Click here to read the he said he said of the book of eli. Jan 14, 2010 eli eventually summarizes a lifetime of scriptural study as do more for other people than you do for yourself while an ending that combines fahrenheit 451s book people and malcolm mcdowell in. And dont get me started on the twist ending, which makes absolutely no sense. The book is the bible, eli is blind but repeats it verbatim to the leader of a colony in alcatraz that is rebuilding humanity, carnegie gets it but since its in braille its. Unfortunately she hasnt had much luck so far, as rose learns when she discovers the bodies of the three previous patients in the ritual chambers pit, their bodies wrapped and covered with symbols to prevent their evil escaping. Theres a twistending but that doesnt mean its some sort of m. Theres a bible in this movie, yes, but that doesnt mean the film is a fundamentalist tale. The book of eli spoiler thread quarter to three forums. Asked in book reports what is the plot of a book report. Oct 23, 2019 i have to admit, when i started watching eli, i already knew there was going to be a twist ending. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. After a war born of out religious differences that tore a hole in the sky and wiped out most of humanity, humanity respond by burning all religious texts so that it could never happen again. During one particularly scary episode, a ghost carves elis name into a wardrobe door over and over.
Eli on netflix is the latest horror movie with a twist ending. The first view is that the bible, christianity, and religion in general is a tool to gain control over the weakminded simpletons of our world. Eli is staring her down for her reaction to his test. Jul 08, 2015 book of eli prayer ending justin jefferson. Eli ending explained what the hell was netflixs eli. 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. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. The ending is flawed, as we critics like to say, but its so magnificently, shamelessly, implausibly flawed that a it breaks apart from the movie and has a life of its own, or b at least it avoids being predictable. I didnt see that coming, though i wonder if its possible to spot. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. We break down the ending of the new netflix horror film eli. Oct 25, 2019 netflixs eli has an evil twist that unleashes hell on earth, literally. And sometimes, you see a movie that is so aggressively, stupidly did that youre just like, fuck me, that is a lot of di. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it.
When eli s parents take the young boy to a clean house run by dr horne lili taylor, the 10yearold soon realises that something isnt quite right with his new dwellings. A twist ending is one that comes with a big surprise or unexpected plot turn. With book of eli, which is capped with one of hollywood s best twist ending in years, they contribute a deft, dire addition to hollywoods weirdly vibrant earth is dying genre. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where the steps are credit to jeremyogles. One thing the book of eli does quite well is it illustrates many of the common views people have of the bible oh, cmon, its not a big reveal that the book is the bible. Netflixs eli has an evil twist that unleashes hell on earth. The producers talk about the big twist that sets up season 2. So, the big spoiler is that the book is just a bible. Nov 22, 2019 eli, a netflix original movie, was a smash hit with a twist ending that had audiences buzzing and left fans hopeful for a sequel. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist the book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent.
Eli was gods prophet and messenger and therefore was under divine protection. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. The first view is that the bible, christianity, and religion in general is a tool to gain. But when eli gets a different view of it, he realises the word isnt eli but 317. Netflixs eli has an evil twist that unleashes hell on. Jun 01, 2012 best movie endings the book of eli joel rose.
Jul 05, 2019 it didnt really leave itself open to a sequel. By this point, you may be wondering whether eli is a typical ghost movie or something more unique. Vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. The book of eli soundtrack panoramic by atticus ross duration. In case you already suspected, all is not what it seems.
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. Eli is walking around with the last bible on the planet. The girl sees elis book, and when carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Eli twist ending explained, new netflix horror movie refinery29. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The best looking part of this movie has been the trailer. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Ending spoiler for the book of eli 2010, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. What elevates the film from the mediocrity is a twist ending that is genuinely. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Unfortunately she hasnt had much luck so far, as rose learns when she discovers the bodies of the three previous patients in the ritual chambers pit, their bodies wrapped and covered. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to.
The end of eli is a wild ride, so in case you were a bit thrown off, here is a brief explanation of the films ending and a few answers to the films more confusing plot points. Jan 12, 2010 the fourth film from directors allen and albert hughes, the book of eli centers on the christianity that was at the margins of their previous filmshypocritically misused by bokeem woodbines. The book of eli is the postapocalyptic thriller for those who thought the road was too boring. The first movie to be directed by the hughes brothers since 2001s from hell, the movie is full of stylish action sequences that usually involve denzel washington making mincemeat out of a number of attackers. 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. Jan 14, 2010 eli summarizes a lifetime of scriptural study as do more for other people than you do for yourself while an ending that combines fahrenheit 451s book people and malcolm mcdowell in an. 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. The book of eli has arrived on bluray and its ready to deliver us. Oct 27, 2019 daybreak producers explain the bombshell ending netflixs genrebending daybreak ends its first season on a shocker. Netflixs eli has a huge twist at the end that switches the film from a psychological haunting to an apocalyptic horror. Here are all the spoilers for eli, in case you want to know the plot twist before you watch it. As does elis zoning out to his ipod during night watches in the hazardous wasteland a twistending revelation makes this particularly ridiculous. In the postapocalyptic world a man washington walks the earth with a copy of the bible. Directed by ciaran foy sinister 2, the film starred charlie.
Eli tries to see if the woman is blind by testing her. Eli, a netflix original movie, was a smash hit with a twist ending that had audiences buzzing and left fans hopeful for a sequel. Sometimes di digital intermediate, that is, the computeraided manipulation of film to alter the color balance and saturation of the footage works pretty well. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the. Oct 18, 2019 eli on netflix is the latest horror movie with a twist ending. That plot twist has a reference and i have repeatedly added it back in in invisible quotes, so as not to interrupt the summary there is no need to appease an ip who wants to ignore the obvious as it is stated in the script in caps one big plot twist the first two being the book of eli is the bible, and second it is braille. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. When he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, carnegie gary oldman, the man views elis impressive fighting skills and offers eli a place within his. Eli summarizes a lifetime of scriptural study as do more for other people than you do for yourself while an ending that combines fahrenheit 451s book people and malcolm mcdowell in an. Plus, eli saves some of its most imaginative horror images for the movies final act. Coupled fine performances by denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman, we see the best of both worlds here. But after all that, this sinister final twist can be a lot to take in. Eli twist ending explained, new netflix horror movie. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by.
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. There is a message to why eli denzel is delivering the book and what it hopes to do for the world. Theres a twistending but that doesnt mean its some sort of. This was particularly the case for me since i saw this movie on a plane, which had been edited the movie, not the. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Judge bender studies denzel washington in the hughes. The film looks and feels good, and washingtons performance is the more uncanny the more we think back over it. For the majority of the film, eli plays out like a typical ghost story, however, the ending of eli involves a pretty wild twist that you definitely did not see coming. 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. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. Eli eventually summarizes a lifetime of scriptural study as do more for other people than you do for yourselfan idea hardly unique to christwhile an ending that combines fahrenheit 451. The hughes brothers albert hughes and allen hughes cast. 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. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot across the wasteland of the former united states.
Book of eli eli is not blind at least not in this scene youtube. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes. Jan 12, 2010 and dont get me started on the twist ending, which makes absolutely no sense. Jan 15, 2010 and when it came to the book of eli, the twists and turns stuck with me. Upon discovering this, though, elis kidnapped by the lead nurse, isabella lili taylor, and tied to the operating table in a finale that drastically reshapes the entire film, transforming it from being a spooky psychological film into an allout horror fest with a demonic twist. It wasnt just that horror flicks on netflix are almost always fueled by some sort of bizarre. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Okay, this is the first 2010 film ive seen, but you know what i mean.
And the twist at the end was brillant and people will either love it or think its too silly but a second watch of this film will change your mind, its. Did movies even really have twist endings before this film came on the scene. With book of eli, which is capped with one of hollywoods best twist ending in years, they contribute a deft, dire addition to hollywoods weirdly vibrant earth is dying genre. When we spoke with daybreak producers aron eli coleite, brad peyton, and jeff fierson at new york comic con, they broke down the decision to throw a major twist into this supposed love story. 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. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. The book of eli continues the string of apocalyptic tales. The twist ending of eli is so unexpected and dramatic, fans arent sure how to feel. Book of eli denzel washington on the spirituality of the movie duration. That plot twist has a reference and i have repeatedly added it back in in invisible quotes, so as not to interrupt the summary there is no need to appease an ip who wants to ignore the obvious as it is stated in the script in caps one big plot twist the first two being. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer beals running time. Eli walks around for that long, and the end result is that the book will sit on a shelf next to some.
In a postapocalyptic world, a lone hero guards the book of eli, which provides knowledge that could redeem society. Horn isnt just a doctor, but a nun, and shes been trying to use gene editing to rid the devils children of their corruption. Netflixs eli has an evil twist that unleashes hell on earth, literally. Night shyamalan, but he got everyone with this twist. And when it came to the book of eli, the twists and turns stuck with me. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. Dare devil sucked so they made the sequel with denzel and set it in the apocalypse. 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 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. Eli, a netflix original movie, was an overnight sensation that had audiences buzzing and fans are already speculating about a potential sequel. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. The book of elis postapocalyptic theology is a little.