Your own friends and neighbors turned you in to the secret police for a reward. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Subverted when we find out that carnegie has the real book, but cant read it, whereas eli knows the whole thing by heart. Jun 02, 2010 although his eponymous characters moving faith and stoicism make the book of eli interesting to watch, its ending feels like trite religious pandering of a familiar nature, and his traveling companion in mila kunis solara, who helps lead him out of his solitary existence toward friendship, is a device often seen in these sorts of films. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Its the flower of light in the field of darkness thats giving me the strength to carry on.
The book of eli soundtrack the passenger by owolowa. The only reason we put eli on our queue is due to so many friends and. With book of eli, which is capped with one of hollywoods best twist ending in years. You know, you say youve been walking for thirty years, right. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Discussion in mayberry lounge started by happyhaha, jun 8. 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.
When eli refuses to give up the book, carnegie orders him killed. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Jan 15, 2010 this movie still released by warner bros. A selfassured solara returns to her sweet blind mother building an identity mediated between. I really connected with eli in this book mainly because i was about eli s age in 1976.
Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. 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 book of eli soundtrack meant to be shared by owolowa.
See more ideas about thelma louise, the book of eli and geena davis. Solara, elis friend, pulls alongside and helps him, giving eli a ride. 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. 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.
The sequel would have solaras story of carrying the book as she spreads the message. When redridge is impaled and realises hes in his last moments of life, he kneels, looks to heaven, and gives himself over to that higher power, hoping for redemption. The clip we re using is from the tailend of the movie and features a badly. Eli is the story of a young boy plagued with an unknown, debilitating illness that requires him to live completely sealed off from the outside world. Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in. The world is now a wasteland after the nuclear war of the end of fahrenheit 451 and elimontag has been traveling. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. Also youll notice that at the end of the movie, the bible is preserved on a shelf alongside the quran, the torah, the tanakh, and presumably many other holy texts. In the scene where solara hijacks the car, why does the man who had elis sword in him stop her. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Solara is a fictional character created by electronic arts, in conjunction with marvel comics, in their first attempt to bring marvel heroes to a video game platform, marvel nemesis. Due to elis previous protections from harm, redridge is already wondering if there isnt a higher power protecting eli.
Like those movies, book of eli envisions a pitiless landscape denuded. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. As she passed the useless vehicle she remembered beveridge and the look on his face when the sun reached his unprotected eyes. What happens to solara at the end of the book of eli. Aug 01, 2012 after eli is about a boy named daniel and his brother eli just died in the army. From the set of the book of eli, this is solara s mila kunis black lense frame with graphite like design, two toned dark lenses, bronze colored metal with cc logo frame, chanel 5152 sunglasses made in italy. 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. I do not recall how this affected his life when he returned. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. Do not proceed if you dont want to find out the ending of the movie. The ageold debate of god and religion is something i tend to think about a lot.
The book of eli was a fictional work set in a fictional mythology like any other. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. Carnegie hires thugs to look for the bible and wants to hire eli. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. 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. Solara mila kunis attacks carnegies gary oldman men and makes an escape, killing redridge ray stevenson in the process.
Solara manages to escape and finds the wounded eli. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. I think thats enough for now this film was shot in a similar way to 300 2006 with a kind of washed out comic book feel to it and, for me, it looked a bit too artificial in places. The legend of solara walker afalstein the book of eli. The book of eli ended when he died and his story concluded. In the film washington is a wanderer transporting a bible in a post apocalyptic world. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. 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. Elis line fits my story and the evangelical churchs story. The clip were using is from the tailend of the movie and features a badly. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her.
Daniel starts to make a book called book of the dead and he researches all of these people ho have died to try and figure out if his brother died heroically or accidentally. She walked and refused her desire to drink to save water. 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. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. The verse of shadow kindle edition by hairston, charles. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. The book of eli soundtrack solara violated by owolowa. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. Pictures shows denzel washington center as eli in alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli, a warner bros. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. 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. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Have we been so zealous to protect the bible that we have failed to live its god.
