Jan 16, 2010 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. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. 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. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. We want to celebrate our different opinions, and celebrate yours as well. He is known as the former editorinchief of both the uk and us editions of pc gamer magazine and contributor to gaming magazine ace. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. Popular monologue books showing 150 of 90 novecento. The writing is exceptional, the topics varied and challenging. Ellies powerful monologue for the last of us asks tough questions, that every person who wants to survive a post apocalypse will have to face. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller.
The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. With a wide variety of both comedic and dramatic monologues, these are perfect for auditions, for speech and forensic contests, for use in the classroom, or. Read the notebook from the story acting monologues by x0xnuttyshellx0x with 9,685 reads. Insomnia tapers your eyelids and the adderall taught you how i lived. Night shayamalan, and codeveloped the story for rogue one 2016. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. I fought the good fight, i finished the race, i kept the faith. It started when he was lying on the couch at the end when he finished reciting the book.
Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Jan 15, 2010 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. She was given a map of the lunchroom showing where each. Book of eli denzel washington on the spirituality of the movie duration. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord set on possessing the book. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete.
Dear lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the. She read a goodbye letter he had written to her where he described his. What elevates the film from the mediocrity is a twist ending that is genuinely. What was the final quote for denzel in the book of eli. One day he wanders into a small town run by carnegie, a determined man who has been sending out men in search of a particular book, the very one eli has in his possession. Carnegie has a mother and daughter, claudia and solara in his entourage, claudia was blind from birth, but solara is sighted. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli 2010, cowrote after earth 20 with m. Alessandro baricco shelved 6 times as monologue avg rating 4. 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. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. 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.
Monologues our collection of monologue books for young actors is one of the most extensive youll find anywhere. An arrow shoots into the cat, killing it instantly. Even the darkest night will end and the son will rise. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it. 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. 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. Psalms and bible verses are quoted throughout the movie, and christian imagery and symbolism are present in many scenes. Eli walks through the abandoned road in a postapocalyptic 2043. This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. This is without a doubt the best monologue book i have encountered in years. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this.
Jun 01, 2012 best movie endings the book of eli joel rose. 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. Denzel washington gary oldman mila kunis 2010 a lone warrior denzel washington faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanitys redemption across a postapocalyptic wasteland. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. 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 book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. Marauding gangs haunt the ashen wastelands of america, preying on innocent passersby.
A goodbye letter, describing the best love a thoroughly distraught and conflicted allie hamilton rachel mcadams drove away from the house of sweetheart noah calhoun ryan gosling after an argument between them. But all mentions and printouts of the script should include the author d. Too many film sites cater to the same kind of audience, with one overwhelming voice in the writing, but what we treasure at alternate ending is diversity. Meanwhile, eli finally makes it to an island off the coast of california where he finds a man who is collecting artifacts from before the apocalypse. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. By the end of its opening fourday holiday weekend it grossed.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the book of eli near you. He does not have a copy of the bible, but he sits down with eli and eli dictates it all to him from memory. Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Read the the book of eli plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010. The book of eli how can you mend a broken heart movie scene.
They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Gary wheeler has achieved this goal substantially in the monologue book. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. I have a homework of reciting a famous monologue for my acting class. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. In the high school cafeteria, beware of the plastics homeschooled cady heron lindsay lohan, a new girl at north shore high school, was instructed by toughgirl janis ian lizzy caplan about the various cliques in the school cafeteria. In the nottoodistant future, across the wasteland of what once was america, a lone warrior washington must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption and save the future of humanity. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration.
The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Dramatic monologue for men denzel washington as eli in the. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Eli denzel washington walks over to the cat, plucks out the arrow and bags it for dinner. Larson buy a low cost pdf of the monologue at freedrama scripts are free to use in a classroom, audition, competition, or workshop. I cant find it anywhere it was like his prayer in the very end. 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.
Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. Curiously enough, id read the screenplay prior to seeing the film, knew the twist ending, and still loved it. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. Jan 23, 2010 in the end, the man gets the book but cannot read it. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales. Film the book of eli author gary whitta role eli actor denzel washington. Ellies powerful monologue for the last of us asks tough. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Jun 26, 2018 despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. 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.
Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like. In the end, the man gets the book but cannot read it. Jan 11, 2010 this is a story about a man named eli, whos been sent a message, who hears voices from god that told him to take this book, the bible, across the country and to deliver it out west, washington says in a movie trailer posted on, which provides movie clips for churches and ministries to use in their teachings. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. 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. 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. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Knowing that i have done right with my time on this earth. 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. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. 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. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. It is always a difficult choice for an actor to find a fresh monologue that is compelling and well written. Nearby a figure in an nbc nuclear, biological, chemical combat suit lies in wait.
What are some great monologues from tv or cinema scifi. I am thinking of either doing humans are virus from the matrix or tears in rain from blade runner. 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. Lombardi places a newly typeset and bound copy of the bible on a. Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san quentin prison. The road to salvation is a difficult one but what lies at the end of that road is a.