We explore the final scene and what it really means. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. 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. No country for old men became the biggest boxoffice hit for the coens to date, until it was surpassed by true grit in 2010. Eli wouldve played great theatrically, but at the same time, if you cant market the movie, then no ones going to see it. At the end of the book of eli it is revealed that the eponymous bible that eli used to read and learn by heart is actually written in braille. Eli says that when the war happened, the sun came down the light left the world. Jan 15, 2010 of course, hed rather not if he can help it. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen. The book of eli continues the string of apocalyptic tales. However, in terms of horror elements, this new netflix horror movie did actually deliver. The ending of no country for old men finally explained. It really leaves you to want more, trying to decode the mystery revolving around eli, his illness, and the clinic where he is treated. Was eli just able to read braille for some unknown reason or.
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. The star of the film, denzel washington, is also one of its producers. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves. Eli passes out from his allergic reaction, but wakes up to a clear face and no reactions. We want to celebrate our different opinions, and celebrate yours as well.
Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli. Here are all the spoilers for eli, in case you want to know the plot twist before you watch it. We know the condition of eli s sons and the lord was angry with eli, as well. And you may have first heard of the road from the 2009 movie starring viggo mortensen of aragorn fame. Thats because shaking hands is one of the first symptoms of kuru disease, which is contracted by eating the brains and spinal cords of other humans. In the end, eli succeeds precisely because of that radical twist. No country for old men ending explained screen rant. Detail in the book of eli 2010, people keep checking eli s hands the first time they meet him to see if he shakes like all the cannibals one of them. No country for old men is considered a classic by many but the ending was divisive. The book of eli spoiler thread quarter to three forums. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in the house.
The title of elie wiesels book night is no accident, as night is used symbolically throughout the story. After eli is about a boy named daniel and his brother eli just died in the army. Has anybody seen the film the book of eli starring denzel washington. Perry, lucius, and agnes were each killed by this next treatment. Eli has a book which is discovered as the bible and he is trying to deliver it to a location he doesnt specify. 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. 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. Dystopian analysis the book of eli is about a postapocalyptic dystopian reality that the protagonist eli is attempting to survive in. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. I found it much harder to point a finger at the pharisees and unfaithful disciples after reading this book because the storys concept forced me to put myself in their shoes and, in this modern situation, i realized that i wasnt sure that i would fare any better than they did. 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 is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers.
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or. The books of samuel were originally one book in the hebrew canon. In the end, the man gets the book but cannot read it. The book of eli end scene page 5 sherdog forums ufc. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it to be christian. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Why doesnt redridge take a carefully aimed shot at eli, now that he is remaining still. In the film washington is a wanderer transporting a bible in a post apocalyptic world. Remove the stylish vision, wellcrafted direction, and the films ending, and i probably wouldnt have looked too favorably upon the book of eli. The girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw.
Eli washington, is traveling the country with an important book, one that. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how. Check out the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. He is taking the book to a place where it will be safe where its message can be finally be shared with the world. 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. The landscape is torched and his dark glasses signal that there is no longer any. A few times, he said im not one of them or someone else referred to eli. By the end of its opening fourday holiday weekend it grossed.
Netflix horror movie eli ending explained heaven of horror. He begins to holler for his mom, who comes rushing to him. I have to admit, when i started watching eli, i already knew there was going to be a twist ending. It wasnt just that horror flicks on netflix are almost always fueled by. 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. Sometimes di digital intermediate, that is, the computeraided manipulation of film to alter the color balance and saturation of the footage works pretty well. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world and its few survivors.
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. Solara roots through eli s pack, just wanted to see the book. But wouldnt you know it, theres another man with designs on the book and he isnt going to make it easy for eli. No country for old men is the thirdlowestgrossing oscar winner, only surpassing crash 2005 and the hurt locker 2009. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf.
Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli actually about. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. No country for old men the ending scene hd youtube. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers fahrenheit 451 ends with the protagonist, a former fireman, going on a exodus after his city gets decimated by. 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. Its no secret that the book of eli is overbearing in its religious sentiment and ironically reliant on capitalist ideology denzel washington and gary oldmans love of the book rather than the religion, tom waitss pawn shop bartering. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to break into the one hes been given. Netflixs eli ending explained what the hell was eli actually about. Daniel starts to make a book called book of the dead and he researches all of these people ho have died to try and figure out if.
No country for old men is an extremely faithful adaptation of author cormac mccarthys novel, which follows a man named llewelyn moss who. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. The coen brothers made his 2005 novel, no country for old men, into a film of the same title, which won the oscar for best picture in 2008.
He does not have a copy of the bible, but he sits down with eli and eli dictates it all to him from memory. It takes great faith to embark on a journey with no end in sight. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book of eli which is appealing for the mass audience.
Despite how the film looks on the surface, the book of eli is not mad. Bishop barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. And more importantly, it surprisingly manages to let you still wonder what the heck is going on until the ending twist, even when some keys elements are unveiled. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible. He is no longer afraid of the outside world because he has realized his own power. Sep 15, 2011 no country for old men the ending scene hd andrew chepry. Eli on netflix is the latest horror movie with a twist ending. Its just the plot of eli that was a bit too weird and left lots of people with a whole lot of questions. Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack by various. Of course it turns out that eli has the book that carnegie has been seeking and has no intention of turning it over to be used for evil purposes, and from here on out the story is about carnegie trying to get the book from eli, and having a difficult time of it despite seemingly having the upper hand in both manpower and weapons. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison.
My chosen movie for that saturday afternoon was the book of eli. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Meanwhile, eli finally makes it to an island off the coast of california where he finds a man who is collecting artifacts from before the apocalypse.
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. Its quite possible, however, that eli lost track of redridges location in the shooting, or is out of loaded ammunition, but for whatever reason he does not take the final kill shot at redridge. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. The book of eli wboctv 16, delmarvas news leader, fox 21. Perhaps, it is time for samuel to decide for himself. Subverted when we find out that carnegie has the real book, but cant read it, whereas eli knows the whole thing by heart. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Im sure the ending to book of eli will raise a lot of issues and debate, so well be curious to hear your thoughts on it. And sometimes, you see a movie that is so aggressively, stupidly did that youre just like, fuck. Thorns experimental procedures, eli charlie shotwell discovers the secret files on her previous patients. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him.
Night, of course, is dark, and its use in this story is no accident it represents the loss. 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. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as. 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. 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. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. Yet im not sure what further conclusions to draw from this.
They had not heard the voice of god, and now, samuel hears god but thinks it is eli calling. Dec 05, 2011 this is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. The book of eli on the surface looks like a prochristian deal but if you pay attention, its actually blaming the end of civilization on christianity, and is directly referred to as a population control mechanism. The story involves a lone wanderer denzel washington who wears a name tag saying hi.
It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. Marauding gangs haunt the ashen wastelands of america, preying on innocent passersby. The single volume of samuel was divided into two by the translators of the greek old testament, the septuagint, who viewed samuel and kings. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Discussion in mayberry lounge started by happyhaha, jun 8, 20. But carnegie gary oldman, the powerhungry dictator of a decrepit survivors colony, is also interested in elis book for very different reasons. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. Theres no concrete explanation as to how rose became pregnant.
Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers youtube. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. And lingering over the happy ending is the question of whether murdoch can ever truly be happy in a world that, apart from the personalities of its citizens, offers him no surprises, no. The few survivors have clumped together into ramshackle settlements that are beginning to crumble from within. The syntactical, literary, and thematic cues within the text indicate the open ing scenes of ch 1 naturally conjoin 1 and 2 samuel with the book of judges. It motivates people, it drives revolutions and it has conquered countries, shaped civilization. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. At the sanctuary, eli has died, but not before reciting the entire book. The first 30 minutes of the book of eli set the scene. In the book of eli 2010, people keep checking elis hands. Well be going through the eli ending by answering some of the most obvious and talked about questions. Civilization has given way to anarchy and cannibalism. Eli had no idea at first, that this was the lord calling samuel. Im no sociologist, but it would appear that the current.