Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like. Aug 06, 2015 the book of eli, purpose of bible the book caner deniz. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd. Jan 14, 2010 so from that standpoint, its no spoiler to relay to you exactly what codirector alan hughes had to say about the mysterious book jealously guarded by denzel washington in this weekends the book of eli. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. Bible verses about eli bible verses related to eli from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. 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. 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. Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the lord continue reading the story of eli. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task.
After hannahs explanation of her sobriety, eli blessed her with peace and a guarantee that yahweh would grant her request. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. Its brutal content is not for all tastes, but this thoughtful action movie finds denzel. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not.
In fact, the book of eli is a great mix of what makes both films enjoyable. Baptists and muslims first on black entertainment television and. Its the bible, man, he said emphatically during roundtable interviews with the christian press corps last weekend. Throughout his journey, there are many scenes that relate to the print era and there are also very many scenes that are extremely significant in the film. When eli found hannah in the temple, she was praying silently with her lips moving. 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. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. The first time we see eli reading from the bible, the hughes brothers give us a subtle. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic, dystopian, neowestern and. 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. But for all its old testament dread, its finally just another hollywood hymn to a loner and his guns. When the news reached eli, he was so overcome that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate. Jun 21, 2010 the book of eli is a parable about the battle for the bible in a postapocalyptic america that speaks profoundly to the battle for the bible in contemporary america.
The character of eli, while sincere and devout, seems to have been entirely lacking in firmness. Bishop barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. So is mila kunis as the films female lead, proving shes just as adept at drama as she is at comedy. One significant difference between the two scenarios is that in eli, the bandits have.
In the movie the book of eli why was the bible so important. The book of eli, purpose of bible the book caner deniz. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Eli witnessed this unusual behavior, and concluded that hannah was intoxicated. The movie takes place in the future after an apocalyptic war. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. During moses life he lived forty years in egypt and forty years in the desert before god selected him to lead his people out of slavery. This column contains spoilers for a film that is sufficiently recent to warrant them. 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. 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. When i saw the book of eli on its release in 2010, i was impressed with its visuals, in particular. Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene.
The book of eli, purpose of bible the book youtube. 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. Mentioning 146 times in scripture, the number 40 generally symbolizes a period of testing, trial or probation. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed christianity as a cause of the war. But to understand this perspective you have to abandon the way most read the bible, as a constitution of laws, and read it from a perspective of story. Eli is on a mission of faith, he believes god spoke to him and told him to take the last bible west, though he eli doesnt know. And there came a man of god to eli and said to him, thus the lord has said, did i indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in egypt subject to the house of pharaoh. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. Eli, denzel washington possesses the last bible still in existence. Lombardi tells eli that they have been missing a copy of the bible, so eli tells him to get a lot of paper and pen. When carnegie threatens to kill solara, eli gives him the bible.
The story is intriguing in terms of the fact that it asks the question of why is a bible so important, and what is its importance to human beings and this is probably. This eli bible story from the old testament is independent of all the others and can be read separately enabling parents of sunday school teachers to tell the stories randomly or in the order in which the stories appear in the christian holy bible. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap. Presidents, have traded hiphop for a thumping electroindustrial score. Carnegie and his thugs go in search of eli with an arsenal of weapons and 3 makeshift tanks pieced together with old car and truck parts.
Now, the stakes could not be higher, eli has both the book and solara with him. As postapocalyptic movie fiction goes, the book of eli is not a crowdpleaser like the mad max series nor silly like any of the planet of the apes films. The book of eli is not so much about the book he carries but about restoration of the soul. Jan 16, 2010 solara wants to travel the journey that eli is on, so against his wishes, she follows him. Eli goes on the run, hoping to go west and is joined by a young girl solara mila kunis. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america.
The book of eli provokes us to imagine all our values turned upside down. Therefore, he has seen and knows the power of religion and wanted to use it to minipulate the people for his personal gain. To me, the capacity to create such a scene is one of the most important changes to film style that the digital age has produced. Eli is a tragic figure of whom comparatively little is known. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers youtube. The problem is that religion is so controversial that it cant been seen as an act of fiction if need be, it either is or it isnt. So i believe that if you could put aside your religious views and watch the book of eli with an open mind, just as you would with a movie about dragons or magic, you could likely find a fantastic movie.
A moral tale on the peril of faltering fatherhood and. The book of eli bar fight scene with biblical scriptures power of. Another oh so typical evil man wants the same book so he can exploit its words and use them as an. Claudia ends up being the only person eli shares the bible, and explains why he believes it is important is restoring civilization. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. So i went trusting there would be reasons to like the book of eli. Ever since movie star denzel washington gave a shout out to our documentary different books, common word. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories.
The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. We see elis faith remain steadfast as he faces many trials and tribulations, including. The book of eli is truly a story about the struggle between good and bad, the light and the darkness. Eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score. And the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. He starts to recite the bible word for word, having memorized it over the last 30 years. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. The other character, eli, possesses what is apparently the last bible in existence, and he reads the bible daily, and tries to live by its teachings, though even he acknowledges that at times he has failed to do so. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. Dec 18, 2011 god spoke to eli to find the book, bible, and transport it to a safe haven.
But its what the meaning behind this admittedly bizarre plot that makes this film so great. In the first book of samuel which we are reading now in daily mass, we see are rather stunning portrait of poor parenting and poor priestly leadership in the person of of high priest of the sanctuary at shiloh, eli. The lessons of the bible can be taken in may ways, choose to take what is good and disregard the rest. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Mar 03, 2010 in the book of eli he had the opportunity to channel his christian beliefs and behavior into an intriguing character. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Jan 11, 2010 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. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in.
He teaches solara about the bible and religion and why it is important he. Worldview elements of film implications questions biblical parallels the priest eli solara as samuel catholic parallels modern day parallels westward movement american dream what is the place of religion in the life of the common person. We had more than we needed, remembers eli of the time before the war. 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. I assure you that the book of eli, despite what so many others have said, remain refreshing, with denzel washington in a charismatic starring role opposite gary oldman back to his villainous best, both being top draws in the film. The book of eli is more than just a good action film. In book of eli basically they heard of religion and people saving the world through the religion but they connected it to the artifact and believed the bible itself had the literal means to save the world. And he thinks its exciting to score a bible because they dont have one. Bishop barron comments on the book of eli spoilers bishop robert.
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