This is also how eli knows that the old couple are cannibals, as the old woman carrying the tea shakes worse than the old man in the tomb raider tutorial who also carries tea. Denzel washington is eli, the principled survivor of a catastrophic war, one that has made some citizens marauding, plundering cannibals, turned others into blind, cowering weaklings and has. May 09, 2017 in the film the book of eli it is mentioned a few more than a couple but less than several times about the signs of a cannibal. They have a lot of guns, and help fight against carnage and his men. Indeed, the populace all live by the gun, the almighty weapon, the fear. Jan 17, 2010 whats worse is that the book of eli doesnt seem like it even cares all that much about its religious undertones. Endeavoring in the preface to treat the subjects of liberty and slavery in a more rigidly analytical manner, fitzhugh charts productive classical and historical accounts of slavery and cites the bible as evidence. Theres a lot of talk about faith, but in the end it doesnt seem to have much bearing on the story. The curse alludes to a previous not appearing elsewhere in the bible promise from god of eli s lineage continuing eternally c. All the questions in the book of eli dont necessarily have to have answers that tie things up neatly. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Unless you read something like genoveses book, you dont. Seeing a graveyard at the back of the house, it is suggested that the lack of food has turned the couple into cannibals.
Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Continuing toward the west coast, eli explains his mission. Jan 14, 2010 book of eli is fascinating, faithbased vision. We are, all, north and south, engaged in the white slave trade, and he who succeeds best, is esteemed most respectable. Originally the load, who also falls for a trap, solara is eventually able to overcome her captors using string as a garrote, takes out another vehicle with a grenade, then drives back to retrieve eli walking the earth. Ever since, through a postapocalyptic america, he has made his way west, walking alone and honing his survival skills. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. Joking i watched the book of eli for the first time last night and was curious as to why they checked peoples hands for shaking and then when they found the old couple who were cannibals their shaking gave them away. And lincoln is said to have been more angered by george fitzhugh than by any other proslavery writer, yet he unconsciously paraphrased cannibals all. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired.
Denzel portrays the title character of eli, a mysterious man who walks around around a destroyed world carrying a book he believes can save humanity. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. Spoiler eli points out that her hands are shaky because of too much human meat and then he pulls out his gun and insists that they are leaving. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Eli points out that her hands are shaky because of too much human meat and then he pulls out his gun and insists that they are leaving. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall.
But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. Some may find the film worth sitting through simply for its final whoa. Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared. Coupled fine performances by denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman, we see the best of both worlds here. While this continuation was not revoked, a curse was placed on all of eli s male descendants forever. Carnegie holds a gun to solaras head to make eli reveal where hes hidden the book in the house, and eli tells him. Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared in feces to sermonize about the evils of shiteating. Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for the book of eli 2010. To understand fitzhughs argument, you need to know what slavery in the american south was like. This is also how eli knows that the old couple are cannibals, as the old woman carrying the tea shakes worse than the old man in the tomb. The book of eli is a strong story about a godfearing man determined to obey the will of the lord. National humanities center fitzhugh, cannibals all.
Despite michael gambons excellent performance as an old cannibal, then. But, when carnegie shows up with his men and demands that eli send solara out with his bible, they grab their guns and fight to protect them. 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. I do not own this video, record and upload for the entertainment of others. If you remember the part where eli and solara were inside the home of the elderly couple, solara asked eli why the old ladys hands were shaking and eli said, its from eating too much human meat. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, yahweh promised to punish his family, resulting.
The expression cannibalism has been extended into zoology to mean one individual of a species consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food, including sexual cannibalism. In this respect, the films stand toe to toe, in their ability to. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is the first hughes brothers movie that feels stripped of drama, imagination, sensibility. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. Jan, 2010 the story never allows for any kind of unity of opposites to develop between eli and carnegie, who might have some latent redeeming quality since he so ferociously covets the word of the lord. Cannibals all is a defense of slavery in the american south.
A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your. Feb 22, 2016 a battle ensues, and carnegies ranks are depleted, but they soon kill the old couple and take eli and solara prisoner. Those who eat human meat develop symptoms similar to that of a crystal meth addict, the most notable being shaky hands.
The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. As the film ends, eliwho we now realize is blindhas memorized the entire king james bible. Book of eli is fascinating, faithbased vision popmatters. In the midst of all this, denzel washington plays eli, a bloke with a. He and solara exchange a what the look when invited to tea by the old cannibals.
Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book. 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 book of eli dvd, 2010 the entire country has been destroyed by what appears to have been a nuclear apocalypse 3035 years before. In the early 1800s came the rise of industrial revolution in america. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly. 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. The book of eli is the latest aftertheendthe cannibals willgetyou flick. He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. 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. Some may find the film worth sitting through simply for its. The book owes both its title and much of its intellectual foundation to the british social critic and historian thomas carlyle.
