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. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Eli touches the hung mans jacket and feels his way down the body to the boots. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters, eli denzel. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. The book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. This exclusive book of eli illustrated poster was made by comic book artist tommy lee edwards and will only be given away at the warner bros. Eli bumps into the desk by accident before setting his bag and shotgun down on it. 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.
Eli denzel washington is traveling on foot through a warravaged american desert carrying and protecting a book he feels can save mankind. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. Washington is carrying such a book, and while the film. 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 crisply they present it. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. The oscarwinning actor will play the hero in the postapocalyptic picture, the protector of a sacred book that could restore hope to the worlds survivors. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers fahrenheit 451 ends with the protagonist, a former fireman, going on a exodus after his city gets decimated by a nuclear detonation of some kind. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. The book of eli, compared to other postapocalypse films, is not necessarily d.
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. Dwight brown writes film criticism, entertainment features, travel articles, content and marketing copy. The book of eli is a tough one to call you may find yourself liking or disliking it based on your particular point of view. 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. Jun 24, 2011 the book of eli, compared to other postapocalypse films, is not necessarily d. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Dog days is the fourth book sequel to the sequel to the sequel of the book in the series. 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.
Before there can be a sequel there needs to be a remake of the original. The world of fahrenheit 451 is one where people lose complete interest in books and owning them is a crime. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli has found its owner and its denzel washington. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Put aside the mousemeat and chew on paul macinnes s condensed version. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. In todays episode, i explores the possibility of a sequel or trilogy of the movie called. This would be a very weird movie to have a sequel, lets be honest. Jan 09, 2010 my 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. Eli, a netflix original movie, was a smash hit with a twist ending that had audiences buzzing and left fans hopeful for a sequel. In the book of eli, i have 2 questions yahoo answers. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it.
It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. This time, the fate of the world is in the hands of the sons of eli. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens, devra. 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. 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 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 feels the plates on the shelf in the shack, an unusual thing if he could see. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. 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. At least 12 f words, 7 s words, 1 slang term using female genitals pssy, 2 s. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
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. 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. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. 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. Next, ensure that the movies are all of dvd quality. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. That anti sentiment book is not what i am referring to, in the book and in the movie, people are just ignorant of books and dont value them. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in. Jan 14, 2010 the book of eli 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. 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. Netflix keeps a pretty packed roster of original releases, and seems to put out new films rather quickly, so its possible we could see a sequel hitting the streaming giants library in 2021 or 2022 at the latest.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Parents need to know that the book of eli is very violent theres lots of weapon use, body parts getting chopped off, fighting, and dead bodies, as well as suggested rape sounds of ripping clothes and womens screams and takes place in a bleak future. If eli is greenlit for a sequel, audiences could expect to see it within the next couple years. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will. Jan 21, 2010 before there can be a sequel there needs to be a remake of the original. 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. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. 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 book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. I have written a remake where nothing changes except filling in the dead space with denzels thought remembrances of the exact words from the king james bible and every spoken word from coming from the king james bible. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. 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. We briefly see eli shirtless as he washes himself off, and he briefly runs his hand down the front of his pants, but we dont see any nudity. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. This will ensure that you can download the book of eli full movie quickly and watch within the next hour. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. The teaser trailer for the film will be shown there and the hughes brothers will be in attendance to answer questions from the fans. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
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 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 2nd trailer of the book of eli denzel and mila take the gloves off and shake the wasteland. 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. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. The film has a potential for a sequel with your going back. No point being able to download the book of eli only to watch the flickering images or see it in poor resolution. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. 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. Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray. 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.
The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. Oct 15, 2009 the 2nd trailer of the book of eli denzel and mila take the gloves off and shake the wasteland. This is a dark, unforgiving parable set in the future. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either.
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