It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Feel the power in your hands with this massive the book of eli machete. Theres one shot of eli walking alone on a desert road meant to evoke the road warrior, and a poster for a boy and his dog appears in one scene, but the book of eli is its own movie that boasts. If a director of a motion picture shot his film from the same point of view the entire time, it would be very dry and uninteresting. Through eli, comes the message that the bible is powerful and that one should allow god to direct our lives. The book of eli is a movie that promotes christian values. Camera angles and scene analysis in the village imatrix. The red camera system, created by the new company red. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Perhaps its the freshness of that movie, and the popularity and respect afforded mccarthys book, that will make the road so prevalent in any evaluation of the hughes bros.
Motion picture imaging, burbank ca, usa digital intermediate film length. 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 book of eli stars denzel washington in a postapocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of earth into an ashy wasteland. Given that the movie is intense and rated r for violence and language, it will attract a different crowd than the typical wholesome family. With the release of the red onetm digital cinema camera, the possibility of recording stunning, cinematicquality images with an affordable camera became a reality. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The book of eli 2010 technical specifications imdb. The notion of doing more for others than you do for yourself. Red one camera, panavision primo lenses laboratory.
In the variety article about the casting news we find out that anthony peckham. Carnegie takes the book and solara, and shoots eli, leaving him for dead. When solara gets out and looks at them turning around, those mountains are gone. We hear a baby crying in the background and redridge lifts his pistol to make a third shot, but then slightly tilts his head and doesnt fire. In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. The movies blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release. Is buying into the red one really worth it at any price. With televisions and the internet taking a firm hold to 4k resolution this past year, the camera that lensed great films like the social network and the book of eli is available to the video professional at a fraction of the original cost. The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel.
The camera pans down a dead body lying in the woods with a handgun near it. The book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, na on. The layering dynamics in the book of eli wouldnt have been so potent if the hughes brothers were amateur directors but they have been around a while now and have finessed their talents. 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. In a postapocalyptic world hostile threats will lurk around every corner.
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. Denzel washington in the book of eli h ere is a very strange film from the hughes brothers, once the pioneers of the modern africanamerican thriller with menace ii society and dead presidents. Camera, laptop and a small selection 510 of photographs to be critiqued by eli and discussed among workshop attendees. Eli curls his fingers around the back of his chair and focuses on the mahogany wood in front of him. 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. In the ensuing shootout solara is captured and eli hands over the book in exchange for her life. The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. Red is the leading manufacturer of professional digital cinema cameras. Denzel washington is the main character, eli, and hes spent thirty years slowly walking through a vast american wasteland, carrying the precious book of eli, a mysterious leatherclad tome that he dutifully reads every day and hides from anyone else who might see it. The book of eli contains both good and evil but little in between. 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.
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 book of eli is more than just a good action film. 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. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is.
The oscarwinning actor will play the hero in the postapocalyptic picture, the protector of a sacred book that could restore hope to the worlds survivors. The book of eli has found its owner and its denzel washington. Great options for holiday viewing, including isle of dogs. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. The evil is extremely evil and results in a lot of violence and bloodshed. After she grabs the grenade and stands in the middle of the road, they are. With televisions and the internet taking a firm hold to 4k resolution this past year, the camera that lensed great films like the social network and the book of eli is available to the video.
For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. 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. The book of eli is very compelling and aweinspiring, with excellent production standards as well as absorbing character portrayals by denzel washington and gary oldman. We use cookies and other technologies to analyze site traffic, understand patterns of use, and improve your browsing. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. What is the big deal with the red epic film cameras.
Book of eli was a turning point for me, because the directors, allen and albert hughes, came into the project with a preference to shoot with the red camera. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a better future. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. The camera zooms in on eli s eyes, all glazed up, and he finishes with the line, let there be light.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals. When solara hijacks the suv after leaving george and marthas, there are mountains that disappear from shot to shot. A trainer stood behind the camera, holding a bait stick to get the cat to look and walk in various directions. A combination of a prop cat and computergenerated cat were used for the part of the scene in which the cat gets hit by the arrow, hisses at eli and is strangled. 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. Cinematographer don burgess, asc, discusses his work on.
The book of eli arrives on bluray loaded with special features like an awesome pictureinpicture video track jampacked with interviews, behindthescenes footage, and screen to storyboard comparisons, as well as a series of minifeaturettes ranging from production design to stunts. The 2nd trailer of the book of eli denzel and mila take the gloves off and shake the wasteland. Eli states a voice told him to find and then take the bible west, and that he would be protected along the way. Right after carnegie yells go back, you can see mountains in front of them. The ultimate guide to using the revolutionary camera. The book of eli is an entertaining flick with a strong eye for action and style, but the story is a little lacking. After numerous requests for a larger size we are proud to say this machete welded by denz. The ultimate guide to using the revolutionary camera and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Apparently she is no longer afraid of the villain who stole eli s book because she now has eli s ipod.
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