Good morning, have you seen the movie the book of eli i saw it when it came out, and ive recently seen it again at home, i really like it. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Denzel washington, gary oldman, chris browning directed by. I have some thoughts about eli, and then about denzel. Denzel washington squares off against gary oldman in this global smash action movie directed by the hughes brothers. He also carries a gleaming silver knife and a shotgun, both of which hes expert with. We even covered the film at comiccon, but still managed to.
Movie moments the book of eli 2010 the final prayer denzel washington mila kunis no is assumed nor infringement intended. Denzel washington new movies 2015 list upcoming films 2016 top 10 denzel was magnificent in the book of eli which is a terrific movie starring denzel, mila kunis and gary oldman. Eli isnt interested in joining forces with carnegie, so he ends up on the run, accompanied by solara mila kunis, an attractive young woman whose life he saves. The image measures 1802 1418 pixels and was added on 3 september mila kunis stars as solara in warner bros. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli.
Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. The main character, eli denzel washington, wanders the wastelands of the former united states, following a calling from a mysterious heavenly voice as he carries a holy book westward to a place where it will be safe from destruction. The book of eli is watchable mostly for superficial reasons such as denzel swordfights, the inherent appeal of postapocalyptic visions, gary oldman oozing grime or it essentially looking like a fallout 3 sidequest with less super mutants, more tom waits and about the same amount of malcolm mcdowell. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. The book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis.
Watch the book of eli free denzel washington video. Read it and weep denzel washington thumps his bible and slices through bad guys in. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western 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 official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. The violence, on elis part, is used to defend and protext the innocent. Download 3650x2429px the book of eli wallpapers desktop background desktop background from the above display resolutions for popular, fullscreen, widescreen, mobile, android, tablet, ipad, iphone, ipod. 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. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. The earths ozone layer was apparently severely damaged resulting in many being severely burned by uv rays andor blinded. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington fight seane in hindi dubbed part 2 duration. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer.
List of awards and nominations received by denzel washington. The actors are all fine, but the book of eli lacks a standout performance. A lone warrior denzel washington wanders the postapocalyptic desert that was once. One of hollywoods sexiest and most magnetic leading men, denzel washingtons poise and radiantly sane intelligence permeate whatever film he is in, be it a socially conscious drama, biopic, or suspense thriller. 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. Denzel washington the book of eli the final prayer. Denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson movie trailer. Washington plays the role of eli in the 2010 action adventure the book of eli, alongside gary oldman and mila kunis. Denzel was trained by dan inosanto for the movie, one of my heroes. So i glanced through them not hoping for the best, expecting the worst and for the life of me, i do not know why, but i pulled out the book of eli. Denzel washington is credible as a solitary figure who strides with a largerthanlife gait through the. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller.
Film and television collectionrex shutterstock the book of eli 2010 eli denzel washington roams a postapocalyptic world, protecting a sacred tome that offers guidance on how to rebuild humanity in this stylish, futuristic thriller. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord set on. The book of eli dvd, 2010 the entire country has been destroyed by what appears to have been a nuclear apocalypse 3035 years before. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. 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. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. Denzel washington gary oldman the book of eli movies showing movies and tv shows atticus ross netflix film daction see movie. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. This is the recently released mc toys f034 16 scale the end walker 12inch figure which is inspired by based on the character denzel washington played in the 2010 american postapocalyptic action film the book of eli. Starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, michael gambon, evan jones, jennifer beals.
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. Denzel washington is always good, as is gary oldman, but the subject matter is just too out there to. Some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. 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. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington. It is a seemingly dark film set in an apocalyptic future, 30 years after a nuclear holocaust. Coupled fine performances by denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman, we see the best of both worlds here. Set in postapocalyptic america, a drifter known as eli is on a mission heading west with a book of important value.
Dan teaches many martial arts but most of it in the film looked like filipino martial arts. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern and action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Seems as though we here at screen rant have been under some kind of mass hypnosis for the last month. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actor denzel washington. Eli denzel washington, a mysterious, solitary man who carries the last remaining bible in his backpack. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Denzel washington the book of eli the final prayer duration.
He cartoonishly defeats hoards of people who stand in the way of his godgiven mission. The book of eli opens with denzel washingtons eli murdering a cat, but by the end its the film that has really screwed the pooch. 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. The book of eli dvd johnson county library bibliocommons. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Along the way mobster carnegie, played by oldman, is set on killing eli and stealing the book by any means necessary.
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