In that context, let me declare that the book of eli is the best of the postapocalyptic movies. In a selfdestructing world, a vengeful australian policeman sets out. Its like mad max ate trigun and shit out borderlands 99. This is madder than mad max and more legendary than i am legend. It is a movie with a message, and a christian message at that.
I cant seem to get the game to bring up the locations for wasteland missions. Set in a future australia, the film presents a saga of societal collapse. I am legend 2007, the road 2009, oblivion 20, mad max. Ill try not to spoil it too much, but i would say this movie was just as good as the mad max movies in terms of fallout similarities. Director of mad max, george miller, went against this trend by.
Come in to read stories and fanfics that span multiple fandoms in the mad max and book of eli universe. Laurie friedman is the author of the popular mallory series, the mostly miserable life of april sinclair series, and many awardwinning picture books. Eli has a 44 magnum while max has his trusty shotgun, with a bag of spare bullets. The comparisons between the road and the book of eli will be inevitable, but so will be parallels between mad max and video games such as fallout 3. The book of eli is not just another one of the many postapocalyptic movies in the tradition of mad max. The main force patrol officer, who brutally killed the people responsible for his friend, wife, and sons deaths. As an illustrator, tamara schmitz is well known to the many elementarygrade fans of laurie friedmans mallory chapter books. The book of eli is an action based, postapocalyptic film along the lines of mad max 2. It has a very good message which is surprising given its r rating.
It attempts to implement an uplifting message while being submerged in this grim reality of hopelessness. Mad max is a 1979 australian dystopian action film directed by george miller. Book of eli is mad max for the twentyfirst century io9 gizmodo. Thr as postapocalyptic movie fiction goes, the book of eli is not a crowdpleaser like the mad max series nor silly like any of the planet of the apes films. Both men are hostile to eachother for reasons unknown, but will shoot eachother on sight, or on hearing. The book of eli takes the idea of a faith based film and puts a mad max style twist on it. This brand new movie is easily the best of the year so far and the best movie that has been out in a while. The book of eli is the da vinci code meets mad max anna smith for metro newspaper thursday 14 jan 2010 4. Denzel washington plays eli, a lone wolf traveling across the ruins of what was once the united states, before some apocalyptic event took place. May 26, 2015 explore mattrandolphs board the book of eli, followed by 301 people. Now mad max is similar in the fact it was a nuclear war that caused their predicament. En route he encounters various mad maxstyle reprobates who. The book of eli is an interesting but exhausting film with few humorous moments. With mel gibson, joanne samuel, hugh keaysbyrne, steve bisley.
This film, the first from the hughes brothers in nearly nine years, instead is an intense, surprisingly serious study of a man making his way through a wilderness of catastrophic destruction and human cruelty like a latterday prophet. The recurring theme is the bleakness and devastation of the environment. The carrier of the last bible, who traveled west for thirty years to find the right place for it. Over 35 movie inspired luts 3 noir luts alexa, redlog, standard log and. The road warrior, not one of a more morose nature like the road. I have not actually attempted to contact the publishers directly myself.
Their latest the book of eli is a postapocalyptic fable which looks at first glance like an upbeat comic. The book of eli seems to suggest that, when the end comes, the planet will be divided into the capable and the criminal. Mad max discussion in bad dog cafe started by studio1087, aug 1, 2010. Overall, the book of eli is a rather slowly paced film compared to the widely marketed trailer. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Adobe photoshop cs6 and up, adobe after effects cs4 and up, adobe premiere pro cs5 and up, adobe speedgrade, avid media composer 7 and up, the foundry. Bear in mind that these books were last published more than 20 years ago, so your best bet may be to try a second hand book dealer. The book of eli is the newest twist on the mad max genre that has inspired cinematic masterpieces such as i am legend and waterworld. I liked the hue of the outdoors vs the color of indoor shots. But one note is, they said it happened all over the world. Paperback order in the next 7 hours 38 minutes and get it by thursday, february 20. Imgimg in terms of post apocalypse type dudeseli would have kicked maxs tail.
Eli is the main protagonist of the 2010 american movie, the book of eli. The only thing harsher than its bleakbutbeautiful landscape is the apocalyptic time period in. I laughed out loud when carnegies goons dumped a sack of. Fallout 3 vs new vegas this war between fans is an old one and like all. In truth i havent watched a mad max film in years, and would like to hear others opinions on the outcome. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with. Weve seen all the dirty bandits of mad max, waterworld and the road, but eli denzel. Written by miller and james mccausland from a story by miller and producer byron kennedy, it tells a story of societal breakdown, murder, and revenge. Directed by the hughes brothers, mia from the film scene since 2001s from hell, the book of. 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.
James mccausland and miller wrote the screenplay from a story by miller and kennedy. One of the first stardriven releases of 2010, the book of eli is a. An apocalypse is entering to the death battle arena as the two suriviors brings what they learn to the rumble. The book of eli is the da vinci code meets mad max metro.
Mad max is a 1979 australian dystopian action thriller film directed by george miller, produced by byron kennedy, and starring mel gibson as mad max rockatansky, joanne samuel, hugh keaysbyrne, steve bisley, tim burns, and roger ward. This is unsurprising, since he has just engaged in one of many fights, but two points are worthy of. The heat has killed most plant life and many animals. The action heavy world of mad max truly works better as a movie, its amazing visuals were not done justice on the page. It is safe to assume they are familiar with eachothers looks, mannerisms, voice.
Finally a movie addresses the smell of the apocalypse. Fury road, youre faced with a world that isnt all that interested in helping you get along. Why is the world in mad max 1 not a complete wasteland. At comiccon, we saw some footage of denzel washington as herowithapast eli, kicking major ass and fighting. They are definitely mad max imitations in that they all share at least three of these traits. Mad max and book of eli crossover fanfiction archive with over 1 stories. The hughes bros are back with a promising, postapocalyptic movie called book of eli. In contrast to the near nonstop action sequences are sensitive, muted performances from charlize theron as the. Director george miller takes his adrenalized action epic the road warrior and injects it with an unholy supercharged mix of psychotropics and nitroglycerin. Eli from the book of eli vs max from mad max 2, the road warrior. The directors emphasize this by using a sepia tone to dumb down all colors.
There is a small group of raiders15 in the vicinity of have hostages. Eli from the book of eli vs max from mad max 2, the road. Book of eli is fascinating, faithbased vision popmatters. So we could theorize that mad max is in a nuked out australia and the book of eli takes place in a nuked out america, both end results of the same war. Rocky canyons, unforgiving salt flats, sandstone cliffs, gloopy gray quagmireseverywhere you go in mad max. Its the most thrilling of the postapocalyptic thrillers. Mad max 2 by terry hayes meet your next favorite book. Its the most exciting postapocalyptic thriller ive ever seen. The novel didnt add enough to the mythos of this world as the author never really delves into the characters minds. Denzel washington is a practicing christian see the recent article christianity today did on washington here, who chooses movies with a message. The good souls left in the police force are the only law left.
Who ends up in control clearly comes from what our hero is carrying in his. I was blown away to find out the twist of the ending. First i couldnt even find the log book, but thanks to this thread the problem is now that no amount of clicking will mark it on my map. The film, starring the then littleknown mel gibson, was released internationally in 1980. The book of eli, jennifer beals, denzel washington, mila kunis, mad max. Fury road, when max tom hardy washes blood off his face. If anyones got the right to do this, its george miller, because mad max 2 pretty much invented the postapocalyptic aesthetic which countless movies have riffed on ever since.