Battling his way across an earthly hell to preserve the word of heaven, the hero of the book of eli is a solemn figure. The sun is so bright that it is almost pitch black under the bridge. The book of eli best fight scene hd quality youtube. Its interesting that both cite mad max, a film which is not described as a neowestern in its article despite pegging many of themes and tropes listed above, certainly far more than the book of eli does. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the book of eli article. 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. 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. 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. Jun 11, 2010 eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers.
Eli press publishes coursebooks, cuttingedge legal and policy perspectives, and reference books, all with the goal of better informing environmental law and policy professionals and fostering innovation. In the 2010 movie the book of eli, the title character, played by denzel washington, uses a stylized bolo blade in selfdefense. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.
Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. If you have yet to see this awesome flick, then i hope this article encourages you to finally watch this rrated christian movie about what would happen if the world was devoid of the bible watch the original trailer here. Described as a warrior by necessity, eli seeks peace. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. Remarkable cities and the fight against climate change. Jun 19, 2010 the book of eli first fight scene gamingoverdose. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. 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.
Washington trained for months in kali fighting styles in preparation for the role under dan inosanto and his senior student jeff imada. A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Their next work, uncensored videos was broadcast on. In this scene, eli was able to defeat all of carnegies men inside the bar. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. The book of eli is about to celebrate its ten year anniversary on january 11, 2020. The quote in the bar fight scene eli says before killing everyone it is a verse in used from the bible. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge.
This movie deserves its r rating based on extreme amounts of violence and. Best fight scenes from legend starring tom hardy duration. If you are a faculty member, you may place exam copy orders through the passwordprotected west academic faculty page once you have set up an account. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. Best iconic scenes the book of eli 2010 bar fight scene. Jan 15, 2010 a road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. Night 1960 is a work by elie wiesel about his experience with his father in the nazi german concentration camps at auschwitz and buchenwald in 19441945, at the height of the holocaust toward the end of the second world war. The united states has become a barren wasteland of sand with the hot sun above, which has onset famine and drought. The chainsaw wielder gets a few good swings against eli hitting only air, but impressive for a bulky weapon, but still gets the thing knocked out of his hands and stabbed to death clean cut.
Eli doesnt kill random people at will he defends himself. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Most of the book of eli isnt easy to swallow, but its still one of the better postapocalyptic tales of recent memory. Multiple times such as the the hand in the first fight scene cool shades. 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. One shot of the same scene shows eli standing in the middle of the bar to fight, when he suddenly starts to recite versus from the bible. 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. Diverse challenges, including an increasingly warmer and erratic climate, losses of biodiversity, disparities in economic equality, and state and federal hostility to local action, test the survival of many communities. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Practically everyone wears sunglasses or shaded goggles due to increased uv rapidly causing blindness, but. Denzel washington ends up using the shade of the bridge as cover during the fight. When eli denzel washington is ambushed by a gang of thugs in a bar, he beats them all up. 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. The book of eli 2010 silhouette slaughter scene 210.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. They made their first short film, how to be a burglar shortly after freshman year. This puzzled me, especially after the first town shootout which killed 10 or 12 men and the melee in the bar which slew 15 people. Yeah, its uneven in certain aspects and the score doesnt quite fit the. The book of eli 2010 bar fight sermon scene 310 movieclips. If you enjoy baseball memoirs or historiesespecially those that take place before steroids and multimillion dollar salariesyoull love this one. But getting back to book of eli, i think the town and the ruthless bully boy gangs seemed a bit too much. This type of lighting is used in this film to set the movie in the postapocalyptic era the world is set to face. America has suffered a catastrophic destruction and civilization and law have disappeared. He describes the central meaning of his book as teaching that one should always do more for others than for oneself. Moviebook of eli 9gag has the best funny pics, gifs, videos, gaming, anime, manga, movie, tv, cosplay, sport, food, memes, cute, fail, wtf photos on the internet.
Jan 28, 2012 this is the fight scene in the book of eli where eli shoos away a cat and then goes to leave and encounters a beatdow he clears all them out and does a great job with it my favorite scene in the. Behind the scenes rehersal fight as sala baker and lateef crowder fight denzel washington stunt double ousaun elam on the book of eli. Upon selecting a link to a book, you will be transferred to the west academic site for completion of your order. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips.
Yes he does fight a lot of people but those who say violence and christianity shouldnt mix clearly havent read the book of judges. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Nov 20, 2014 the movie the book of eli mainly uses highkey lighting. Eli has to wait and listen for the bird before he shoots. 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. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. Sep 16, 2011 bridge fight scene from the book of eli with denzel washington. The book of eli full movie in hindi dubbed ball blue book of canning and preserving recipes, movies, hindi dubbed in a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Yes he does fight a lot of people but those who say violence and christianity shouldnt mix clearly havent read the book of judges in the bible. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. To the disapproval of his father, eliezer spends time discussing the kabbalah with moshe a the beadle, caretaker of the hasidic shtiebel house of prayer. Eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. 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. During the beginning of the film, the first fight scene to be exact, the scene is set right next to an old bridge. Eli the book of eli vs daredevil mcu battles comic. Their parents divorced when they were two years old, and they began making movies at age 12. This is certainly a central focus in christs teaching, however, it is secondary to the central message of the bible. May 17, 2020 behind the scenes rehersal fight as sala baker and lateef crowder fight denzel washington stunt double ousaun elam on the book of eli. Denzel washingtonwho stars as a lone warrior in the postapocalyptic movie the book of elipoured his usual oscarcaliber commitment into the role, which included martialarts training as well as depth of character. Eli, on the other hand, saw the book as the key to the restoration of society. All of the men seemed to take orders from carnagie unconditionally. A major leaguers life story of high expectations, hidden pitfalls, and his ongoing fight in recovery is wellworth the read.
In just over 100 pages of sparse and fragmented narrative, wiesel writes about the death of god and his own increasing disgust with humanity, reflected in the inversion. Eli walks away, doesnt stop until his hood gets grazed. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. Our cities and communities face an uncertain and daunting future. The book of eli 2010 bar fight sermon scene 310 movieclips duration. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. The book s narrator is eliezer, an orthodox jewish teenager who studies the talmud by day, and by night weeps over the destruction of the temple.
This is the fight scene in the book of eli where eli shoos away a cat and then goes to leave and encounters a beatdow he clears all them out and does a great job with it my favorite scene in the. Washington plays eli, a survivor 30 years after an unnamed apocalypse, who traverses a bleak american landscape guarding an important book from violent pursuers who want to. Eli says one way to find out, then makes a low clicking sound echolocation to gauge how many people hes up against credit to mnico. Elis bar fight is one such case, you cant expect any real person, not even someone like bruce lee, to utterly stomp around a dozen men that have him surrounded. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious cargo. If you enjoy baseball memoirs or historiesespecially those that take place before steroids and. 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 these, amen. Eli press books are marketed and distributed by west academic.