Country united states united states director albert hughes, allen hughes screenwriter gary whitta music atticus ross cinematography. Horn makes an incision along the side of elis thigh, requiring the bone bunch to go in parallel to the table, yet dr. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is the road with twice the plot, four times the ammunition, and half the brains. The book of eli is the da vinci code meets mad max metro. The book is filled with action, extremely complex at times no pun intended to track as the plot is far from linear, and loaded with courageous heroes and cruel villains. The book of eli trailer 1 some image caption 1 the book of eli. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel washington. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. 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 final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. The book of eli is the road with twice the plot, four times the ammunition, and half the brains. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a.
The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. 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. 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. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. With the book of eli, allen and albert hughes have created a plausible. Scavenging for food to eke out an existence in the carcass of a dystopian post apocalyptic america, the solitary survivor and cryptic bearer of the ultimate prize, eli.
And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. The path to publishing the goal book was difficult. R for some brutal violence and language running time. Book of eli finds an appropriate downbeat tone of decimated humanity, framed and monochromatically colortimed in the manner of a graphic novel to ease the audience into what will eventually reveal itself to be a stream of ambiguity that takes the entire 120 minute running time to properly lay out for inspection. Allen and albert hughess fourth film, the book of eli, centers on the christianity that was at the margins of their previous films dead presidents, menace ii society. One senses the bible was chosen for the book of eli earnestly, but perhaps also to take advantage of. As in the road, the end has terminally desaturated the worlds palette. It stars kelly reilly, sadie sink, lili taylor, max martini, and charlie shotwell. The story centers on a lone hero named eli denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to pr. This picture is one big waste of time, including that of the actors and those in the audience who pay. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Scavenging for food to eke out an existence in the carcass of a dystopian postapocalyptic america, the solitary survivor and cryptic bearer of the ultimate prize, eli.
One senses the bible was chosen for the book of eli earnestly, but perhaps also to take advantage of its cultural weight. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. Jan 15, 2010 allen and albert hughess fourth film, the book of eli, centers on the christianity that was at the margins of their previous films dead presidents, menace ii society. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. It stars kelly reilly, sadie sink, lili taylor, max martini, and charlie shotwell the film was produced by paramount players, mtv films, intrepid pictures and bellevue productions and was released on october 18, 2019, by netflix, making it the first film. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The book of eli soundtrack panoramic by atticus ross duration. Eli denzel washington carnegie gary oldman solara mila kunis redridge ray stevenson claudia jennifer. The film was produced by paramount players, mtv films, intrepid pictures and bellevue productions and was released on october 18. May 31, 2017 eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america.
Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. I must confess that midway through the book of elis entire 118minute run time i found myself secretly wondering if, at the end, tom cruise wasnt going to show up and we would learn that this was, in fact, the long awaited sequel to battlefield earth and this way overly long, thunderously melodramatic and mindnumbingly self important flick would end up being about the saving of the life works of good ole l. Nov 01, 2008 the book is filled with action, extremely complex at times no pun intended to track as the plot is far from linear, and loaded with courageous heroes and cruel villains. 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. He had a reputation for being somewhat of a schemer, and being unpredictable at times, but has become a much calmer, more easygoing person. Eli is a 2019 american horror film, directed by ciaran foy from a screenplay by david chirchirillo, ian goldberg, and richard naing. The book of eli is also a pretty obvious religious treatise without a conviction of its intent. The book of eli soundtrack al green how can you mend a. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Original title the book of eli year 2010 running time 118 min. The book of eli is rated r for some brutal violence and language. The book of eli british board of film classification.
However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. Everything you need to know about the book of eli movie. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Eli accidentally shoots carnegie in trying to shoot the guy running in carnegies direction. Denzel washington in the book of eli, a warner bros.
Goodreads members who liked running out of time also liked. Actually, i havent even noticed this myself and i have to go through and really pay attention or sit down with albert to have him help me out, but every time eli kills someone there is a cross or some other religious item in the frame. In the future, according to the book of eli, well all dress like were in a nine inch nails video. Its not right to keep that book hidden some image caption 1. Ron hubbard and hollywoods pet religion, the church of scientology. Yes, it has a few action sequences, and one of them is a real doozie. The book of eli 2010 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. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. Macgregor provides an exciting thriller with a cast who are literally running time also see kill time. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
Find books like running out of time from the worlds largest community of readers. The book, as i suppose it should be clear by now, is the authorized king james version of the bible. 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 is the last remaining copy, because after the war, the rest were burnt by people who thought it had caused the war in the first place. 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. In drop the world 1, eli is seen running to a comic book store. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner.
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 on dvd june 15, 2010 starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. 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. Some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Unlike eli, carnegie sees the book as a weapon, aimed right at the hearts of the weak. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967. It is only after eli is fired upon from the guy on the roof that eli takes cover and fires back. The book of eli is a 2010 american post apocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Denzel washington is eli, who keeps his blade sharp and his survival. Jan 15, 2010 eventually, eli strolls into a saloon owned by gary oldman, a repopulated ghost towns corroded, lizardlike first citizen, who is interested in resurrecting lost forms of mass mind control. Provided to youtube by equity distribution book of eli vado long run vol. Horn pushes the punch directly down perpendicular to the table and elis body.
Solara roots through elis pack, just wanted to see the book. In the account i heard, he said it took talking to over 30 publishers before finding one that would take the risk. Virtually nothing about their direction does much if anything to raise gary whittas screenplay above the tediously derivative. And each time someone fires on him, eli turns in that direction and returns fire. Eliyahu goldratt or eli would tell a story about publishers passing on his book because it was a business book and a love story, and they did not know what shelf to put it on. Gary whittas script walks up to the edge on multiple occasions, but doesnt have the courage to take the leap it so desperately needs. Everything you need to know about the book of eli movie 2010.
Ratings info contains strong violence and language. Solara roots through eli s pack, just wanted to see the book. He runs to school and shows clare that he won the contest and that he put her name alongside his in his story. For the third time in four months, after 2012 and the road, the end of the world as we now know it is up on the bigscreen, in the book of eli. The thing is, all the marketing for the film has played up the action.
Its with cynical messianic intent that hes been scouring the countryside for a good book, which sets up a showdown with true believer eli. I must confess that midway through the book of eli s entire 118minute run time i found myself secretly wondering if, at the end, tom cruise wasnt going to show up and we would learn that this was, in fact, the long awaited sequel to battlefield earth and this way overly long, thunderously melodramatic and mindnumbingly self important flick would end up being about the saving of the life. Eli says that when the war happened, the sun came down the light left the world. The goal book by eliyahu goldratt velocity scheduling. Elijah eli goldsworthy is a graduate of degrassi community schools class of 20. Starring denzel washington and gary oldman, the book of eli is a stunning postapocalyptic thriller in which a nomadic warrior washington travels a futuristic american wasteland on a mission to protect the last surviving copy of a sacred text. For entertainment value alone it is worth the investment of a couple hours of time, but perhaps not if the flat screen is running off a generator after all the power grids have gone down across america. The film doesnt have anywhere near enough plot to fill its twohour runtime and drags a lot in the middle but if you want an amusing example of hollywood excess gone wrong, then the book of eli may be for you.
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