Timothy Ojiribe Essays - Cinema Of The United States, Films

Timothy Ojiribe 2/ 01/ 10 Intro. to Broadcast performance Rose THE BOOK OF ELI Many movies this year, said to come out with deeper meaning behind them and to have plenty of viewers in secluded thoughts but to me, no movie will have you more perplexed than The BOOK OF ELI. It was a story worth telling and gave such visual content that just by watching the middle of the movie, to me, would have had you, the viewer, astounded. The movie is guaranteed to have you at the edge of your seat and with the help of the infamous and brilliant actor, Denzel Washington, one of my all time favorite actors, he brings to life the character, Eli. The movie in its self is defined in biblical terms and religious thoughts. Ironically, the movie takes place in 2012 and people and the world itself have changed dramatically. I'm talking about the population dwindling from the billion's to the hundred thousand's and most of these people either can not read, are blind, have a skin condition due to the sun, or are cannibals. The movie begins by showing Eli, Denzel's character hunting for his dinner, which is in reference to how the world and her people most partially reverse back to ancient means. For example, hunting with a bow and arrow or stalking ones prey. He crosses over many states all the way from the east coast and is travelling towards the west coast in order to deliver a book to the holy land (Pelican bay state prison). The book, if you watch the movie, you will notice that everybody and their brother are after the book. What makes this book so holy? That's just it, it's the holy book, the bible but the book is even special than that. Towards the end of the movie Eli dies, living behind a "holy" message and his first friend, played by Mila Kunis to envelop into her own journey back home. I totally enjoyed this movie due to Denzel's spectacular acting at playing such an intriguing role. The supporting actors and actresses such as Gary Oldman (the commissioner in The Dark Knight) and Jennifer Beals (Grudge 2) were exceptional as well. The movie's message to me was that we as people go through life forgetting what's important until it taken away from us, cherish what we have and make the best of it. This movie should be a good representation of what life could be like due to the circumstances of what we live through now.