Scavenging for food to eke out an existence in the carcass of a dystopian. So i went trusting there would be reasons to like 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. Subscribe to kato to catch our newest uploads on the first of every month. Samuel was sleeping in the temple continue reading the story of eli.
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. In this world, it pays to be a loner 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. The movie takes place in the future after an apocalyptic war. 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 07, 2014 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. Watch the book of eli starring denzel washington in this drama on directv.
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 philistines overcame the israelites and slew thousands of them. 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 book is the bible, eli is blind but repeats it verbatim to the leader of a. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Start your free trial to watch the book of eli and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
Books similar to eli the good goodreads share book. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Many have taken explicity prochristian themes from the film, but is it that. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv.
The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. The former pastor of a chinese underground church tells the dramatic story of his imprisonment and escape. The soundtrack adds immensely to this feeling, using soft ambient chords and blasting actionscene drums when necessary. The book of eli is screenwriter, gary whittas, take on a western. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. 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. This will ensure that you can download the book of eli full movie quickly and watch within the next hour. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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. In the notsogood doctors bedroom, a buzzing mosquito draws his attention to an old photo of thorn and her colleagues dressed as nuns in full habits. The book of eli is screenwriter, gary whittas, take on a western samurai film. On the day of the battle eli, old and blind, was sitting beside the door of the tabernacle, his heart trembling for the ark of the lord. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds, learn martial art.
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. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of eli s task. 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. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how. Jan 14, 2010 they are a marketing company that only promotes quality entertainment. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the lord continue reading the story of eli. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. 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. The book is also known as harbuts story of the bible told for young and old. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf.
When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. How the idol fell down before the ark from hurlbuts bible stories for children the bible story of eli this eli bible story was written in simple words by jesse lyman hurlbut and taken from hurlbuts bible stories for children which was published in 1904. This is a thoughtprovoking book that retells the gospel from a modern point of viewa sort of what if type of story. Eli, denzel washington possesses the last bible still in existence. We also see are rather stunning portrait of poor parenting and poor priestly leadership in the person of of high priest of the sanctuary at shiloh, eli. This is by no way a bad movie, yes the plot is pretty simple and lacking depth. The story is good, the acting is top notch the way the world is portrayed sets an apocalyptic feel that makes this movie better. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. In the first book of samuel which we are reading now in daily mass, we see are rather stunning portrait of poor parenting and poor priestly leadership in the person of of high priest of the sanctuary at shiloh, eli. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. In the film the book of eli, eli was led to a book by a voice in his head and he made it his mission to protect that book with his life. Now that story is in no way similar to eli mannings narrative but he did hear a voice and it happened to say geno smith is starting on sunday. 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.
In the reading from todays mass we are introduced to samuel for the first time. Denzel washington has stepped it up for his role in the book of eli. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. No point being able to download the book of eli only to watch the flickering images or see it in poor resolution. 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. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington.
The book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh.
Jan 16, 2010 book of eli background storyline explained. Overall the book of eli is an excellent film itself and an excellent spin on the postapocalyptic genre. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. February 25 story centres on a lone hero named eli who must fight his way across. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of which original one. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. 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. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. 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. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel washington and evan jones in the book of.
The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. A moral tale on the peril of faltering fatherhood and. 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. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. 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. The oscarwinning actor trained hard for six months to drop 50 pounds, learn martial arts and how to realistically handle many. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world. What the book of eli tells us about religion youtube. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower.
T he 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 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd duration. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. The book of eli the plot the story centers on a lone hero named eli denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that might. Watch the book of eli streaming online hulu free trial. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. Spoiler alert on the island, the professor says a a king james.
Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. On the island of alcatraz, eli is welcomed by a community that remakes. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. From the codirector of the mayo clinic arizona state university obesity solutions initiative and inventor of the treadmill desk comes a fascinating wakeup call about our sedentary lifestyle. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Everything looks dark and dead, the sun beating down endlessly on the dusty dunes. They killed the two sons of eli, and they took the ark of the lord away with them into their own land. Next, ensure that the movies are all of dvd quality. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
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