Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli is the first hughes brothers movie that feels stripped of drama, imagination, sensibility. Denzel washington is wearing what we believe to be the oakley inmate sunglasses during his role as the lone hero. In the scene where carnegie and his men were looking for eli and solara while they were sleeping, solara tried looking through elis bag to see the book. Book of eli denzel washington on the spirituality of the movie. With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, denzel washington strides a bleak and barren world in the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 2010 a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington. Denzel washington makes the postapocalyptic world somehow charming in the new film the book of eli. The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. Oakley inmate denzel washington the book of eli actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In the film, a lone wanderer travels west across a war ravaged landscape in order to bring a sacred book to safety. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by faith his entire life or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on earth who can read braille.
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 denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Gary whitta on book of eli 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. Carnegie dreams of building more towns and controlling the people by using the power of a certain book, the same book that is in eli s possession. As a former kmart employee, he is quite comfortable in the hostile environment earth has become, littered with cannibals, thieves and other former blue light special regulars. A lone warrior denzel washington wanders the postapocalyptic desert that was once america, battling lawlessness to realize his hope of a better future. When she opens the bag you could see the book with the name the book of eli on it. Elis denzel washington complete costume prop store. He has to meet and survive countless packs of cannibals who kill to eat as well as to steal things to barter. Sunglasses in the book of eli everything sunglasses. Was denzel washingtons character in book of eli blind. 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. A pair of intentionally distressed oakley inmate sunglasses worn by denzel washington in his starring role in the book of eli warner bros. The book of eli tells the story of a lone hero denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of postapocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that holds the key to saving the future of humanity.
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Dec 14, 2012 the book of eli tells the story of a lone hero denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of postapocalyptic america to protect a sacred book that holds the key to saving the future of humanity. Oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, worn by actor denzel washington. This pair of sunglasses was worn by the character eli, portrayed by actor denzel washington, in the 2010 motion picture, the book of eli. Unless youre particularly observant its not outright apparent that hes blind when watching the first time until the very end of the movie when the camera zooms in and you can see his eyes are clouded.
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In the movie the book of eli, the latest movie of the hughes brothers, gary oldman wears face a face woody eyeglasses in color 192. In the movie the book of eli we discover at the end that the bible eli has been carrying the entire movie is written in braille. Later when carnegie steals the book from eli there is just a cross on the book, not the book. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. Oakley inmate polished chrome vr28 black iridium 05631 book of eli no earsocks. 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. What are the sunglasses that denzel washington wears in the book of eli. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. Denzel washington tells students everything i have is by the grace of god. Claw grunting unintelligbly to folk music, but it was apparently well known enough for me to get this role. Jan 15, 2010 this movie still released by warner bros.
Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of. 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. Washington wears these glasses throughout the film, and they are prominently displayed on the movies onesheet poster, included with this lot. The book of eli a few weeks ago i was in the drugstore downtown during my lunch hour and the guy at the front desk was going on and on about how wack the book of eli was. The cooling towers, in which eli denzel washington and solara mila kunis take refuge, are most likely the cooling towers of the former rancho seco nuclear power plant outside of sacramento, california, given the apparent travel time on foot and by vehicle before eli and solara reach the golden gate bridge, and carnegie gary oldman returns to his town. Up for bid straight from the set of the action adventure, the book of eli, this is elis denzel washington silver with 5 holes, close to original used in movie, same style leather sheaths. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. Actionpacked theatrical trailer for denzel washingtons the book of eli.
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Zoom into an underpass to reveal denzel washington. What are the sunglasses that denzel washington wears in the book. This is the recently released mc toys f034 16 scale the end walker 12inch figure which is inspired by based on the character denzel washington played in the 2010 american postapocalyptic action film the book of eli. Perhaps the obvious struck me time and time again, but it seemed the most single important pivotal aspect of elis survival boiled down to water. 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 worked with danny a bit.
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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. If he kills them, eli says a little prayer afterward. Included in this set are elis beanie cap, sunglasses, shawl, jacket, sweater, tshirt, pants, belt. This distressed costume can be seen worn by eli throughout the film. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. The sunglasses that washington wears in the book of eli is mens oakley inmate race wear sunglasses. Pictures shows denzel washington center as eli in alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli, a warner bros.
Oakley inmate denzel washington the book of eli sunglasses. Despite the mediocre ratings 45% on rotten tomatoes that critics have been giving it, its done well at the box office. However, we have noticed that there seems to be a slight difference in the arms between the sunglasses from the movie and that displayed on the oakley website, but the frame style appears to be identical. Elis denzel washington complete costume worn in the hughes brothers post apocalyptic drama, the book of eli. The book of eli tells the story of a lone hero denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of postapocalyptic america to. Read denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli and more of the latest on movies and films from a christian perspective. The book of eli eli denzel washington backpack, ipod, and. Spreading this book is what actually caused the apocalypse in the first place. Oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, worn by actor denzel.
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The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley. The book of eli is an action based, postapocalyptic film along the lines of mad max 2. The oakley inmate is a part of oakleys 2008 lifestyle series, which is also cool for casual wear. Feb 07, 2014 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 denzel washington 1095 high carbon steel movie props.
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