The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli is a 2010 American postapocalyptic neoWestern and 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 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 the United States. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of Elis task. Filming began in February 2009 and took place in New Mexico.

Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, Eli Denzel Washington travels on foot toward the west coast of the former United States. Along the way he demonstrates uncanny survival and fighting skills, hunting wildlife and swiftly defeating a group of desert bandits who try to ambush him. Searching for water, he arrives in a ramshackle town rebuilt and overseen by Carnegie Gary Oldman. Carnegie dreams of building more towns and of controlling the people by using the power of a certain book. His henchmen scour the desolate landscape daily in search of it, but to no avail.In town he barters with a store owner, the Engineer Tom Waits, to recharge the battery of his portable music player. While waiting, he goes across the street to the town bar, where a gang of bikers attack, but he quickly kills them all. Realizing Eli is a literate man like himself, Carnegie asks Eli to stay, making it clear that the offer is nonnegotiable. After Carnegies blind mistress Claudia Jennifer Beals gives Eli some food and water, Carnegie orders Claudias daughter Solara Mila Kunis to seduce Eli, but he turns her down. While killing time, she finds his book. Unperturbed, Eli offers to share his food with her, and before they eat, he says grace. The following day, Solara repeats the prayer, but Carnegie overhears them and realizes Solaras words relate to the book he has been seeking. He soon forces Solara to tell him if Eli was reading a book, and realizes Elis book is the one he wantsa Bible. ........

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