Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. The book of eli 00h 01min minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. 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. 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. 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. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him.
The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. A lone man fights his way for survival across a postapocalyptic america. 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. 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. 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 the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. Through eli, comes the message that the bible is powerful and that one should allow god to direct our lives. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, while surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in villages for water and supplies.
The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. 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 then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. The book of eli is a movie that promotes christian values. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. This picture is one big waste of time, including that of the actors and those in the audience who pay to see it. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the official. 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.
After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict. Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray. Eli has a book which is discovered as the bible and he is trying to deliver it to a location he doesnt specify. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Given that the movie is intense and rated r for violence and language, it will attract a different crowd than the typical wholesome family films. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. The blind masseurswordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Watch the book of eli starring denzel washington in this drama on directv. Jul 08, 2015 this feature is not available right now. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli denzel washington, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. 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. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america.
Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. 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 story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. The movies blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release. The book of eli,which we will call eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. 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. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. Dystopian analysis the book of eli is about a postapocalyptic dystopian reality that the protagonist eli is attempting to survive in. With takeshi kitano, tadanobu asano, yui natsukawa, michiyo yasuda. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower.
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 fun into the kind of postapocalyptic. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. Jan 15, 2010 the hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar, and tiger woods. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
A lone warrior denzel washington wanders the postapocalyptic desert that was once america, battling lawlessness to realize his hope of a better future. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. The book of eli is very compelling and aweinspiring, with excellent production standards as well as absorbing character portrayals by denzel washington and gary oldman. Join nicho and chris in their second double feature as they explore the use of blindness and the wandering warrior trope by examining the 1962 film the tale of zatoichi and the recent post. After thousands of years, araqiel the watcher has finally spotted th.
Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. 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. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting eventually in the death. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. The book of eli 2010 bar fight sermon scene 310 movieclips.
I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. 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. 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. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren. The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. 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. The book of eli 00h 01min minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar.