Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. If you are a faculty member, you may place exam copy orders through the passwordprotected west academic faculty page once you have set up an account. Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. Lebron james rumored to cheat on wife, side chick exposed by her own friend. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila.
What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. My friends and i discussed this and we think it is maybe some type of recording of the bible, which he listens to istead of reading or something like that. 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. 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. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists. Upon selecting a link to a book, you will be transferred to the west academic site for completion of your order. 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. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting. Im aware that the film doesnt profess to be a christian film, but the truth is that i found it to be a thought.
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. Get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. All of the men seemed to take orders from carnagie unconditionally. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it.
What was on elis ipod in the movie the book of eli. Denzel washingtons upcoming postapocalyptic scifi movie the book of eli knows its only the latest in a long, venerable line of similarly themed movies, and it actually pays homage to them with easter eggs brother directors allen and albert hughes slipped references to postapocalyptic films and other classics into eli spoilers ahead. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. 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.
The original soundtrack and score for the motion picture the book of eli, was composed by atticus ross, who has worked with the hughes brothers on two previous occasions, as well as artists such as nine inch nails, korn, and janes addiction. 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. Eli press books are marketed and distributed by west academic. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
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. But getting back to book of eli, i think the town and the ruthless bully boy gangs seemed a bit too much. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. A motion comic companion piece to the book of eli, billy tells the backstory of the films antagonist and his rise to power. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of. That was the reality for the mysticalfictional character named eli found as the theater lights went down. Elis second show, the scathing atheist, delves into theistic attempts to intrude on the. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. Their known world suddenly and inexplicably became unknown. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
Dec 1, 2012 the book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 dec 1, 2012 the book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 dec 1, 2012 the book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 stay safe and healthy. 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. 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. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. In the first few scenes i thought it was a uwl bole movie for fallout, instead it looks like a pretty badass post apocalyptic movie. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. In the movie eli didnt want solara to know about the book or the ipod, thats why i think there maybe exists a correlation between the two. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Eli bosnick is a comedian and podcaster with two shows. 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. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli.
Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The despot of a small, makeshift town plans to take possession of the book. Hours after seeing the book of eli, i am still wrestling with the spiritual ramifications. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Denzel washingtons upcoming postapocalyptic scifi movie the book of eli knows its only the latest in a long, venerable line of similarly. 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. 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.
God awful movies, in which eli, heath enwright and noah lugeons team up for a weekly, mystery science theater 3000like dive into bad religious movies in a misguided attempt to prove that if god existed, his pr couldnt possibly be this bad. After the nuclear ash snowfall ended, there was very little left. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh.
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. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The book of eli 1 hours and 58 minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves.
Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.
The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. The book of eli brief information the book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. We reveal some of the book of elis easter eggs syfy. In a postapocalyptic world, a lone hero guards the book of eli, which provides knowledge that could redeem society. This puzzled me, especially after the first town shootout which killed 10 or 12 men and the melee in the bar which slew 15 people. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer.
The directorial return of the hughes brothers, whose last film was 2001s from hell. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. We reveal some of the book of elis easter eggs syfy wire. The book of eli original score atticus ross allmusic. Book of eli, the eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a re. 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. Eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. 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.
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