Synopsis
Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.
A post-apocalyptic 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.
2010 Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
A post-apocalyptic 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.
Denzel Washington Gary Oldman Mila Kunis Ray Stevenson Jennifer Beals Michael Gambon Tom Waits Frances de la Tour Evan Jones Joe Pingue Chris Browning Richard Cetrone Lateef Crowder Keith Splinter Davis Don Theerathada Thom Williams Lora Martinez-Cunningham Scott Wilder Heidi Pascoe Jennifer Caputo Spencer Sano Eddie Perez Karin Silvestri Mike Gunther John Koyama Mike McCarty Scott Michael Morgan Sala Baker Arron Shiver Show All…
David Valdes Joel Silver Denzel Washington Broderick Johnson Andrew A. Kosove Steven P. Wegner Yolanda T. Cochran John David Washington Brad Arensman
Patrick Cassidy John Chichester Lorrie Campbell Ricardo Guillermo Siobhan Roome Derrick Ballard Severino Gonzales Lance Cheatham Jeremy Chiordi Lelan Keffer David Benavides David Thompson
Jon Farhat Vincent Cirelli Thomas Nittmann Edson Williams Dominique Derrenger Michael Kowalski Rebecca Marie Steve Griffith Chris Wells Brian DeMetz Colin Cunningham Frankie Stellato Robert Hubbard
Jeannie Epper Kiralee Hayashi Jeff Imada Caryn Mower Ed Duran Al Goto Heidi Pascoe George Fisher Karin Silvestri Rachel de la Torre
David Brownlow Eric A. Norris Nerses Gezalyan Gary A. Hecker Chris Jenkins Jay Wilkinson Frank A. Montaño Katherine Rose Steven D. Williams Jason W. Jennings Christopher Flick Tim Webb
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"And to the dust we shall return."
This dogmatic religious dystopia brought to you by Apple® iPods®, Beats™ by Dre earbuds, KFC™ moist towelettes, and Motorola® megaphones. Consume our meaningless junk to help you forget about how that same consumption fuels our planet's constant degradation.
That's really an unfairly reductive summary of the film, but at least it gets a lot of my problems with it out of the way early. It's no secret that The Book of Eli is overbearing in its religious sentiment and ironically reliant on capitalist ideology (Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman's love of The Book rather than The Religion, Tom Waits's pawn shop bartering; "How come it is easier for us to imagine the end…
This is one of those movies I'll always watch whenever I come across it on TV.
Absolutely love the story. Very creative and well executed.
Starring: King Kong Ain’t Got Sh!t On Denzel
The fact that non-Christians made one of the coolest "Christian" films speaks volumes about the lack of effort on the part of Christian filmmakers and artists.
Rants aside, though, the film is actually really good. In many ways, this universe is really a more cannibalistic and less fetishistic take on Mad Max, however it does alter and add certain characteristics that set it apart. The production design and cinematography work together to create this really good bleak tone. The score is just as important to the film's emotional core, contributing a somber but ultimately optimistic and epic tone, especially in the final act.
The performances are all great, particularly Oldman and Washington. Denzel…
come for the sadism and bountiful plot holes, stay for Denzel and the cardboard color grading
The apocalyptic action drama starts interestingly but loses steam later on, turning redundant n boring letdown majorly by its thin plot n backstory. The religious faith twist doesn’t add any exciting dimension, only managing to drag it down even further. Denzel Washington, visual color grading stylish choices, soundtrack and few cool action sequences are about the only elements which keeps it in the watchable zone.
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I find myself deeply torn on where I land with The Book of Eli.
On one hand, I find the religious elements almost too aggressive in their expression. Mila Kunis plays a really promising female character who unfortunately rarely embodies anything more than a rare female presence on screen.
On the other, the visual style is captivating, despite its emphasis on bleakness. The choreography of action sequences is displayed impressively. Denzel Washington bodies his role. Even with knowing the big twist ahead of time, the reveal feels greatly satisfying. The world the film takes place in its super intriguing, in its organized, chaotic structures and its many characters. I just wish that world has been expanded on a bit more! …