The actor that plays phoebes half brother giovanni ribisi appears in an earlier episode as a stranger that borrows a condom from her while she plays on the street. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. Just the idea that every bible in the world has been destroyed is beyond comprehension. The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. I cant imagine a movie coming out this year thats gonna top the book of eli for sheer awesomisity. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
The only reason we put eli on our queue is due to so many friends and. The hit nbc sitcom is one of the most beloved tv shows of all time, but that doesnt mean its perfect. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. The book was released by viking on september 15, 1986. Feb 11, 2010 bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. Eli has been wandering the land for 30 years, but he looks wellfed and fleshy. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. This is counter to every human impulse for all of recorded history. The plot revolves around denzel washingtons enigmatic character, whom. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where the steps are credit to jeremyogles. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Joey hauls out a box from under the bed, saying that hes been hiding it there since ross said the wrong name at the wedding.
To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. An arrow shoots into the cat, killing it instantly. Jan 19, 2010 the plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screen the end of the world and its few survivors. For much of its running time, the book of eli, the purported comeback. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves.
A eli frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world. Many critics are talking about the plot holes and, yes, there are a few. The book of eli by albert hughes, allen hughes albert. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. This movie is so much better, although the friends i saw it with, merely complained. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Denzel washington, mila kunis, gary oldman, malcolm mcdowell. 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. Mar 12, 2010 a little presentation of the book of eli a 2010 american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman. Similarly, jon lovitz plays several different characte. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. Since the books publication kings story has been adapted several times.
They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. I wont recap the plot here, except to say that eli denzel washington is carrying a book west across the devastated north american continent, and carnegie gary oldman who runs his own ruined town wants that specific book. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille. 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 allen hughes and allen hughes.
Things will be bleak, but at least you can follow denzel washington around as he wanders the parched landscape with floods of gravitas, occasionally engaging in awesomely staged silhouettemelees with bands of barbarian thugs. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. From iron man 3 to shutter island, the movies of the 2010s were full of twists and surprises. Rise of skywalkers ending improved with rey change. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered.
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. 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. The physical labor at the camp the endless digging of huge holes in the desert is exhausting for him at first, but he has the mental resilience to push through, and eventually becomes physically stronger as well. In tow ross tells rachel he cannot see her following a promise to emily, the rest of the friends go into monicas bedroom. The book of eli movie plot holes and absurd quotes in a fun 100 things i learned format. Why didnt the book of eli get the love it deserved from the critics. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the book of eli 2010. When phoebe accidentally allows chandlers ring to be sold, she tells him that she overheard which restaurant the guy said he was taking his girlfriend to, so they can go find him and persuade him to exchange rings.
Why are you reject one persons opportunity to be saved only to choose another. 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. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. It was one of the best selling novels in the united states of that year and is now considered a modern masterpiece of the horror genre in literature. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. 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. Oldman uses every tactic he can think of to persuade or force eli to hand over the book. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The storyline, actors, and fight scenes were the movies only saving grace. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera.
A little presentation of the book of eli a 2010 american postapocalyptic action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman. Bishop barron comments on the death of billy graham duration. The big twist in the book of eli is that at the end is it revealed that eli is blind and his bible is in braille the plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the mind. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond.
The plothole is that eli constantly makes eye contact and watches people even though he is blind. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Bumblebee and optimus prime transformers plot holes. In my opinion this is far from the biggest plot hole in the book of eli. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. He is armed to the teeth, hunting for food and killing those who threaten his life. 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 book of eli by albert hughes, allen hughes albert hughes. At camp green lake he finds it much easier to fit in, and within a couple days of arriving already has a nickname and a few friends. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Denzel washington shines in this postapocalyptic western. Its not a single twilight zone episode, oh my gosh.
Denzel stars in the postapocalyptic movie, the book of eli image source. Eli denzel washington is traveling on foot through a warravaged american desert carrying and protecting a book he feels can save mankind. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. 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. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. However, in the previous scene we see that phoebe was paying no attention at all to that guy she was too busy trying on jewellery. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the.
Roth, the death cure by james dashner, allegiant by veronic. He carries a book around with him, one of the few left. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of fort saint. Choose from 196 different sets of holes book flashcards on quizlet.
Friends plot holes and inconsistencies that still bother fans insider. Check out both films, courtesy of our friends over at collider. The book of eli the plot the story centers on a lone hero named eli denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the future of humanity. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Jan 19, 2010 elis plot was one of a kind and was the subject of many conversations with my friends. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. 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. There are moments where you could construe he was blind only after you decided he was.
He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the chateau dif, got on board the vessel between cape morgiou and rion island. An important plot point in the book and the film is that charles calthrop thought to be the jackal, at that stage played some mysterious part in the 1961 assassination of rafael trujillo, the dictator of the dominican republic, and rumours of his involvement came to the attention of mi6 and special branch, leading to the accidental exposure of the jackals false passport. Elis plot was one of a kind and was the subject of many conversations with my friends. 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. There is a blind boy he could play in the street with his friends. Holes also features a bunch of plot elements that are common in childrens literature. Supposedly after an apocalypse everyone rejected religion and destroyed all the bibles.
Its not the coolest, deepest, or most badass postapocalyptic. This is a dark, unforgiving parable set in the future. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Nearby a figure in an nbc nuclear, biological, chemical combat suit lies in wait.
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. So denzel washington goes up to this dude and the dude like touches him and denzel is all like yo, you put your hand on me again and ill chop it off with a machete but then the dude does it again and so denzel totally chops his hand off with a machete. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. 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.
C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Popular plot holes books meet your next favorite book. Today we have some clips from upcoming films the book of eli and legion two films which are based in christian. Sure, there are some plot holes and coincidences and a few gaps you have to overlook, but as thoughtful tricky middle grade. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. The book of eli is a tough one to call you may find yourself liking or disliking it based on your particular point of view. It was his 18th novel, and the th novel written under his own name. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. A corpse lies rotting on the ground and a malnourished hairless cat climbs over it and begins nibbling at its feet. Jan 16, 2010 i wont recap the plot here, except to say that eli denzel washington is carrying a book west across the devastated north american continent, and carnegie gary oldman who runs his own ruined town wants that specific book.