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. Eli press books are marketed and distributed by west academic. Whilst the road cleaves to mccarthys novel, and is defiantly literary in. 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. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. After suffering a series of life reverses, job sorry, eli, undertakes a fearless and searching moral inventory 12steppers take note and ends up healed. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary.
The book of eli is screenwriter, gary whittas, take on a western samurai film. The book of eli is like a movie based on a graphic novel you dont want to read. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book, they must first take his life. This complex as it may sound is the plot to the book of eli.
At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. Books like the city of ember and the road, while they may acknowledge a dim sense of spirituality or hope, generally steer clear of explicit christian references. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. What the book of eli tells us about religion youtube. Ie the road will be a movie, but is currently a book. As npr reported, meyer did extensive research for the novel, reading more than 250 books on the west. But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary oldman, who, like all the local overloads in westerns and gangster movies, sits behind a big desk flanked by a tall bald guy and. The book of eli 2010 thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the. The film is written by christopher nolan and, took almost ten years to write.
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. Like mccarthys great novel, the book of eli follows a wandering man on a lawless road while carrying his charge a boy, rather than a book, in the road. Like mccarthys great novel, the book of eli follows a wandering man on a lawless road while carrying his charge a boy, rather than a book. T he 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. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves 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.
Written by gary whitta, with some rewriting by anthony peckham, the story takes a wrong turn once solara enters the picture, first as bait for. Where the road is a thoughtful art film based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel, eli is more of a popcorn action flick influenced by the visual style of graphic novels. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. Most everyone wears goggles and leather in the postapocalyptic wasteland of the book of eli. Is the new post apocalypse movie the book of eli based. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. The work does not look to be based on any existing book or comic book. Still, that doesnt mean eli didnt have some historical touchstones. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter anthony peckham.
The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. The book of eli is the first hughes brothers movie that feels stripped of drama, imagination, sensibility. I take such comfort in my tried and true bible, but i must admit, i sometimes take for granted or skim over the deep lying messages within. Is the upcoming movie the book of eli based on a graphic. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. The brothers had last directed the 2001 film from hell. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. How else can i describe this novel from literary mashup author. The words of edward gibbon bookend philipp meyers novel the son, a luxuriantly big book that tells a very texan story of decline and. I know there is a surge of post apocalypse stories in the media today, videogames, books and movies, and as you all well know, they cross class. Many have taken explicity prochristian themes from the film, but.
Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. The film had inspirations though, it was inspired by satoshi kons anime paprika. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author 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. I got this book as a gift from a good and close friend who isnt here on gr, so i feel safe publically giving it a small degree of the hatred i felt for it. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Where the road is a thoughtful art film based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel, eli is more of a popcorn action flick influenced by the visual. From the producers of wallander, based on henning mankells novels. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord set on possessing the book. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society.
Eli by bill myers goodreads meet your next favorite book. A reimagining of kurt wallander as a cop in his early 20s in 2020 sweden. And metro 2033 is a book, that will soon be a game. Starring denzel washington and gary oldman, the book of eli is a stunning postapocalyptic thriller in which a nomadic warrior washington travels a futuristic american wasteland on a mission to protect the last surviving copy of a sacred text. Click here to try 2 risk free issues of entertainment weekly 2011 entertainment weekly and time. Upon selecting a link to a book, you will be transferred to the west academic site for completion of your order. 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 coast of. Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and graphic novels. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps.
Eli is the retelling of the gospel in novel form, like youve never heard it before. If you are a faculty member, you may place exam copy orders through the passwordprotected west academic faculty page once you have set up an account. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Some may find the film worth sitting through simply for its final whoa. I have heard from one or two places that the new film the book of eli is based on a graphic novel. I saw a trailer with denzel washington in it, called the book of eli. The son, a novel by philipp meyer the new york times. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Its twisted out of its familiar settings and verses into todays terms. A meteorite and a subsequent war 30 years earlier has scorched the earth and the population.