He says that he was led to the book by a voice in his head, directing him to travel westward to a place it would be safe, and assuring that he would be protected and guided on his journey. The book of eli is the first hughes brothers movie that feels stripped of drama, imagination, sensibility. He finds an abandoned house and searches it for anything that can be useful. The road and the book of eli have similar plot lines, both representing a post apocalyptic society devoid of humanity, with a main characters representing the spark of humanity, or the breath of god. He shares his name with a biblical prophet eli from the book of samuel. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. When they left the multiplex the parking lot was cold and gray. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. If your book discussion club is up for the dark themes, it is a book that will leave you wanting to discuss it with others. Unlike the unexplained worldending event that precedes the action in road, elis armageddon will be explicitly blamed on the suns explosion. Check out our discussion questions for the road to guide your exploration of the book further. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. The movie adaptation is also available for those who prefer that medium.
In this respect, the films stand toe to toe, in their ability to. The films, though, are deeply different in their structure. That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. The book of eli is the road with twice the plot, four times the ammunition, and half the brains. Or maybe youve read some of cormac mccarthys novels before. Like its characters and story, the book of eli overdoes the bleakness by pumping up the contrast, making shadows darker and the land a dry surface with bright orange colors. A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Solara mila kunis attacks carnegies gary oldman men and makes an escape, killing redridge ray stevenson in the process. He doesnt know why, he just simply said god told him. It is a seemingly dark film set in an apocalyptic future, 30 years after a nuclear holocaust.
The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. Long ago ive learned to listen to my instincts subconscious because the only time its wrong is when i ignore it. Continuing toward the west coast, eli explains his mission. The road is grey and cold, with more impressive views of dead forests and empty roads. Some of what he says seems wise and some of it seems a little crazy. Yet, as in the book of eli, background details are paramount in the road. The road is a 2009 american postapocalyptic survival film directed by john hillcoat and written by joe penhall, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by cormac mccarthy. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. The book of eli has all the markings of a screenwriting program behind it complete with. Section 11 cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. 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. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and.
A woman tries to seduce eli by the side of the road by exposing her cleavage no nudity. Later, solara is sent to elis room while wearing a skimpy, cleavagerevealing dress and ordered to provide him sexual favors though her orders are more suggested than actually spoken aloud. Mccann 16 march ad 2020 no comments i had the opportunity just before the beginning of lent to watch the movie the book of eli columbia pictures, 2010. Most of past history is lost and they also hint at a nuclear war that caused the world they live in. The sun a constant presence bleaches the corner of every frame, creating some very swish silhouettes that conveniently come into play when washington decides to break out his kung fu training, and lay his hands on some unfortunate wasteland raider. The people shuffling like zombies silent and hopeless. Albert hughes as the hughes brothers, allen hughes as the hughes brothers writer. The road succeeds in this much more than the book of eli does. The road is the most literal representation of this horror, whereas book of eli cannibalism is mostly alluded to yet it is no less frightening. 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.
Eli says one way to find out, then makes a low clicking sound echolocation to gauge how many people hes up against credit to mnico. In regards to the road, the people they meet have mostly become scavengers and cannibals. Now mad max is similar in the fact it was a nuclear war that caused their predicament. Eli walks away, doesnt stop until his hood gets grazed. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The book of eli 2010 vs the road 2009 movie smackdown. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Not only did the road a book about and a father and son. The book of eli takes place in a apocalyptic waste land.
The book of eli 2010 a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds. Eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. He tries to fill his canteen with water, but the taps dont work. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. Eli doesnt stop in the road until he hears them cock their guns. 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. Eli makes the mechanic take the connectors off, to avoid being electrocuted. Tolling in the silence the lost dreams of embarking upon camerons otherworldly journey snuffed in the endless flashing sold out sold out sold out. Whilst the road cleaves to mccarthys novel, and is defiantly literary in structure a voiceover complements the nonevents of the plot, the book of eli clearly owes more to the videogame, fallout 3. There are times when its as if the hughes brothers are channeling sergio leone, not the least of which occurs when eli and carnegies henchman played by ray stevenson face each other across a stretch of barren street.
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. 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. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. He is carrying around a bible that he believes has a purpose. Coupled fine performances by denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman. They normally represent how humans are attached to material things or to life, and in some way how they are not ready to. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. The man is wary of the old man, worrying that hes a decoy for roadagents. Both the road and book of eli have numerous allusions of cannibalism.
Which movie looks more depressing, the book of eli or. Solara mila kunis joins eli on his travels, and he teaches her about religion and survival. Ok guys i just finished the road and it was fantastic and everything but cormac mccarthy needs to learn how to use a fucking apostrophe, seriously that shit was infuriating. The book of eli is shot very selfconsciously, which is not to say well, nor does it mean that it was poorly put together. In the book of eli, eli denzel washington is an action hero in a desert world, but how he got his fighting powers is never explained.
The film stars viggo mortensen and kodi smitmcphee as a father and his son in a postapocalyptic wasteland the film received a limited release in north american cinemas from november 25, 2009, and was released in united. The boy learns from his father about the goodness within humans, and about survival. The man and the boy come upon an old man ahead of them on the road. Summary and analysis section 11 an old man, ely to leaving ely behind, boy doesnt look back summary.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Its dotted by many craters hinting towards a massive war. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. 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. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
Advanced search watchlist sign in the book of eli 2010 poster. Eli walks through the abandoned road in a postapocalyptic 2043. Maybe you stumbled upon the road because youre into the postapocalyptic scene you have a soft spot for mad max and terminator movies, or found yourself enjoying children of men, 28 days later, and the book of eli. What i found is that eli was a biblical prophet, and i think ely is more like an antiprophet. Yet it all comes down to one simplistic idea, and the result feels like a onefilm evangelical movement. In a book full of nameless characters, ely stands out. 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 draws inspiration from three sources. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
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