Eli wants the book because he believes it will be the key to humanitys redemption. He describes the central meaning of his book as teaching that one should always do more for others than for oneself. Jan 16, 2010 the book of eli is a very good film that will most likely even work better on repeat viewings. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie. The last prayer of eli book of eli this is the last prayer of eli in the movie book of eli, i kinda like it. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. Jun 11, 2010 eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Continuing toward the west coast, eli explains his mission. The event that, in the movie, caused a hole to be torn in the sky signifies an act of nature that could destroy the ozone layer exposing the earths surface to uvb and other radiation, an extinction level event. The book of eli 2010 pray for me scene scene 710 movieclips. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. From a character perspective, things are getting man, at this point i am really starting to realize how much i need romance in my books. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. He demonstrates uncanny survival and fighting skills, hunting wildlife and defeating a group of.
This is certainly a central focus in christs teaching, however, it is secondary to the central message of the bible. When eli denzel washington is ambushed by a group of hijackers, he shows them whos boss. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. In 1997s mortal kombat annihilation, sultan uddin cabales eskrima not only portrayed reptile, but. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Maybe i am just stupid but i thought that the twist in book of eli was really great. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. The film follows eli, though he is never directly named it is still heavily implied, a man on a quest to bring the final copy of a bible to whats left of the western united states after a. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Eli and john seem to be very skilled with in similar areas. Both given a gun of their choice, set in the club in john wick.
The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula, dreyfus. 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. He restores my soul he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for thou art with me. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Christian movies attempt to be safe for the whole family, in other words, something that your grandma will not be embarrassed by.
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. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. He restores my soul he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valle. Near the final scene of the film, eli s fully copied bible is added to shelf of other religious texts. Dear lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me.
A few months back, i had the opportunity to interview screenwriter gary whitta whose movie credits include the book of eli 2010, after earth 20, and the upcoming star wars. I cant find it anywhere it was like his prayer in the very end. 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. Sorry for the lack of replies, with the site down, i focused my attention on it to try and get it back up and running for all of you to enjoy.
For more than three decades, this has been elis burden and the reason to. The book of elis storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. Jun 20, 2010 last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. What i found so wonderful about book of eli was what the final outcome of the movie shows. The book of eli can be best described as a mixture of man on fire, kung fu, mad max and fallout. Last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. 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. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book, they must first take his life. Dec 21, 2014 creed 2 creed vs drago final fight duration. What was the final quote for denzel in the book of eli.
The script feels like its an iteration or two short of a final draft. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. During one particularly scary episode, a ghost carves eli s name into a wardrobe door over and over. 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. When all is explained at the end, we realize with great disillusionment that carnegies motives make a reasonable argument for why this book should have remained forgotten. Sports a thick beard and is one of carnieges more notable and resilient henchmen know when to fold em. 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. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Eli needs a charge for his ipod and will pay for it in trade eli denzel washington engineer tom waits. Fight choreographer jeff ward is a pekiti tirsia instructor and stunt coordinators jeff imada plus chuck jeffries are inosanto kali experts as well. The best possible ending of life a human being can ever have thank you. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. For about 3 4 of the running length, the movie holds together reasonably well there are some hiccups but those are the sort of things one expects in a postapocalyptic movie.
The book of eli is not so much about the book he carries but about restoration of the soul. As he sees carnieges people rioting after most of his men are killed, he just warily sits back and doesnt try to stop them, due to seeing hes outnumbered. Jan 16, 2010 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. Most of you know that my son eli is fighting the battle of his life. But getting back to book of eli, i think the town and the ruthless bully boy gangs seemed a bit too much. An intense, brutal fight scene occurs between eli and several scavengers. But when eli gets a different view of it, he realises the word isnt eli but 317. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. This piece divided into 10 segments the look of eli 3.
The book of eli was directed by the hughes brothers and is property of warner bros. Quote dear lord thank you for giving me strength and conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. These two realities didnt bode well for the book of eli, but the film also had a few things going for it as well. Book of eli reboots zardoz for the twentyfirst century.
It started when he was lying on the couch at the end when he finished reciting the book. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. 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. 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. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Pictures and summit entertainment the book of eli the. Denzel washington did do all of his own stunts for the book of eli and trained with some of the very best fight trainers in the industry. Mar 04, 20 eli needs a charge for his ipod and will pay for it in trade eli denzel washington engineer tom waits. Carnegie wants the book because he can use it as a weapon. I loved how this was easily the one of the most awesome fights scene out there, and they didnt even have to baptize us in slow motion.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. The final fight was the eighth book in the fighting series by jb salsbury. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. 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. The book of eli fallout 3 the something awful forums. All of the men seemed to take orders from carnagie unconditionally. Some questions are being presented out of chronological order so. 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. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Despite the violence the american humane association gave the film an outstanding rating for their treatment of the cats. 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 animal trainer for the film was trevor georgefowler working for the animal agency.
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. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. 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. If one is fully able to buy into the overall concept of the story then they will find themselves embracing the ambitiousness, the excellent performances and of course the final act. 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. In case you were wondering, yes, that is a good thing. The book of eli 2010 silhouette slaughter scene 210. Best iconic scenes the book of eli 2010 bar fight scene. Eli, on the other hand, saw the book as the key to the restoration of society. Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli.
With albert hughes, allen hughes, gary oldman, joel silver. Battle for redemption agromael dave batista uses arnis in his fight scenes. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The book of eli has one of the best fight scenes ive seen. I did not see it coming and that is why i was similarly surprised to learn that there would be a. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Braeden daniels was the brother to blake daniels, book two, fighting to forgive. He doesnt sugar coat his words and eli refuses to hand of the book and walks away, claiming that he has god watching over him. One way that book of eli did succeed was in the fight scenes.
Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and moving performances from the ensemble cast. Having recently seen his first novel abomination published, gary and i had a wideranging conversation touching on a host of subjects which i think readers will find quite interesting. Jan, 2010 the problem with the book of eli is that the narrative isnt a match for its sentiments. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. 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. The problem with the book of eli is that the narrative isnt a match for its sentiments. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as. Namely, it had two film industry heavyweights, competent directors and an engaging story and universe. Survival guide focus points 2010 video clips, behindthescenes, making of, cast interviews the rotten tomatoes show. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. The following interview has been split up into five parts.
I have to thank all of you for the wonderful support and constructive criticism. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. The book of eli 2010 bar fight sermon scene 310 movieclips duration. Jan 01, 2012 the spirit war is mostly josefs book, but eli also gets a fuckton of character development and back story. Some limbs are seen falling off, though the whole fight is seen as a silhouette. Arnis is the weapon style used in the choreography of the popular 1998 comic book film blade. Eli must deliver the contents of the book and on his way there he kills john wicks dog. Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my path.
Please repost on your wall and ask your friends to do the same. 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. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. However a copy of the tanakh, better known as the the first 24 books of the entire hebrew bible as opposed to the more popular 5 books of moshe the hebrew bible, or the bible or the chumash in hebrew is already shelved 2 books to the left in dark green. In the movie wrong side of town the characters of dave batista called big ronnie or br and marrese crump called markus or bordas bodyguard are using arnis in fight scenes. Is behind the wheel of carneiges truck during his pursuit of eli badass beard beard of evil. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he could complete his mission. The book of eli 2010 bar fight sermon scene 3 10 movieclips duration. 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. We are indeed fighting the good fight, we are keeping the faith.
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