If there was a sequel to the book of eli, it would be the story of what god did next with his word. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. The book, which he reads daily, gives him strength and a determination to complete this mission. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. They may not be oakley but they sit real cool on denzel. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. 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. 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.
To all the users asking about music, concert, books, and so much more, i hear you and i plan on working to. 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. 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 eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. Book of eli social commentary topics, sample papers. And the book of eli makes viewers grapple with what that looks like. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of.
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 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. 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. A dedicated teachers area with access to downloadable answer keys, audio transcriptions, extra material, weblab, webcloud and your free copy of critical thinking. Books similar to the legend of eli monpress the legend of. 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. It is at this point that his greatest obstacle is yet to come in the person of carnegie, gary oldman who, like eli, is a survivor from the time before. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.
Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower. See more lists like the recommendations for the book of eli. The book of eli, which we will call eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. In the book of eli he had the opportunity to channel his christian beliefs and behavior into an intriguing character. A man carries a book through a post apocalyptic world, saving it and himself from distruction, to a place where the few remaining cultured people are collection the remains of the prior worlds great works. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like.
And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern and action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass.
The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. Your best bet may be to consult the books on post apocalyptic guide that and see what qualities your story may share or. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. Eli has been traveling on foot for years and is nearing the end of his mission. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli. 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. Ive seen the book of eli loads of times but struggle to know what his sunglasses are. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens, devra. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. My 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
H ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii society and dead presidents, but who seriously blotted their. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. In both books, inchoate organized religions form out of fear and desire to believe. A dedicated area where students can explore eli digital products. 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. 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.
Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in san francisco, or rather just. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. In postapocalyptic, wasteland america, washington plays eli, a sunglasswearing, nomadic. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Eli is filled with bloody fight scenes, engaging cinematography, and intense mystery. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. The book of eli is a dystopian sign for how orderly religion is abused in modernday society.
The crosshairs and tailhooks look close but i dont think they are it. 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. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. In the book of eli, despite the passage of 30 years since the nuclear holocaust, religion has vanished from the world, along with literacy and almost all other vestiges of the old world. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Positive elements its one thing to do good, star denzel washington told reuters.
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. In this bleak, postapocalyptic world, theres little reward for goodness. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Carnegie, whom eli shot in the leg before leaving town, exults over his triumph in stealing the book from the walker eli, but his triumph ends in tragedy. 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. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. For me, this is the start of something much bigger.
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. The book of eli is truly a story about the struggle between good and bad, the light and the darkness. Eli, the main character, thinks that his purpose on earth is to bring the bible out west and to secure it. The book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. But we all like stories and i think that this particular one was ingenious. This weekend carly and i went to see the book of eli, starring denzel washington. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Films may be the most difficult to find sources on. If you like the book of eli you are looking for futuristic, rough and serious movies about with apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, chaos, warrior and dystopic future themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in usa. 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.