However, he feels like he has been chosen by his god to protect the last surviving bible on earth. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people hes talking to. The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. Eli twist ending explained, new netflix horror movie. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. Dec 17, 2014 set in an american west which is covered in the hot, dirty wind of an illdefined apocalypse, eli brandishes a sword, espouses a code of honor, and wanders always west duty bound on a quest from his master. 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.
When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, god promised to punish his family, resulting eventually in the death of eli and his sons. The road and the book of eli have similar plot lines, both representing a post apocalyptic society devoid of humanity, with a main characters representing the spark of humanity, or the breath of god. In regards to the road, the people they meet have mostly become scavengers and cannibals. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. Mar 29, 2014 at the end of this film, eli manages to arrive at his destination, a place of refuge from humanities achievements with preserved works of art, novels and other books. The devil promised it would be totally chill to give birth to the spawn of satan, but as rose notes. Only the blind can see lifting up the bible in the book of eli. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. He has facial scarring, presumably from nuclear war but as we know by now, gary loves a good facial scar. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack. Gary whitta explained the intense violence, we imagined what a world without religion. Jan 15, 2010 this was probably something to do with the writers and they way they saw eli.
Jan 16, 2010 the twist at the end of the movie is that you find out that eli is blind, and the bible he has is written in braille. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. The holy ark remained in the possession of the philistines for seven months. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. He starts out looking like your usual end oftheworld thug, hes bigger than most others and not overly intelligent so he probably just fell into the role. For example, doughboy faded out while walking away from the camera at the end of boyz n the hood, but it didnt mean he was a supernatural being. By the way, if there was no more shampoo or other means to wash my. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Believed to be the last bible on earth, eli will sacrifice his humanity to protect it, and the villainous carnegie gary oldman will stop at nothing to. On this scorched earth, theres only one other man who grasps the grave significance of elis precious cargo. Trapped in a space that is not clean, he gasps for breath and passes out. In american culture, those who named their sons elijah are usually those who come from the bible belt the southern part of the us and those familiar with the prophet.
Jun 20, 2010 last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. Eli can be a masculine given name of hebrew origin, from biblical ascent, spelled with the hebrew letter ayin in the beginning, the name of eli, the high priest in the books of samuel. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegies men ensued. He is crazy funny, but will call you out if you say something stupid, but in a funny way. Eli was a descendant of ithamar, the fourth and youngest son of aaron the high priest.
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. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Claudia has a daughter named solara, a name that means both light and energ. The book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and moving performances from the ensemble cast. Quote dear lord thank you for giving me strength and conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. In the book of eli, eli kills out of selfdefence, but mainly out of defense of the bible, in some instances one might argue he over steps this right, invading on aggressive killing. The girl whod simply pretended to be a neighbor living near the strange. Oct 11, 2020 in the movie the book of eli, it generally focuses on the protagonist, eli, portrayed by the actor denzel washington, who possessed exceptional survival skills, hunting abilities, handtohand combat, and martial arts. Eli the high priest 2772 10 iyar 28702871 jewish history. All of these theatrical elements come together to tell a refreshing story of unwavering faith and obedience to god. Give up his hard life walking the barren highways in search for a place he hasnt seen in favor of an easier existenceall he has to do is give carnegie the book.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Jan 11, 2010 though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by faith his entire life or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on earth who can read braille. Eli has the power of god behind him, but carnegie has the pragmatic means of. As the film ends, eliwho we now realize is blindhas memorized the entire king james bible. He survived through the means of hunting his own food. Jan 19, 2010 the book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. Yet, in the end, eli and solara make it into san francisco bay where. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to offer an interpretation of the revealed work, but is just one out of a number of possible interpretations of eli. The book of eli casts bible as a major theme baptist. 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.
