Solara tells eli that carnegie isnt her father, leaving her real one. A wound from elis gun has infected his leg and he has little time to live. 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. A shootout ensues and eli kills most of carnegies men and hits carnegie in the knee. The two characters, eli and carnegie, are the only two characters in the movie who seem to be aware that the bible still exists. In the ensuing shootout, george, martha and many of carnegies men are killed. As eli denzel washington described the voice leading him to find the book, i thought of moses. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. The talmud lists eli as a prophet the rabbis described samuel, elis student, as having ruled that it was legitimate for laymen to slaughter sacrifices, since the halakha only insisted that the priests bring the blood cf. Jan 19, 2010 the plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. Eli tells carnegie that he dreams of finding a town where the people need the book, but he tells carnegie that it is not here. One of those characters, carnegie, wants to use the bible to exercise power over others, because he knows its been used for that purpose in the past.
The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack discogs. 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. I fought the good fight, i finished the race, i kept the faith. 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. Carnegie gary oldman wants to recruit eli denzel washington. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. Carnegie gary oldman, boss of a small town, wants the book. 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.
As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. He became a leading philanthropist in the united states and in the british empire. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. 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. The hughes brothers started out making films about ghettogangsta life with the likes of menace ii society 1993 and dead presidents 1995, before turning to documentary with the fascinating american pimp 1999. 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. Carnegie led the expansion of the american steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest americans in history.
Eli is the chosen one,carnegie is satan, and the prostitute is mary magdalene. 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. When carnegie gary oldman shot eli, i thought maybe it followed the story. Suddenly, his whole demeanor changes, and he now looks at eli imploringly. 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 these, amen. Jan 18, 2010 after approaching a makeshift settlement in the hope of finding fresh water, eli is captured by the avaricious carnegie gary oldman, the rickety old towns selfappointed leader, who attempts to. The saga opens in a neardead forest whose appearance is all too reminiscent of the road. Carnegies pride is demonstrated by how he treats his disciples and the bold ways he sits in his chairs. The book of eli i want to start off by saying the worldview that is worded in the book of eli is a very great responsive book and has its own relationship to humanity. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before shooting him and leaving him for dead, departing with his caravan.
Book of eli carnegie asks eli to stay night duration. 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 better future. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. There are characters from the bible in the book of eli. The trailer suggested nothing more than a standard postholocaust action film we have seen numerous of its ilk since the success of mad max 2 1981. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. 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. Jan, 2010 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. Carnegies mooks start to believe this applies to eli. The book of eli is directed by the twin hughes brothers, allen and albert. 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.
Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a brilliant film about life for the human race after cataclysmic events. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must. The book of elibest scenejennifer bealsgary oldman. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera. 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. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. The film has lots of control, potency and a means of mercy and justice. After approaching a makeshift settlement in the hope of finding fresh water, eli is captured by the avaricious carnegie gary oldman, the rickety old towns selfappointed leader, who attempts to. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. 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. Beginning at the end, the book of eli is a stark, beaten, and stagnant world, one that has fallen into utter disarray and disrepair. Carnegie denzel washington eli jennifer beals claudia tom waits engineer michael gambon george mila kunis. It featured denzel washington as eli, a man on a quest to get to the west coast.
Like the book he carries, eli is part old testament and new. 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. When carnegie gary oldman shot eli, i thought maybe it followed the story archetype of the jews killing off their prophets. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting eventually in the death of eli and his sons. But alas, the story wasnt about a leader rescuing his people from slavery. Civilization has not become the shadow of its former self, it is the new cautionary tale. Jan 02, 2010 eli refuses to fornicate with her and even teaches her how to pray something that is alien to her because the knowledge of god has been lost in this depraved uncivilized postapocalyptic world. 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. Like mccarthys great novel, the book of eli follows a wandering man on a lawless road while carrying his charge a boy, rather than a book, in the road. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. From then on, carnegie begins an insane quest to capture the book at all costs even if. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the.
The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Eli gets fucking gutshot, then patches himself up with duct tape and survives long enough to recite the entire bible aloud from memory. Also, the fact he wears black sun glasses all the time is sort of a dead give away. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters. While eli and solara are captured, carnegie threatens to kill solara unless eli surrenders the bible. The bible he had with him was in braille and is of no use to carnegie, who finds his city falling apart now that he no longer has his soldiers to maintain order. Apparently, the fascination with all things apocalyptic will continue in 2010, thanks to the book of eli, the third end of theworld flick released in the past four months. Carnegie you know, ive been searching for a book like that one for years. Carnegie gary oldman explains that the book is a weapon. Elis nemesis is a man named carnegie who desperately wants the book of eli for himself. The book of eli eli conversation with carnegie about the book duration. 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 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. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross.
Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for. Carnegie gary oldman is a character right out of those great westerns where one ruthlessly ambitious man runs a dusty old town and orders about. As eli is speaking, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and we see that eli is blind. They were widening the mental horizons of a town more narrowminded than its streets. Jan 15, 2010 thirty years after an atomic war, eli denzel washington walks across a ravaged america, guarding his most precious possession a book. Only one other man gary oldman understands the power of what eli carries, and he is determined to take it for himself. Carnegie orders redridge to shoot eli as he walks away but redridge misses twice. And while the film will greatly offend many viewers with the violence and language, it should be noted that if our world were ever to suffer such a trauma, the same conditions of lawlessness and evil would prevail. 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. The book of eli 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Eli is determined to take this sole copy of the bible to the west coast where a group of survivors is working to rescue, restore, and preserve any remaining copies of art, music, and literature for the benefit of future generations. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book.
All ive ever wanted was to bring the word of god to these poor unfortunates here. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes allen hughes and allen hughes. Carnegie gary odman and eli denzel washington each explain what the book means to them. 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. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. He was bringing knowledge with him, which gary oldman as carnegie believed could be used to seize power. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until. Dale carnegie, whose book how to win friends and influence people was one of the worlds most phenomenal bestsellers, died yesterday at his home, 27 wendover road, forest hills, queens.
Think a live action adaptation of the fist of the north star mangaanime with a race lifted kenshiro. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. Apparently, the fascination with all things apocalyptic will continue in 2010, thanks to the book of eli, the third endoftheworld flick released in the past four months. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The ash that rained from the sky now sullies the landscape and everything is hard, cold, carbonized, and dead. 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.
Book of eli was a postapocalyptic tale directed by the hughes brothers. Jan 20, 2010 the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. 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. When carnegie seeks to take the book from eli, eli is miraculously unharmed as the minions shoot at him walking away. Eli refuses to fornicate with her and even teaches her how to pray something that is alien to her because the knowledge of god has been lost in this depraved uncivilized postapocalyptic world. We might take both as a reference to the prophet elijah.
In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that. The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. 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. Later biblical passages mention the fortunes of several of his descendants, and he figures prominently in samaritan tradition. Popular dale carnegie books meet your next favorite book.
Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. 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. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife. Eli is said to have reacted to this logic of samuel by arguing that it was correct, but samuel should be put to death. Equally, it came with the high profile name of denzel washington attached to it with washington even having signed on as a producer, which suggested it would be something. So, eli is journeying by a drifting, wandering path into the western half of the former united states, on a mission from god. Carnegie orders redridge to shoot eli as he walks away, but redridge misses twice.
Thirty years after an atomic war, eli denzel washington walks across a ravaged america, guarding his most precious possession a book. Solara is a representation of jesuss loyal disciples. 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. I do not claim any ownership rights to the soundtracks or images presented in this video.
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