This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. In the book of eli, why do the people keep checking hands. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. The book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. 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. Those who eat human meat develop symptoms similar to that of a crystal meth addict, the most notable being shaky hands. Denzel washington in the book of eli can you talk about the fight training you had to do for the book of eli. He lives on an earth that was fried 30 years before by the sun because of a war that ripped a hole through the ozone layer. If you remember the part where eli and solara were inside the home of the elderly couple, solara asked eli why the old ladys hands were shaking and eli said, its from eating too much human meat. 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. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Worldview elements of film implications questions biblical parallels the priest eli solara as samuel catholic parallels modern day parallels westward movement american dream what is the place of religion in the life of the common person.
Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of post. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes from hell and dead presidents. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. Denzel washington becomes a martialarts master in the. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in the house. 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.
In true movie fashion, eli fires about twice as many rounds as the pistol can hold before reloading. To make things simple in the movie after the big blast from the some food supply was very low, so some people on the verge of starvation started. The bible in the movie is symbolic to the book of life, which many are disciplined to put the entire thing to mind. 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. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that. Okay, this is the first 2010 film ive seen, but you know what i mean. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Eli soon realizes that marthas shaking hands are a result of their diet. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. In the book of eli 2010, people keep checking elis. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli.
The book of eli 2010 cast and crew thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. The book of eli 2010 pray for me scene scene 710 movieclips. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation. The movies blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release. Handtohand combat and weapons fighting are a constant throughout the film as eli defends himself, killing the worst of men after one such fight. Ever wonder why the shopkeepers in carnegies town always ask to see elis hands before serving him. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. Carnegie, who will stop at nothing to get his hands on it. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been.
The book of eli is the road with twice the plot, four times the ammunition, and half the brains. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. The reason he had to show his hands was to prove that he was not a cannibal. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. If someone consumes human brain and nervous system tissue, such as the spinal cord, they risk. Who can stop the chosen one from reaching his final destination.
This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. 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. 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. If you remember the part where eli and solara were inside the home of the elderly couple, solara asked eli why the old ladys hands were shaking and eli said, its from eating too much. They were checking hands to make sure they werent shakers as they called them in the movie. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Its a side effect from cannibalism and everyone in the movie checked each others hands because they wanted to stay away from the cannibals. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. 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 2010 thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. How he could have viewed this flick as a vehicle for his talents is one of the. It is never explained in the film, but the reason is to check to see if eli is a cannibal.
The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. 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. However, the violence and language is too much for families. The film takes place some thirty years after an obvious nuclear war. Why did eli have to show everyone the back of his hands. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. Solara escapes, destroying one truck with a hand grenade and driving back in another to find eli. He searches the shelves of the first house he checks in the beginning of the movie, before he finds the dead body by running his hand over them.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Eli takes a mans hand off early in the movie in one swipe. Seeing a graveyard at the back of the house, it is suggested that the lack of food has turned the couple into cannibals. Washington stars as our stolid protagonist, eli, journeying westward with his canteen, a large machete, a couple guns and a special leatherbound book.
The book of eli is very compelling and aweinspiring, with excellent production standards as well as absorbing character portrayals by denzel washington and gary oldman. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. For more than three decades, this has been elis burden and the reason to live. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli.
The star of the film, denzel washington, is also one of its producers. The book of eli is a strong story about a godfearing man determined to obey the will of the lord. Eli is the story of a young boy plagued with an unknown, debilitating illness that requires him to live completely sealed off from the outside world. 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. The book of eli film reps a weirdly intriguing mix of previous postapocalyptic pics. Thats because shaking hands is one of the first symptoms of kuru disease, which is contracted by eating the brains and spinal cords of other humans.
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