The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. 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. He says that he was led to the book by a voice in his head, directing him to travel westward to a place it would be safe, and assuring that he would be protected and guided on his journey. 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. The brown, dusty environs look familiar and not, dotted with abandoned cars and the occasional corpse. Released january 15th, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of 53 out of. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. Codice genesi spietati recensioni e novita sui film. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. The book of eli mashes together scraps from mad max, a boy and his dog and the fallout series. But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary oldman, who, like all the local overloads in westerns and gangster movies, sits behind a big desk flanked by a tall bald guy and, of course, a short scruffy one. You should only go to see the book of eli if youre sure denzils charismatic presence will carry you through a plethora of stereotypes and a dreary storyline too lazy to make even an attempt at a twist. Continuing toward the west coast, eli explains his mission.
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. This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. 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. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. 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. Next, ensure that the movies are all of dvd quality. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Theres not much here thats fresh, and the few new wrinkles failed to impress me, but its pretty entertaining despite being unoriginal.
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. No point being able to download the book of eli only to watch the flickering images or see it in poor resolution. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. 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 book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman.
Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so covets, the bible, but the traveler wont part with it. 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. Perhaps its the freshness of that movie, and the popularity and respect afforded mccarthys book, that will make the road so prevalent in any evaluation of the hughes bros. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a. 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. The book of eli ended when he died and his story concluded. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. So denzel washington goes up to this dude and the dude like touches him and denzel is all like yo, you put your hand on me again and ill chop it off with a machete but then the dude does it again and so denzel totally chops his hand off with a machete. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. 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. 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. Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. I cant imagine a movie coming out this year thats gonna top the book of eli for sheer awesomisity. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. The book of eli, which has a deliberately ugly bleached copper look, is like a videogame mashup of american and spaghetti westerns and japanese samurai flicks. While he does so, he touches the contents of a shelf in order to glean what its contents are. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
The book of eli arrives on bluray with a heavily desaturated picture presentation that really adds to the films doom and gloom atmosphere. 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. Book of eli 2 box office this is yet another movie in a long line of recent films that are coming out that is looking to make its money primarily on video on demand. Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli, which has a deliberately ugly bleached copper look, is like a videogame mashup of american and spaghetti westerns and japanese samurai flicks. 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 knife at the ready. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where the steps are credit to jeremyogles. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf.
Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. Her story would be much more longer since she is tasked to teach the word and not just protect it as eli did. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. Jan 16, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. 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. The book of eli paperback september 7, 2011 by mark germine author visit amazons mark germine page. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. Codice genesi, brutto titolo italiano per the book of eli, diretto dai redivivi fratelli hughes e scritto dallesordiente gary whitta, vasta esperienza da videogame.
It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. The book of eli and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date.
It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. The book of eli stars denzel washington in a postapocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of earth into an ashy wasteland. Why the movie is titled the book of eli on the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Here, he chews the scenery so hard im fairly certain that you can see his teeth marks on the actual print. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is giving him.
Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. On one hand its similar to every other postapocalyptic film that came before. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must. Books similar to the legend of eli monpress the legend of. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. 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. The book of eli arrives on bluray loaded with special features like an awesome pictureinpicture video track jampacked with interviews, behindthescenes footage, and screen to storyboard comparisons, as well as a series of minifeaturettes ranging from production design to stunts.
Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. Dal punto di vista puramente cinematografico codice genesi the book of eli possiede alcuni evidenti pregi. This will ensure that you can download the book of eli full movie quickly and watch within the next hour. That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists.
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 the united states. Washington makes for a great badass with a heart of gold, and oldman, well, he was born to play cartoonishly overthetop villains. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so. 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. 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 certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. Sulla scia dei film postguerra nucleare o chissa cosaltro, arriva sugli schermi codice genesi the book of eli il titolo originale con denzel washington. 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. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. Denzel washington plays eli named for the old testament prophet, a loner carrying the. 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. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered.
The sequel would have solaras story of carrying the book as she spreads the message. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. Just before he cooks the cat, eli searches the house hes in. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. Jan 14, 2010 eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him.
In the netflix original eli, a young boy with a mysterious disease undergoes a treatment in what could be a haunted house, but is it real. The old hollywood model of movies in movie theaters is dead. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him.
Only one other man gary oldman understands the power of what eli carries, and he is determined to take it for himself. Jan 09, 2010 my 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. 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.
It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel. The book of eli 2009 117 minutes in the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. 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. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is an entertaining flick with a strong eye for action and style, but the story is a little lacking. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Financial analysis of the book of eli 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. 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. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups.
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