Im sure the ending to book of eli will raise a lot of issues and debate, so well be curious to hear your thoughts on it if youre posting comments here, assume that anyone in the. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. The original soundtrack and score for the motion picture the book of eli, was composed by atticus ross, who has worked with the hughes brothers on two previous occasions, as well as artists such as nine inch nails, korn, and janes addiction. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Jan 14, 2010 yet the book of eli isnt the end of days, or even schwarzeneggers end of days. The book of eli soundtrack from 2010, composed by atticus ross. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara.
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. I do not claim any rights of the uploaded song, this channel is. When newzine reporter tara learns her job may be on the chopping block, she wracks her brain trying to find a way to stay employed. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america.
Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. I believe in the book of eli soundtrack 3 songs and a. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack discogs. Superbook, also known as animated parent and child theatre. Jessica baxterin the new film by the hughes brothers from hell, its 30 years postapocalypse and things are hella not cool, you guys. Marauding gangs haunt the ashen wastelands of america, preying on innocent passersby. Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a. On book of eli, the main antagonist believes he could dominate other cities and people with a certain book, and has some sort of devotion for them, just as someone that would hoard books on fahrenheit 451. Yet the book of eli isnt the end of days, or even schwarzeneggers end of days. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack artist. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington.
Apparently, this is what the world looks like without god. 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. The role of denzel washington brings a positive message about obdedience, faith and perseverance. Aug 01, 2012 after eli is about a boy named daniel and his brother eli just died in the army. The world is a scorched junkyard full of pockmarked and begoggled road warriors ready to rape, pillage and eat you. Either eli didnt want to be remembered as the guy who once led his team to two super bowl wins to be replaced by a quarterback who threw 36 interceptions in his youthful five year career or he actually wanted to give geno and the rookie a full chance to play on sunday. Atticus ross the book of eli original motion picture. Washington, a twotime academy award winner widely known in hollywood for his christian beliefs, portrays a lone warrior making his way across a desolate american landscape defending the worlds last remaining copy of. Im sure the ending to book of eli will raise a lot of issues and debate, so well be curious to hear your thoughts on it. Now by the time of the movie, books are extremely rare and eli has the last copy of the bible, that happens to be written on braille. Apr 27, 2017 finding eli is a great first book by newcomer jake irons. 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. Jan 11, 2010 though in the vein of recent films like 2012, a blockbuster about the end of the world as predicted by the mayan calendar, evangelical movie buffs are touting the book of eli as a rare major studio release where the protagonist is unabashedly a christian.
Gladiator now we are free super theme song 8d audio. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli. Even better, through several memorable scenes, eli begins to show solara the power of the bible not as a tool for conquest, but as a handbook for living. Best apocalypse movies about the end of the world scary. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The book of elia, a strange yet recognizable tale of a man on a mission. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. When carnegie discovers that eli carries the book in question, he sets his team of cronies led by an underused ray stevenson on him.
The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. 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 movie does have a significant amount of violence however, the violence is analogous to situations in the bible where the israelites were commanded to annihilate their enemies on the way to the promised land. And sometimes, you see a movie that is so aggressively, stupidly did that youre just like, fuck me, that is a lot of di. The few survivors have clumped together into ramshackle settlements that are beginning to crumble from within. 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. Somehow eli has been walking in the right direction the whole time. The book of eli original score atticus ross allmusic.
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 stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it. Jan 16, 2010 i believe in the book of eli soundtrack 3 songs and a desert score i saw book of eli and can say i believe in the movie and the music. You can take elis decision to sit one out of two ways. Finding eli is a great first book by newcomer jake irons.
Box office super trooper, denzel washington turns action warrior for his latest film, a. The book of eli soundtrack panoramic by atticus ross youtube. I saw book of eli and can say i believe in the movie and the music. Shes clearly going to spread the good news of the book her mentor died to protect and propagate. After eli is about a boy named daniel and his brother eli just died in the army. Original motion picture soundtrack the book of eli. The story may turn on a book, but finally this is just another hollywood hymn to a loner and his guns. Along for the ride 2009, a young adult novel by sarah dessen, is about auden. With things like climate change looming, endoftheworld stories just got a lot scarier. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the compound by s.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of along for the ride by sarah dessen. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. I do not claim any rights of the uploaded song, this channel is ment to be a. 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.
Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book, they must first take his life. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of. Sorry for the spoiler, but the book that eli is carrying is the bible. The book of eli soundtrack the passenger by owolowa. 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. My one disappointment is the endings shortchange to the screenplay. The score for book of eli by atticus ross and claudia sarne is haunting and surreal, perfectly suited for the desertscape in a world after the flash. Abp the bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan.
So, eli is journeying by a drifting, wandering path into the western half of the former united states, on a mission from god. Original motion picture soundtrack the book of eli atticus ross disclaimer. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Washington, a twotime academy award winner widely known in hollywood for his christian beliefs, portrays a lone warrior making his way across a desolate american landscape defending the worlds last remaining copy of the king. Eli denzel washington travels solo, through the devastated dregs of a once thriving america, to save the last copy of the bible. All 45 songs from the the book of eli 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The book of eli is a sequel to fahrenheit 451 spoilers. Sometimes di digital intermediate, that is, the computeraided manipulation of film to alter the color balance and saturation of the footage works pretty well.
The book of eli soundtrack panoramic by atticus ross. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. The book of eli opens with denzel washingtons eli murdering a cat, but by the end its the film that.
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. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. 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 soundtrack meant to be shared by owolowa.
Scenes in which eli defends the book with his life are extremely convicting as a christian, and thoughtprovoking for nonbelievers. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Carnegie is supposed to be the bad guy, but he sure says a lot of things that make sense. The twist at the end of the movie is that you find out that eli is blind, and the bible he has is written in braille. Released by reprise in 2010 523107 containing music from the book of eli 2010. When the idea to located eli, the founder of the company that employs her, pops up she takes charge of it and follows break crumbs from new york to colorado. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison.
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