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. Billy an animated short that gives us the gruesome. Solara is played by mila kunis, whose eyebrows are a bit too plucked and shaped for someone in this postapocalyptic hell. It started when he was lying on the couch at the end when he finished reciting the book. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of eli s task. The book of eli gravity movie favorite movie quotes hero movie denzel washington mila kunis movie.
With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Eli replies pay for what, since he cant see all the visual clues that solara is. Eli has no intentions of giving it up, even under threat of death. 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. Elis mission became solaras mission because of elis sacrifice for her giving away the location of the book to avoid solara being killed. Dec 11, 20 solara mila kunis the book of eli 2010 dec 11, 20 solara mila kunis the book of eli 2010. Jul 08, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Unperturbed, eli offers to share his food with her, and before they eat, he says grace. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the. 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. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. 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. So, eli is journeying by a drifting, wandering path into the western half of the former united states, on a mission from god.
Ferrante also gives a clue that the solaras could have taken her. Carnegie hires thugs to look for the bible and wants to hire eli. The book of eli fallout 3 the something awful forums. As in the road, the end has terminally desaturated the worlds palette. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. From then on, carnegie begins an insane quest to capture the book at all costs even if it means killing dozens of other people in the process. Eli traveled miles and miles memorizing the bible on his ipod and reading from his own braille bible hoping to get to san fransisco where he would. The book of eli 2010 hurting mother scene scene 410. Eli s mission became solara s mission because of eli s sacrifice for her giving away the location of the book to avoid solara being killed. When elena looks out of the window she mentions seeing marcello solara. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
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. In the scene where carnegie and his men were looking for eli and solara while they were sleeping, solara tried looking through eli s bag to see the book. But with eli dead and his mission completed, theres no reason for solara not to return home and resume her life. The reveal, though intriguing, didnt make the movie for me.
But book of eli is utterly unaware of the illogic in any of that, lost in a strange, postapocalyptic, christian fervor which believes rather than thinksread more cinema blend mila kunis right as solara, denzel washington center as eli and michael gambon background as george in alcon entertainments action adventure film the. The book of eli stars denzel washington in a postapocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of earth into an ashy wasteland. On the island of alcatraz, eli is welcomed by a community that remakes the lost cultural heritage. Solara roots through eli s pack, just wanted to see the book. As for the final scene in which solara fades as she walks away from the camera, i believe. Carnegie gets the book, letting eli and solara get away. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys redemption. Think a live action adaptation of the fist of the north star mangaanime with a race lifted kenshiro, or fallout 3 with christianity instead of the american dream. 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. 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. When she opens the bag you could see the book with the name the book of eli on it. Claudia jennifer beals, whom he abuses, has a daughter, solara.
Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. The goal is to show the construction of identity in a world destroyed. 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. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. Of course im a little confused on what happened at the end because i have an idea of my own, but im not sure if its right. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge.
Curiously enough, id read the screenplay prior to seeing the film, knew the twist ending, and still loved it. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. As for the final scene in which solara fades as she walks away from the camera, i believe that scene was a visual metaphor not. The book of eli is, for good or ill, a perfect, complete knockoff of fallout 3 the video game. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Later that night carnegie sends the young solara to have sex with eli in order to convince him to join up.
Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. In the movie the book of eli, what is solaras mission. See more ideas about the book of eli, mila kunis and post apocalyptic. The book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little. Deletedalternate scenes we get 4 here and most are small extensions redridge burning some books, but the most interesting is a scene that provides more closure on the carnegie character. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first shootout. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. The book of eli s postapocalyptic theology is a little. However, when tina is lost, marcello helps looking for her. The verse of shadow, is the story of solara and her mission to save her blind mother from carnegie. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. 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.
As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in. The book of eli lost tales the book of eli movie image denzel washington and mila kunis 1. 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 feel like she has a mission and a goal to fulfill, but im not 100% sure what it is. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot across the.
A lone wanderer travels the wastes, carrying with him the secret to restoring a postapocalyptic world to its former splendor, and a vast assortment of killing implements, all of which he wields with unerring accuracy. 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. Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first. All materials used property of their respective owners. She puts the earphones in her ears and is dressed like eli. Solara discovers that eli has the mystical last copy of the bible with him and he teaches her how to pray. 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. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. What was the final quote for denzel in the book of eli. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
Jan 12, 2010 the fourth film from directors allen and albert hughes, the book of eli centers on the christianity that was at the margins of their previous filmshypocritically misused by bokeem woodbines. Overeager companion solara gets eli to explain the book, and figures a form of faith keeps him going. What happens to solara at the end of the book of eli. Early on, eli pretends to give up the book, only for it to turn out to be a book safe containing a live grenade. I think it is very interesting that it are those persons that elena sees through the window. See more ideas about the book of eli, elis, denzel washington. It does deliver a clever twist at the end, except by that point, the script is too contrived for the audience to truly care. Remember, he asked solaris mother when she lost her sight she said before the flash. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The book of eli and the identity in a world of scarcity and devastation. He soon forces solara to tell him if eli was reading a book, and realizes eli s book is the one he wantsa bible. Jan 14, 2010 the book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli.
The following day, solara repeats the prayer, but carnegie overhears them and realizes solara s words relate to the book he has been seeking. It just happens to be a christian mythology instead of, say, a greek one. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it. Carnegies adopted daughter solara mila kunis tries to help eli continue on his journey without having the book stolen. 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. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. Well, how do you know that youre walking in the right direction. Solara wants to travel the journey that eli is on, so against his wishes, she follows him. Carnegie gary oldman threatens solara s mila kunis mother, claudia jennifer beals, to gain information about eli s bible. First, saving solara s life was more important than holding on to the bible. The war tore a hole in the sky, the sun came down, burnt everything, everyone, i wandered, i didnt really know what i should do or where i was going. But during their brief interlude, eli introduces solara to the concept of prayer a concept that quickly draws carnegies attention. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning.
See more ideas about the book of eli, post apocalypse and post apocalyptic. The book of eli soundtrack this is a brief look at the films soundtrack. 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. Did the movie the book of eli piss anyone else off. 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. 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. They say the war tore a hole in the sky, youve probably heard the stories. A self assured solara returns to her sweet blind mother building an identity. Apr 18, 2011 what was the final quote for denzel in the book of eli. I cant find it anywhere it was like his prayer in the very end. He was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Solara mila kunis the book of eli 2010 with images. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he could complete his mission.
The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. Ferrante also gives a clue that the solara s could have taken her. What else rises in the east, sets in the west, and reappears in the east once again. Eli traveled miles and miles memorizing the bible on his ipod and reading from his own braille bible hoping to get to san fransisco where he would pass on the braille bible. Jan 14, 2010 eli eventually summarizes a lifetime of scriptural study as do more for other people than you do for yourself while an ending that combines fahrenheit 451s book people and malcolm mcdowell in. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. Carnegie and his thugs go in search of eli with an arsenal of weapons and 3 makeshift tanks pieced together with old car and truck parts. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.
The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula, dreyfus. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where. 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. In the scene where solara hijacks the car, why does the man who had elis sword in him stop her from starting. Now, the stakes could not be higher, eli has both the book and solara with him. This story is a fantold expansion of the original 2010 movie the book of eli starring denzel washington eli and mila kunis solara.