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. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. The acting is adequate throughout, but not dazzling. The hospitable cannibal couple the book of eli 2010. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. When eli realizes that the couple are cannibals, they attempt to leave, but then carnegie and his posse arrive. In the end, the book of eli feels more like a simplistic, post apocalyptic parable with singledimension characters who have no arc rather than a satisfying film. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the essentials required to live and sustain survival.
Meanwhile, back in the town, the engineer opens the locked bible where carnegie discovers, to his dismay, that it. 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. 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. It is never explained in the film, but the reason is to check to see if eli is a cannibal. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. Their cheerful approach to the apocalypse is a huge contrast to the rest of the film, and michael gambon is clearly having a lot of fun. In the ensuing shootout, george, martha, and many of carnegies men are killed, and eli and solara. It is alleged you can spot them cos their hands tremble, the main character had to show his steady hand at one point to prove he wasnt. This is also how eli knows that the old couple are cannibals, as the old woman carrying the tea shakes worse than the old man in the tomb raider tutorial who. Also the holes in the blade are they just for show or do they serve a purpose. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. This knife is based on the knife from the movie book of eli. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. The book of eli might also suffer over its uncanny resemblance to john hillcoats current release the road in that it follows a man heading westwards across america after an apocalyptic event. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by gary oldman was a book collector of sorts who pursued eli until the bitter end. The book of eli 2010 soundtrack complete list of songs. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet.
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. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western 29 jan 2010 michael k. Denzel washington, for all his many talents, seems to play himself here. If eli is greenlit for a sequel, audiences could expect to see it within the next couple years. They were checking his hands to see if they were shaking, which was in their movieverse a sign of cannibalism. Ohh yea just personal experience ya know joking i watched the book of eli for the first time last night and was curious as to why they checked peoples hands for shaking and then when they found the old couple who were cannibals their shaking gave them away. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. 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. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this.
In the film the book of eli it is mentioned a few more than a couple but less than several times about the signs of a cannibal. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. Eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers.
The old cannibal couple eli and solara are a huge source of funny moments. Maybe if faith was given a tiny chance, just maybe youd be strong enough to survive something like that. At one point eli and solara encounter an elderly couple, played by michael. 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. So hes either fully sighted, or perhaps he can see things farther away but not up close, hence his need to read in braille. In true movie fashion, eli fires about twice as many rounds as the pistol can hold before reloading. And yes, we both liked seeing stuff blow up and eli hunting a sphynx cat.
Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. 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. They seemed to be living a normal civilized life by offering tea to eli and solara, playing music and offering them. Therefore in a society where cannibalism is common place, the chances of a getting cjd and therefore having shaking hands could be quite.
The woman that was blind was bound to servitude and used as leverage against her daughter. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly. The play is about an elderly couple who want children so badly, they invent a. Netflix keeps a pretty packed roster of original releases, and seems to put out new films rather quickly, so its possible we could see a sequel hitting the streaming giants library in 2021 or 2022 at the latest. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. I just saw that movie the book of eli and on the movie everyone was checking to see if peoples hands were shaking or not. The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town. Realizing he cant escape, eli gives himself up and carnegie shoots him. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. Being a loner, eli prefers to go his own way, but he may not have a choice. Eli was blind before the war and after finding the bible and hearing gods voice he regained his sight until his task was completed finding a safe place for the bible this is why he did things a blind man would do and could read braille and also why is eyes were normal at the start of the film and clouded and the end. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so.
A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. Just as that happens, they notice the convoy arriving that has been following them and they decide they should hold up in the house with the old couple. When carnegie finds out eli can not only read, but is carrying the book hes been killing to locate, further kicking of the ass ensues. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. Ever wonder why the shopkeepers in carnegies town always ask to see eli s hands before serving him. The book of eli is the latest aftertheendthecannibalswillgetyou flick. In place of multiple holes in the side of the blade, a single long fuller has been put into the blade to reduce weight. The reason the cannibals hands shake is that they suffer from kuru disease a. Look behined the house of the innocent people, look at the crappy meat she is chopping, go around the back of a house to a secret area, aard the crates and when you go down there you will be reminded of a scene from films like the book of eli and the cannabalistic couple that helps him, or even the crones of crookback bog in the main story.
The choice eli and solara had to make quicklywhich evil was worse. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent. If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him. Realizing that the couple are cannibals, eli and solara attempt to leave just as carnegie and his men arrive. Eli points out that her hands are shaky because of too much human meat and then he pulls out his gun and insists that they are leaving. The knife will vary a couple of grams as they are hand forged. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. Those who eat human meat develop symptoms similar to that of a crystal meth addict, the most notable being shaky hands. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared. The singer proposed to the german beauty with a 10carat yellowdiamond ring the following year. Of course, fans who primarily know him as dumbledore will only find it funnier.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Was the old couple in the movie book of eli canibals. Deadpan as clint eastwoods fistful of dollars antihero, eli dispatches hyperviolence with unsettling calm whenever cannibal gangs try to impede. Eli and solara meet martha and george, a cannibal couple. To be safe and not be ignorant to the fact that someone was a cannibal they checked their. 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. All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. He also sees marthas the cannibal woman hands shaking and suggests he and solara leave immediately though he could have just heard the cup and saucer rattling in her hands. Finally, solar stayed true to her worldview as worldview as well because she took on the same beliefs of eli.
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