Written by gary whitta and directed by the hughes brothers, the book of eli does a good job of walking the middle ground between the. 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. A handsome, expensive production from joel silver and alcon entertainment, which is coming off its biggest hit to date with the blind side, the. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge.
The european legislation identifier eli is a semantic web solution1 that enables direct access to specific national legislation through a structured, flexible identifier. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. It is beyond me why so many firstrate actors agree to appear in and produce so many awful films. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. His name is eli denzel washington and he is on the alert for thieves and marauders. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
European legislation identifier eli uniform resource identifier uri standard for the electronic irish statute book eisb. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. The book of eli is more than just a good action film reel cleveland. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. 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 girl sees eli s book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. 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. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it.