Movie Review of The book of Eli
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis
Review:
Looks like Hollywood can ever get enough of the Apocalypse. It was the buzz word in 2009 which witnessed a lot of flicks revolving around it and the legacy continues with the 2010 release “The Book of Eli”. Set in a post apocalyptic dystopia thriving on scavenges of a civilization, “The Book of Eli” tells the story of Eli (Denzel Washington), a man destined to salvage the spirit of humanity enclosed in a book from the nefarious hooligans and their leader Carnegie (Gary Oldman).
If you thought the landscape of “The Road” was depressing then “The Book of Eli” would haunt you owing to Don Burgess’s dramatic photography of the catastrophe befallen on earth which has rendered it destroyed and devoid of any law and order, in the hands of unruly gangs which murder for water or shoes! Here enters an enigmatic wanderer Eli traveling towards the sea clutching a cryptic book. His paths cross with gang leader Carnegie who covets the book believing that it possesses immense latent powers as it is destined to influence a million individuals. But our hero will not leave any stone unturned to protect his book which he has shielded for three decades from any potential threat. It is a book that marks his hope for peace, his hope for survival of humanity and his hope for a better future. So get ready for Denzel Washington’s avatar as the ultimate killer machine promising edge-of-the-seat action and a tremulous journey to search for a brighter and less menacing world.
Sans Washington’s and Oldman’s crackling scene presence and a fair attempt by the “From Hell” duo the movie has nothing new to offer especially since 2009 saw filmmakers churning out one movie after another based on a similar theme. Its high time Hollywood comes up with something fresh or else we would soon witness a box-office apocalypse.
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