Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for. Dec 08, 2017 eli alshanetsky is a mellon postdoctoral fellow at the stanford humanities center who studies the philosophy of the mind, epistemology, and cognitive science. Eli is the story of a young boy plagued with an unknown, debilitating illness that requires him to live completely sealed off from the outside world. 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 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. Country singermusician mike eli the eli young band is 39. Denzel washington is an american actordirector who has appeared in such acclaimed films as a soldiers story, cry freedom and malcolm x. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. In 2014, he starred in the film divergent, based on the first book of the divergent series, written by veronica roth. Eli is introduced as the previously unknown son of valerie grant vanessa a.
According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. Mar 03, 2011 sandra bullock presenting colin firth the oscar for best actor for his performance in the kings speech at the 83rd academy awards in 2011. July 22, 1947 is an american actor, comedian, writer and director. Interview with the book of eli director allen hughes. A boy receiving treatment for his autoimmune disorder discovers that the. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. List of awards and nominations received by denzel washington. Tall, dark, but somewhat gentlelooking actor ray stevenson was born in lisburn, northern ireland on 25 may 1964, on a british army base. Martin campbell, edge of darkness 2010 actor of decade. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.
Biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. A lifelong actor, singer and dancer, blue spent years performing onstage. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes allen hughes and allen hughes. Denzel washington is an american actor director who has appeared in such acclaimed films as a soldiers story, cry freedom and malcolm x. All denzel washington movies ranked the rebellious slave unwilling to carry the american flag in the civil war film glory with matthew broderick, and as the crooked cop in. Nyoka ya mpembe, mcdonellmaster miller, or simply liquid, was the leader of foxhound during the shadow moses incident. Denzel washington aims a springfield armory xd as robert mccall in the equalizer 2014. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by.
The book of eli 2010 fullhd movie cast the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie english subtitle the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie release date the book of eli 2010 fullhd movie air date. Jan 16, 2020 since primates are typically phased out of acting during adolescence, hollywood is left with a sole survivor named eli, the last trained primate actor in hollywood. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. The actor has a soft spot for hardcore violence, as he has shown in many roles, but this guy is more of a warrior monk. This mod adds the weapon elis edge to the abandoned shack in goodsprings. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. Denzel washington with his remington 870 witness protection shotgun as eli in the book of eli 2010. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie.
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 book of eli, washington plays a prophet, who is carrying the last known copy of the bible. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of. The book of eli on dvd june 2010 starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. He prays to god, and carries the bible around with him and reads it everyday. While its very fun to play, some levels are hard and the coins you earn during the game.
A sighted person would have realized it was impassable and. Reillys producing partner and wife, alison dickey, is the secret hero of the sisters brothers. The book of eli alcatraz soldier 2010 triggerman native leader 2009 doc west native leader 2009. With charlie shotwell, kelly reilly, max martini, lili taylor. 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. Denzel washington internet movie firearms database guns. Mila kunis, the book of eli 2010 supporting actor of decade. He was cloned from big bosss dna as part of the les enfants terribles project, along with his brothers solid snake and solidus snake. The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. He received an academy award nomination for best supporting actor for 1987s broadcast news and was widely praised for his performance as a ruthless jewish mobster in the 2011 film drive. John david washington movies and filmography allmovie. His father was a british pilot in the royal air force, and his mother is irish. Eli was employed by working wildlife, but had been let go in march 2019 due to outbursts on set a commonality for juvenile chimps. He moved with his family to lemington, newcastleupontyne, england in 1972 at the age of eight, and later to cramlington.
Eli tomac 2020 et3 supercross and motocross fan tshirt. Reed, who felt that films within those genres were never given the. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. 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 passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. The youngest of three boys, david blue grew up as the comedian of the family. He goes on a journey across america by foot, and must protect the sacred book that holds the. Mel gibson, edge of darkness 2010 actress of decade. Through his father, eli is a member of the horton family, the central. Advanced search watchlist sign in the book of eli 2010 poster. Elijah eli pepperjack is a major character in the tales of arcadia franchise.
The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar. This is the official fan page for forgotten mile by matt amerling. The edge of eli at fallout new vegas mods and community. Liquid was led to believe that he had been created in order to express. Liquid snake, real name eli, also known as white mamba kikongo. Gary oldman, denzel washington, mila kunis, jennifer beals. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. 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. Hopkins and alec baldwin are perfectly paired in this adventure. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Alan cumming obe born 27 january 1965 citation needed is a scottish actor, comedian, singer, writer, filmmaker, and activist who has acted in numerous films, television shows, and plays.
