The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did indeed provide eli. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. 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. 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 is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
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. The military stock had been replaced, as well as the sights, and likely the parkerized finish was replaced with a blued. 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. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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 wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
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The book of eli is a strange mix of postapocalyptic violence, strong spirituality, and some of the best and worst that hollywood has to offer. Dear lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. With viggo mortensen, maria bello, ed harris, william hurt. 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. 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. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. 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. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting eventually in the death. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered.
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Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara.
Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. 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. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. 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. When acid is added to the blade, it attacks the layers of hard and soft steels differently, highlighting the attractive layered pattern in the steel. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. When eli denzel washington is ambushed by a group of hijackers, he shows them whos boss. M1903 mannlicher schonauer carbine stock when eli is walking through the town the camera pans on a man on a roof with a boltaction rifle. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america.
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. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters, eli denzel washington, may or may not be a messiah. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. The book of eli machete damascus steel movie sword full tang limited edition. 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. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. The book of eli denzel washington gary oldman mila kunis 2010 a lone warrior denzel washington faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanitys redemption across a postapocalyptic wasteland. 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. This is a beautifully crafted custom made damascus steel book of eli machete sword. 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. Jennifer beals on claudias meeting with eli oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. It was even more enjoyable to watch the book of eli a second time, knowing now that the main character was blind for the entire story.
He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Next, ensure that the movies are all of dvd quality. Jungle master jm031b machete, black reverse serrated blade, black cordwrapped handle, 21inch overall. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. This sword is a beautiful replica from the movie book of eli.
It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Slechts een enkel lichtpuntje in the book of eli trouw. 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 2010 silhouette slaughter scene 210. The book of eli 2010 hurting mother scene scene 410. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson en jennifer beals. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii society and dead presidents. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli.
It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Medievaldepot prophets book of eli legendary kukri machete. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into a savage wasteland. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Subscribe 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. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. No point being able to download the book of eli only to watch the flickering images or see it in poor resolution. Jan 09, 2010 the book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The book of eli 2010 film online gratis subtitrat in. This rifle is a sporterized m1903 springfield with a lyman peep sight and fitted into a mannlicher schonauer carbine stutzen stock.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. 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. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. 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. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The rich actor is selective about his roles and always expected to make a box office gig. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Urmareste filmul the book of eli 2010 online subtitrat gratis. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge.
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. 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. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. The book of eli soundtrack meant to be shared by owolowa. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movies blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. Jul 02, 2012 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 to realize his destiny and deliver the.
The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. Includes molded sheath with nylon straps and lash points. 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. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the. Too intense, i whispered when the book of eli crossed the screen, although he had already read my mind. 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.
And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A mildmannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core in this action thriller.
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