A moral tale on the peril of poor parenting and unfaithful priestly ministry in the reading from todays mass we are introduced to samuel for the first time. This book weaved together the story of the bible so beautifully. The book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Adventist adventurer awardslistening wikibooks, open books. But when his story is ready to be told, ill be too old. Denzel washington protects the book of eli christian cinema. We come in chapter 4 to the account of the defeat of israel and the death of eli, his two sons, and his daughterinlaw. Eli, denzel washington possesses the last bible still in existence.
The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. Apr 20, 2010 as soon as you hear the title, you can probably guess what kind of film the book of eli is going to be. Its an epic story as we watch eli move across the country from the east to the west, where his destiny takes him. This is a thoughtprovoking book that retells the gospel from a modern point of viewa sort of what if type of story.
Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. Eli had two sons who were priests, hophni and phinehas. Hes a mystical avenger who has been wandering through the wilderness for 30 years, toting a leatherbound king james bible from which he. How the idol fell down before the ark from hurlbuts bible stories for children the bible story of eli this eli bible story was written in simple words by jesse lyman hurlbut and taken from hurlbuts bible stories for children which was published in 1904. I would like to thank you and your centre for the teachings everyday. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. The book of eli is truly a story about the struggle between good and bad, the light and the darkness. Washington, a twotime academy award winner widely known in hollywood for his christian beliefs. Eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. For my next film, the book of eli due out in 2010, ill have a different body again. In chapters 2 and 3, god prophetically foretells of his judgment on eli and his house. The movies blatant support of christianity and the notsosubtle references to the bible are greatly encouraging and very surprising for a major theatrical release. 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.
Its no secret that the book of eli is overbearing in its religious sentiment and ironically reliant on capitalist ideology denzel washington and gary oldmans love of the book rather than the religion, tom waitss pawn shop bartering. Simply open the bible award certificates templates up and print them out using your printer. Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. Logic, psychology, history, and philosophy agreeing with biblical principles and facts. 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. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from god as they were carried along by the holy spirit. The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible.
According to the books of samuel, the name of a priest of shiloh, and one of the last israelite judges before the rule of kings in ancient israel. Academy awards best actor for training day and best supporting actor for. The visual effects are stunning, the story line is rich, and the plot is full of twists and turns that are ultimately redemptive. Michael gambon cast in book of eli film hollywood reporter. 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. 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. We also see are rather stunning portrait of poor parenting and poor priestly leadership in the person of of high priest of the sanctuary at shiloh, eli. 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. I saw the book of eli the other night, and ever since, ive been telling all my friends to drop what theyre doing and go see it before it leaves theaters. 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. His mother hannah visited him when she accompanied elkanah to the sacrifice at shiloh, each time bringing a little coat she made for her son. The book of eli, purpose of bible the book caner deniz. The book is also known as harbuts story of the bible told for young and old.
Where is the setting of the story the century carver. God spoke to eli to find the book,bible, and transport it to a safe haven. So i went trusting there would be reasons to like the book of eli. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account. Bill peet was an american childrens book illustrator and a story writer for disney studios. Throughout the story, eli prays, teaches others to pray, quotes scripture, and walks by faith in god. The movie takes place in the future after an apocalyptic war. Next write in the information and frame the certificate or place it in your family memory book.
Horn pushes the punch directly down perpendicular to the table and elis body. Where the road is a thoughtful art film based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel, eli is more of a popcorn action flick influenced by the visual. Jan 14, 2010 they are a marketing company that only promotes quality entertainment. Jan, 2010 the book of eli centers on a lone hero named eli washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the. You remember samson had begun delivering israel from this fierce nation. The book of eli has the potential to be a great film or complete rubbish depending on your expectations of what is to come. However, if you are looking for a film with beautiful cinematography, solid acting and a little bit of fun action then you will be pleased. Similar to the life of jesus, elijah performs marveling acts to demonstrate the validity of god to the people of israel.
Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. I found myself going back through the gospels to compare the stories of jesuss life to what i was reading in eli. Get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. He starts to recite the bible word for word, having memorized it over the last 30 years. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. Hey all, were going to go through 4 chapters today and trace the life of a man and his two sons. This eli bible story was written in simple words by jesse lyman hurlbut and taken from hurlbuts bible stories for children which was published in 1904. Eli was a priest at shiloh in the period of the judges 1 samuel 1.
And there came a man of god to eli and said to him, thus the lord has said, did i indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in egypt subject to the house of pharaoh. The book of eli denzel washington interview youtube. Or is the movie intending that the book of eli holds some knowledge that could be used as a weapon, way to control the world, etc. This he can attest through the award he recently received.
Denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel. The printable bible award certificates are saved as adobe pdf files. 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. Regrettably, extreme caution is advised for the movies. Therefore, he has seen and knows the power of religion and wanted to use it to minipulate the people for his personal gain. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Shiloh was about ten miles 16 kilometers north of jerusalem. They are blank templates so that you can add your own text into.
