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. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Elie wiesels nobel peace prize acceptance speech analysis the nobel prize in literature of 1986 was awarded to elie wiesel for his book night, a chronicling of his struggles in concentration camps during the holocaust. And for keeping me resolute when all around seemed lost.
Scenes in which eli defends the book with his life are extremely convicting as a christian, and thoughtprovoking for nonbelievers. Elie wiesels nobel peace prize acceptance speech analysis. Its called the purpose and its an original score composed by atticus ross specifically for book of eli. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards, cine awards, iifa, screen awards, and more for best actor. 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. 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. This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. Hopefully, reporting the attacker will make it less likely he or she will hurt you, or. 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. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account. Okay, this is the first 2010 film ive seen, but you know what i mean. In short, the novel argues that if you are a victim of a sexual assault, you will need to speak about it in order to heal. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a.
Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. At first glance, the book of eli appears to be just another violent postapocalyptic film from hollywood. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes.
After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards. It has style, it has action, but it also has something that sets it apart from even the best mindless action films. Elie wiesel delivered his speech, the perils of indifference, on april 22, 1999, at the white house as a part of the millennium lecture series, hosted by president and first lady clinton. 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. Laurie halse andersons speak is a novel that makes a definite argument. The book of eli unfortunately is deadly serious, and not in a good way.
The book of eli continues the string of apocalyptic tales. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila. Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. But beyond the bloody scenes and foul language, audiences will discover a compelling story filled with more biblical references and christian thought than any other major motion picture in recent years. Mar 19, 2010 get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. Jessica baxterin the new film by the hughes brothers from hell, its 30 years postapocalypse and things are hella not cool, you guys.
Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. Feb 09, 20 the book of eli bar fight scene duration. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san quentin prison. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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. The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town. During the final act of this movie, elis voiceover is a prayer monologue. For out of the ground we were taken, for the dust we. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. 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. But redridge and a few others aim their guns at eli, thus putting an end to his action.
An illustration of a parent hugging a child with a heart in a speech bubble. There arent too many action scenes, but when they come, the blood pours. 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. Language watch edit the book of eli is a 2010 film that is a postapocalyptic story of a lone man who fights his way across. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. When solara wont tell carnegie what he wants to hear about eli, carnegie grabs claudia by the hair and causes her pain. The title gives us a pretty big hint as to what this might be. With the flair of a fireworks finale, youll trigger spontaneous applause to a wellrehearsed, welltimed, and wellexecuted performance a performance that. End your speech with an attitude, not a platitude instead of firing off a perfunctory thank you, consider launching fireworks of final passionate thoughts from the podium. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us.
The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Ending is left open for a sequel the book of eli 2. Top 10 sniper movies 2001 2017 latest must watch 3m views duration. Im sure the ending to book of eli will raise a lot of issues and debate, so well be curious to hear your thoughts on it if youre posting comments here, assume that anyone in the. Last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. It was a choppy, poorly written mess with a single agenda. He uses his own personal story as a holocaust survivor to expose this. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. 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. This is a thoughtprovoking book that retells the gospel from a modern point of viewa sort of what if type of story.
Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Dear lord thank you for giving me strength and conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. 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. Others then surround eli who quickly dispatches many of them, slicing, punching and woundingkilling them with some quick, bloody results. In his speech, wiesel expounds on the meanings and repercussions of human indifference. 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. He is observant, curious, and often times ponders his surroundings regardless of his young age. The ending of this film has got to be the longest ending in the history of cinema.
Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Six months ago or so, collider enjoyed the rare opportunity to visit the set of the book of eli, allen and albert hughes postapocalyptic thriller about a laconic hero denzel washington who. Instead of firing off a perfunctory thank you, consider launching fireworks of final passionate thoughts from the podium. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer.
Speech and debate features the classic hallmarks of a karam play including an unsatisfying ending. Jan 15, 2010 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. The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind. His acceptance speech of the award was intended to ensure. Described as a warrior by necessity, eli seeks peace. Im sure the ending to book of eli will raise a lot of issues and debate, so well be curious to hear your thoughts on it. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. The focus of this exposition is the book of isaiah chapter 61. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. 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. Quote dear lord thank you for giving me strength and conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. 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. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure.
America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and civilization and law have disappeared. Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. With the flair of a fireworks finale, youll trigger spontaneous applause to a wellrehearsed, welltimed, and wellexecuted performance a performance that reflects all the anticipation of a loggers cry. Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my path. Get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. His writing is carefully crafted to set the tone of any given scene, and the main character, eli, seems to think in prose. In eli the survivors protect themselves from the suns rays and in a boy and his dog they flee underground to hide from the sun. When eli and solara are in his room for the night there is a movie poster on the wall behind them for a similar post apocalyptic movie. 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.
Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Denzel washington, star of the book of eli, is one of the most successful and highly respected hollywood figures.
I just saw it i am 14 loved it thought it had an amazing ending, plot, message. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of which original one. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The world is a scorched junkyard full of pockmarked and begoggled road warriors ready to rape, pillage and eat you. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Sep 08, 2009 generally, it seems pretty easy to determine if a book fits into the ya genre, but silas houses new novel, eli the good, threw me for a loop. Eli says that when the war happened, the sun came down the light left the world.
Thank you for your protection and for your many signs along the way. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Jun 20, 2010 last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. Incase you havent seen it, heres the surprise ending of the book of eli. Arid desolation is just the backdrop, and the desolation is the result of a nuclear apocalypse. 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. Denzel washington interview the book of eli collider collider. The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Jul 08, 2015 this feature is not available right now.
Speech and debate prepares there are times when a play hooks you right from the start. The book of eli action and adventure films the guardian. The king james version of the bible is used as well as the judaica press complete tanach yeshayahu chapter 61. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. 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. Apparently, this is what the world looks like without god.
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