The Book of Eli

Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis

Directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes

Rating: 4 stars

In this post-apocalyptic movie, Eli (Denzel Washinton) is a drifter who for the past thirty years led by faith, is on his way west; all the while protecting a book that will save mankind. When he arrives in a village full of survivors, he meets Carnegie (Gary Oldman) who is searching for a book, but not just any book: the Bible. When Carnegie finds out that Eli has the book he wants, he asks Eli if he wants to join his gang. Eli refuses, as the only thing he needs to do is go west. Solara (Mila Kunis) helps Eli escape from the village so that he can continue on his travels. The trip west is very difficult as Carnegie and his thugs hunt down Eli for the book. They eventually find Eli, shooting him, and take the Bible from him. However, Carnegie is unable to read it because it is in brail. Eli makes it to San Fransisco only to recite the whole Bible so it can be written down and dies.

This movie was so powerful in that this man who refuses to give up something he believes in, makes it to the end of the movie only to die. The Book of Eli deserves four stars because you go through this journey with Eli, you see him fending for himself, protecting the book that he carries. He never gives up, even after he was shot. Though the beginning of this movie was slow, it definitely picked up on the action within ten minutes. I really liked this movie, it had a Children of Men sort of feel to it. The ending was really sad though because after all Eli went through, he ended up dying. But it was okay because he fulfilled his goal and did a great thing.