He has received nine academy award nominations, and was the recipient of the best supporting actor award for 1989s glory and the award for best actor for 2001s training day. Washington plays eli, a survivor 30 years after an unnamed apocalypse. The book of eli, sometime in the future a lone warrior eli denzel washington is on a mission surrounding the presumed last remaining bible. Actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, where he is a lone hero in an apocalyptic world, protecting a sacred book the oakley inmate was introduced in 2008, and as most oakleys consists of only the most hightech materials and lenses, which creates one of the most lightweight, clear and protective pair of specs you can get. Denzel washington who stars as a lone warrior in the postapocalyptic movie the book of eli poured his usual oscarcaliber commitment into the role, which included martialarts training as well as depth of character. In the book of eli, washington plays a prophet, who is. Book of eli s denzel washington kicked ass for real. Book of eli denzel washington on the spirituality of the movie. The coat he has on looks like a m51 military coat seen in many movies. 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. Although his first major role was on television, in the classic 80s ensemble cast medical drama st. Only a christian flick to dogmatic believers, says the films codirector allen hughes. Six months ago or so, collider enjoyed the rare opportunity to visit the set of the book of eli, allen and albert hughes postapocalyptic thriller about a laconic hero denzel washington who. Looking for dwar mens casual long sleeve full zip fashion outdoor jacket.
New out this week in uk cinemas is the hughes brothers book of eli, a postapocalyptic tale in which a lone warrior, denzel washington fights his way across the wastelands of america in order to protect the sacred book of eli that holds the secrets to saving the future of humanity. With his green jacket and unsmiling mouth, he looks like a veteran of an unknown war, a soldier of. The book of eli the only denzel movie where hes secretly blind. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington fight seane in hindi dubbed part 2 duration.
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Denzel washingtons character eli is blind in the movie book of eli. Coupled fine performances by denzel washington, mila kunis and gary oldman, we see the best of both worlds here. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Elis denzel washington complete costume prop store. Denzel washington takes a dangerous journey in the postapocalyptic book of eli, playing a fierce loner who fights his way across america to protect a sacred book. This was possibly a prototype or used for training. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. Kult of athena swords ekhmsk01 full tang book of eli machete 20 blade this large and hefty blade is inspired by the machete wielded by denzel washingtons character eli in the book of eli. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. Froggy fresh, and money maker mike, and denzel washington i said hes denzel washington, the best actor ever hes. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. 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. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade.
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 was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes. Anybody know of anything similar if not the same thing that i could buy. In the film, a lone wanderer travels west across a war ravaged landscape in order to bring a sacred book to safety. This distressed costume can be seen worn by eli throughout the film.
Whatever you bring to it, thats what youre going to come out of it with. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Denzel washington in the book of eli can you talk about the fight training you had to do for the book of eli. The book of eli the book of eli denzel washington coat. Eli was blind, if you didnt understand at the end of the movie, there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. In the book of eli movie, eli has this worn down old green coat. In 2000, denzel sold the home to brenda hampton, the iconic tv writer with credits including 7th heaven and the secret life. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actor denzel washington. Actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli. Denzel washington internet movie firearms database. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd 720p.
The book of eli, character modeling, 3d character, mc toys, joel and ellie, military. Viewing the book of eli for the second time last week, i was again impressed by that scene, as well as by the movies overall visual scheme. Before he lived among the megawealthy in beverly park, denzel lived in toluca lake, ca. Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Oakley inmate denzel washington the book of eli sunglasses id. Opening wide in theaters on january 15, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer beals and is rated r for some brutal violence and language. The book of eli stunt coordinator jeff imada, who is a disciple of the book of eli martialarts fight trainer danny inosanto, who was a contemporary of bruce lee, trained me, and i. Eli washington walks along an endless, dead highway with his long, brown coat over tattered layers of clothes. The handle is tied light brown rubber robe with foam padding for cushion.
The book of eli film by hughes brothers 2010 britannica. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. Whats the song denzel washington listens to on his ipod. 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. Straight from the set of the action adventure, the book of eli, this is eli s denzel washington silver with 5 holes, metal sword with a serrated outside and smooth inside. Whats the song denzel washington listens to on his ipod in the movie book of eli. Denzel washingtons top five weird movies, ranked by the weirdness. Elis denzel washington screen worn hero costumes wardrobe. As seen in the new action thriller, the book of eli, this is eli s denzel washington screen worn stunt, blood stained, green hooded coat, no size bloody with a hole, brown red head longsleeve crewneck thermal, size 2xlt bloody with a hole, cream hanes tshirt, size xl blood stained brown carhartt pants, no size and black. Washington sat down with early show coanchor harry smith to talk about his latest role as eli in an american postapocalyptic thriller. 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.
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According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. As an apocalypse survivor, denzel s character eli must survive a barren world in this 2010 neowestern action. Froggy fresh denzel washington lyrics genius lyrics. Denzel washington becomes a martialarts master in the. The book of eli denzel washington metal sword movie props. Included in this set are elis beanie cap, sunglasses, shawl, jacket, sweater, tshirt, pants, belt. Denzel washington on his imdb bestknown movies denzel washington recalls memorable moments from fences, the book of eli, training day, and malcom x. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. The book of eli denzel washington coat movie costumes.
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