Hes on a divinelyinspired quest yes, a literal mission from god to take the book to the west as a swarm of wrongdoers. You know, you say youve been walking for thirty years, right. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. A lot of girls fall for him, but he doesnt know it, and if you try to tell him he wont believe you. He became high priest kohen godol after the death of pinehas, the son of elazar, ithamars older brother. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is an original made up of a mix of genres and pop culture productions that came before. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Nov 07, 2020 book of eli s ranking on the oldometer. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. But when eli gets a different view of it, he realises the word isnt eli but 317.
The tragic end when eli heard of the fate of the holy ark, he fell backwards from his seat, overcome with grief, and there died, ninetyeight years old, after having been judge for forty years. May 05, 2014 the greek name eli is a transliteration of the hebrew word, which comes from the word or name. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. During one particularly scary episode, a ghost carves elis name into a wardrobe door over and over. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not houston chronicle. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in. Jan 25, 2008 eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted.
In this unintended sequel to the road, which is also currently playing in theaters. The protected copy of the bible is placed at the end next to a copy of the artscroll tanach which includes the hebrewenglish version of the original bible as well as the other 39 holy books, so they had it all the time. The end of eli is a wild ride, so in case you were a bit thrown off, here is a brief explanation of the films ending and a few answers to the films more confusing plot points. With all of this being said, the question still remains, are they the good guys referring now to both the father and son and eli. I mean, come on the book of eli i should have figured that one out immediately. Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in san francisco, or rather just west of thereon a rocky island. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. It came to be used as a given name among the puritans in the 17th century and was by them taken to the american colonies. He is shy sometimes and gets really shy when a girl he likes is near him and his friends. The title is a reference to both the book that eli carries, and the fact that the.
Why doesnt redridge kill eli at the end of the first. Jul 18, 2010 the title, book of eli, immediately gave me the impression that the bible has something to do with it. Thorns experimental procedures, eli charlie shotwell discovers the secret files on her previous patients. Jul 10, 2010 end clip at the 52minute mark, just before the shooting begins. Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli. Eli is a film packed with big twists and revelations, but it ends with one last major one. Eli s mother was unable to conceive a child, so she prayed to satan in order to get pregnant. 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. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. Solara strangles the driver and goes back to get eli.
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. 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. In the movie the book of eli we discover at the end that the bible eli has been carrying the entire movie is written in braille. That means it matters what you think about the bib. The book of eli casts bible as a major theme baptist news. In the end, eli lives long enough to recite the entire king james version of the. Eli feels the plates on the shelf in the shack, an unusual thing if he could see. Solara drives them to california where eli says this is. It immediately throws people off that elis master is the judeochristian god. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes. For the majority of the film, eli plays out like a typical ghost story, however, the ending of eli involves a pretty wild twist that you definitely did not see coming. We are not told why eli succeeded to the high priesthood, instead of pinehass son. Spoilers ahead the movies 4 years old, but just in case.
Oct 30, 2019 eli is a film packed with big twists and revelations, but it ends with one last major one. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. Okay, this is the first 2010 film ive seen, but you know what i mean. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The ending of the netflix horror movie eli explained.
Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. The title of the movie seems to suggest that, like books of the bible, this is the book about eli i. Later biblical passages mention the fortunes of several of his d. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. Hes also powerhungry and mean, which is fine for a villain, but ultimately a. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. Horn isnt just a doctor, but a nun, and shes been trying to use gene editing to rid the devils children of their corruption unfortunately she hasnt had much luck so far, as rose learns when she discovers the bodies of the three previous patients in the ritual chambers pit, their bodies wrapped and covered with symbols to prevent their evil escaping.
There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the. Realizing eli is a literate man like himself, carnegie forces him to stay the night under guard. The ending is flawed, as we critics like to say, but its so magnificently, shamelessly, implausibly flawed that a it breaks apart from the movie. In this interpretation, there is the possibility of a false interpretation, as the author has taken the words, which can have more than one meaning, and. Also, if we were meant to interpret solara as having been sent by god to aid eli, i dont think she would have returned to heaven carrying a machete and an ipod. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Oct 05, 2017 redridge, from the book of eli, is the right hand man of a small town tyrant known as carnegie. This post contains major spoilers for the netflix film eli. 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. 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. 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.
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