The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The title is a reference to both the book that eli carries, and the fact that the. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. The devil promised it would be totally chill to give birth to the spawn of satan, but as rose notes. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. 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. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. Eli was a descendant of ithamar, the fourth and youngest son of aaron the high priest. Oct 18, 2019 its just the plot of eli that was a bit too weird and left lots of people with a whole lot of questions. 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. Throughout the book elie questions god about what is happening to him and the other jews. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children.
Spoilers ahead the movies 4 years old, but just in case. Lets get to our take on the ending of the new netflix movie eli. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of. 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. So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind.
The end of eli is a wild ride, so in case you were a bit thrown off, here is a brief explanation of the films ending and a few answers to the films more confusing plot points warning. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Jul 18, 2010 the title, book of eli, immediately gave me the impression that the bible has something to do with it. By the way, if there was no more shampoo or other means to wash my. Eli supposes this is the code to a locked door in the medical wing. Jan 11, 2010 though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book.
Endoftheworld scenarios are all the rage at the movies. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Eli boys name meaning, origin, and popularity babycenter. The book of eli is an original made up of a mix of genres and pop culture productions that came before. Oct 18, 2019 thank you for watching eli 2019 explained.
Craig detweiler, director of pepperdine universitys center for entertainment. The end of eli is a wild ride, so in case you were a bit thrown off, here is a brief explanation of the films ending and a few answers to the films more confusing plot points. The basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible. Elis mother was unable to conceive a child, so she prayed to satan in order to get pregnant. Do not proceed if you dont want to find out the ending of the movie. But the point i was driving at was that the book of eli, a weirdly. How far are we willing to go in response to gods call. Through trials and tribulation, he stays the course. Eli twist ending explained, new netflix horror movie. In american culture, those who named their sons elijah are usually those who come from the bible belt the southern part of the us and those familiar with the prophet. While all of this is going on, were treated to the unhappy rumblings in paul and roses marriage. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. The 10th day of iyar is the anniversary of the death of eli the high priest.
But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. Eli s mother was unable to conceive a child, so she prayed to satan in order to get pregnant. Jan 19, 2010 in the end, eli lives long enough to recite the entire king james version of the bible to a secret order eager to bring books and civilization back to the last remaining vestiges of humanity. 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. Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli. Some people tend to even hate it, but i wouldnt go that far. The book that he manages to memorize and that he can recite with visionary ease. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. 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. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a secret. Jan 16, 2010 eli has been traveling on foot for years and is nearing the end of his mission. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed.
In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. I like the medical answer a lot, and it make sense not to serve cannibals. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters.
In the old testament, eli was the high priest and last judge of israel, who trained the prophet samuel. Netflix horror movie eli ending explained heaven of horror. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The title, book of eli, immediately gave me the impression that the bible has something to do with it. One reporter asked denzel what the film means to him and he. It means that you know something thing even if you dont know something. The name eli is a boys name of hebrew origin meaning ascended, uplifted, high. Dec 17, 2014 but the book of elis screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars entry, and a tried and true one of us type nerd builds a fairly defined world in which to tell elis story of a mission from god.
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. Eli is most often a boys name but is also used for girls. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Here is the singable english translation of its lyrics. The title is a reference to both the book that eli carries, and the fact that the book he carries is, in fact, the bible. We break down the ending of the new netflix horror film eli. Eli on netflix is the latest horror movie with a twist ending. 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 post contains major spoilers for the netflix film eli eli movie netflix ending explained. But i want to note a number of elements which make the book of eli. Jul 08, 2015 this feature is not available right now. But i thought to look at a biblical meaning since the movie is very spiritual. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. Oct 18, 2019 eli on netflix is the latest horror movie with a twist ending.
In the bible, eli is a priest and judge who brings up the prophet samuel. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his life and follows gods will no matter how hard the journey may be. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to block incoming swings of silent objects, he looks into the eyes of people hes talking to. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. 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. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. Gary whitta explained the intense violence, we imagined what a world without religion. Horn, max martini and kelly reilly as elis parents, paul and rose, and stranger. It is at this point that his greatest obstacle is yet to come in the person of carnegie, gary oldman who, like eli, is a survivor from the time before. 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. Weve noticed that a lot of people on social media and imdb are confused about the ending of eli.
What is the song at the end of the book of eli answers. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. This post contains major spoilers for the netflix film eli. We are not told why eli succeeded to the high priesthood, instead of pinehass son. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. 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. Thorns experimental procedures, eli charlie shotwell discovers the secret files on her previous patients. Jul 20, 2014 spoilers ahead the movies 4 years old, but just in case. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict. 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. Its just the plot of eli that was a bit too weird and left lots of people with a whole lot of questions.
There is a big surprise towards the end of the movie that makes you go wo. He became high priest kohen godol after the death of pinehas, the son of elazar, ithamars older brother. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. As the scandal series finale approaches, take a look back at how quotes from the series take on new meaning in the end advice, declarations of. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego. The name eli is a boys name of hebrew origin meaning ascended, uplifted, high eli derives from the hebrew aly, meaning high. But the book of elis screenwriter gary whitta attached to write an upcoming star wars entry, and a tried and true one of us type nerd builds a fairly defined world in which to tell elis story of a mission from god. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Here are all the spoilers for eli, in case you want to know the plot twist before you watch it. Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976.
The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. Whatever caused this apocalypse is undisclosed, but it becomes clear that religion was blamed and holy books the. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. While eli is a full name on its own, it can be a shortened form of elijah, elias, eliezer, or even elliot. As he gazes into the mirror after being freed from the camps. At the end of the film, and i mean at the very end, it is revealed that eli. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. He is observant, curious, and often times ponders his surroundings regardless of his young age. 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. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is an original made up of a mix of genres and pop culture productions that came before. In the end, eli lives long enough to recite the entire king james version of the bible to a secret order eager to bring books and civilization back to the last remaining vestiges of humanity.
Apparently, the fascination with all things apocalyptic will continue in 2010, thanks to the book of eli, the third endoftheworld flick released in the past four months. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. To me this book felt timeless, something you could read over and over again and still get something new out of it. However, the sense of manipulation reaches its limit when, once in san francisco where they survive a catastrophe, eli and solara, his female partner in the adventure, access the site from which humans seek to rebuild the lost. He notices that his family appears to be torn asunder by the consequences of the vietnam war his dad suffers from terrifying dreams and hallucinations, his sister discovers an unsettling fact about herself, and. Though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. What type of intermolecular forces are expected between pooh3 molecules3. Horn isnt just a doctor, but a nun, and shes been trying to use gene editing to rid the devils children of their corruption unfortunately she hasnt had much luck so far, as rose learns when she discovers the bodies of the three previous patients in the ritual chambers pit, their bodies wrapped and covered with symbols to prevent their evil escaping. In netflixs new horror film eli, a boy with an autoimmune disorder charlie shotwell is taken to a remote treatment center in a lastditch hope to cure his condition but the ending reveals that theres more to his illness than meets the eye. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. Sep 08, 2009 eli the good is a beautifully crafted and compelling novel about love, war, and the meaning of family.
By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. Okay, this is the first 2010 film ive seen, but you know what i mean. Eli, eli i pray that it never will end the sand and the sea and the waves breaking and sighing. Did some research and found this in the book of revelations. Eli is on a mission to deliver one of the most important packages known to mankind. The event that, in the movie, caused a hole to be torn in the sky signifies an act of nature that could destroy the ozone layer exposing the earths surface to uvb and other radiation, an extinction level event. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to. The hughes brothers film, which opened in theaters this past friday, was.
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