Denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel washington in. In the film washington is a wanderer transporting a bible in a post apocalyptic world. The european legislation identifier eli is a semantic web solution1 that enables direct access to specific national legislation through a structured, flexible identifier. 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. The few survivors have clumped together into ramshackle settlements that are beginning to crumble from within. Exactly as stated within the title, constructed utilizing paulstretch. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. What the hell was the theme of the movie book of eli. The book of eli soundtrack music complete song list. Denzel washington protects the book of eli christian cinema.
The book of eli casts bible as a major theme baptist standard. The book of eli 612 words 2 pages critical literacy have you ever confused or misunderstood on whats written in the book or shown by other media. This week, richard and david discuss this film and subjects such as the importance, authority, and power of scripture, the proclivity by some people and groups to use the word of god for their own selfish ends, and. 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. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it.
This is a story about a man named eli, whos been sent a message, who hears voices from god that told him to take this book, the bible, across the country and to deliver it out west, washington says in a movie trailer posted on, which provides movie clips for churches and ministries to use in their teachings. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli. 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. The film presents some religious sub themes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. Jan 14, 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii society and dead presidents. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. The power of the bible to uplift or destroy general theme 3. Jan 09, 2010 the book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on.
Its played during the mysterious opening sequence, and the main melody pops up again and again throughout the movie. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers bishop robert. Why is the religious themes of this movie bringing it so. In short, if you like action movies with a great atmosphere and a simple plot, the book of eli will be one of your favorite movies in 2010. Many have taken explicity prochristian themes from the film, but. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel wash.
Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of reprise. Prometheus theme sounds a little familiar theskogblog. Book of eli high carbon stainless machete swordmachete in high demand, this is the high carbon stainless steel version of the book of eli machete or sword. The book of eli is screenwriter, gary whittas, take on a western samurai film. Its right up there with lord of the flies and a clockwork orange in the violent banned books canon. Bishop barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. 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 postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. Eli wanting to bring the message of the bible to somewhere it can be spread. I would consider the piece of music below to be the main theme from prometheus.
Religion ended the world it was hinted that the war, that probably was nuclear, could be based on religious differences or religion can save the world. The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until. Marauding gangs haunt the ashen wastelands of america, preying on innocent passersby. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it. With the book of eli, allen and albert hughes have created a. The book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. Asked in holes novel and movie in the book holes by louis sachar who is the women at the end of the book. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers youtube. Feel the power in your hands with this massive the book of eli machete. Greed, selfishness, and overuse are hinted at along with religions expressly, christianitys ability to teach. 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. 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.
It shows the theme of gods supernatural power and divine providence all the much more. So i went out with my bf last friday to watch book of eli. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. As an actor, producer and director, hes made his mark on the film industry, an industry that has recognized him with two academy awards best actor for training day and best supporting actor for glory, three oscar nominations, and 95 other awards and nominations. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Original motion picture soundtrack the book of eli atticus ross disclaimer.
Now that story is in no way similar to eli mannings narrative but he did hear a voice and it happened to say geno smith is starting on sunday. Jan 19, 2015 the book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. Living for the word instead of acting in its name who is eli. There are interesting themes at work in the book of eli. 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.
It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. I do not claim any ownership rights to the soundtracks or images presented in this video. Dystopian analysis the book of eli is about a postapocalyptic dystopian reality that the protagonist eli is attempting to survive in. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. European legislation identifier eli uniform resource. This was by far one of the best movies of 2010, and it had a great message, that somehow most people miss. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. He puts a different spin on physics and while were here i noticed some gave him a onestar because i thought the book was written in regards to the movie eli but if you could look at the description of the book you will see that the book has nothing to do with the movie eli so you guys out there only.
Sep 07, 2011 i have read the book twice iwill give it a five stars it is awesome it will make you think. But carnegie gary oldman, the powerhungry dictator of a decrepit survivors colony, is also interested in elis book for very different reasons. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky. 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. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and civilization and law have disappeared.
Jan 11, 2010 though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. The book of eli publicity still there are a number of clear biblical or moral themes in this movie, and this is the first. I was very conscious of the fact that, given some of the themes in the. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a. Eli has a book which is discovered as the bible and he is trying to deliver it to a location he doesnt specify. Is behind the wheel of carneiges truck during his pursuit of eli badass beard beard of evil. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became. As he sees carnieges people rioting after most of his men are killed, he just warily sits back and doesnt try to stop them, due to seeing hes outnumbered. Jan 11, 2010 the book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. The book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 the.
Denzel washington, star of the book of eli, is one of the most successful and highly respected hollywood figures. He is taking the book to a place where it will be safe where its message can be finally be shared with the world. These jews, were the same people who were willing to take a bullet for one another in the town, but now they stand back and stay silent and watch their loved ones be beaten and terrorized. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations. Blackhawk church eat this book weekly bible guide reading 12 samuel the big picture 1samuel 17 samuels rise and governorship samuels birth and rise. One of the themes in the section is how chance takes over and plays into the game of survival. Something more than a message between the lines 27 jul i dont think its risky to say, if we confine ourselves to the most recent events, that the catholic church, the principle institution within the christian doctrine, is now living through one of the greatest crises it has experienced since its beginnings.
We notice when the prisoners were running from the concentration camp that some people died from the cold or from being trampled on, but others were lucky to stay alive. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. Nothing just may be one of the most violent young adult books youll ever read, what with the rape, murder, and chopping off of body parts. Here are six movies with hidden christian themes that you must see. But there are so many themes in it that just excite me as a christianespecially the fact that the story seems impossible. One of the more memorable pieces of recent film score, this beautiful, haunting melody, voiced alternately by strings and horns with.
These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Ive felt this since the second the movie was over in the theater. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. The book of eli is a flick that is rich with themes that are just begging for the popcorn theology treatment. Passiveness in this section of the book, when the idea of death is brought upon the jews, they start to become more passive about it. It was either that or legion ironically both have something to do with religion lol. What the book of eli tells us about religion youtube. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge.
European legislation identifier eli uniform resource identifier uri standard for the electronic irish statute book eisb. 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. Find all 25 songs in the book of eli soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Jan 16, 2010 update lds themes in eli im getting search hits from people wondering about mormon connections with the book of eli much as i did for the movie knowing.
Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. 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. All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. I wanted my money back, and a friend of mine had paid. Sports a thick beard and is one of carnieges more notable and resilient henchmen know when to fold em. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. 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.
Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. After numerous requests for a larger size, we are proud to say this machete welded by denzel washington himself is 26 inch long and features a satin finish, extremely sharp, 18 inch blade. Jan 16, 2010 book of eli background storyline explained. Jan 15, 2010 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. What is the song at the end of the book of eli answers. I do not claim any rights of the uploaded song, this channel is ment to be a. On the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. Full text of the international critical commentary on the. In the film the book of eli, eli was led to a book by a voice in his head and he made it his mission to protect that book with his life.
Has anybody seen the film the book of eli starring denzel washington. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. The bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic. The basic moral of the book of eli was to trust in god because he will guide you. 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. Now look, i get that the book of eli is a work of fiction. Full text of the international critical commentary on the holy scriptures of the old and new testaments see other formats. 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. I see no indication that gary whitta who wrote the original storyscript has an lds background or any lds influence.
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