impressive and the desaturated look is a good fit. After his brother is killed, daniel tries to sort out his life and his family, along with the school genius dork, a lovely and intriguing girl visiting for the summer, some hippietype organic farmers, and always eli, always his big. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes. I felt the movie was heavyhanded in its religious themes. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years.
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. My best film opening the book of eli linkedin slideshare. The film that i have decided to use is the book of eli i have chose this film because of the amount of enigma in the opening scene. After eli tries to escape the house and realizes that hes not sick, his human father forces him onto the medical table to undergo the final and fatal procedure. It takes place in the shade under a bridge, and is really well done, with the camera standing still and the choreography forming a sort of. The electronic reverbs of guitar and piano echo throughout the soundtrack and give it an empty, desolate feel.
In the end, eli kills his dad, dr horne, and the medical assistants at the facility. Its only at the end of the film, when it becomes clear that dr horne intends to kill him, that we see his evil side emerge. Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli. He is observant, curious, and often times ponders his surroundings regardless of his young age. 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. 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. The book of eli the plot the story centers on a lone hero named eli denzel 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 future of humanity. Bishop barron comments on the death of billy graham duration. The book of eli movie plot holes and absurd quotes in a fun 100 things i learned format. Inspired by a true story of kidnapping, torture, extortion and murder the novel gives the reader a vivid look at true evil as well as courage and the will to live. He tries to fill his canteen with water, but the taps dont work. 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. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it. Eli denzel washington walks over to the cat, plucks out the arrow and bags it for dinner.
He lives in a big plastic tent and when he does go out he wears a blue hazmat suit lest. Only one other man gary oldman understands the power of what eli carries, and he is determined to take it for himself. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. Mar 28, 2011 the book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. Book series summaries with spoilers about book series recaps. 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. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. Nearby a figure in an nbc nuclear, biological, chemical combat suit lies in wait. The book of eli is a fantastic movie, whether you are religious or not. Oct 19, 2014 my best film opening the book of eli 1. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. Why doesnt redridge take a carefully aimed shot at eli, now that he is remaining still. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. 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. Eli is a movie about a tenyearold boy named as you might guess eli, who is allergic to everything. Aug 01, 2012 after eli is a wonderfully written, heartfelt story about a summer of magic and death for a teenaged boy. And what makes it so powerful, in large part, is that it is perfectly scored. Sep 08, 2009 eli the good is a beautifully crafted and compelling novel about love, war, and the meaning of family.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Later when carnegie steals the book from eli there is just a cross on the book, not the book. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged. He is armed to the teeth, hunting for food and killing those who threaten his life. Jan 16, 2010 it seems as though the apocalypse is on every filmmakers mind considering all of the releases of 2009, including the road, 2012, and shane ackers 9, as well as three in the first month of january alone that all deal with the vast subject matter of the end of human civilization.
The salute is the crossing of the forearms to make an x. The story centers on a lone hero named eli denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to protect a. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. The film was released in north america on january 15, 2010 in 3,111 theaters. 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. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. 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. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america.
The movie does have a significant amount of violence however, the violence is analogous to situations in the bible where the israelites were commanded to annihilate their enemies on the way to the promised land. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it.
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