Book of eli carnegie deaths

Him trying to have faith was for all the wrong reasons and god saw this. He eventually learns about the man named eli and his bible through his daughter solara, and wants it tocompletehis collection. The book of eli eli conversation with carnegie about the. He soon found out that the whole book was written in braille and all this time, eli was reading it through this way. Download or stream from your apple tv, roku, smart tv, computer or portable device. Eli chops a highway robbers hand off, and the bloodied hand can be seen lying on the ground as blood spurts out of it. The second shot, he took his time, gripped his pistol properly, aimed, fired and if you notice he hit eli in his backpack.

A shootout ensues and eli kills most of carnegie s men and hits carnegie in the knee. However, he feels like he has been chosen by his god to protect the last surviving bible on earth. Book of eli a throwaway postapocalyptic religious parable. Dear lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to. Eli tells carnegie that he dreams of finding a town where the people need the book, but he tells carnegie that it is not here. Here we find out that, yep, it is the book carnegie is looking for because he grew up with it and he knows how faith can be used to control the masses a democrat and a marxistnowadays, the same thing.

After eli refuses carnegie s entreaties to give him the book, and takes down a squad of his nastiest gorillas in the bargain, the two become deadly enemies, but not in the complex and complicit. While redridge is a man of violence, eli is both a holy man and death incarnate. The book of eli brings us a scenario where both have been blamed for. The governors militia most likely have an education as their event was pretty recent compared to the catasrophe of the book of eli. Redridge fired one shot at eli with his pistol and by the sounds of it, completely missed. A young woman, solara mila kunis, oddly fashionable in tattered clothes, gets roped into the fracas. Redridge sees that eli is fearless and begrudgingly lets him leave. The book of eli is the battle for the bible good faith. The road and the book of eli have similar plot lines, both representing a post apocalyptic society devoid of humanity, with a main characters representing the spark of humanity, or the breath of god. Although the book of eli is clearly a drama, the movie also has overtones of the western movie genera. Solara manages to escape and returns to eli, who bandages himself.

Todays special cine record 30 shows the book of eli. But alas, the story wasnt about a leader rescuing his people from slavery. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers. After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington.

Oct 11, 2020 meanwhile, carnegie took back the stolen bible to his place. All ive ever wanted was to bring the word of god to these poor unfortunates here. Gary oldman joins washington in book of eli reuters. A motion comic companion piece to the book of eli, billy tells the backstory of the films antagonist and his rise to power. Eli didnt even have a plan besides go west and trusting his faith. Directors albert and allen hughes have created a distinctive look for the book of eli. In a violent postapocalyp tic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Carnegie is obsessed with finding a copy of the bible which can grant him power. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegie s selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register.

He is soon harassed by carnegie s book searching henchmen. This is the opposite of how eli died, which was after he peacefully stated every word from the bible and was properly. One of my favorite movies is the book of eli columbia pictures, 2010. Jan 14, 2010 when eli and carnegie meet, much fighting ensues. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns in. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Eli survives the gunshot and makes his way west with solaras help. Oct 05, 2017 redridge, from the book of eli, is the right hand man of a small town tyrant known as carnegie. Carnegies adopted daughter solara mila kunis tries to help eli continue on his journey without having the book stolen. Carnegie s demise mp3 song download the book of eli. Carnegie takes the book and solara, and shoots eli, leaving him for dead. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and elis been blind all along.

In the ensuing shootout solara is captured and eli hands over the book in exchange for her life. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to. For reference, the nuclear event of the book of eli took place 30 years before the events of the film. Savage 14 euro classic, the rifle in the film was very similar to this what appears to be a savage 14 euro classic is seen in the center. He is interested in religions and even owns a copy of the quran, torah, and tankha. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to the. In book of eli, the result is similar but fittingly biblical the meek inherit the earth. Eli and solara survive as promised, and the pair end their journey in san francisco, or rather just west of thereon a rocky island. In the ensuing shootout, george, martha and many of carnegies men are killed. Eli is shot in the neck during the fray but is perfectly fine. Gary oldman is a talented english movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. Eli, the protagonist whom in which we find out later in the film is blind bears what many believed to be the key to saving the remainder of humanity, the last remaining bible. Allen hughes and albert hughes 1 summary 2 male deaths 3 female deaths 4 gallery 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 humanitys redemption.

