The book of eli and road

Now mad max is similar in the fact it was a nuclear war that caused their predicament. Not only did the road a book about and a father and son. The book of eli takes place in a apocalyptic waste land. He is carrying around a bible that he believes has a purpose. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. The movie the book of eli is a powerful allegory of the wilderness journey of lent for those blind to the world, seeking a vision through the holy. Summary and analysis section 11 an old man, ely to leaving ely behind, boy doesnt look back summary. The book of eli is an action based, postapocalyptic film along the lines of mad max 2. The book of eli draws inspiration from three sources.

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 hard times like. Yet, as in the book of eli, background details are paramount in the road. Denzel washington hasnt been impressing me too much lately and gary oldman is very much hit and miss. Mapie is a conventional looking former hollywood bon viveur, now leading a quiet life in a house made of wood by an isolated beach.

The boy learns from his father about the goodness within humans, and about survival. Some of what he says seems wise and some of it seems a little crazy. Eli walks through the abandoned road in a postapocalyptic 2043. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. The book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. Its a land of crumbling cities and dusty highways a place where a tube of chapstick is a valuable commodity. Or maybe youve read some of cormac mccarthys novels before. For the third time in four months, after 2012 and the road, the end of the world as we now know it is up on the bigscreen, in the book of eli. He has cultivated a taste for culture, and is a celebrated raconteur amongst his local associates, who are artists, actors, and other leftfieldeccentric types. If you like the book of eli you are looking for futuristic, rough and serious movies about with apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, chaos, warrior and dystopic future themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in usa. For fans of barren landscapes and interminable joylessness. The character of ely in the road from litcharts the creators of sparknotes.

Directed by albert and allen hughes menace ii society and written by gary whitta, the book of eli is both derivative start with mad max, fahrenheit 451 and walter m. The character of ely in the road from litcharts the. Solara mila kunis attacks carnegies gary oldman men and makes an escape, killing redridge ray stevenson in the process. Jan 15, 2010 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. Films may be the most difficult to find sources on. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters. 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.

Which movie looks more depressing, the book of eli or. The film stars viggo mortensen and kodi smitmcphee as a father and his son in a postapocalyptic wasteland. The book of eli opens with denzel washingtons eli murdering a cat, but by the end its the film that has really screwed the pooch. Long ago ive learned to listen to my instincts subconscious because the only time its wrong is when i ignore it. 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. 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. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is the first hughes brothers movie that feels stripped of drama, imagination, sensibility. People will try and act friendly until you turn your back to them. 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. 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. Your best bet may be to consult the books on post apocalyptic guide that and see what qualities your story may share or how it may differ.

The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. 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. This could easily be a companionpiece to the road, to which it bears a superficial resemblance. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book. 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. 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. Most of past history is lost and they also hint at a nuclear war that caused the world they live in. The road, on the other hand, looks to be absolutely fantastic. It is a seemingly dark film set in an apocalyptic future, 30 years after a nuclear holocaust. Along the way he encounters a town with a ruthless selfappointed dictator to it named carmine. 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. The road follows the tale of a father and his son, as they just try to survive in this world ravaged by war.

Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. In a book full of nameless characters, ely stands out. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. 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. The book of eli 2010 vs the road 2009 movie smackdown. 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. Section 11 cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Scene revealing solaras protection from a mysterious higher power and finding eli. Eli doesnt stop in the road until he hears them cock their guns. He doesnt know why, he just simply said god told him. Which movie looks more depressing, the book of eli. In this respect, the films stand toe to toe, in their ability to.

Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the official. 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. Unlike the unexplained worldending event that precedes the action in road, eli s armageddon will be explicitly blamed on the suns explosion. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Apr 21, 20 the book of eli follows a very different path. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is better, and betteracted, than the average endoftheworld fairy tale. He shares his name with a biblical prophet eli from the book of samuel. Solara mila kunis joins eli on his travels, and he teaches her about religion and survival. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. 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. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo.

The man is wary of the old man, worrying that hes a decoy for roadagents. Sure, this description doesnt seem different from similar material like the road, but the book of eli distinguishes itself with unflinching messages of religion and. 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. Your best bet may be to consult the books on post apocalyptic guide that and see what qualities your story may share or. The book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. 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. Denzels book of moral ambiguity the michigan daily. Both the road and book of eli have numerous allusions of cannibalism. As in the road, the end has terminally desaturated the worlds palette. A simple chore of getting food and water can turn into a fight for survival.

Fred rowson tours the wasted landscape of two new versions of the end of the world. The roads final scene tries but fails to find cheer. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. The book of eli looks to be a dumb action film set in a very cool setting. In the book ely says that there is no god and i believe that this is a feeling that almost the buddhas have. Some claim that god gave eli his sight until the very end of his journey, but i chose to accept that, while his physical sight was gone, god did indeed provide eli with a different set of eyes. Coupled fine performances by denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman. Jan, 2010 the book of eli draws inspiration from three sources. Yet it all comes down to one simplistic idea, and the result feels like a onefilm evangelical movement. Jan 29, 2010 book of eli, end of the world, and the western 29 jan 2010 michael k. 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.

Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Eli walks away, doesnt stop until his hood gets grazed. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. 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. Johnson 1 comment having now recently watched the road and the book of eli, the two big postapocalyptic movies of the holiday season that time of year when families get together and think warm thoughts about the end of the world, i can see that ive learned a couple of. The road warrior, not one of a more morose nature like 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 road is the most literal representation of this horror, whereas book of eli cannibalism is mostly alluded to yet it is no less frightening. I wouldnt mind seeing a longer trailer but so far im not all too impressed. In the book of eli, the whole worlds a blasted ghetto. Jan 18, 2010 the book of eli features an unsettling depiction of a world recovering from catastrophe.

Some may find the film worth sitting through simply for its final whoa. 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. I didnt say that, you said that, the road s no place for someone like you, trust me, youre safter there than you think. 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. 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. Eli makes the mechanic take the connectors off, to avoid being electrocuted. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Mar 29, 2014 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. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Which movie looks more depressing, the book of eli or the road.

Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. 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. The book of eli features an unsettling depiction of a world recovering from catastrophe. Advanced search watchlist sign in the book of eli 2010 poster. The look is great, all desaturated cinematography, ruined landscapes and grimly ironic product placements. Its dotted by many craters hinting towards a massive war. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.

The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. And despite elis successful mission, he wont be around to see the brave new world they are struggling to build. Mar 29, 2020 the book of eli looks to be a dumb action film set in a very cool setting. Unlike the unexplained worldending event that precedes the action in road, elis armageddon will be explicitly blamed on the suns explosion. Eli denzel washington has a very sacred book, and for thirty years since the apocalypse, hes been walking west and, even postarmageddon. Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray.