May 09, 2017 in the film the book of eli it is mentioned a few more than a couple but less than several times about the signs of a cannibal. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. Jan 15, 2010 the book is the king james bible, its the last one, and its protector is denzel washingtons eli, a man old enough to remember life during the before, before the last war some thirty years ago. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. So yes, leaves falling off trees doesnt make sense and ash doesnt make sense either as he has not aged in other scenes after. On a mission for 30 years to take the bible he has to the west. Carnegie shoots eli and takes his bible and companion. A battle ensues, and carnegies ranks are depleted, but they soon kill the old couple and take eli and solara prisoner.
Eli has spent thirty years walking westward because a voice spoke to him and. Viggo mortensen dodged cannibals in john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys the. Viggo mortensen dodged cannibals in john hillcoats adaptation of. This book the cannibals is another best selling book by lawrence and is the second book in the curse of the jolly stone series. Then he stumbles into a roughneck town run by the greedy carnegie.
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. Carnegie holds a gun to solaras head to make eli reveal where hes hidden the book in the house, and eli tells him. For the most part, its the old testament with, i believe, added texts that were written after christianity branched off. If indeed eli has internalized the old and new testaments, how is it that the. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag.
Feb 22, 2016 not to worry, old george says as he reveals an arsenal vast enough to start a war. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. Dystopiawith a bible denzel washington walks through the valley of death cole smithey falling on the heels of the road, here is a similarly themed vision of a postapocalyptic dystopia where cannibals and criminals make up whats left of the human species. Ever since, through a postapocalyptic america, he has made. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. However, he feels like he has been chosen by his god to protect the last surviving bible on earth. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. After they convince him and martha they mean no harm, the older couple serves them tea, but eli and solara realize theyre cannibals and try to excuse themselves. When the old cannibals say didnt you read the sign eli says oh i must not have seen it. I just saw that movie the book of eli and on the movie everyone was checking to see if peoples hands were shaking or not.
Why dont you go lie down in the back, carol suggested, her tone soft. Denzel washington is the main character, eli, and hes spent thirty years slowly walking through a vast american wasteland, carrying the precious book of eli, a mysterious leatherclad tome that he dutifully reads every day and hides from anyone else who might see it. Id guess the latter, since this odd couple are teadrinking cannibals. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Realizing that the couple are cannibals, eli and solara attempt to leave just as carnegie and his men arrive. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. These kinds of people are quite common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli, even to the extent of people being able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands caused by kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Jan, 2010 survivalist extraordinaire eli denzel washington has spent the last 30years, since the worlds final war, walking. Apr 22, 2010 the old cannibals are killed and both eli and solara are captured. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. That coupled with all of the walking they had had to do to get back to the car completely wiped her out.
As he walks along the highway with solara, he silences her so that he can. But i thought to look at a biblical meaning since the movie is very spiritual. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of. The earths ozone layer was apparently severely damaged resulting in many being severely burned by uv rays andor blinded. Meanwhile the zombies are starting to act a little. Eli and solara go up to an old farmhouse, but when he tries the door, a trap floor drops both of them into a pit, with george then appearing and aiming his shotgun at them. This is also how eli knows that the old couple are cannibals, as the old woman carrying the tea shakes worse than the old man in the tomb. Just as that happens, they notice the convoy arriving that has been following them and they decide they should hold up in the house with the old couple.
He hears voices and they tell him to keep walking west. Perhaps its the freshness of that movie, and the popularity and respect afforded mccarthys book, that will make the road so prevalent in any evaluation of the hughes bros. Civilization has not become the shadow of its former self, it is the new cautionary tale. The book is the bible, eli is blind but repeats it verbatim to the leader of a colony. Eli washington is a loner walking through a decimated american landscape some 30 years after the war brought about the flash. 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. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Denzel washington stars as the most righteous killer since travis bickle, a bible. I wont give it away, but eli is hiding something besides that mysterious book so fans of surprise revelations should be pleased. Eli points out that her hands are shaky because of too much human meat and then he pulls out his gun and insists that they are leaving. The book of eli or denzel washington is cooler in slow motion. 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. In book 6, the group runs into a preacher, a pack of cannibals, and an entire gated community.
Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. She wanted to scream and warn him about her, as he was clearly focused on the other man. Eli tells solara that the event happened 30 years ago, that he also has been walking for 30 years with the bible. They have a lot of guns, and help fight against carnage and his men. Denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel washington. 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. The book is the king james bible, its the last one, and its protector is denzel washingtons eli, a man old enough to remember life during the before, before the last war some thirty years ago. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.
