Guns on book of eli 2010

Denzel washington especially brings the amazing character of eli to life with his passionate performance. Jan 17, 2010 i saw the book of eli 2010, r over the weekend. Knew your family, your kids schools, your address and phone numbers, the works. Only carnegie gary oldman, a selfappointed warlord ruling a town of thieves and gunmen. Gary whitta on book of eli silas lesnick apr 2, 2010 genre screenwriter gary whitta geeked out with the wondercon crowd friday, relating his artistic struggle to bring the book of eli to the big screen, embarrassing moments with denzel washington, and more. He heads west on a mission he does not fully understand but knows he must complete. Jan 21, 2010 book of eli delivers god, guns, and guts but theres more violence than values. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. After tackling survival in urban america in menace ii society, dead presidents and american pimp, directing team the hughes brothersalbert and allenhave turned their attention to the.

The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. Eli and solara reenter the house and george and martha pull out an impressive gun cache from inside the sofa. In his possession is the last copy of a book he fiercely guards with his life for it holds the only hope for the future. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earthall around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the. A lone warrior, eli denzel washington, walks in a postapocalyptic wasteland that was once america. Jan 27, 2010 hollywood seems obsessed with the end of the world.

See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. In 2010, washington headlined the book of eli 2010, a postapocalyptic drama. This rifle is a sporterized m1903 springfield with a lyman peep sight and fitted into a mannlicher schonauer carbine stutzen stock. M1903 mannlicher schonauer carbine stock when eli is walking through the town the camera pans on a man on a roof with a boltaction rifle. This is the screenused firearm carried by denzel washington in the film the book of eli. The last issue of mpeg magazine has an interesting article about the sound design of the book of eli with sound editorssound designers steven d. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power.

Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is a wellcrafted film with stunning cinematography, a haunting score, and moving performances from the ensemble cast. In the book of eli, denzel washington and the hughes. Denzel washington with his remington 870 witness protection shotgun as. The book of eli bts elis weapon of choice 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man. Book of eli, the guns in movies, tv and video games. Book of eli delivers god, guns, and guts but theres more violence than values. January 15, 2010 in the very distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Devout filmgoers will soon realize that the brand of christianity on display in eli is as warped as they come. Hell, even the title of this article is spoilery if you are geeky enough to be familiar with both 2010s the book of eli and the enormous series of japanese films from the 1960s and 1970s featuring a wandering swordsman named zatoichi many will question my choice to spend one of my cinapse pick of the week slots which ive now just. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

Besides wielding a takedown bow and cutdown remington shotgun, denzel washington relied on this wellworn heckler and koch hk45 semiautomatic pistol. You can even find design schematics to make your own weapons or grapple handtohand and your characters skills will increase in whichever areas you deem the most useful. Later that year, he starred as a veteran railroad engineer in the action film unstoppable 2010, about an unmanned, halfmilelong runaway freight train carrying dangerous cargo. But redridge and a few others aim their guns at eli, thus putting an end to his action. Hollywood seems obsessed with the end of the world. Your guns run out of what little ammunition you can find, but they need constant maintenance or replacement parts. The stylish opening of the book of elia lateral camera track through an ashen forestattests to the spellbinding talents of ace cinematographer don burgess. When eli refuses to give up the book, carnegie orders him killed. May 10, 2010 the book of eli will be available on bluray combo pack, dvd, on demand and for download 615.

Hours after seeing the book of eli, i am still wrestling with the spiritual ramifications. These weapons usually combine high volume of fire of the machine gun and compact dimensions at the expense of range and accuracy. 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. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The book of eli starts out with 10 minutes of dialoguefree imagery depicting the type of postapocalyptic wasteland made familiar in recent months by the road and terminator salvation. Also they offer more controllable fire than automatic pistols. With the stylized and hyperviolent underpinnings of the matrix, it lacks that films. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. In the end of the film, solara mila kunis can be seen with the shotgun, as she inherits it from eli. Denzel washington guns in movies, tv and video games.

Dec 17, 2014 everything about this write up is spoilery. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Almost every conceivable weapon is used in a battle between good and evil, for in the grand scheme of this movie, that is the overarching theme. 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 military stock had been replaced, as well as the sights, and likely the parkerized finish was replaced with a blued. Im aware that the film doesnt profess to be a christian film, but the truth is that i found it to be a thought. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. Christian themes abound in book of eli the tufts daily. The book of eli is without question a violent movie. There is no mention in the movie of any training that eli might have had in wielding his weapons so effectively.

When solara wont tell carnegie what he wants to hear about eli, carnegie grabs claudia by the hair and causes her pain. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns. Book of eli, the internet movie firearms database guns in. The book of eli 2010 hk 45 national firearms museum. Other notable guns include an old gatling and a winchester 1897 solid frame. The book of eli is almost a great movie, and i enjoyed watching it to ponder all that it could have been. It combines martial arts scenes with westernflavored shootouts, complete with gatling guns and surface missiles. You mean to tell us with all those guns your going to sit back and do nothing. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Besides wielding a takedown bow and cutdown remington shotgun, denzel washington relied on this wellworn heckler and koch hk45 semiautomatic pistol as backup in tough situations. The book of eli transpires 30 years after a cataclysmic event depopulates most of the planet, but the movie is unclear about the specifics. The book of eli 2010, directed by allen hughes and albert. Dude check the main article, the browning tutone beretta and eli hk45 have all been accounted for captain snikt 07. Familiar southwest scenery infused with cg destruction gives rise to the hughes brothers view of a.

As with his character elis shotgun, denzel washington wrapped the grip area of this pistol with tape for better traction when firing. On several occasions, a war is referenced, and in one instance, the implication is that the conflict was motivated by religion hence the mass burning of bibles by the survivors. 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 book of eli is an excellent movie well worth seeing and thats all im going to say about it. In 20, washington starred in 2 guns 20, alongside mark ryan walberg.

Gary oldmans character carries a browning hi power. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli remington 870 12 gauge as a mysterious wanderer in a postapocalyptic wasteland, denzel washingtons character utilizes many unusual arms, including this radically shortened pumpaction remington shotgun. The book of eli bts elis weapon of choice 2010 denzel. In the book of eli, actor denzel washington plays the title character, a gunslinger. Eli denzel washington carries a short barreled remington 870 witness protection shotgun, with various weathering and a heavily taped handle. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by gary oldman was a book collector of sorts who pursued eli until the bitter end. The book of eli in a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes from hell and dead presidents. Denzel washington in the book of eli 2010 denzel washington at an event for the book of eli 2010 denzel.