Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 01/15/10 Home Video 06/15/2010 MPAA Rating Rated R for some brutal violence and language Running Time 118 Minutes Genre Drama, Sci-Fi Director Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes Writer Gary Whitta, Anthony Peckham Cast Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Frances de la Tour and Michael Gambon Studio Warner Bros |
THE BOOK OF ELI (2010)
SYNOPSIS
In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the
final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland
that was once America. Empty cities, broken
highways, seared earth—all around him, the marks of
catastrophic destruction. There is no civilization here,
no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder
a man for his shoes, an ounce of water…or for nothing
at all.
But they’re no match for this traveler.
A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli (Denzel
Washington) seeks only peace but, if challenged, will
cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal
mistake. It’s not his life he guards so fiercely but his
hope for the future; a hope he has carried and
protected for 30 years and is determined to realize.
Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in
something greater than himself, Eli does what he must
to survive—and continue. Only one other man in this
ruined world understands the power Eli holds, and is
determined to make it his own: Carnegie (Gary
Oldman), the self-appointed despot of a makeshift
town of thieves and gunmen. Meanwhile, Carnegie’s
adopted daughter Solara (Mila Kunis) is fascinated by
Eli for another reason: the glimpse he offers of what
may exist beyond her stepfather’s domain.
But neither will find it easy to deter him. Nothing—and
no one—can stand in his way. Eli must keep moving to
fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity.
--©Warner Bros
In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the
final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland
that was once America. Empty cities, broken
highways, seared earth—all around him, the marks of
catastrophic destruction. There is no civilization here,
no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder
a man for his shoes, an ounce of water…or for nothing
at all.
But they’re no match for this traveler.
A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli (Denzel
Washington) seeks only peace but, if challenged, will
cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal
mistake. It’s not his life he guards so fiercely but his
hope for the future; a hope he has carried and
protected for 30 years and is determined to realize.
Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in
something greater than himself, Eli does what he must
to survive—and continue. Only one other man in this
ruined world understands the power Eli holds, and is
determined to make it his own: Carnegie (Gary
Oldman), the self-appointed despot of a makeshift
town of thieves and gunmen. Meanwhile, Carnegie’s
adopted daughter Solara (Mila Kunis) is fascinated by
Eli for another reason: the glimpse he offers of what
may exist beyond her stepfather’s domain.
But neither will find it easy to deter him. Nothing—and
no one—can stand in his way. Eli must keep moving to
fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity.
--©Warner Bros
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In his new movie, The Book of Eli, Denzel Washington (Training Day, Remember the Titans) is able to
capture audiences with his outstanding screen presence and dedication. The movie, however, falls a
little short. Washington plays, Eli, a spiritual man who risks his live walking across the barren country to
save the word of God. He is one of the only people to, not only survive “the flash” (which came out of a
hole in the sky and almost disintegrated the planet), but he has also survived over 30 years walking
across the country trying to make it out west. Scattered throughout the wasteland that was once the
United States, are survivors mixed with the generation born after “the flash”. These people are
cannibals, rapists and thieves. This all too familiar set and storyline is a bit bland with a few good fight
scenes. The ending may happily surprise audiences but the movie will just disappoint.
capture audiences with his outstanding screen presence and dedication. The movie, however, falls a
little short. Washington plays, Eli, a spiritual man who risks his live walking across the barren country to
save the word of God. He is one of the only people to, not only survive “the flash” (which came out of a
hole in the sky and almost disintegrated the planet), but he has also survived over 30 years walking
across the country trying to make it out west. Scattered throughout the wasteland that was once the
United States, are survivors mixed with the generation born after “the flash”. These people are
cannibals, rapists and thieves. This all too familiar set and storyline is a bit bland with a few good fight
scenes. The ending may happily surprise audiences but the movie will just disappoint.
By David Ladd