Protagonist of the novel, deemed mother natures son and the good by his aunt nell, he is a nature loving boy who has a beech as his secret place. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Jan 19, 2015 the book of eli 2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. 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. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Generally, it seems pretty easy to determine if a book fits into the ya genre, but silas houses new novel, eli the good, threw me for a loop. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Eli continued to walk and walk to find a safe haven for the bible. 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 characters in the film i believe stayed true to their worldview because neither of them changed their ways. Sep 08, 2009 generally, it seems pretty easy to determine if a book fits into the ya genre, but silas houses new novel, eli the good, threw me for a loop. Claudia, pretending she cannot remember how to read it, tells carnegie that his leg wound has become infected and the loss of his enforcers has led the people to run amok. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Eli slams the thugs face into the bar and gets up to leave. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers bishop robert. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account. A situation may change a character over a short period of time. Mila kunis plays a strong charactera young woman whose life undergoes a. Characters personality change in the lie by kurt vonegut. The names of the characters, george and martha, are a direct reference to the. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer.
Book of eli 1 book of eli introduction for my worldview. Night follows eliezers psychosomatic and troubling journey, as the holocaust steals his humanity, robbing him of his faith in god and takes him deep into the pits of despair. Carnegie gary odman and eli denzel washington each explain what the book means to them. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. Oct 18, 2008 characters personality change in the lie by kurt vonegut jr. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. When she opens the bag you could see the book with the name the book of eli on it.
Bishop barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. 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 film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. The book of eli stars denzel washington in a postapocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of earth into an ashy wasteland. 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. 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. Mila kuniss character is named solara the sun, light, etc. Eliezer eliezer is the narrator of night and is, in essence, a pseudopersona of the book s author, elie wiesel. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. At the sanctuary, eli has died, but not before reciting the entire book. They dont have enough provisions so they try to conserve food and water. The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
He had to physically defend not only the book but himself. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. 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. He carries a mysterious book, clearly of great importance to him. The book of eli is screenwriter, gary whittas, take on a western samurai film. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. 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. 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. Some young couples have sex without worrying about privacy. Paul dano has the most punchable face in hollywood and i always want to see him get punched. On the cattle cars, the people have to take turns sitting. The screenplay for this movie was featured on the 2007 blacklist.
Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in night, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. In this scene we see the main character eli with his companion solara in what looks like an abandoned silo, sitting around a fire. The world eli inhabits is a scorched wasteland, plagued by drought, cannibalism, and illiteracy. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Activating background knowledge, making connections, characterization, mood, imagery, descriptive, personal narrative, voice writing prompts. The book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. If u consider, that this movie is based on the bible, yes he was blind, because eli the priest was a real person and was blind too 1. Dystopian analysis the book of eli is about a postapocalyptic dystopian reality that the protagonist eli is attempting to survive in. He finds shelter where he can and searches for water as he goes. In the scene where carnegie and his men were looking for eli and solara while they were sleeping, solara tried looking through eli s bag to see the book. He and eliezer desperately try to remain together throughout their concentration camp ordeal. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned.
The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Write about your favorite person describe him or her with physical and character traits. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. Night characters and analysis characters and analysis. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. The book he carried was the most important thing he saved. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and. The film is also a cosmological film about a mans psyche. 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. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. Characters personality change in the lie by kurt vonegut jr. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
It was his first and foremost mission to get it safely to its home. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The character of ely in the road from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. During his journey out west eli encounters a world full of illiterate people with an eye for an eye lifestyle, violent crime, and poverty. The character of ely in the road from litcharts the. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. This character embodies an archetype fascinating but ultimately classic, only more outrageous than other films, its lack of justification, its radical make even scary. Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli.
Was eli from the movie the book of eli major spoiler. From then on, carnegie begins an insane quest to capture the book at all costs even if it means killing dozens of other people in the process. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. But carnegie gary oldman, the powerhungry dictator of a decrepit survivors colony, is also interested in elis book for very different reasons. Denzel washington and evan jones in the book of eli 2010 denzel. He rules over his little kingdom like an absolute despot. The lead biker approaches eli, ready to fight him for touching his cat. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. In the movie the book of eli is the character that denzel washington plays blind the entire movie or can he see and have the ability to read brail. Shlomo is respected by the entire jewish community of sighet, and by his son as well. His father is a vietnam veteran who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder. A lot of people will think he can see and can read braille, but if. Many have taken explicity prochristian themes from the film, but.
But during their brief interlude, eli introduces solara to the concept of prayer a concept that quickly draws carnegies attention. Although eli is not a literal preacher, he is the closest thing to a religious figure in the postapocalyptic world and he is so totally badass that only god can help you if you mess with him. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. What the book of eli tells us about religion youtube. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of which original one. Jan 09, 2010 the book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. This is a thoughtprovoking book that retells the gospel from a modern point of viewa sort of what if type of story. In the scene where carnegie and his men were looking for eli and solara while they were sleeping, solara tried looking through elis bag to see the book. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. 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. 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.
His writing is carefully crafted to set the tone of any given scene, and the main character, eli, seems to think in prose. Night characters and analysis a research guide for students. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Later when carnegie steals the book from eli there is just a cross on the book, not the book. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. Eli has a book which is discovered as the bible and he is trying to deliver it to a location he doesnt specify. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. The first half hour sees washingtons eli battle against scavengers and take refuge in deserted houses, much like viggo mortensons character. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Write about a time in your life when a book helped you learn about yourself or a book spoke to you. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded.
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