He is known as the former editorinchief of both the uk and us editions of pc gamer magazine and contributor to gaming magazine ace. Dear lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the. I cant find it anywhere it was like his prayer in the very end. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. 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. Its not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future. 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. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Read the notebook from the story acting monologues by x0xnuttyshellx0x with 9,685 reads. Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. He heads west on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete.
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. Carnegie has a mother and daughter, claudia and solara in his entourage, claudia was blind from birth, but solara is sighted. 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. Film the book of eli author gary whitta role eli actor denzel washington. Alessandro baricco shelved 6 times as monologue avg rating 4. 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. Even the darkest night will end and the son will rise.
It started when he was lying on the couch at the end when he finished reciting the book. 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. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. Eli walks through the abandoned road in a postapocalyptic 2043. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. 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. By the end of its opening fourday holiday weekend it grossed. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the book of eli near you. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. 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. 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. The few survivors have clumped together into ramshackle settlements that are beginning to crumble from within. 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. 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. Larson buy a low cost pdf of the monologue at freedrama scripts are free to use in a classroom, audition, competition, or workshop. She was given a map of the lunchroom showing where each. Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. 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. Eli denzel washington walks over to the cat, plucks out the arrow and bags it for dinner.
Psalms and bible verses are quoted throughout the movie, and christian imagery and symbolism are present in many scenes. The trees stripped of their bark and white like ghosts. We want to celebrate our different opinions, and celebrate yours as well. What are some great monologues from tv or cinema scifi. For that matter, eli is something of a modernday elijah. 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. 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. Jun 01, 2012 best movie endings the book of eli joel rose.
Gary wheeler has achieved this goal substantially in the monologue book. The book of eli written by gary whitta june 21, 2007 a civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed. I fought the good fight, i finished the race, i kept the faith. The road to salvation is a difficult one but what lies at the end of that road is a. Carnegie gary oldman steals the bible but finds that the book is in braille and cant read it. This is without a doubt the best monologue book i have encountered in years. The book of eli takes the top spot on all three home video charts jun 24, 2010.
Whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli 2010, cowrote after earth 20 with m. Monologues our collection of monologue books for young actors is one of the most extensive youll find anywhere. The book of eli 2010 ending spoiler movie mistakes. It is always a difficult choice for an actor to find a fresh monologue that is compelling and well written. 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. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. 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 for launching discussions about sensitive topics. Read the the book of eli plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. The book is the bible and elijah denzel washington is revealed to be blind. What elevates the film from the mediocrity is a twist ending that is genuinely.
Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Ellies powerful monologue for the last of us asks tough. Book of eli, the script at the internet movie script database. 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. 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. Despite the two answers you have already received to the contrary, yes the character eli in the book of eli was blind. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. The book of eli how can you mend a broken heart movie scene. He does not have a copy of the bible, but he sits down with eli and eli dictates it all to him from memory. Jan 23, 2010 in the end, the man gets the book but cannot read it. 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. 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.
In the end, the man gets the book but cannot read it. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. Popular monologue books showing 150 of 90 novecento. 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. 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. Dramatic monologue for men denzel washington as eli in the. The writing is exceptional, the topics varied and challenging. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Lombardi places a newly typeset and bound copy of the bible on a. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller. Nearby a figure in an nbc nuclear, biological, chemical combat suit lies in wait.
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. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. An arrow shoots into the cat, killing it instantly. 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. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us.
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. Mar 30, 2010 book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. 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. You know, you say youve been walking for thirty years, right. Elijah recites the entire bible from memory to record keepers at san quentin prison. What are some great monologues from tv or cinema scifi world. 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. 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.
In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Curiously enough, id read the screenplay prior to seeing the film, knew the twist ending, and still loved it. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. 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. Night shayamalan, and codeveloped the story for rogue one 2016. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
Knowing that i have done right with my time on this earth. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. But all mentions and printouts of the script should include the author d. Insomnia tapers your eyelids and the adderall taught you how i lived. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Watch the movie very carefully, and its pretty apparent. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. I have a homework of reciting a famous monologue for my acting class. 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. Book of eli denzel washington on the spirituality of the movie duration. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the.
I am thinking of either doing humans are virus from the matrix or tears in rain from blade runner. 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. She read a goodbye letter he had written to her where he described his. What was the final quote for denzel in the book of eli. 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. 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 protagonists costume is significant as he is dressed in all white which makes him look almost angelic which mirrors his faithful and committed character and even presents him as the messenger of god that he is implied to be.
Worried youll be a shadow and terrified of getting old. 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 is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. The denzel washington film was victorious in dvd sales, rentals and bluray sales.
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