The book of eli 2010 saving solara scene 610 movieclips. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Yes, it has a few action sequences, and one of them is a real doozie. As does the disciple eli attracts, solara a badly miscast mila kunis, who looks as if shes spending a semester abroad in the postapocalypse as part of her fashion. The book of eli was a fictional work set in a fictional mythology like any other. All materials used property of their respective owners. Solara roots through elis pack, just wanted to see the book. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book.
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. Christian bale has gained and lost a total of 605 pounds throughout his career. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. Eli eventually summarizes a lifetime of scriptural study as do more for other people than you do for yourself an idea hardly unique to christ while an ending that combines fahrenheit 451s book people and malcolm mcdowell in an insupportable mustache seems to. The book of eli 2010 2010 a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. A self assured solara returns to her sweet blind mother building an identity. The person simply has a mod that gave a bible to his character. When solara asks how he knows where he is going, eli tells her, we walk by faith, not by sight. Did the movie the book of eli piss anyone else off.
Too many film sites cater to the same kind of audience, with one overwhelming voice in the writing, but what we treasure at alternate ending is diversity. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The twist at the end of the movie is that you find out that eli is blind, and the bible he has is written in braille. Overeager companion solara gets eli to explain the book, and figures a form of faith keeps him going. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before. 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.
On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people. The ending to this movie contains some sort of hamhanded message about the power of faith and hope, but upon eli and solara s arrival at alcatraz the movie devolves into a completely overthetop, maudlin messagepiece and abandons its grittiness for voiceovers and slow fades. 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. The book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him.
Eli, solara, two old people, in a wood house, versus a hugeass artillery piece. If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him. The title, book of eli, immediately gave me the impression that the bible has something to do with it. After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. The acting is adequate throughout, but not dazzling. The fourth film from directors allen and albert hughes, the book of eli centers on the christianity that was at the margins of their previous filmshypocritically misused by. 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. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The book of eli fallout 3 the something awful forums.
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. Its in braille, and carnegies abused mistress refuses to read it to him. On the island of alcatraz, eli is welcomed by a community that remakes the lost cultural heritage. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. As does the disciple eli attracting solara a badly miscast mila kunis, who looks like shes spending a semester abroad in the postapocalypse. 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. Well, how do you know that youre walking in the right direction. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower. What was the final quote for denzel in the book of eli. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she said before the flash.
Garry whitta, the screenwriter of the book of eli, was the editor in chief of pc gamer in the 90s. We know that in the end, the wicked will fall into chaos and be forever lost, while the righteous will flourish anew in the kingdom of heaven. They say the war tore a hole in the sky, youve probably heard the stories. The book of eli soundtrack this is a brief look at the films soundtrack. I cant find it anywhere it was like his prayer in the very end. According to the script, yes she found out at the end he removed his goggles, though. Dare devil sucked so they made the sequel with denzel and set it in the apocalypse. After missing the movie we wanted to see, we ended up watching the. Elis been blind all along and he has memorized the bible. In the end, carnegie has lost control of his town because he lost so many men. Directors allen and albert hughes were raised by an armenian mother and africanamerican father. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. 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. Eli was gods prophet and messenger and therefore was under divine protection.
Sol ara s ees eli ha s a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. 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. Im used to seeing lowbudget genre trash go insane in the endings. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.
The world of fahrenheit 451 is one where people lose complete interest in books and owning them is a crime. My chosen movie for that saturday afternoon was the book of eli, directed by the hughes. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. Carnegie sends solara mila kunis, his blind concubines claudia jennifer beals daughter to seduce eli. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. 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. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Billy an animated short that gives us the gruesome. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. In american culture, those who named their sons elijah are usually those who come from the bible belt the southern part of the us and those familiar with the prophet.
Deletedalternate scenes we get 4 here and most are small extensions redridge burning some books, but the most interesting is a scene that provides more closure on the carnegie character. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. He reveals to her that the book he has is a king james biblethe only one left. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and elis been blind all along. Do not proceed if you dont want to find out the ending of the movie.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. You have a high concept easy to understand story with a badass hero and lots of martial arts type mayhem. By the end of its opening fourday holiday weekend it grossed. It just happens to be a christian mythology instead of, say, a greek one. With such a background, it would be difficult not to have feelings about the church. It was even more enjoyable to watch the book of eli a second time, knowing now that the main character was blind for the entire story. Now, with book of eli screening, were putting it back up. Solara joins eli on his journey, and they are chased by carnegie and his men, who think the book is a sort of talisman that will give them political power. As eli recharges his batteries in the town, both literally and figuratively, the real conflict begins to manifest within the book of eli. The goal is to show the construction of identity in a world destroyed. Of course, the ending would be completely made up, possibly after the person had to drop their bible for some reason or another. 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. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him.
So, eli is journeying by a drifting, wandering path into the western half of the former united states, on a mission from god. The book of eli lost tales the book of eli movie image denzel washington and mila kunis 1. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. In the scene where solara hijacks the car, why does the man who had elis sword in him stop her from starting. Been wanting the book of eli since i saw it in the theaters thanks best buy for making it an affordable addition to my collection that i will enjoy again and again.
Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Film and television collectionrex shutterstock the book of eli 2010 eli denzel washington roams a postapocalyptic world, protecting a sacred tome that offers guidance on how to rebuild humanity in this stylish, futuristic thriller. 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. In the end, the book of eli feels more like a simplistic, post apocalyptic parable with singledimension characters who have no arc rather than a satisfying film. Carnegie gets the book, letting eli and solara get away. Also youll notice that at the end of the movie, the bible is preserved on a shelf alongside the quran, the torah. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand.
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