Based on the book, the betrayal of maggie blair by elizabeth laird. Her breakthrough film was forgetting sarah marshall 2008, in which she played a freespirited character named rachel jansen. Eli witnessed this unusual behavior, and concluded that hannah was intoxicated. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Set in a postapocalyptic universe, it centres around a cryptic man named eli. The book he carried was the most important thing he saved. Eli is the protagonist and title character of the film.
It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. The makers of the film have incorporated this into the character of. Searching for water, he arrives in a ramshackle town ruled by a warlord named carnegie, who seeks to control the people through the power of a. The 10th day of iyar is the anniversary of the death of eli the high priest. Mixed in with the violence and sepiatones is one giant religious symbol that we just had to quiz the. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1.
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. The main character, eli denzel washington, wanders the wastelands of the former united states, following a calling from a mysterious heavenly voice as he carries a holy book westward to a place where it will be safe from destruction. The hughes brothers book of eli isnt all postapocalyptic samurai sword action and ipods. Daniel starts to make a book called book of the dead and he researches all of these people ho have died to try and figure out if his brother died heroically or accidentally. The book of eli is no deep soulsearching book well, sort of, but moffies humor saves it from being too serious. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The film is quite gritty and violent at times, but at the core of it is a hunger and thirst for god and purpose in.
The book of eli is the actionadventure of a man named eli who is in the possession of the last bible on earth after the apocalypse. After hannahs explanation of her sobriety, eli blessed her with peace and a guarantee that yahweh would grant her request. Eli reads the book and solara asks eli to read it to him. After eli is about a boy named daniel and his brother eli just died in the army. The book of eli is a movie telling the story of a post apocalyptic world in which the main character morgan freeman is a blind man who has one of the last books in the world. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel. It was his first and foremost mission to get it safely to its home. Eli as a name can have two different meanings, both originating in the hebrew bible. Eli wants to get moving west, but the towns powerhungry overseer, carnegie, has other plans for eli and his book. On his way, a man who runs a town of survivors of the apparent apocalypse runs into him and follows him to get the book.
Dannys dad has never really been there for danny or eli. He had to physically defend not only the book but himself. In this scene we see the main character eli with his companion solara in what looks like an. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by gary oldman was a book collector of sorts who pursued eli until the bitter end. Eli is the main character in this novel and the narrator.
Like in the bible there was a priest named eli who was not born blind but later did become blind. Eli loker, supporting character in the fox television show lie to me. The main character, eli, is on a mission from god himself, after hearing very specific instructions. After looking around i saw that im not the only one who questions whether or not he is. The book of eli and the road to redemption catholic stand. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. The given names of the novels main characters remain the same for the 2008 film, but are. Forever hopeful for a happy outcome she had a hard time accepting her fathers heinous crimes. While carnegie uses gods name in vain, eli reveres it.
However, carnegie ha killed many people in his pursuit for the book. This is a story about a man named eli, whos been sent a message, who hears voices from god that told him to take this book, the bible, across the country and to deliver it out west, washington says in a movie trailer posted on, which provides movie clips for churches and ministries to use in their teachings. The book of eli is a great movie with many clips that provoke discussion. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book of eli which is appealing for the mass audience. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone. Like all of the characters in the compound she follows a steady routine which encompasses watching mary poppins at least once a day. He and eliezer desperately try to remain together throughout their concentration camp ordeal. Baba bathra 14b says that samuel wrote the book which bears his name and also judges and ruth.
The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. The supporting roles by jennifer beals flashdance, the l word and mila kunis jackie on that 70s show, meg griffin on family guy is equally superb. The conviction that the main character, maggie blair, and her grandma, elspeth wylie, must face after mr. After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. She has since starred or costarred in the films max payne 2008, the book of eli 2010, black swan 2010, friends with benefits 2011. The book he carries with him is a brail bible which he literally guards with his life. His journey revolves around his ability to get the only remaining bible, a king james edition, to the west, in order to share the word of god. The story involves a lone wanderer denzel washington who wears a name tag saying hi. Eli stone, title character of the american show eli stone. How many movies feature a character with your first name. When she thinks hes asleep she goes to take a look at the book in his bag. The hollow men this is the way the world ends this is the way the world ends this is the way the world ends not with a bang but a whimper. The message of the story can speak to both adults and children alike and is definitely one of my favourites.