The book of eli end scene page 5 sherdog forums ufc. It just happens to be a christian mythology instead of, say, a greek one. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Kunis said that it was solaras passion to live that attracted her. Opportunities catholic parishgroup giving tributes friends. The story of a new name by elena ferrante bound by the confines of gender and finances, two young women take divergent paths in elena ferrantes the story of a new name, the second. The verse of shadow, is the story of solara and her mission to save her blind mother from carnegie. Did the movie the book of eli piss anyone else off. Has anybody seen the film the book of eli starring denzel washington. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. My chosen movie for that saturday afternoon was the book of eli, directed by the. When these enemies catch up with the two travelers, they shoot eli and take his bible, along with solara, back to the wicked city. The book of eli solara mila kunis glasses movie props.
The image of elis still form held solaras inner eye for many miles. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are. 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. In his sack were many copies of elis book, and of others.
Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. If you like the book of judges you know, that old testament book replete with swords, sexual assault, gore and god then youll love the book of eli. 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. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book of eli which is appealing for the mass audience. And now the chase is on, will eli and solara escape or will they be caught. At the end of the movie salt, the president is still alive and he knows that liev schreibers character tried to kill him. The book of eli and the sacred journey of collapse. And the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters. I feel like she has a mission and a goal to fulfill, but im not 100% sure what it is. Mila kunis character solara appears to be the cleanest human in the film aside from her mother. What is the song at the end of the book of eli answers. I grew up in a predominantly religious family, in that i grew up as part of a.
Her story would be much more longer since she is tasked to teach the word and not just protect it as eli did. During the past year, hollywood has brought forth an array of postapocalyptic movies such as 2012 and the road, but the book of eli is unique in this genre by way of a message that supersedes a abject survivalism as the bottom line theme. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. This pair of sunglasses comes in original box with original tags and black chanel case. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Sep 29, 2016 perseverance, strength, courage, faith. Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. This story is a fantold expansion of the original 2010 movie the book of eli starring denzel washington eli and mila kunis solara. In the nottoodistant future, across the wasteland of what once was america, a lone warrior washington must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption and save the future of humanity.
The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. Redridge wants solara and makes a deal with carnegie to get the book in exchange for her. In book of eli, mila kunis, as solara, toughs out a wasteland journey. Amidst the crumbling buildings of toronto, in the loosely scattered townspeople collected there, she met a man from alcatraz. Jan 16, 2010 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.
Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first. Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in san francisco, or rather just west of thereon a rocky island. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli solara. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the mind. 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. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. 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. The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Elis mission became solaras mission because of elis sacrifice for her giving away the location of the book to avoid solara being killed. 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 book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. 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 post. Jan 30, 2010 eli denzel washington, armed with an omnipresent wince and a squint in the book of eli is a lousy superhero because screenwriter gary whitta and directors allen and albert hughes make him more of a necessary evil than a truly good guy. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and. In eli the survivors protect themselves from the suns rays and in a boy and his dog they flee underground to. He was wellarmed and welltrained, but even so he was surprised to meet her, solara walker, as people had begun to call her.
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. He told solara that hes been reading the bible everyday. After having just caught the ending of the book of eli, which features strong performances from both denzel washington and gary oldman, i got thinking about the concept of god once again, and its influence on people. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. 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.
In one scene eli says to solara that he walks by faith, not by sight and things dont necessarily have to make sense. Eli sneaks away, but carnegie and his henchmen confront him in the street. Sep 08, 2009 eli the good was recommended by my friend, tenille. 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. Denzel kicks ass in the book of eli and milas kunis is not only eye candy in this movie but a good supporting. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. In eli the survivors protect themselves from the suns rays and in a boy and his dog. Solara roots through eli s pack, just wanted to see the book. In the movie the book of eli, what is solaras mission.
The book of eli solara chapter 1, a book of eli fanfic. The biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest. Denzel stars in the postapocalyptic movie, the book of eli image source. 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. The book of eli is very compelling and aweinspiring, with excellent production standards as well as absorbing character portrayals by denzel washington and gary oldman. Hes born from a uniquely unsettling kind of cynicism, one that cloaks its misanthropy in the guise of. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes. 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. 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. She puts the earphones in her ears and is dressed like eli. It means that you know something even if you dont know something. The movies blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release. All materials used property of their respective owners. Heeley freddy silva manisha gambhir harkins ruah bull john r.
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