I just watched the denzel washington movie the book of eli and thought it was great. The ageold debate of god and religion is something i tend to think about a lot. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli solara. 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. Oct 19, 2014 my best film opening the book of eli 1. Carnegie and his thugs go in search of eli with an arsenal of weapons and 3 makeshift.
The way they approach it is the surprise at the end that it turns out he is blind, not that he had gone blind again. Denzel washington in the book of eli denzel washington at an event for. The protagonists costume is significant as he is dressed in all white which makes him look almost angelic which mirrors his faithful and committed character and even presents him as the messenger of god that he is implied to be. Solara roots through eli s pack, just wanted to see the book. Ending spoiler for the book of eli 2010, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. 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. The image of elis still form held solaras inner eye for many miles. We are to live as close to christlike as we can and we are to tell others the gospel so they can make the decision to follow god also. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace.
As they continue on, eli explains his mission to solara. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. So i just finished watching the book of eli, and at the end of the movie, solara mila kunis says that she is going back home. In his sack were many copies of elis book, and of others. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. The verse of shadow kindle edition by hairston, charles. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. The book of eli soundtrack music complete song list. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. We can see the details of his expression through the close up shots near the end. The book of eli has a seed of originality, but it is planted in a worn out world. Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did indeed provide eli with a different set of eyes. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by faith his entire life or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on earth who can read braille.
The world is now a wasteland after the nuclear war of the end of fahrenheit 451 and elimontag has been traveling. The book of eli street gangsters attack to solara 10. He teaches solara about the bible and religion and why it is important he goes west. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810 movieclips duration. The backpack had a really rugged look to it making it look like it had gone through a lot. After having just caught the ending of the book of eli, which features. Jan, 2010 the book of eli centers on a lone hero named eli washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the. Hes distraught because carnegie, the movies villain, just shot him and stole eli s bible. Deliver us direct from the set of the book of eli, this is solara s mila kunis screen worn, hero, dirty, tan with chocolate brown, tan, yellow, and blue plaid flannel, button front, long sleeve, two chest pockets with flaps, hood, arizona jeans shirt, size m slightly dirty dark blue paige denim jeans with patch on the left knee, size 26 dark green plastic band with plastic bubble. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people hes talking to. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Aug 17, 2010 cut solara trying to take the book from eli while hes sleeping cut redridge pleading with eli to help save solara trimmed eli and solara at museumlibrary primarily shortening the shot revealing the twist tweaked overall ending so elis voice over extends over footage of carnegie. The book of eli our purpose, as a christian, is to worship and glorify god.
Scene revealing solara s protection from a mysterious higher power and finding eli. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man w. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. 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. Solara uses the wire from elis bow that she had in her pocket and chokes the driver until the car flips over. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Now, the stakes could not be higher, eli has both the book and solara with him. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Solara roots through elis pack, just wanted to see the book. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him.
This is by no way a bad movie, yes the plot is pretty simple and lacking depth. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. The book of eli is basically 300 with western iconography. The book of eli soundtrack meant to be shared by owolowa. A lone wanderer travels the wastes, carrying with him the secret to restoring a postapocalyptic world to its former splendor, and a vast assortment of killing implements, all. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. Her story would be much more longer since she is tasked to teach the word and not just protect it as eli did. Of course im a little confused on what happened at the end because i have an idea of my own, but im not sure if its right. Solara uses the wire from eli s bow that she had in her pocket and chokes the driver until the car flips over. After carnegies blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her. The woman that was blind was bound to servitude and used as leverage against her daughter. The book of eli is, for good or ill, a perfect, complete knockoff of fallout 3 the video game.
He asks eli to give it to him, telling eli that its words are meant to be shared. In trying to persuade eli to stay, as he can see the value of a man who can fight like him, he sends solara to his room and she discovers the book. In the movie the book of eli we discover at the end that the bible eli has been carrying the entire movie is written in braille. Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did indeed provide eli. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. In this scene we see the main character eli with his companion solara in what looks. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Carnegie finds out about the book and sends his henchman, redridge to get it but eli has already gone. The book of eli soundtrack the passenger by owolowa. Carnegie hires thugs to look for the bible and wants to hire eli. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes.