The database contains thousands of character names, ranging. The combined word count of your answers to all four. Book of first samuel overview insight for living ministries. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Its brutal content is not for all tastes, but this thoughtful action movie finds denzel washington. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe. Slightly ironic in that her name is related to the sun, which caused the ruin of the world took a level in badass. After watching the book of eli, i started to wonder if eli was actually blind the whole time. In order to leave the town, eli must avoid the threats of bikers, henchmen, and other thugs, and escape with supplies of water and food. Eli s personality is peaceful, a seeker of solitude. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli.
I am forbidden by the critics little rule book from naming the volume, but if youve made a guess after seeing numerous billboards stating religion is power, you may have guessed right. Was the main character ofthe book of eli blind answers. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with. Shlomo even though he is the only character other than eliezer who is present throughout the memoir, eliezers father is named only once, at the end of night.
In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Eli responds in an affirming and honoring voice, all the time. Eli cash is a character from the film the royal tenenbaums eli goldsworthy from degrassi eli gold, a supporting character in the good wife. Eli believes that god has enabled him to have the book for a good reason. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. It was named after its first chief character, samuel. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. The character lists come directly from credits provided by the movie studios. Eli can be a masculine given name of hebrew origin, from biblical ascent, spelled with the hebrew letter ayin in the beginning, the name of eli, the high priest in the books of samuel. He is a workaholic and he always pushes the boys too much. Eli was a descendant of ithamar, the fourth and youngest son of aaron the high priest. The book is named after one of its main characters, a young woman of moab, the greatgrandmother of david and an ancestress of jesus 4. For the third time in four months, after 2012 and the road, the end of the world as we now know it is up on the bigscreen, in the book of eli.
Together, 1 and 2 samuel form one book in the hebrew bible. It is a seemingly dark film set in an apocalyptic future, 30 years after a nuclear holocaust. Although she toughens up by the end of the book and helps eli and lexie decode the message that their father left them. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The book of eli, movie starring denzel washington eli is a main charactor in sarah dessens along for the ride book. Max lucados story you are special is a written as a childrens book but it is one of those books which isnt only appealing to children.
He recites a bit of it and then puts the book away. The greek translation of the bible, the septuagint, was the first version to divide the material into two parts. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. As i said, denzel washington plays the main character and hero of the movie, a wandering warrior on a mission named eli. Mila kuniss character is named solara the sun, light, etc. For example, question 1, describe the worldviews of all the main characters. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. She asks him to teach her how to read it but eli doesnt respond. Though named after its main character, the prophet samuel, the book does not claim an author.
During one of their first encounters, carnegie sarcastically says, god is good. What is the name of the main character in the book doomwyte. Carnegie needs eli because eli has maybe the last remaining copy of a book that eli believes will allow him to expand and rule many more towns. Ratedr level obscenities are used by a number of characters. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Anderson isabelle walter jasper and journey are twins who are isabelles. The following is a list of characters in the 2004 swedish vampire fiction novel, let the right one. We are not told why eli succeeded to the high priesthood, instead of pinehass son. Eli is sometimes also used as a short form for feminine names, biblical or not, such as. The main character, eli, frequently protects the bible with his life, reads from it day and night, and hides its words in his heart and mind. Why do certain writers and authors use pen names instead of their actual names. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. She sees but cant read an old kmart tag which says hi, my name is eli. 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.
After all, the main character, eli canaan, is a good guy who deserves to go to heaven, but he does have one flaw. After eli book characters by madison costello on prezi. A thug aiming down from a rooftop can also be seen using a modified springfield rifle that was used by the main character in that movie. He became high priest kohen godol after the death of pinehas, the son of elazar, ithamars older brother. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel washington in the book of eli. It features denzel washington as the main character on a mission in postnuclear america to bring the only remaining copy of the bible somewhere west. Shlomo is respected by the entire jewish community of sighet, and by his son as well. After a particularly bad experience with the bullies, eliabby advises. Hes not physically abusive, but is verbally abusive. This summary of the book of ruth provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of ruth. Type your answer to each question directly below the question. He has come to a small town to replenish his supplies. Set in a post apocalyptic universe, it centres around a cryptic man named eli. The following october, gary oldman was cast to star alongside washington.