Loading ...
Actors: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, Evan Jones
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli 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. Eli must keep moving to fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity. Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power Eli holds, and is determined to make it his own: Carnegie.
Some of the best art direction I have seen in a film in a long time! Action sequences of the highest quality and a killer cast… Gary Oldman has yet to disappoint. “The book of Eli” repeatedly makes subtle reference to organized religion and at times get’s dangerously close to preaching Christianity but saves itself each time. I loved it!
I thought this was a very original movie. As a Christian, it probably meant a bit more to me than it would to someone who is not a Christian.
As one who has a strong opinion about nearly everything, I thought that it was a great flick. No worry about opinions presented as it’s key to be critical of what you see and see how it meshes with ones own view. The visuals kept the eye fully engorged and subject matter provided plenty of things to talk back at the screen over.Objectivity is bliss.
An amazing combination of visuals and soundtrack, Denzel Washington shines. I loved it but can’t figured out why. One thing is crucial though – don’t watch it if you have very strong opinions either for, or against religion – that will override all this film has to offer…