Those who eat human meat develop symptoms similar to that of a crystal meth addict, the most notable being shaky hands. The book of eli dvd, 2010 the entire country has been destroyed by what appears to have been a nuclear apocalypse 3035 years before. He aint looking for trouble, but he aint running away from it, neither. Beginning at the end, the book of eli is a stark, beaten, and stagnant world, one that has fallen into utter disarray and disrepair. Jun 11, 2010 eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. May 27, 2011 28 videos play all the book of eli 2010 full movie wevevopung zefolitungjing floyd lawton shows deadshot suicide squad duration. Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in san francisco, or rather just. The road and the book of eli have similar plot lines, both representing a post apocalyptic society devoid of humanity, with a main characters representing the spark of humanity, or the breath of god. Well, how do you know that youre walking in the right direction.
The old cannibals are killed and both eli and solara are captured. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. The book of eli is the latest aftertheendthecannibalswillgetyou flick. Part road warrior, part waterworld, part fallout video game, the book of eli is all dumb. He kicked the bottom stair before walking up the steps to the old folks house. Denzel washington is a prophet carrying the word in the book of elis blasted future. The reason the cannibals hands shake is that they suffer from kuru disease a. The book of eli or denzel washington is cooler in slow. Ever since, through a postapocalyptic america, he has made his way west, walking alone and honing his survival skills.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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. Well then it showed this older couple who obviouslly ate people and they were shaking quite a bit. Denzel washington is a prophet carrying the word in the book of eli s blasted future. The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as. The book of eli chapter 4 modernelectricity the walking. Again lawrence does a great job creating an eerie atmosphere to show the most intense suspicion he can.
He aint looking for trouble, but he aint running away from it. Eli and solara come across an old couple who are cannibals and. Originally the load, who also falls for a trap, solara is eventually able to overcome her captors using string as a garrote, takes out another vehicle with a grenade, then drives back to retrieve eli. 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. The book of eli chapter 1 modernelectricity the walking. Ummisnt tanak which is shown on the same shelf that elis book is placed uponalso 77% of what elis dictated. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. When eli refuses to give up the book, carnegie orders him killed. Jan 14, 2010 the book of eli open this photo in gallery. In the book of eli, eli kills out of selfdefence, but mainly out of defense of the bible, in some instances one might argue he over steps this right, invading on aggressive killing. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet.
Throughout the book i personally loved how mysterious some of the events and how some of the characters our. This is also how eli knows that the old couple are cannibals, as the old. May 18, 2010 eli points out that her hands are shaky because of too much human meat and then he pulls out his gun and insists that they are leaving. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot across the wasteland of the former united states. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. Finally, i have to give huge ups to the set decorator who hung the a boy and his dog poster on the wall of one of the rooms eli sleeps in during the film. It is alleged you can spot them cos their hands tremble, the main character had to show his steady hand at one point to prove he wasnt. The book of eli is the latest aftertheendthe cannibals willgetyou flick.
Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared in feces to sermonize about the evils of shiteating. Unfortunately, elis scavenging, slomo walking and wellchoreographed brawls with cannibal rapists are interrupted when the leader of a startup community gary oldman decides he needs the good. In the film the book of eli it is mentioned a few more than a couple but less than several times about the signs of a cannibal.
This is a reblog, from thechez where they have three different posts posing different takes on the movie the book of eli it is safe to say, this can be a love it or hate it kind of movie, but it is important to realize it isnt trying to push christianity onto anyone. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The ash that rained from the sky now sullies the landscape and everything is hard, cold, carbonized, and dead. Eli tells solara that the event happened 30 years ago, that he also has been walking for 30 years. In regards to the road, the people they meet have mostly become scavengers and cannibals. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the mind. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. Not to worry, old george says as he reveals an arsenal vast enough to start a war. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Eli walks on through the wreckage, serene in dark glasses like a saintly.
In a dusky woods of falling leaves, eli lies in wait to kill his dinnersometimes a hairless cat serves the purposewhen he isnt reading from the bible that he lugs around with a giant knife and a sawedoff shot gun. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. Was the old couple in the movie book of eli canibals. Now in my defense, there are films about religion andor faith that ive enjoyed immensely example. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. Denzel stars in the postapocalyptic movie, the book of eli image source. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of. I only have beef with their excessive slowmotion walkingtowardthecamera shots. The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. So in the opinion of a secular critic such as myself, its hard not to consider elements of the film to be laughably ridiculous. His most precious possession is an old book, and hes willing to fight to the death to protect it as he heads west. Solara catches up to eli and leads him to the towns water supply, hoping to accompany him on his travels, but he traps her inside and continues alone. Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for the book of eli 2010.
Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared. The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town. Eli wanted to cry out when she saw a woman level her gun at him. Solara however kills some of carnegies men and hijacks one of the cars, speeding back to aid the now dying eli who she finds is still walking out west. Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in san francisco, or rather just west of thereon a rocky island. Sep 09, 2012 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. Eli quickly turned back to the first man, he was moving faster now, almost running towards the evil looking man. That coupled with all of the walking they had had to do to get back to the car completely wiped. When hes walking along the bridge, he doesnt duck out of sight until he hears a noise. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article.