The book of eli was scripted by gary whitta, a comic book writer and graphic novelist death. He starts out looking like your usual endoftheworld thug, hes bigger than most others and not overly intelligent so he probably just fell into the role. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand. This is demonstrated in his quotation, i grew up with that book, i know its power. When carnegie threatens to kill solara, eli surrenders the bible, but carnegie shoots him, and leaves him for dead.

Carnegie is a caucasian man of average build living in a post apocalyptic world but not in poverty. Eli also knew that carnegie was the wrong person for the bible. Carnegie you know, ive been searching for a book like that one for years. By the end of the film, carnegie realizes too late that he lost so many men trying to get the book, his remaining men arent enough to keep the town oppressed. Some of carnegie s thugs who spread out to find and kill eli carry bolt action rifles that resemble the savage 14 euro classic. Jan 21, 2010 the 23rd psalm, yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, is the inspiration for the dark, moody film the book of eli, and though it takes quite a while to move beyond its mad max roots, it is ultimately a modern religious parable. Eli has no intentions of giving it up, even under threat of death. But when he cracks open the clasp that holds it closed, he discovers that its written in braille. Apr 01, 2014 this is why eli knows that carnegie should not hold possession of the bible, and why he understands that he has found the right place at the end of the film, it is a haven for humanity. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Eli attempts to sneak away in the night, but carnegie and his men confront him, leading to a fight that leaves most of his men dead and carnegie wounded, but eli unscathed. Carnegie gets the book, which is the bible, and eli s been blind all along.

In several scenes, eli must fend off a band of highway robbers, who are wielding, metal pipes, large knifes, and a chainsaw. At first glance, the book of eli appears to be just another violent postapocalyptic film from hollywood. Carnegie s demise mp3 song by atticus ross from the album the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack. It is a seemingly dark film set in an apocalyptic future, 30 years after a nuclear holocaust.

Carnegie presents himself as a well composed and polite man but takes extremely brutal measures to ensure he gets his way. In the book of eli, screenwriter gary whitta likewise proves resourceful in. Carnegie orders redridge to shoot eli as he walks away but redridge misses twice. The stirring script by gary whitta combines elements from classic westerns and scifi in surprising ways. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. The cine record especial shows the film the book of eli this tuesday 30th, at 10. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america.

The owner is the only refined man left, carnegie gary ol. Spoiler alert book of eli why does everyone want a bible. The book of eli and the catholic mans eucharistic journey of. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Having helped eli complete his journey, solara, once belittled by both eli and carnegie and now presumably equipped with quite the education, starts her own journey into the world. Solara mila kunis attacks carnegie s gary oldman men and makes an escape, killing redridge ray stevenson in the. Eli washington walks along an endless, dead highway with his long, brown coat over tattered. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. Jan 15, 2010 not all the time, carnegie answers, shooting eli in the gut. In the end, despair and defeat were the only things he was left.

God knew that carnegie was trying to use the bible for bad and so he did not look over him and protect him as much as 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 coast of. The book of eli 2010 bar fight sermon scene 310 movieclips youtube. Carnegie s pulse bonus track, carnegie s pulse bonus track, carnegie s pulse bonus trackmp3, carnegie s pulse bonus track, carnegie s pulse bonus track. After eli shoots his way out of the town, redridge is able to bargain with carnegie for solara because eli killed enough men that carnegie cant afford to lose redridge. His instructor, moshe the beadle, returns from a near death experience and warns that nazi aggressors will soon threaten the serenity of their lives. Okay, this is the first 2010 film ive seen, but you know what i mean. Book of eli analysis 851 words internet public library. Book of eli fight scenes greatest movie deaths of all time. At the point when carnegie first presumes eli has the book of scriptures after the bar. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. 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 the united states. Book of eli based on the movie book of eli 2010, r, runtime 118 min.

