I am forbidden by the critics little rule book from naming the volume, but if youve made a guess after seeing numerous billboards stating religion is power, you may have guessed right. Elis mother was unable to conceive a child, so she prayed to satan in order to get pregnant. He notices that his family appears to be torn asunder by the consequences of the vietnam war his dad suffers from terrifying dreams and hallucinations, his sister discovers an unsettling fact about herself, and. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. He and his family are later put on a train to an unknown destination along with other jews from their town. Starting with angels heralding a birth in the back of a motel laundry room, the skeptical davis watches the gospel unfold in todays society as a. However, even when antisemitic measures force the sighet jews into supervised ghettos, elies family remains calm and compliant. 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. Eli on netflix is the latest horror movie with a twist ending.
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. The story involves a lone wanderer denzel washington who wears a name tag saying hi. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. A little presentation of the book of eli a 2010 american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date.
The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976. 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. Minor details have been altered, but what happens to. Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san quentin prison. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. An overlay of spiritual themes doesnt always work, but eli is that rare hollywood film that posits a christian man as its hero. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. 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.
This post contains major spoilers for the netflix film eli eli movie netflix ending explained. Eli believes that god has enabled him to have the book for a good reason. The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. Protagonist of the novel, deemed mother natures son and the good by his aunt nell, he is a nature loving boy who has a beech as his secret place. 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. Eli raamat is an estonian equivalent to the title of the movie the book of eli.
But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli. Bishop barron comments on the death of billy graham duration. Movies like the book of eli if you like the book of eli you are looking for futuristic, rough and serious movies about with apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, chaos, warrior and dystopic future themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in usa. If the book of eli had more eli handtohand combat scenes and a cleaner plot illogical moments abound, it would be more than a what if movie. It is my understanding that this film has generated a fair amount of controversy, and rightly so. In the nottoodistant future, across the wasteland of what once was america, a lone warrior washington must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption and save the future of humanity. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Plot summary elie wiesel is a young jewish boy who is forced into small ghettos by the nazis during world war ii. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli. In a final effort to cure their son, elis parents kelly reilly and max martini take the boy to a creepy old house that has been turned into a medical facility run by the mysterious dr. Eli has spent thirty years walking westward because a voice spoke to him and commanded him to take a certain, leatherbound book to a place in the west. The plot is the story line what is happening, who is involved, when, why, and where.
The devil promised it would be totally chill to give birth to the spawn of satan, but as rose notes. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters. 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. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it.
I recommend this movie to denzel fans as his acting brings a new dimension to the postapocalyptic genre. The plot revolves around denzel washingtons enigmatic character, whom we later come to know as eli. Elie could not have imagined what he saw when the train stopped. The main character, eli, frequently protects the bible with his life, reads from it day and night, and hides its words in his heart and mind. 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. Eli is lead by faith to carry the last copy of the bible through the wasteland, to an unknown destination in the west. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. Here are all the spoilers for eli, in case you want to know the plot twist before you watch it. Denzel washington, mila kunis, gary oldman, malcolm mcdowell.
The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. It is not the plot of the report, but the plot of the book. Carnegie needs eli because eli has maybe the last remaining copy of a book that eli believes will allow him to expand and rule many more towns. 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. Plot summary for the book of eli 2010, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. He is armed to the teeth, hunting for food and killing those who threaten his life. 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. It is clear that eliezer is meant to serve, to a great extent, as author elie wiesels standin and representative. Some like the religious tieins evident in the plot, some dont. Youll have to decide if you like your scifi mixed with religious elements. 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. This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts of violence and.
This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Once he has the book he leaves to go back to town with solara in tow in which she causes issues. Hes forced to wear an astronauts suit most of the time because his immune system is so weak that ordinary air could kill him. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. He carries a book around with him, one of the few left. Eli twist ending explained, new netflix horror movie. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. The train stopped at auschwitz, a concentration camp. Although night is not necessarily a memoir, this sparknote often refers to it as one, since the works mixture of testimony, deposition, and emotional truthtelling renders it similar to works in the memoir genre. His father is a vietnam veteran who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Instead, i want to discuss and analyze the worldview of the film. 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. Its brutal content is not for all tastes, but this thoughtful action movie finds denzel washington protecting the last copy of a very. A fiery car crash hurls tv journalist conrad davis into another world exactly like ours except for one detailjesus christ did not come 2,000 years ago, but today. At this point the excitement gets the better of him and he grabs the book without asking about the key. He is observant, curious, and often times ponders his surroundings regardless of his young age. 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. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind.
Book summary his instructor, moshe the beadle, returns from a neardeath experience and warns that nazi aggressors will soon threaten the serenity of their lives. Book of eli manages to follow the basic plot of zardoz, while completely draining away all the meaning and coherence of the original. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. Eli escapes and solara follows him, carnegie chases them to the house with the old cannibals.