The book of eli works just fine as an action blockbuster, but its much more than that. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in. Elis denzel washington complete costume worn in the hughes brothers post apocalyptic drama, the book of eli. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. Mila kunis wearing mosley tribes raynes sunglasses in the. Rating director the hughes brothers screenplay gary whitta length 118 min. 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. The twentyfiveyearold actress holds her own opposite the twotime oscar winner and veteran. She begs him to let her stay the night, lest carnegie beat her for failing to seduce him. The rather hot looking mila kunis, who voiced over meg griffin in family guy for the past 10 years and stared in the 2008 movie max payne, wears mosley tribes raynes created by oliver peoples during her role. Mila kunis in mosley tribes raynes sunglasses book of. Finding salvation in the united statesthats where the story began for u.
Gary oldmans character finally gets the book, only to get pissed to find out he cant read it. The book of eli 2010 cinema sight by wesley lovell. Mila kunis plays the young tart solara, enslaved by carnegie for her naturally endowed characteristics, while carnegie holds her blind mother hostage to bend her will in his favor. The movie follows eli, denzel washington, as he heads west on a divine mission. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. 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. Before there can be a sequel there needs to be a remake of the original. Jan, 2010 mila kunis says she still cannot believe that she is starring in a film opposite denzel washington. Apr 7, 2016 mila kunis wearing mosley tribes raynes sunglasses in the book of eli. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. Kunis was born milena mila markovna kunis in 1983 ukraine. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. Drama actie film geregisseerd door albert hughes en allen hughes. Eli, who can smell lurking highjackers determined to rob and kill him long before they get close, is.
The book of eli solara mila kunis glasses movie props. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Mar 20, 2010 the book of eli presents a bit of a predicament. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as.
Thousands of people have enjoyed his books or the full visual parables. Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli. The 23rd psalm of the bible, in case you havent memorized the entire old testament, goes like this. Kunis is not going to win any awards or garner critical acclaim, but she does the job as the wild card in the struggle between eli and carnegie. After marion cotillard and penelope cruz, mila ranks along with portman and mcadams and sometimes shaki. It was this constant struggle that inspired mark and elvira kunis, milas mila. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible but, hey, wtf. Eli the good details the story of eli, a tenyearold boy living in the summer of 1976. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. He notices that his family appears to be torn asunder by the consequences of the vietnam war his dad suffers from terrifying dreams and hallucinations, his sister discovers an unsettling fact. Eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. Mila kunis says she still cannot believe that she is starring in a film opposite denzel washington. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get the latest movie information delivered right to your inbox and bypass the lines by purchasing movie tickets online. The world is now 30 years after the big war and the planet is inhabited by guntoting, motorcycling riding, violent, illiterate desperados.
Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Mila kunis steps out with new blonde and turquoise locks as ashton kutcher says life is good ashton kutcher and mila kunis have a baseball date. However, this one leaves you with some pungent reflections. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. 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 has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. Eli risks his life to keep the book safe and only gives it up to save the life of the young girl who decided to follow him after he turned down her offer of sex. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros.
Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is an entertaining flick with a strong eye for action and style, but the story is a little lacking. Put aside the mousemeat and chew on paul macinnes s condensed version. Further to my previous post about denzel washington wearing oakley sunglasses in the book of eli, i have just been informed that another character in the film is also wearing sunglasses. If youre interested in a film based on the 23rd psalm and dont mind some explicit, violent scenes, then this. This distressed costume can be seen worn by eli throughout the film. In eli the survivors protect themselves from the suns rays and in a boy and his dog they flee underground to hide from the sun. I have written a remake where nothing changes except filling in the dead space with denzels thought remembrances of the exact words from the king james bible and every spoken word from coming from the king james bible. Yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil.
The book of eli 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. He is observant, curious, and often times ponders his surroundings regardless of his young age. Interview with mila kunis, who plays solara in the book of eli 1. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. Unfortunately, at this point, we learn that elis special powers dont cover bullets in the abdomen and he buckles but, in his defense, he does take an exceptionally long time to. Mila kunis wearing mosley tribes raynes sunglasses in the book. Unfortunately this model is no longer being made by face a face. Mila kunis wearing face a face eyeglasses in the movie ted.
The late late show with james corden recommended for you. When eli and solara are in his room for the night there is a movie poster on the wall behind them for a similar post apocalyptic movie. 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. I cant find anything online about what they are though.
