With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The book of eli, a western, told as a biblical parable. Eli is reluctant for her own protection but agrees to her company. January, 2010 june 23, 2014 james selectspecs designer sunglasses, entertainment. Get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Theres a twist ending but that doesnt mean its some sort of m. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Why do people in the movie the book of eli wear glasses.
In fact, carnegie even exhibits what christian fundamentalists view as christian family values in his abuse of claudia. New out this week in uk cinemas is the hughes brothers book of eli, a postapocalyptic tale in which a lone warrior. It also wants to explore the way religion can also uplift a civilization, or at least members of it, but it evinces a theology of such a violent and disturbing nature that the advantages of. Eli leaves the town with a young lady named solara mila kunis in tow, carnegie and his ruffians give chase, and we have ourselves a film. By the time eli gets out of there a lot more people are dead and a young woman by the name of solara mila kunis has become his sidekick. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. 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. Eli accidentally shoots carnegie in trying to shoot the guy running in carnegies direction. Eli comes upon a rural outpost, all under the rule of carnegie gary oldman. Solara is a representation of jesuss loyal disciples. Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli. The book of eli is an entertaining flick with a strong eye for action and style, but the story is a little lacking. Solara, having left the town, leads eli to a cave which is the towns water supply, hoping she can. When he finds out eli has one, carnegie pursues eli to forcibly take it.
However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. The book of eli tells the story of a lone hero denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of postapocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that holds the key to saving the future of humanity. While weve seen towns like this before in bleak futuristic sagas, book of eli has a twist that i found rather shrewd. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. On one hand its similar to every other postapocalyptic film that came before. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that. Along his journey he stops in a town, which ends up to be a bad idea. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him.
Carnegie, played by gary oldman, is a wellread and intelligent man. Book of eli carnegie asks eli to stay night duration. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. 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. Carnegie sends solana in as a temptress to find out if he has the book or not. Also, the reason why so many are blind in postapocalyptic movies is due to allusion that, in the event of a nuclear war, some people would have to have seen the blast and were rendered blind by. Eli shoots most of carnegie s men and hits carnegie in the leg with a ricocheted shotgun blast. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Think a live action adaptation of the fist of the north star mangaanime with a race lifted kenshiro, or fallout 3 with christianity instead of the american dream. Following orders from carnegie, redridge twice tries to shoot eli as hes walking away, but misses both times. 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.
He is observant, curious, and often times ponders his surroundings regardless of his young age. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. By the end of the film, carnegie realizes too late that he lost so many men trying to get the book, his remaining men arent enough to keep the town oppressed. Book of eli carnegie asks eli to stay night youtube. 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. Eli, like the saints of old resists the pleasures of the flesh in the form of solaria, played by that 70s shows mila kumis. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. The owner is the only refined man left, carnegie gary oldman his pockmarked face worse than ever. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
The crosshairs and tailhooks look close but i dont think they are it. He has to meet and survive countless packs of cannibals who kill to eat as well as to steal things to barter. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. Thirty years after the great flash, sunglassesloving, ipodusing nomad eli onedimensionally noble denzel washington continues his solitary trek west across a barren wasteland populated by cannibalistic marauders, lugging about his cherished bible and, eventually, fending off the attempts of a regional kingpin named carnegie gary.
Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is giving him. It gets hard to see after a while and you can start getting headaches if you dont wear sunglasses. The book of eli is a laughably earnest exploration of religion in the decline and fall of civilization. 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. When eli stops in his town, and carnegie discovers eli has the book, which brings him amazing powers, he sets out to find eli. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. Denzel washington plays eli named for the old testament prophet, a loner carrying the worlds last surviving copy of the king james bible to the pacific coast, while gary oldman plays carnegie. When solara first comes to seduce eli she is obviously dressed for solicitation and she says dont worry you dont have to pay. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Carnegie has been looking for the book that eli is carrying and needs it in order to grow and civilize the town and its people. Carnegies pride is demonstrated by how he treats his disciples and the bold ways he sits in his chairs. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. Carnegie dreams of building more towns and controlling the people by using the power of a certain book, the same book that is in elis possession.
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 book of eli action and adventure films the guardian. Also he wears sunglasses because obviously he does not want his cataracts to get worse. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. Gary oldman stars as the corrupt town mayor who is trying to find the book that eli carries with him. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
Carnegie rules with an iron fist, issuing citizens water rations as a. When carnegie puts eli up for the night, the poster on the wall is for a boy and his dog. The book of elibest scenejennifer bealsgary oldman. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Practically everyone wears sunglasses or shaded goggles due to increased uv rapidly. 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. After eli shoots his way out of the town, redridge is able to bargain with carnegie for solara because eli killed enough men that carnegie cant afford to lose redridge. There are characters from the bible in the book of eli. In the scene where carnegie and his men were looking for eli and solara while they.
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. When eli denzel washington first sits in the room in which carnegie gary oldman. They may not be oakley but they sit real cool on denzel. The film in question is the book of eli, and these are worn by gary oldman. And if you want to know what denzil washington strictly the lead is wearing in the eli film, they are oakley inmate sunglasses. Carnegie presents himself as a well composed and polite man but takes extremely brutal measures to ensure he gets his way. The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. By the end of the film, carnegie realizes too late that he lost so many men trying to get the book, his remaining men arent enough to. Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976. 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. Eli is the chosen one,carnegie is satan, and the prostitute is mary magdalene.
He is an avid reader, and is searching for a bible. Redridge matteroffactly shoots a guard in the head, killing him. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Just from watching the trailer, i got the impression that this would be a disposable action flick. When carnegie learns that eli possesses a bible, he means to win him over to his cause or kill him whatever it takes to gain control of that book. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american at this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegie s men ensued. 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. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli he was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon. The book of eli brings us a scenario where both have been blamed for armageddon. To complicate matters, rebellious girl solara mila kunis, the daughter of carnegies blind servant wants to go with eli to where ever he is going.
For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. 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. When solara wont tell carnegie what he wants to hear about eli, carnegie grabs claudia by the hair and causes her pain. Before i even dig into the book of eli, its worth noting the bizarre. 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. If he were completely blind he could travel at night and need less water, etc. The book of eli eli conversation with carnegie about the. 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. 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.
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