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. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Jan 15, 2010 eli soon realizes that marthas shaking hands are a result of their diet. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Eli is impervious to all of the physical dangers he encounters. He is assembling a hierarchical society and he needs the book to bring, as he thinks, all the weak and wounded under his dominion. Feb 19, 2010 his wild townreminiscent of an old west settlement but surrounded with cannibals instead of indiansis the only semisafe and positive place in an otherwise outofcontrol and collapsed world. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. Carnegie is the main antagonist in the 2010 postapocalyptic film the book of eli.
Eli s book only serves as an excuse to get him from point a to point b. It is alleged you can spot them cos their hands tremble, the main character had to show his steady hand at one point to prove he wasnt. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism.
The reason the cannibals hands shake is that they suffer from kuru disease a form. The appropriation of the lands carries with it the appropriation of all on or. 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. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. May 18, 2010 yes, they were cannibals thats even mentioned in the movie. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula, dreyfus. Eli and solara sleep by an old nuclear plant cooling tower.
If it was 30 years later, the leaves would have all long since fallen off. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. Realizing that the couple are cannibals, eli and solara attempt to leave just as carnegie and his men arrive. For this book to make sense, you have to have read something like this book. The reason the cannibals hands shake is that they suffer from kuru disease a form of creutzfeldjakob disease caused by eating human brains or spinal columns. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of. The best part about this scene is that they play an anita ward song on an old 78 player.
Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. A battle ensues, and carnegies ranks are depleted, but they soon kill the old couple and take eli and solara prisoner. Whilst the road cleaves to mccarthys novel, and is defiantly literary in structure a voiceover complements the nonevents of the plot, the book of eli clearly owes more to the videogame, fallout 3. Was the old couple in the movie book of eli canibals. The postapocalypse film may be getting old after films like children of men, the road, i am legend, etc. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. The book of eli has a biblical ring to it, what with the ill behavior of eli s sons causing god to curse all of eli s lineage. The first symptom is shaking limbs, which is why people check eli s hands throughout the movie. It is far more cruel than the black slave trade, because it exacts more of its slaves, and neither protects nor governs them. At the town bar, he is attacked by a gang of bikers but swiftly kills them all. Eli soon realizes that marthas shaking hands are a result of their diet. He says that he was led to the book by a voice in his head, directing him to travel westward to a place it would be safe, and assuring that he would be protected and guided on his journey.
Eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. The book s central theme was that the black slaves of the south were considerably more free than northern whites who were entrapped by the oppressive system of free labor. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Just as that happens, they notice the convoy arriving that has been following them and they decide they should hold up in the house with the old couple. This is also how eli knows that the old couple are cannibals, as the old woman carrying the tea. Jun 11, 2010 eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. Yet, as in the book of eli, background details are paramount in the road. Ok, so i saw the book of eli today, and its basically a. The earths ozone layer was apparently severely damaged resulting in many being severely burned by uv rays andor blinded. We boast, that it exacts more, when we say, that the profits made from employing free labor are greater than those from slave labor. Jan 15, 2010 the book is the king james bible, its the last one, and its protector is denzel washingtons eli, a man old enough to remember life during the before, before the last war some thirty years ago.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. In the film the book of eli it is mentioned a few more than a couple but less than several times about the signs of a cannibal. In the book of eli, why do the people keep checking hands. Books like the city of ember and the road, while they may acknowledge a dim sense of spirituality or hope, generally steer clear of explicit christian references. 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. 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.
Denzel washington performed all of his own stunts in the handtohand fight. When the book is retrieved, carnegie lets solara go. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. Jan 31, 2010 if you remember the part where eli and solara were inside the home of the elderly couple, solara asked eli why the old ladys hands were shaking and eli said, its from eating too much human meat. The book of eli is the first hughes brothers movie that feels stripped of drama, imagination, sensibility. Dude check the main article, the browning tutone beretta and eli hk45 have all been accounted for captain snikt 07. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. The book of eli is an old fashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags. Apr 20, 2010 the book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags.
Eli, you see, is carrying the very last bible in existence. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Not to worry, old george says as he reveals an arsenal vast enough to start a war. After the nuclear war, guy montag met up with all the other people who had memorized parts of the bible, and they entrusted eli with remembering the whole thing. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. Its a side effect from cannibalism and everyone in the movie checked each others hands because they wanted to stay away from the cannibals. A scene from the inspirational film the book if eli where eli, solara and the old couple are gearing up for battle. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. The plot of the book of eli is now a familiar script on the screenthe end of the world. Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings.
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