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. Mila kunis, as solara, wears mosley tribes raynes sunglasses in the movie the book of eli. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so covets, the bible, but the traveler wont part with 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. And if you want to know what denzil washington strictly the lead is wearing in the eli film, they are oakley inmate sunglasses.
What kind of sunglasses is mila kunis wearing in the book. Want to know what denzels costar, mila kunis is wearing during the book of eli. Gewapend met zijn jachtgeweer, zwaard en instinct heeft eli denzel washington deze wereld jarenlang afgezworven, zichzelf verdedigend. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies the 23rd psalm is also the inspiration for the dark. 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. Denzel washington squares off against gary oldman in this global smash action movie directed by the hughes brothers. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away.
Elis denzel washington complete costume prop store. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate the book of eli movie and cast photos. I dont recall any explanation of this behavior in the movie. Denzel washington was also recently seen wearing prescription glasses and chubbing up to star along side john travolta in tony scotts remake of the taking of pelham 1 2 3. They were checking to see if the other persons hands were steady, or were they shaking. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. 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. Jan 15, 2010 mila kunis plays the young tart solara, enslaved by carnegie for her naturally endowed characteristics, while carnegie holds her blind mother hostage to bend her will in his favor. 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. I found the denzels are oakley inmates, but that doesnt do me any good.
Mila kunis steps out with new blonde and turquoise locks as ashton kutcher says life is good ashton kutcher and mila kunis have a baseball date night as demi moore claims he cheated. A petite actress with olive skin and pixie features, ukrainianborn mila kunis became a breakout teen star on the fox sitcom that 70s show, playing spoiled daddys girl jackie burkhardt. From the set of the book of eli, this is solaras mila kunis black lense frame with graphite like design, two toned dark lenses, bronze colored metal with cc logo frame, chanel 5152 sunglasses made in italy. I wont say that the addition of solar as eyecandy was unnecessary, but hollywoods tradition of marketing action films with a minority lead by. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
But when the boss sends to his room his own stepdaughter solara mila kunis to service him for the night, eli, as pureminded as galahad, turns her down. The rare 15yearold actress to be cast as a 15yearold character, kunis also demonstrated her maturity by mastering accentfree english only a few years after immigrating. Jan 14, 2010 alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is.
It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. The stems of these mosley tribes sunglasses are a bit modified with some tape in the film, to make them look more rugged. Jan 20, 2010 the film in question is the book of eli, and these are worn by gary oldman. Mila kunis mosley tribes raynes the book of eli sunglasses id. Interview with malcolm mcdowell, who plays professor lombardi in the book of eli. Mila kunis is one of my husband jaceks favourite girls. 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. On the one hand, it might be possible to excuse the brutality of the film and take this in the context of a chaotic world after the war. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting eli s canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. In the film, a lone wanderer travels west across a war ravaged landscape in order to bring a sacred book to safety. The book of eli is an entertaining flick with a strong eye for action and style, but the story is a little lacking. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. The movie up until this point is quite simply amazing, really.
But he still tried to, and she dedicated a unique attack that, this time, destructioned this forever. Included in this set are elis beanie cap, sunglasses, shawl, jacket, sweater. Shaking hands is a symptom of creutzfeldtjakob disease, which is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, it is basically a human variant of mad cow desease it can be caused by a genetic trait, and is difficult to catch otherwise. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. It was this constant struggle that inspired mark and elvira kunis, milas mila kunis immigrant. See the mila kunis in mosley tribes raynes sunglasses book of eli post. Jan 20, 2010 eli escapses carnegies clutches, but he has now picked up an extra traveler, solara, mila kunis, and they head west together. Jan 15, 2010 i liked certain elements of the book of eli, and im generally quite a fan of the acting troop, notably gary oldman and mila kunis, but none of them gave a strong performance in this throwaway postapocalyptic religious parable. On one hand its similar to every other postapocalyptic film that came before.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. 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. The film in question is the book of eli, and these are worn by gary oldman. Jan, 2010 im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. The daughter of jewish parents, her family history is wrought with sad tales of religious persecution. Coupled fine performances by denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman, we see the best of both worlds here. Eli and mila kunis continue on to the west, until they finally reach alcatraz prison. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense.