Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The oscar winning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. Second unit director or assistant director 4 art department 107 sound department 37. However in the book of eli, the hughes brothers take a jump to a different part of modern society. Eli was protected by god, because he sought only to follow and act upon his faith. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. 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. Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Denzel washington a revelation in book of eli business. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Come ask more questions of director allen hughes at the saviours day 2010 celebrity workshop on. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret.
Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. A lone wanderer travels the wastes, carrying with him the secret to restoring a postapocalyptic world to its former splendor, and a vast assortment of killing implements, all of which he wields with unerring accuracy. Jan 15, 2010 if you dont mind the promotion of extreme measures resulting from blind faith, then you should show some thanks to the book of eli for being an exciting, wellmade, clever film. He asks the man to get out paper and write what he says. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. 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. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. But weve seen this before, most recently in the road, and its no more enticing this time around. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. Another thing i loved the hell out of book of eli was that if you thought about it, this is kind of like a classic western. We here at cinapse have written extensively about the wandering blind swordsman who is unknown to most us filmgoers today, but who is perhaps one of cinemas all time greatest heroes.
Though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. After looking around i saw that im not the only one. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. 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. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. 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.
In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Yes, all the way at the end of the movie, it is revealed that not only is the book of eli a samurai film, but it is in fact a western, twistfilled zatoichi remake.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here. Book of eli paper the film the book of eli directed by the hughes brothers is a cinematic display of dystopian genius. The book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and moving performances from the ensemble cast. Jan 11, 2010 though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a. 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.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The setting is in this barren wasteland, main character comes to this town that has a whole lot of western influences in it, theres the usual classic bar fight, theres the dispute between the main character and the evil sheriff of the town. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. 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.
Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington a revelation in book of eli. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. Warner bros pictures summery the book of eli is about a man who lives and struggles to survive in a violent postapocalyptic society caused by a nuclear disaster. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
Denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, michael gambon, malcolm mcdowell, gary. I was excited to work with denzel washington and gary oldman and the directors, the. 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. Theres this whole issue, without giving it away, is he blind, is he not. 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. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. No he is not but he cannot read any is only partially blind he gets his site back when he finds the book of eli and at the end of the movie he starts to go blind again the director of the movie even said that. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances.
The book of eli centers on a lone hero named eli washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. The director is acutely aware that gary oldmans character is much more interesting than eli, and the focus of the film substantially shifts for the better to what he wants the moment hes introduced. Denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli 2010. Jan 07, 2020 the book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel.
Thats how he could read braille, and had a braille bible. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. 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. One aspect of the book of eli is certainly successfulthe grubby postapocalyptic look gae buckley was production designer and chris burianmohr the art director, with visual effects supervised by jon farhat. The scene of the city creates drama to the watchers as we see the full picture of the fallen city. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. In the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth as he begins to recite the entire bible, which he has learned by heart, the camera zooms in on his eyes, and it becomes apparent that eli is blind. 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 is partially blind and been memorizing a braille bible for the last 30 years, his word is.
The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. Interview with the book of eli director allen hughes. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the movie eli was blind or at least partially. 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. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. 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. Aug 27, 2012 book of eli paper the film the book of eli directed by the hughes brothers is a cinematic display of dystopian genius. The book of eli might also suffer over its uncanny resemblance to john hillcoats current release the road in that it follows a man heading westwards across america after an apocalyptic event. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. The book of eli full movie in hindi dubbed ball blue book of canning and preserving recipes, movies, hindi dubbed in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Craig detweiler, director of pepperdine universitys.
The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she. The book of eli by albert hughes, allen hughes albert hughes. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to. Dec 17, 2014 yes, all the way at the end of the movie, it is revealed that not only is the book of eli a samurai film, but it is in fact a western, twistfilled zatoichi remake.
Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds. If you dont mind the promotion of extreme measures resulting from blind faith, then you should show some thanks to the book of eli for being an exciting, wellmade, clever film.
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