I now completely get why jesus was so controversial and such a threat to the establishment. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. In the book of eli he had the opportunity to channel his christian beliefs and behavior into an intriguing character. That question and the film illustrates the ambiguity. If youve actually seen the movie youd know the book of eli is the bible, specifically a braille version of the king james bible owned by the main character whose name is eli. You can support us by purchasing something through our amazonurl, thanks. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
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. Is the book of eli an actual book that didnt make the bible cut. The book of eli believable except for this one small. It also, rather startlingly, has an overt, fairly profound christian theme. The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. If you are looking for a film with some deeper meaning then i would not recommend it. I actually learnt a lot about the bible and how some things fit together. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. The bible story of elijah is from the first book of kings, describing his miraculous feats and redemption of the people of israel from the evil king ahab. A moral tale on the peril of faltering fatherhood and. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. This book places the setting of jesuss story in modern day. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel.
Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. Favorite bible stories in simple english eli and young samuel edited and adapted from antique book in his library. The book of eli is rated r for adult content, profanity, images of rape, and excessive violence. Pic also stars denzel washington, gary oldman michael gambon is joining the cast of the book of eli, which stars denzel washington and gary oldman and is being directed by allen and albert hughes. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli.
Mercer university press supports the work of the university in achieving excellence and scholarly discipline in the fields of liberal learning, professional knowledge, and regional interest by making the results of scholarly investigation and literary excellence available to the worldwide community. So unless the story was to imply that god was providing eli with a different book of the bible to memorize, its hard to imagine how eli was able to memorize the entire bible from that book he was carrying. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film.
Horn makes an incision along the side of elis thigh, requiring the bone bunch to go in parallel to the table, yet dr. Elis book that he is transporting the book of eli is actually the holy bible, the king james version, the only copy that has seemed to survive the war. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. 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. From the awards race to the box office, with everything in between. He eli incurred the lords displeasure by not reproving sin and executing justice upon the sinner. The hughes brothers on the book of eli, dethroning avatar, and. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of which original one.
Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards, cine awards, iifa, screen awards. In the first book of samuel which we are reading now in daily mass, we see are rather stunning portrait of poor parenting and poor priestly leadership in the person of of high priest of the sanctuary at shiloh, eli. It is very uplifting or inspirational and i use it to teach others. The book of eli, purpose of bible the book youtube. Son of a pastor, washington was so drawn to the spiritual aspects of the story, he also signed on as a producer. Eli share book recommendations with your friends, join book. Although it was not a word for word account of the bible we would just read the bible if that were the case, it puts the story together. Many people come and offer sacrifices at shiloh every day. Discover a summary of elijahs story, full scripture text, and related articles. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until. Washington, a twotime academy award winner widely known in. Horn pushes the punch directly down perpendicular to the table and eli s body.
Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable. They are a marketing company that only promotes quality entertainment. We see in 1 samuel 3 the account of the rise of samuel to the position of a prophet, a fact acknowledged and accepted by every israelite. Mar 19, 2010 get the book of eli movie complete list of awards won and nominations. In the movie the book of eli why was the bible so important. 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.
Horn makes an incision along the side of eli s thigh, requiring the bone bunch to go in parallel to the table, yet dr. There is no ancient book of eli that was written in biblical times, it wasnt included in the bible because it never existed. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards, cine awards, iifa, screen awards, and more for best actor. Jan 14, 2010 eli is hebrew for my god, and the bible s eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do.
Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists. I spent a lot of time going through the bible to find passages that eli could. Korner for his sharing this profound work with us and to everyone at israel bible center for inviting him. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became.
Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before. Eli tells another character that he meets on his journey that god showed him where the book is and told him to travel west with. 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. Furthermore, that book did not have nearly enough pages to be a printed bible, much less a bible printed in braille. Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the lord continue reading the story of eli. The book of eli casts bible as a major theme baptist standard. 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. God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 2 peter 1.
Lombardi tells eli that they have been missing a copy of the bible, so eli tells him to get a lot of paper and pen. 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. Eli had two sons, hopni and phinehas who work as gods priests. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. 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. The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants. Samuel helped eli in the tabernacle service, and wore a linen ephod like a priest.
He joined disney in 1937 and worked on the jungle book, song of the south, cinderella, one hundred and one dalmatians, the sword in the stone, goliath ii, sleeping beauty, peter pan, alice in wonderland, dumbo, pinocchio, fantasia, the three caballeros, snow white and the seven dwarfs, and other stories. This is a story about a man named eli, whos been sent a message, who. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. 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. This movie might be a reality some day, and the book he is carrying the bible may restore humanity in itself. The setting, the story, the events, the behavior are exactly what happens today. The book of eli us message board political discussion. Yes, it is the story about a man named eli played by denzel washington, who is also one of the films producers, who has a book.
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