Nov 23, 2008 here is a sidebyside chart of the actors and the people portrayed, with some factchecking help from jones, who served as a consultant on the film. American film institute award for actor of the year male movies. The 10 best gary oldman movies that arent harry potter. He also has directed several features, including antwone fisher and fences. Anthony hopkins is perfect in the role of charles morse, a billionaire with more residual book knowledge than your public library. To solve it you need to guess what the word that the text description, emoji or picture hints by typing it correctly. The book of eli stars denzel washington in a postapocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of earth into an ashy wasteland. Chimpanzees have been acting in films for the past eight decades. He has received nine academy award nominations, and was the recipient of the best supporting actor award for 1989s glory and the award for best actor for 2001s training day. He is a student of arcadia oaks high, a conspiracy theorist investigating the supernatural within arcadia, the first earth ambassador of akiridion5, best friends with steve palchuk and krel tarron, and the son of mr. Jan 17, 2010 for the book of eli, washington worked on the script with directors albert and allen hughes for weeks, playing out scenes and finetuning dialogue until it all sounded right to him. Find films and movies featuring gary oldman on allmovie. Find films and movies featuring john david washington on allmovie allmovie new releases. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character.
The book of eli repeats atop the dvd and bluray sales charts jul 1, 2010. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Previous majestic cities are now wavering deathtraps and roads has become lawless highways. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. After a break from the business for several years, they returned with the riveting motion picture the book of eli starring award winning actor denzel washington. So, masterminds by gordon korman, an introduction to dystopia for 10 year olds, seems like a good idea, or not. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. Jackson in the finnishamerican thriller film big game. Elis last film credit was a bollywood film called zero, with one of the biggest stars of bollywood, shah rukh khan along with anushka sharma and katrina kaif. Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film.
In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Keep reading for the big, angry, but still important rant about a huge issue in this book, but first, a quick description. Find films and movies featuring gary oldman on allmovie allmovie. Denzel washington internet movie firearms database. Eli grant is a fictional character from the longrunning nbc daytime soap opera days of our lives.
Created by head writers dena higley and ryan quan, the role was originated by actor lamon archey in 2017. Jan 26, 2020 oldman was nominated for best actor as part of a fantastic cast that also included colin firth, tom hardy, mark strong, benedict cumberbatch, and ciaran hinds. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will. 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. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where the steps are credit to jeremyogles. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. On 8 july 2011, stevenson was cast as firefly in g. Green zone is the top dvd rental in its first week on the shelves.
Aarp annual movies for grownups awards for best actor. His forthcoming book, articulating a thought oxford university press, 2018, examines how we make our thoughts clear to ourselves in the process of putting them into words. How we use language to make sense of our thoughts stanford. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. Eli has traveled around this world for years only armed with a shotgun, a samuraisword and a common sense, defending himself against violent gangs and plunderers who fight for limited resources. Reset restore all settings to the default values done. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in villages. A boy receiving treatment for his autoimmune disorder discovers that the house hes living in isnt as safe as he thought. Something more than a message between the lines 27 jul i dont think its risky to say, if we confine ourselves to the most recent events, that the catholic church, the principle institution within the christian doctrine, is now living through one of the greatest crises it has experienced since its beginnings. 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. There is a scene where eli walks to the edge of an overpass that has a piece missing in the middle. Find films and movies featuring john david washington on allmovie. Then in 2016, he produced, directed and starred as troy maxson in the drama film, fences.
Crossword quiz by random logic games is a unique crossword game that combines three types of clues. More of his films are unstoppable, flight, the magnificent seven, and so on. Elis edge this is a machete ive made as a replica to the one used by the hero in the movie book of eli. Kieran hayes motocross and supercross tomac eli 3 baseball cap outdoor adjustable dad hat all seasons for women men. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Denzel washington, star of the book of eli, is one of the most successful and highly respected hollywood figures. His london stage appearances include hamlet, the maniac in accidental death of an anarchist for which he received an olivier award, the lead in bent, and the national theatre of scotlands the bacchae.
Jan 25, 2010 in the book of eli, washington plays a prophet, who is carrying the last known copy of the bible. Eli arrives at a ramshackle outpost in what who used to bee. He eventually graduated from the conservatory at the university of central florida with a bachelor of fine arts in both acting and musical theatre performance. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. The sisters brothers, an unorthodox western in which the actor plays eli.
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