All ive ever wanted was to bring the word of god to these poor unfortunates here. 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. It turns out that carnegie is looking for a very special book and having no luck doing so. Carnegie incorporated many of the principles in this book into a successful business training program. Carnegie orders redridge to shoot eli as he walks away, but redridge misses twice.
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. Why do people in the movie the book of eli wear glasses. Also, the reason why so many are blind in postapocalyptic movies is due to allusion that, in the event of a nuclear war, some people would have to have seen the blast and were rendered blind by it, not the sun. For every film where i dont know the leading roles eyewear, theres another where i do. If we want to rule more than one small, fuckin town, we have to have it. Eli tells carnegie that he dreams of finding a town where the people need the book, but he tells carnegie that it is not here. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers.
Anyway, we soon discover that carnegie has been looking for a particular book for the last thirty years, and we also learn that he is almost desperate to find it. 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. Denzel washington in the book of eli can you talk about the fight training you had to do for the book of eli. The rich actor is selective about his roles and always expected to make a box office gig. I am forbidden by the critics little rule book from naming the volume, but if youve made a guess after seeing numerous billboards stating religion is power, you may have guessed right. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. 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.
We head back to the scorchedearth landscapes of an undetermined future in the book of eli, a pensive thriller from albert and allen hughes. The carnegie medal, which is awarded by a panel of childrens librarians, has always gone its own way and this is. A shootout ensues and eli kills most of carnegie s men and hits carnegie in the knee. 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. Jan, 2010 carnegie needs eli because eli has maybe the last remaining copy of a book that eli believes will allow him to expand and rule many more towns. It was the height of the gilded age in 1889, and andrew carnegie, a pioneer in the steel industry, laid out why he would be donating the bulk of his wealth to causes and not to his family members. The book of eli is a decent postapocalypse film largely devoid of the destroyed landmarks porn that often affects this genre, feeling more like an eastwoodera western set in the world of fallout 3, with heavy overtones of walter millers a canticle for leibowitz and suggestions of bradburys fahrenheit 451. Too intense, i whispered when the book of eli crossed the screen, although he had already read my mind. After the first time i wandered if he was blind or not.
I think its astonishingly catholic even if the book in question is the wrong translation. Eli has been walking for 30 years across a devastated landscape of what was the usa. Oakley inmate polished chrome vr28 black iridium denzel book of eli 05631. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. November 1st, 1955 was an american author and lecturer best known for the selfhelp book how to win friends and influence people, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. 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. 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.
The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Not sure about this last one, but when eli and solara make it to alcatraz island, im pretty sure eli says something like, this looks like a museum to me when. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire movie or did he become blind at the end. The book of eli stunt coordinator jeff imada, who is a disciple of the book of eli martialarts fight trainer danny inosanto, who was a contemporary of bruce lee, trained me, and i worked with danny a bit. 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. 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. Dale carnegie books list of books by author dale carnegie. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. 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.
Jan 16, 2010 book of eli background storyline explained. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him. Subverted when we find out that carnegie has the real book, but cant read it, whereas eli knows the whole thing by heart. When he learns that eli is carting around a bible, we realize that that holy book is what carnegie has been seeking. In the movie the book of eli was eli blind the entire. Carnegie you know, ive been searching for a book like that one for years.
Not much is known about elis visual impairment aside. Suddenly, his whole demeanor changes, and he now looks at eli imploringly. And gary oldmans carnegie is the antithesis to eli the messenger. Denzel washington, a middle aged black man, dressed in a tattered coat and backpack, facing partially away from the camera, wearing sunglasses and standing in a post apocalyptic wasteland. Most everyone wears goggles and leather in the postapoc. In the future, according to the book of eli, well all dress like were in a nine inch nails video. Dec 21, 2010 it gets hard to see after a while and you can start getting headaches if you dont wear sunglasses. Allwhite carnegie medal longlist provokes anger from. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The event that, in the movie, caused a hole to be torn in the sky signifies an act of nature that could destroy the ozone layer exposing the earths surface to uvb and other radiation, an extinction level event.
A heroin dealer from carnegie who led police on a chase down route 28 is headed to federal prison. Carnegies bookshelf american experience official site. After some reflection on the above questions, they are at least not as certain about those first impressions. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. 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. It is true that people get heightened senses at the loss of others. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Book of eli denzel washington movie coat bing images found on bing from.
Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Book of eli carnegie asks eli to stay night duration. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective.
The funny thing is that most protestants i know initially think of book of eli as a protestant tale. Carnegie features a subtle key hole bridge and slim hockey end temples. The woman that was blind was bound to servitude and used as leverage against her daughter. Sep 08, 2009 eli the good was recommended by my friend, tenille. A weapon aimed right at the hearts and minds of the weak and the desperate. I do not recall how this affected his life when he returned.
Denzel washington becomes a martialarts master in the. The book of eli, staring denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis is the latest feature film, as well as the largest budget to date, to shoot with the red digital cinema camera. The film in question is the book of eli, and these are worn by gary oldman. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. Mila kunis, as solara, wears mosley tribes raynes sunglasses in the movie the book of eli. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and elis been blind all along. Dale breckenridge carnegie originally carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later november 24, 1888 november 1, 1955 was an american writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in selfimprovement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Make offer oakley inmate 05630 polished gold dark grey sunglasses denzel book of eli. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she. Your thoughts on the movie if you have not yet seen the movie and dont want it to be spoilt for you then wait until you have seen it before you read any further.
Page 2 of 2 case some babes have stumbled into this post, ive got some dark chocolate 55 for you to nibble on. Book of eli carnegie asks eli to stay night youtube. I need that book, i want that book, i want you to stay but if you make me have to choose ill kill you and take that book. Dale carnegie author of how to win friends and influence. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and eli s been blind all along. In the end, the book of eli feels more like a simplistic, post apocalyptic parable with singledimension characters who have no arc rather than a satisfying film.
Carnegie aint no idiot, even though he dresses like a mad max wannabe, and he susses that theres something in elis book that could turn the sunscorched and huddling masses into his obedient. Allwhite carnegie medal longlist provokes anger from childrens authors. Mila kunis also stars as one of carnegies many women that he uses for leverage with his men. 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.
The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. Andrew carnegie biographer david nasaw tells us about the industrial titans love of a scottish poet, interest in american history, and devotion to a surly english. 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 case by nelson demille is a short mystery in which john corey, a nypd detective who appears in multiple demille novels, is called to the scene of a death of a bookstore owner caused by a falling bookcase. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. 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. Scene revealing solaras protection from a mysterious higher power and finding eli. How to assert yourself, listen to others, and resolve conflicts dale carnegie training by carnegie training, dale nov 17, 2009. Film and television collectionrex shutterstock the book of eli 2010 eli denzel washington roams a postapocalyptic world, protecting a sacred tome that offers guidance on how to rebuild humanity in this stylish, futuristic thriller. He did not fire until the cat meowedmade a sound and in the fight he stepped into darkness for the advantage.
Jan 20, 2010 for every film where i dont know the leading roles eyewear, theres another where i do. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. The book of eli sunglasses id celebrity sunglasses. Discussion in general edc discussion started by crude, jan 17, 2010. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Okay i have watched the book of eli about 10 times now. Having to put your brain on cruise control to appreciate a movie is never a good sign, but in this films case, letting. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg. Carnegiegary oldman wants the book as he believes he can gain control over the world as he expands and builds more towns. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. The book of eli unfortunately is deadly serious, and not in a good way.
Numerous scholars of the abrahamic religions have called christianity, judaism and islam religions of the book in reference to the central role that the sacred text plays in each tradition and all three sharing similar narratives albeit interpreted theologically in differing ways. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Denzel washington becomes a martialarts master in the book. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. The fact that eli wears sunglasses for 99% of the movie doesnt. Subverted when we find out that carnegie has the real book, but cant read it, whereas eli knows the whole thing by. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
In addition, youll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. For carnegie, possession of the book is key for his power consolidation, because being able to influence the weak, the desperate and those in despair, would translate to loyal obedience. If you havent heard of it yet are interested then continue if you dont mind the plot being told though i recommend you see it first, good movie. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. Jan 15, 2010 carnegie aint no idiot, even though he dresses like a mad max wannabe, and he susses that theres something in elis book that could turn the sunscorched and huddling masses into his obedient. The title sounds metaphorical, but theres an actual tome carried by dutiful eli denzel washington as he marches silently through endless miles of ash and dust. I really connected with eli in this book mainly because i was about eli s age in 1976. 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. The acting is adequate throughout, but not dazzling.