The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Washington makes for a great badass with a heart of gold, and oldman, well, he was born to play cartoonishly overthetop villains. Jan 16, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a. In eli the survivors protect themselves from the suns rays and in a boy and his dog they flee underground to hide from the sun. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups.
He is observant, curious, and often times ponders his surroundings regardless of his young age. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli. I didnt have plans to go see the book of eli, even though the trailer made it look like fallout 3. I do not claim any ownership rights to the soundtracks or images presented in this video. No point being able to download the book of eli only to watch the flickering images or see it in poor resolution. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest. Denzel washington, star of the book of eli, is one of the most successful and highly respected hollywood figures. Joel silver, steve richards, susan downey, denzel washington, erik olsen, broderick johnson, david.
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 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. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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 book reveals an intimate connection between the great pyramid and the book ofthe dead the secret house and the secret scroll and throws light on the deepest secrets of ancient egypt. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so covets, the bible, but the traveler wont part with it. The book of eli arrives on bluray with a heavily desaturated picture presentation that really adds to the films doom and gloom atmosphere. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. The book of eli original score atticus ross allmusic. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. 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. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. The book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The book of eli original theatrical trailer youtube. Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976.
Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Here, he chews the scenery so hard im fairly certain that you can see his teeth marks on the actual print. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. 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. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. The book of eli 1 hours and 58 minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either.
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. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. Eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet.
The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. The book of eli 1 hours and 58 minutes movie 2010 in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. 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.
As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 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. This will ensure that you can download the book of eli full movie quickly and watch within the next hour. The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. 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 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 book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. The book of eli bts elis weapon of choice 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd.
The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Jungle master jm031b machete, black reverse serrated blade, black cordwrapped handle, 21inch overall. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. 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 from hell and dead presidents. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Sep 08, 2009 generally, it seems pretty easy to determine if a book fits into the ya genre, but silas houses new novel, eli the good, threw me for a loop.
Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. I dont really have a specific type of content most of the times i just make something i feel like doing. 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. The original soundtrack and score for the motion picture the book of eli, was composed by atticus ross, who has worked with the hughes brothers on two previous occasions, as well as artists such as nine inch nails, korn, and janes addiction. 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. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. 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. The book of the master of the hidden places the secret of the unseen world was the reward of initiation into the egyptian mysteries. Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it.
Jan 14, 2010 eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Throughout his journey, there are many scenes that relate to the print era and there are also very many scenes that are extremely significant in the film. Early on you figure its either the bible or master your metabolism. The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel. 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. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. 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. Next, ensure that the movies are all of dvd quality. His writing is carefully crafted to set the tone of any given scene, and the main character, eli, seems to think in prose.
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