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. This story is a fantold expansion of the original 2010 movie the book of eli starring denzel washington eli and mila kunis solara. When she opens the bag you could see the book with the name the book of eli on it. Elis mission became solaras mission because of elis sacrifice for her giving away the location of the book to avoid solara being killed. These themes and the story line of the movie that eli has gone through both physical and emotional, inner journey as he finishes his mission. When eli denzel washington is ambushed by a gang of thugs in a bar, he beats them all up. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. All materials used property of their respective owners. Find all 25 songs in the book of eli soundtrack, with scene descriptions. She walked and refused her desire to drink to save water.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to break into the one hes been given. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington fight seane in hindi dubbed part 2 duration. When eli first meets solara, nearly the first thing he does is teach her how to pray over a meal. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Hollywood excess gone wrong, then the book of eli may be for you.
Solara, eli s friend, pulls alongside and helps him, giving eli a ride. My best answer to this is that redridge did not take that shot to kill eli after the first shoot out because he knew that carnegie had control over solara mika kunis and he figured that he could use this as a bargaining chip to get solara as promised by carnegie that was proposed by redridge soon after the first fire fight. The faq items below may give away important plot points. In the movie the book of eli, what is solaras mission. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and eli s been blind all along. 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. The book of eli fallout 3 the something awful forums. How is it that redridge didnt hit eli when shooting at him in the town shoot out. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. 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. The legend of solara walker afalstein the book of eli.
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 walking the earth. Eli says that when the war happened, the sun came down the light left the world. 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. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. What is the song at the end of the book of eli answers. It is sad denzel wasted his time on this and lowers my appreciation of him as it could only have been for the cash. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. The book of elibest scenejennifer bealsgary oldman. If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime.
For the third time in four months, after 2012 and the road, the end of the world as we now know it is up on the bigscreen, in the book of eli. I feel like she has a mission and a goal to fulfill, but im not 100% sure what it is. The book of eli ended when he died and his story concluded. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. And sometimes, you see a movie that is so aggressively, stupidly did that youre just like, fuck me, that is a lot of di. The driver is killed and carnegies men turn around to go to the accident site. 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 thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. Sometimes di digital intermediate, that is, the computeraided manipulation of film to alter the color balance and saturation of the footage works pretty well. Denzel portrays the title character of eli, a mysterious man who walks around around a destroyed world carrying a book he believes can save humanity. In the other van, redridge puts eli s machete on the dashboard and chuckles to himself now that eli is gone. She puts the earphones in her ears and is dressed like eli.
On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and. 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. We break down the ending of the new netflix horror film eli. When eli and solara are in his room for the night there is a movie poster on the wall behind them for a similar post apocalyptic movie. In eli the survivors protect themselves from the suns rays and in a boy and his dog they flee. The book of eli opens with denzel washingtons eli murdering a cat, but by the end its the film that has really screwed the pooch. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. According to eli, his book is the last remaining copy of the bible, as all other copies were intentionally destroyed following the nuclear. So, eli is journeying by a drifting, wandering path into the western half of the former united states, on a mission from god. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. 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. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. What happens to solara at the end of the book of eli.
As she passed the useless vehicle she remembered beveridge and the look on his face when the sun reached his unprotected eyes. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. 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. For a christian, which its heavily implied eli was, this is actually a pretty good deal. He was wellarmed and welltrained, but even so he was surprised to meet her, solara walker, as people had begun to call her. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. The film that i have decided to use is the book of eli i have chose this film because of the amount of enigma in the opening scene. Solara violated play on apple music solara violated download on itunes solara violated play on spotify solara violated play on youtube. Here is the singable english translation of its lyrics. Amidst the crumbling buildings of toronto, in the loosely scattered townspeople collected there, she met a man from alcatraz. Solara wants to travel the journey that eli is on, so against his wishes, she follows him.
The sequel would have solara s story of carrying the book as she spreads the message. Im sure the ending to book of eli will raise a lot of issues and debate, so well be curious to hear your thoughts on it. The verse of shadow, is the story of solara and her mission to save her blind mother from carnegie. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot. 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. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. In the other van, redridge puts elis machete on the dashboard and chuckles to himself now that eli is gone. I actually liked the scares in it but i kept waiting for the story to pull me in and it didnt. The book of eli should of had less direction and more philosophy. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first. The book of eli soundtrack solara violated by owolowa.
Eli, eli i pray that it never will end the sand and the sea and the waves breaking and sighing. Its this prayerwhen solara tries to repeat it with her mother over breakfastthat tips carnegie off to the fact that eli must be carrying the book. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. There is a twist at the end of the film, and i wont give it away now, but. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. As the ending approaches it is clear for us to see that he feels relieved not to be fighting for his life and to find peace. Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies.
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