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 reminds me of a funeral sermon delivered by a priest too young to be confident to go off the good book. Integrated this large and hefty blade is inspired by the machete book of eli. Book of eli is fascinating, faithbased vision popmatters. He doesnt realize that eli is a soldier of god, who with his mean sword and a few bullets, can wipe out armies of meanies. 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. They are leaving just as carnegie and his armed force arrive.
Eli is a lone traveler, wandering americas wastelands devastated by nuclear war 30 years prior. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. As if there isnt enough destruction and mercilessness in the world today to preach about, the book of eli transports us half a century or so into the future, where things, inevitably, have only gotten worse. This is a video showing how i turned a machete into a book of eli style sword. After numerous requests for a larger size, we are proud to say this. Lintott in the play the history boys in london and on broadway, winning the 2006 tony award for best.
Although the flow of events is generally similar to that in the novel, yu wantings role is greatly emphasised. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. I wonder if thou shalt not steal covers the 2 hours of my life that went missing whilst watching that guff. A lone warrior denzel washington wanders the postapocalyptic desert that was once america, battling lawlessness to realize his hope of a better future. Historical figures such as the qianlong emperor, zhaohui, heshen, zheng banqiao and fukanggan also make appearances or are mentioned by name.
The latest to be released is the hughes brothers the book of eli. After numerous requests for a larger size, we are proud to say this machete welded by denzel washington himself is 26 inch long and features a satin finish, extremely sharp, 18 inch blade. The book and the sword is a 2008 chinese television series adapted from louis cha s novel of the same title. The book of eli 2010 book of eli claudia jennifer bealsscisors. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. The book of eli 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. Buy prophets book of eli legendary kukri machete online at. This provides some humor one thing the movie is lacking. The complete adventures of sword girl and friends by frances watts 4. Feel the power in your hands with this massive the book of eli machete.
The showdown occurs at a little white house, standing in the middle of nowhere, inhabited by a chatty elderly couple. In high demand straight from the movie we bring you the prophets book of eli legendary kukri machete. The film presents some religious subthemes, which might find differing interpretations by different viewers. The book of eli film vault wiki fandom powered by wikia. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis watch all you want. Burton himself was a worthy representative of the extraordinary brits who lived during the reign of queen victoria. Though he is given no backstory, eli obviously has skills. The book of eli 2010 carnegies gary oldman hero candle holder.
The book in the title refers to a quran that was stolen from the tribe while the sword refers to a sword given to the protagonist, chen jialuo, by his first romantic interest, huoqingtong. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film. The book of eli bts apocalyptic san francisco 2010 denzel washington. He also didnt memorise the bit in the bible thats says thou shalt not kill. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. In the book he loots it out of a crazy prices shop in a deserted mall. And mila meg griffin kunis stands out, mostly because she plays the rare character that doesnt seem to have just crawled out of. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd. Fortunately, eli gets help from solara mila kunis, a young woman who is rebelling against her wouldbe stepfather, carnegie. After a nuclear apocalypse has decimated the vast majority of the worlds population or the usas anyway, who knows whats going on elsewhere, the line between good and evil is. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. According to wikipedia, he wasget thisan explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist. You can take this thing to the jungle and compare it with expensive machetes and you will find this is a truly perfect functional machete.
The book of eli mashes together scraps from mad max. Eli uses his sword to survive and fight his way through, to deliver his copy of this mysterious book to a safe location. I found this by bernie levine on the history of the md 1917 bolo. Eli in bible, eli and his sons, the book of eli quotes, the book of eli sword, the book of eli dvdrip, the book of eli torrents, the book of eli dvd, the book of eli soundtrack, the book of eli wikipedia the free encyclopedia, the book of eli 2010 imdb, the book of eli movie, amazon com the book of eli denzel washington gary oldman mila, the book of eli rotten tomatoes movies movie trailers.
The military stock had been replaced, as well as the sights, and likely the parkerized finish was replaced with a blued. The book of eli movie replica sword, machete, collectibles. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the book of eli with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Hes the protector, the savior and the hope, and humanity needs what he has. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. A thickspined chopper of a blade, it is crafted from 5160 high carbon steel and differentially tempered to optimize the blade. The series was first broadcast on cetv3 in china in 2009. 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. Applegate and was told that pretty much everyone thought the smatchet was too heavy for regular use, though it.
As he quotes scripture, hell find himself wandering and relating personal anecdotes, which are amusing and touching and make the parishoners chuckle. Join songkick to track the sword and get concert alerts when they play near you. Burton is one of the most deservedly famous treatises on weaponry of the last years. Kult of athena swords ekhmsk01 full tang book of eli machete 20 blade this large and hefty blade is inspired by the machete wielded by denzel washingtons character eli in the book of eli. It starred qiao zhenyu, adam cheng, niki chow, and liu dekai. Watch the book of eli 2010 on netflix in the united kingdom. Sword of eli ii influenced by the movie the book of eli. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
The stark landscape is littered with abandoned cars, crumbling buildings, and bombed highways. 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. Hes a martial artist with a scythelike sword and a crack shot with both pistol and bowandarrow. She is a tony award winner and threetime olivier award winner. The book of eli 2010 movie props, costumes and wardrobe. Elis mission is to deliver a book the good book, as it were, the only surviving bible 30 years after the nuclear holocaust to some unspecified place in the west. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. An appropriately scraggly and weary denzel washington plays eli, who wanders the land carrying a razorsharp sword and seeking water in droughtravaged areas 30 years after a.
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