The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel. After a break from the business for several years, they returned with the riveting motion picture the book of eli starring award winning actor denzel washington. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Book of eli is fascinating, faithbased vision popmatters. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Walking through the wastelands of what used to be america is eli denzel washington, a man with a mission, fiercely protecting the last copy of the bible known to man. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. Eli board of directors environmental law institute. The book of eli arrives on bluray with a heavily desaturated picture presentation that really adds to the films doom and gloom atmosphere. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Eli refuses the position that carnegie offers him and flees town, intent on continuing west. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. The book of eli filmcinema studies bibliographies in harvard style. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by gary oldman was a book collector of sorts who pursued eli until the bitter end.
I was excited to work with denzel washington and gary oldman and the directors. Directors allen and albert hughes stage some impressive set pieces. 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. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube.
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. 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. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. 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 bibliography was generated on cite this for me on monday, october 31, 2016. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. Jan 09, 2010 the book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. 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. Dystopian analysis the book of eli is about a postapocalyptic dystopian reality that the protagonist eli is attempting to survive in. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. 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. Denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book. Jan 15, 2010 the hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar, and tiger woods. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. On his final trek, he walks from right to left across the screen, which in movie.
It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. The book of eli is a strange mix of postapocalyptic violence, strong spirituality, and some of the best and worst that hollywood has to offer. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Gary oldman, mila kunis, and ray stevenson costar in the warner bros. Aug 04, 2009 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 such a great movie, i cant suggest. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Their next work, uncensored videos, was broadcast on cable, introducing them to a wider.
He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010. Read the the book of eli plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Denzel washington in the book of eli can you talk about the eyewear that 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. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The book of eli denzel washington gary oldman mila kunis 2010 a lone warrior denzel washington faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanitys redemption across a postapocalyptic wasteland. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. Book of eli movie stainless steel machete by mysticalblades. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli 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. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Jan 19, 2015 the book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli. The book of eli has a dark tone to it, and the directors the hughes brothersalbert and allen portrayal of this corrupt society is made more poignant through their use of gloomy sepiatones.
In fact, earlier on it the central bar in the book of eli was like the saloon. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. 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. Medievaldepot prophets book of eli legendary kukri machete. 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. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. How far are we willing to go in response to gods call. Jul 02, 2012 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. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. With the assistance and coordination of brother don enoch muhammad, allen hughes, who is scheduled to be a part.
Albert and allen hughes began making movies at age 12, but their formal film education began their freshman year of high school when allen took a tv production class. 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. Some scholars, like kessler, and nowack have argued that there is likely to have been some overlap between the time of samuel and that of eli. Working from a script by gary whitta, the hughes brothers, albert and allen, have made a stark. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the essentials required to live and sustain survival. After eli refuses carnegies entreaties to give him the book, and takes down a squad of his nastiest gorillas in the bargain, the two become deadly enemies, but not in the complex and complicit. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. In the new postapocalyptic thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays the title character, a man traveling a scorched and desolate earth. Ive talked to directorsscreenwriters, but never just a screenwriter. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Only a christian flick to dogmatic believers, says the films co director allen hughes. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character.
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. This is the screen used rifle and sling carried and used by don johnson in the movie a boy and his dog as well as in the book of eli. 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. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. They soon made a short film entitled how to be a burglar and people began to take notice. And the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for.
The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The book of eli ripped off my film, says aussie director mumbrella. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
In the complete interview we also talk about where theyve been, how they got denzel washington, and their filmmaker inspirations. The film generated national and international critical acclaim. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds, learn martial arts and how to. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew 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. Their newest venture, the book of eli, is set in the notsodistant future, 35 years after a war that has left the world in ruins. The crisis of religious representation in the book of eli 2010 2011. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. The book of eli stacks the deck in favor of good warrior eli, who only deploys his killing skills against those deserving punishment and turns down the temptations. So when i hopped on the phone with gary whitta i was hoping for a good experience which actually ended up being a great one. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book of eli which is appealing for the mass audience. The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation.
Too intense, i whispered when the book of eli crossed the screen, although he had already read my mind. Interview with the book of eli director allen hughes. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it.
The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. 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 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. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Watch the book of eli starring denzel washington in this drama on directv. I was a bit worried about seeing the film just a day before our chat since thats not the best amount of prep time, but after i saw the film i had plenty. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Denzel washington becomes a martialarts master in the.
Film and television collectionrex shutterstock the book of eli 2010 eli denzel washington roams a postapocalyptic world, protecting a sacred tome that offers guidance on how to rebuild humanity in this stylish, futuristic thriller. 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. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. Craig detweiler, director of pepperdine universitys center for entertainment. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. In the wake of the passion of the christ, the expected deluge of bigbudget christian entertainments has never quite materialized, but the logline for the postapocalyptic thriller the book of eli about a biblical warrior who protects the last known copy of the good book suggests a late start. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Legacy director remains very proud of his sequel 10 years later.
As if that werent enough young solara has become fascinated with eli. Eli has a book which is discovered as the bible and he is trying to deliver it to a location he doesnt specify. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen. Its no secret that the book of eli is overbearing in its religious sentiment and ironically reliant on capitalist ideology denzel washington and gary oldmans love of the book rather than the religion, tom waitss pawn shop bartering. 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. He is a skilled martial artist, armed with guns, a long knife and a bow and is carrying the last king james bible. But his plans are foiled as carnegie realizes eli is in possession of the book he desperately seeks and pursues. In this bleak, postapocalyptic world, theres little reward for goodness. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli.
Part 1 gary whitta on the book of eli the film stage. His books and videos have sold eight million copies and include the seeing, eli, the voice, my life as, forbidden doors, and mcgee and me. And the book of eli makes viewers grapple with what that looks like. Whatever you bring to it, thats what youre going to come out of it with. 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. We sort of dewesternized it a bit, but it is the basic loner comes to town story, walks into the saloon, and kicks some butt. On the other hand, maybe eli only thought he was walking west.
The book of eli directors the hughes brothers film. 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. 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. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Positive elements its one thing to do good, star denzel washington told reuters. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Eli continued to walk and walk to find a safe haven for the bible. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Come ask more questions of director allen hughes at the saviours day 2010 celebrity workshop on. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another.