As she passed the useless vehicle she remembered beveridge and the look on his face when the sun reached his unprotected eyes. First, he is born in water when eli traded his gloves and an arab scarf to solara for water. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he could complete his mission. Washington, all the action and, perhaps, the christian. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end. Eli decides to continue his westward journey killing anyone who tries to stop him on his way out of town with solara tagging along as initially a damselindistress and later a companion and willing student of. The verse of shadow, is the story of solara and her mission to save her blind mother from carnegie. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
Eli and solara even came upon a couple who intended to kill them and eat them. Continuing toward the west coast, eli explains his. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula. When carnegie discovers eli is carrying the book, through the innocent admission of solara mila kunis, the final game is on. Along the way, he is aided by a young girl, solara, who desires to learn more eli s faith and the book he carries. Solara is a character in the book of eli played by mila kunis. They say the war tore a hole in the sky, youve probably heard the stories.
The book of eli solara chapter 1, a book of eli fanfic. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. The book of eli continues the string of apocalyptic tales. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. 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 is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. The book of eli 2010 silhouette slaughter scene 210. In his sack were many copies of elis book, and of others. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Carnegie next tries to seduce eli through sending him solara mila kunis who agrees to be used this way in order to protect her blind mother jennifer biels. She walked and refused her desire to drink to save water.
The book of eli is very captivating, aweinspiring, and ultimately uplifting, with excellent production standards and absorbing. Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille. 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. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. The book of eli end scene page 5 sherdog forums ufc. One of the most remote and at times hostile places in the country, carrizozo new mexico, i was born there. The book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography. Eli was an apostle spreading knowledge of the lord he was led by faith as quoted then here is where my theory comes in, after he recited the bible to a man who wrote it down and printed it into a book, he gave solara the ipod to memorize the bible so she could mimic what he did since he was going to. His writing is carefully crafted to set the tone of any given scene, and the main character, eli, seems to think in prose.
Yes, the most printed book of all timethe bible, has only one copy left in existence. 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 had to deal with a lot of trials along his journey. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli solara.
However in the book of eli, the hughes brothers take a jump to a different part of modern society. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. In fact, the young woman and eli end up on the road together, with carnegie and his thugs in pursuit. Later when carnegie steals the book from eli there is just a cross on the book, not the book. The thing that most people have trouble with is that god is real in this story, and does protect eli, and will later protect solara. Films may be the most difficult to find sources on. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of eli s task.
Jan 15, 2010 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. A young woman, solara mila kunis, oddly fashionable in tattered clothes, gets roped into. Your best bet may be to consult the books on post apocalyptic guide that and see what qualities your story may share or how it may differ. 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. 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 legend of solara walker afalstein the book of eli. Carnegie gary oldman, the selfappointed despot of a makeshift town of thieves and gunmen. Sep 08, 2009 generally, it seems pretty easy to determine if a book fits into the ya genre, but silas houses new novel, eli the good, threw me for a loop. The first atomic bomb was set off near there, i thought the film exurated the skills of eli. During disasters, governments often confiscate firearms for the greater good, putting you.
Carnegie is searching for a book, and it turns out that eli possesses the very book he is looking for. 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. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. Numerous religions are practiced in society as they are protected under. The movie the book of eli directed by the hughes siblings is a cinematic screen of dystopian genius. Claudia jennifer beals, whom he abuses, has a daughter, solara. A woman on the road tries to lure men in so that the men she is with can steal from them and kill them. The next morning, carnegie observes solara teaching her mother to pray before they eat. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. The moses archetype is evident in the movie the book of.
On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. When solara asks eli what the world was like before the war, he tells her about. After having just caught the ending of the book of eli, which features strong performances from both denzel washington and gary oldman, i got thinking about the concept of god once again, and its influence on people. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. I grew up in a predominantly religious family, in that i grew up as part of a sikh family. 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. The war tore a hole in the sky, the sun came down, burnt everything, everyone, i wandered, i didnt really know what i should do or where i was going. He was desperate to find one in the town thus he was lucky to have a deal with solara.
Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where. Well, how do you know that youre walking in the right direction. The road, however, is a far deeper, more serious and bleaker film than 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. Some might find the book of elis mixture of christian creed and ultraviolence more than a. This story is a fantold expansion of the original 2010 movie the book of eli starring denzel washington eli and mila kunis solara. It means that you know something even if you dont know. Solara roots through eli s pack, just wanted to see the book. Kind of an antimad max movie, denzel washington is the perfectly serene messenger.
Government orders hair cuttery, salon plaza to pay back wages to workers. The book of eli has all the standard cinematic postapocalyptic. He forces solara to tell him eli was reading a book. Jan 30, 2010 solara is rejected sexually by eli but does spend the night with him and is introduced to the power of prayer and the book in question. Apocalypse now and the book of eli page 25 veterans. Next, oppression takes place when he nudges a cat in the bar. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. 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. He was wellarmed and welltrained, but even so he was surprised to meet her, solara walker, as people had begun to call her. Solara roots through elis pack, just wanted to see the book. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. Some might find the book of eli s mixture of christian creed and ultraviolence more than a. Oh yeah and remember eli is invincible so he coulda stopped a gang rape but, eli really needs his tunes.
Book of eli paper the film the book of eli directed by the hughes brothers is a cinematic display of dystopian genius. Jan 16, 2010 the next morning, carnegie observes solara teaching her mother to pray before they eat. Many dystopian films critique government involvement, privacy issues, and ethical concerns. Eli and solara face opposition from evil men who want to use the book for their personal gain. It is at this point that carnegie becomes certain that eli must possess the book the bible. When eli denzel washington is ambushed by a group of hijackers, he shows them whos boss. Amidst the crumbling buildings of toronto, in the loosely scattered townspeople collected there, she met a man from alcatraz. While the principles of religious freedom and the separation of religion from government sometimes called the separation of church and state would make it impossible for a similar event to happen in most of todays western, democratic nations, the story of josiahs reform movement does have a lesson for us. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
Solara escapes and is ambushed by two bandits who attempt to rape her, but eli reappears and kills them. However in the book of eli, the hughes brothers take a dive to a different part of modernday society. The book of eli brings us a scenario where both have been blamed for armageddon but religion. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning.
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. Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power eli holds, and is determined to make it his own. In this dystopian future, all bibles have been burned, or destroyed. Furthermore, just before the first act is finished eli meets solara.
Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Carnegie dispatches solara to seduce eli, but it doesnt work. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. The image of elis still form held solaras inner eye for many miles. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Eli is the high priest of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel see 1 samuel 7.
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. Solara is rejected sexually by eli but does spend the night with him and is introduced to the power of prayer and the book in question. What happens to solara at the end of the book 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 coast of the united states. Under pressure, selena reluctantly admits that eli does have a book but since no one born after the war knows how to read, she does not know if it is the bible.
Water was in demand from the beginning of movie for eli. Jan 24, 2010 solara is rejected sexually by eli but does spend the night with him and is introduced to the power of prayer and the book in question. Carnegie, whom eli shot in the leg before leaving town, exults over his triumph in stealing the book from the walker eli, but his triumph ends in tragedy. In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. Eli may not have had the power to make claudia gain her sight but he had the power to make her smile. Apr 27, 2010 video with pics of solara mila kunis in the book of eli. By the second act, solara leaves her town with eli. Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in san francisco, or rather just. 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. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. Where the road is a thoughtful art film based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel, eli is more of a popcorn action flick influenced by the visual style. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. When he asks what kind, she says she does not know, but forms a cross with her two index fingers.
In his sack were many copies of eli s book, and of others. Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in something greater than himself, eli does what he must to surviveand continue. You know, you say youve been walking for thirty years, right. The moses archetype is evident in the movie, the book of eli. The ageold debate of god and religion is something i tend to think about a lot. In the scene where carnegie and his men were looking for eli and solara while they were sleeping, solara tried looking through eli s bag to see the book. When she opens the bag you could see the book with the name the book of eli on it. Carnegie tries to capture eli so he can kill him and get the book. Solara too recognizes that there is a kindness to eli and she quickly takes to him. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. The verse of shadow kindle edition by hairston, charles.
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