But eli has other plans for the book and continues on west. Redridge repays what he did and i feel says sorry in a way. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. Great ominous scene of the book of eli where carnegie discovers that eli is in possession of a bible. He needed to get it there so he could spread hope to everyone not leave power in the hands of carnegie even though he. 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 bible westward to a destination and a purpose god alone knows. I will have a go at that after the jump, as there will be massive spoilers the gist of the movies story is this. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. Carnegie is a twobit despot who has assembled a gaggle of gunmen and runs a. Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before shooting him and leaving him for dead, departing with his caravan.

Download carnegie s demise song on and listen the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack carnegie s demise song offline. Carnegie ended up dying a slow death was an infection in his flesh wound with his people attacking him in the end. In the book of eli, eli kills out of selfdefence, but mainly out of defense of the bible, in some instances one might argue he over steps this right, invading on aggressive killing. The owner is the only refined man left, carnegie gary oldman his. In shane, the sensitive farmers get to claim the land once the baddies are gone. Sep 09, 2012 carnegie, whom eli shot in the leg before leaving town, exults over his triumph in stealing the book from the walker eli, but his triumph ends in tragedy. Solara catches up to eli and leads him to the towns water supply, hoping to accompany him on his travels, but he traps her inside and continues alone.

A weapon aimed right at the hearts and minds of the weak and the desperate. Ever since movie star denzel washington gave a shout out to our documentary different books, common word. When eli crosses his path, carnegie decides he must have that book, at any cost. When eli refuses to give up the book, carnegie orders him killed. When eli proves himself a great warrior, carnegie first tries to recruit the nomad into his gang of thugs.

Jan 15, 2010 eli and carnegie are old enough to remember the time before the devastation, thirtyyears before. Elis speech before he fights carnegies men in the bar is taken from genesis. Eli sneaks away, but carnegie and his henchmen confront him in the street. Suddenly, his whole demeanor changes, and he now looks at eli imploringly.

Watch the video for carnegie s demise from atticus rosss the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Solara rescues eli from certain death, and once the two of them reach sanctuary, solara decides to go back to carnegies anarchistic. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The book of eli 2010 solara makes a stand scene 810. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. Eli believes that god has enabled him to have the book for a good reason. But beyond the bloody scenes and foul language, audiences will discover a compelling story filled with more biblical references and christian thought than any other major motion picture in.

In regards to the road, the people they meet have mostly become scavengers and cannibals. Within the book of eli, from what we identify a human catalytic disaster occurred that caused an extremely large portion of the population to be eradicated. Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. Given carnegie s intent to use the book to coerce and control people, its unlikely he wouldve agreed to any plan that involved sharing the book. Within the texts the book of eli directed by the hughes. Instead he lives a well life as the ruler of a shanty town. As the gang surround eli, he recites a line from genesis then proceed slice his way through them with his machete. At this point eli turned around and a shootout with carnegie s men ensued. However, carnegie ha killed many people in his pursuit for the book. Redridge, from the book of eli, is the right hand man of a small town tyrant known.

Pictures release directed by albert hughes and allen hughes and stars denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman. Baptists and muslims first on black entertainment television and. Eli is a wanderer, with a mandate from god to go west with the book, which is the last king james bible on. When eli failed to rein in the abusive behavior of his sons, god promised to punish his family, resulting. Behind the scenes, claudia tells solara to follow eli, since she will be safer away from carnegie. Carnegie orders redridge to shoot eli as he walks away, but redridge misses twice. Carnegie and his men leave and take solara with them. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible from memory to lombardi, the sanctuarys leader. It seems like hes content with being carnegies second. 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. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre. This is why eli knows that carnegie should not hold possession of the bible, and why he understands that he has found the right place at the end of the film, it is a haven for humanity. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 pray for me scene scene 710 movieclips.

But then eli arrives at a western town ruled by carnegie gary. But theres still that civilization that both carnegie and eli dueled to the death over. From the album the book of eli by atticus ross on napster. Nov 07, 2020 but theres still that civilization that both carnegie and eli dueled to the death over. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of eli s task. He knew nothing about braille and his blind wife, claudia, lied to him about not knowing how to read it. All of these theatrical elements come together to tell a refreshing story of unwavering faith and obedience to god.