Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. The book of eli is a strong story about a godfearing man determined to obey the will of the lord. He rules over his little kingdom like an absolute despot. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. He notices that his family appears to be torn asunder by the consequences of the vietnam war his dad suffers from terrifying dreams and hallucinations, his sister discovers an unsettling fact about herself, and. Fahrenheit 451, the maze runner and the lord of the flies and two movies. During his journey out west eli encounters a world full of illiterate people with an eye for an eye lifestyle, violent crime, and. But carnegie gary oldman, the powerhungry dictator of a decrepit survivors colony, is also interested in elis book for very different reasons. Book of eli introduction for my worldview analysis i chose to view the film book of eli in which the main character, eli is on a mission from god and must transport the last bible out west. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became. In lord of the flies, british schoolboys are stranded on a tropical island.
Reference the movie on the reference page at the end of the worksheet. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until sometime in the movie. Eli has a book which is discovered as the bible and he is trying to deliver it to a location he doesnt specify. Not saying that the movie was bad or anything but i left the theater wondering what the hell was the point of the movie. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. Solara, failing to seduce eli and threatening to kill solara if eli does not give him his book, maintaining his same jovial tone while pointing a gun at her head. Eli whitney, american inventor, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer, best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin but most important for developing the concept of mass production of interchangeable parts. It turns out the book in question is a bible, the last one known to exist.
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. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. Dystopian analysis the book of eli is about a postapocalyptic dystopian reality that the protagonist eli is attempting to survive in. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. 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. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys redemption. If the studio decided to release an edited version of this film, then it might find a bigger christian audience flocking to the theaters. He is taking the book to a place where it will be safe where its message can be finally be shared with the world.
Carnegie presses his blind lover claudia to send her daughter, solara, to at least convince eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. What the hell was the theme of the movie book of eli. The book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. 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. Type your answer to each question directly below the question. Anyway, i thought book of eli would be less scary so i went into the theater expecting something good. However, even when antisemitic measures force the sighet jews into supervised ghettos, elies family remains calm and compliant. Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary oldman, who, like all the local overloads in westerns and gangster movies, sits behind a big desk flanked by a tall bald guy and, of course, a short scruffy one. They called him moishe the beadle, as if his entire. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of night and what it means. They reflect society s issues by creating fictional stories. Learn more about his life and significance in this article.
The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and. 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. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. However, the violence and language is too much for families. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. That night he sends one of his servants solara to keep eli company. The book of eli is the new film by albert and allen hughes, directors of menace ii society and from hell. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned.
For example, question 1, describe the worldviews of all the main characters. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. It was either that or legion ironically both have something to do with religion lol. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. In an attempt to recreate the culture they left behind, they elect ralph to lead, with the intellectual piggy as counselor.
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. Fatherson relationship in elie wiesels night essay. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli.
This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Too intense, i whispered when the book of eli crossed the screen, although he had already read my mind. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Washington and the hughes brothers do a good job of establishing this man and his world, and at first, the book of eli seems destined to be solemn. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this.
Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. So i went out with my bf last friday to watch book of eli. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power eli holds, and is determined to make it his own. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. He is observant, curious, and often times ponders his surroundings regardless of his young age. The title is a reference to both the book that eli carries, and the fact that the book he carries is, in fact, the bible. Financial analysis of the book of eli 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. She discovers his book and begs him to read her some passages. However, eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. This essay contains realistic related to the bible. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Book summary his instructor, moshe the beadle, returns from a neardeath experience and warns that nazi aggressors will soon threaten the serenity of their lives.
Book of eli 1 book of eli introduction for my worldview. Bishop barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. On the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. The combined word count of your answers to all four questions should total 500750 words. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable.
Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976. Though its an original script written by firsttime screenwriter gary whitta, the movies hero walks his road in the shadow of anothernamely, the road. Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray. Fatherson relationship in elie wiesels night essay 919 words 4 pages during the years prior to elies wiesels experience in the holocaust, elie and his father shared a distant relationship that lacked a tremendous amount of support and communications but, eventually, their bond strengthens as they rely on each other for survival and comfort. Denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii. What the book of eli tells us about religion youtube. Books like the city of ember and the road, while they may acknowledge a dim sense of spirituality or hope, generally steer clear of explicit christian references. 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.
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