When eli refuses to give up the book, carnegie orders him killed. At first carnegie tries to befriend eli and have him seduced by solara kunis but eli refuses. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book, they must first take his life. Jun 21, 2010 the book of eli is a parable about the battle for the bible in a postapocalyptic america that speaks profoundly to the battle for the bible in contemporary america. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The book of eli marks a return to form for codirectors allen and albert hughes. Eli defeats carnegie s henchmen and leaves carnegie gunshot wounded. Written by harry jankel, london, england plot summary plot synopsis.
Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. Jan 15, 2010 eli and carnegie are old enough to remember the time before the devastation, thirtyyears before. Behind the scenes, claudia tells solara to follow eli, since she will be safer away from carnegie. Co stars who enjoyed kissing each other a little too much.
Walking across the barren wastes on a secret mission, the mysterious warrior eli denzel washington battles for survival against cannibals and the elements. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Redridge repays what he did and i feel says sorry in a way. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earthall around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. Eli comes into a town run by gary oldman as carnegie simply seeking a place to temporarily stay, but gets caught up in the politics of the place. Revealing the book to be a king james bible, carnegie intends to use it to manipulate peoples faith for power. Suddenly, his whole demeanor changes, and he now looks at eli imploringly. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of eli s task. The following october, gary oldman was cast to star alongside washington. When eli is leaving carnegie s town, as he walks away from carnegie and his gang right before the shootout, the position of their shadows alternate drastically between shots, falling sometimes in front of the characters and sometimes to the side. A lone warrior denzel washington wanders the postapocalyptic desert that was.
The book is being sought by oldmans carnegie, the despotic. Its one thing to do good, star denzel washington told reuters. Nov 11, 2016 carnegie was searching for a book that eli possessed, the bible. 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. Gary oldman, mila kunis, and ray stevenson co star in this warner brothers. Oct 09, 2012 book of eli, the uvblu ray eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america.
Jan 19, 2010 the plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors. Carnegie is a caucasian man of average build living in a post apocalyptic world but not in poverty. Redridge sees that eli is fearless and begrudgingly lets him leave. Of course it turns out that eli has the book that carnegie has been. A shootout ensues and eli kills most of carnegie s men and hits carnegie in the knee. This is the screen used rifle and sling carried and used by don johnson in the movie a boy and his dog as well as in the book of eli. Martha, and many of carnegies men are killed, and eli and sola. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo, for he must. Bible offers a source of timeless wisdom wilmington star news. The hughes brothers, as in dead presidents and menace ii society. Instead he lives a well life as the ruler of a shanty town. Like mccarthys great novel, book of eli follows a wandering man on a lawless road while carrying his charge a boy, rather than a book, in the road. Carnegie you know, ive been searching for a book like that one for years.
After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. After eli refuses carnegie s entreaties to give him the book, and takes down a squad of his nastiest gorillas in the bargain, the two become deadly enemies, but not in the complex and complicit. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegie s men ensued. When carnegie finally located eli, he advised eli to give the bible to him. But one man named carnegie gary oldman, the head of a makeshift town of thieves and gunmen, is committed to getting possession of the book, as he. He eventually learns about the man named eli and his bible through his daughter solara, and wants it tocompletehis collection. The book of eli brings us a scenario where both have been blamed for. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
The book of eli is the first movie from albert and allen hughes. Eli must keep moving to fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity. Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. Carnegie is searching for a bible so that he might use it to organize society once again with him at the top. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Jan 15, 2010 eli is carrying a leatherbound book that is meant to be a headslapping surprise, but no rocket science is required for this reveal. Jan 15, 2010 carnegie presses his blind lover claudia jennifer beals to send her daughter, solara mila kunis, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters. Eli tells carnegie that he dreams of finding a town where the people need the book, but he tells carnegie that it is not here. After carnegie s blind mistress claudia brings eli food and water, carnegie orders her daughter solara to seduce eli, but he rebuffs her.
Pursuing eli and solara after they flee, when eli gives carnegie the book because of his threat to solaras life, carnegie immediately fatally shoots eli, leaving excitedly to bend more people to his will. It featured denzel washington as eli, a man on a quest to get to the west coast. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns in. 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 the united states. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the the book of eli movie. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until. Eli washington walks along an endless, dead highway with his long, brown coat over. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Jan 15, 2010 the girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
Denzel washington plays eli and he has the book carnegie wants so. The bikers who killed the couple arrive at the bar and deliver the books and. The owner is the only refined man left, carnegie gary oldman hi. Carnegie on eli carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Sep 09, 2012 carnegie, whom eli shot in the leg before leaving town, exults over his triumph in stealing the book from the walker eli, but his triumph ends in tragedy.
The book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and moving performances from the ensemble cast. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Elis denzel washington costume prop store ultimate. The book of eli is the battle for the bible good faith media. But the book of elis screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars.
He was portrayed by gary oldman, who also portrayed norman stansfield in leon. Hes just a fcking man, put a bullet in him and hell go down like any other. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegie s selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. After eli shoots his way out of the town, redridge is able to bargain with carnegie for solara because eli killed enough men that carnegie cant afford to lose redridge. When eli crosses his path, carnegie decides he must have that book, at any cost. Carnegie wanted to utilize the bible in an illiterate world in order to bend the will of the people to his own and control them.
All ive ever wanted was to bring the word of god to these poor unfortunates here. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Carnegie asks eli to stay the night, see how you like it. Baptists and muslims first on black entertainment television and. Finding out that eli has the book he has sought orders him to be killed. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable. A costume worn in the production of postapocalyptic action film the book of eli. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. When he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, carnegie gary oldman, the man views elis impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his gang. The book of eli in the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Even after eli was shot, he continued to walk to fulfill his mission.
Ever since movie star denzel washington gave a shout out to our documentary different books, common word. Carnegie wants the book for his own to control the people. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. The book of eli eli conversation with carnegie about the. The book of eli was scripted by gary whitta, a comic book writer and graphic novelist death. Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in san francisco, or rather just west of thereon a rocky island. Book of eli carnegie asks eli to stay night youtube. He was bringing knowledge with him, which gary oldman as carnegie believed could be used to seize power. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. He then succeeded in taking the bible, but it was of no use to him when he discovered that it was written in braille. Solara rescues eli from certain death, and once the two of them reach sanctuary, solara decides to.
Carnegie s adopted daughter solara mila kunis tries to help eli continue on his journey without having the book stolen. Their resume includes the vivid, juicy menace ii society and dead. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary. Book of eli was a postapocalyptic tale directed by the hughes brothers. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. Great ominous scene of the book of eli where carnegie discovers that eli is in possession of a bible.
Jan 08, 2010 in the book of eli, the actor portrays a man, in a postapocalyptic world attempting to make his way across america in an attempt to keep the last remaining copy of the bible out of the wrong hands. Denzel washington is eli, who keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his. Meanwhile, carnegie s adopted daughter solara is fascinated by eli for another reason. By the end of the film, carnegie realizes too late that he lost so many men trying to get the book, his remaining men arent enough to keep the town oppressed.
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