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. 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. 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. They violated the law by keeping and eating meat from the sacrifices that was not allocated to them. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable.
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. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers youtube. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Read on as i share with you more about the movie and where to download the book of eli.
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. 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. 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 story has denzel washington playing a mysterious wanderer named eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west. Eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. 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. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. 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. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Here, he chews the scenery so hard im fairly certain that you can see his teeth marks on the actual print. Jan 09, 2010 the book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on.
The book of eli is the latest blockbuster to hit the screens in us. Next, ensure that the movies are all of dvd quality. Spoilers ahead the movies 4 years old, but just in case. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass.
With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. 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. Feel the power in your hands with this massive the book of eli machete. I cant imagine a movie coming out this year thats gonna top the book of eli for sheer awesomisity. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies.
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. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. 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. Feb 11, 2010 bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers.
Pofaced religious tract denzel washington in the book of eli. 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. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Want to download the book of eli full movie online. Although this new one has its comicbook qualities, good and bad, the hugheses have stanched the blood in the book of eli, making it easier to pay attention to what else is happening on screen. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. Bishop barron comments on the death of billy graham duration. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and moving performances from the ensemble cast. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been.
This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. Washington makes for a great badass with a heart of gold, and oldman, well, he was born to play cartoonishly overthetop villains. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list.
Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. No point being able to download the book of eli only to watch the flickering images or see it in poor resolution. The book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 the.
Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. In a postapocalyptic world hostile threats will lurk around every corner. The book of eli action and adventure films the guardian. 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. 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. The title is a reference to both the book that eli carries, and the fact that the book he carries is, in fact, 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 better future.
Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. 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. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. 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. 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. After numerous requests for a larger size we are proud to say this machete welded by denz. 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. Parents need to know that the book of eli is very violent theres lots of weapon use, body parts getting chopped off, fighting, and dead bodies, as well as suggested rape sounds of ripping clothes and womens screams and takes place in a bleak future. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. 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. 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. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. 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.
Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The book of eli is a tough one to call you may find yourself liking or disliking it based on your particular point of view. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Book of eli high carbon stainless machete swordmachete in high demand, this is the high carbon stainless steel version of the book of eli machete or sword. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. This will ensure that you can download the book of eli full movie quickly and watch within the next hour.
The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. The book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. My 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Later biblical passages mention the fortunes of several of hi. 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. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. 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. 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. Only one other man gary oldman understands the power of what eli carries, and he is determined to take it for himself. Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray. 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. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf.
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