i just got back from seeing this movie! spoilers-
i liked it 🙂 and the ending wasnt that bad imo but i think thats because i knew what the twist was from reading this thread so i spent the movie looking for the hints, and there were quite a few. for one thing hes very tactile, especially in the beginning i noticed that he kind of felt around things a lot in a subtle way, besides his sense of smell he used his hearing in the gun battles from what i saw him killing the snipers had nothing to do with memory because every time he killed a sniper it was only right after the sniper shot at him and missed, he used the sound of the bullet traveling past him to determine the snipers location, which is exactly how real soldiers determine where snipers are shooting from... albeit in a less extreme manner.
so no the twist didnt bother me because everything was feasible just exaggerated.
as for the movie itself i thought it was good overall and i liked the message it put out, which imo was that it wasnt necessarily religion itself that was the good thing, so much as it was the concept of unity and caring for others, that was a good thing, and it was something that denzel himself didnt fully understand until later on.
so jah 8-9/10 for me! 😄
just saw this movie,was pretty fun to watch and interesting most the time.enjoyed it till the very end.that didnt make any sense whatsoever why he didnt die when shot.what the hell is up with that,he had no body armour or protection? Like Oldman said in the film,he's just a man.Yeah he's just a normal human.He's not superman,so how come he did not die? also,what was so special about alcatraz,why that place needed the book and how come the bible was blank and how could he possibly have known everything written in it? you cant remember all that stuff even if you read it everyday.
as usual,Gary Oldman is this generations Alex Gusiness.He never looks the same in any of his movies or sounds the same and you hardly recognize him.this time I spotted him since it was obvious he had to be a major character in the movie.I had no idea that was him till several days later when I first saw Batman Begins that was Commissioner Gordon in that movie. 😆
Just saw this movie last night. I enjoyed it for the most part. I thought it started out strong but as the movie progressed i couldn't shake the sense that something was missing. By the end of the movie the crucial absence of something deeper still remained. It felt like the focus of the story was meant to possess strong Christian tones but somewhere along the line, whether it be the writers, Directors or studio, someone felt pressured into shifting the religious message into a more interpretive one. It really did feel like something was removed from the original concept during the films adaptation.
All through out the movie it felt like, Eli was doing the work of God but by the end of the movie we didn't receive any type of closure. Instead of doing the work of the divine it ended up feeling as though, Eli simply delivered a book to a group of people who would publish the book and keep it on file. It didn't seem as though he did anything of great or even minor importance...,he delivered a book. There were just to many questions left un-addressed as well as to many cop outs for me. Instead of being something more it becomes a mediocre, post-apocalyptic movie. However, it's still entertaining as a post-apocalyptic movie but nothing special or memorable.
I know,we reciebed no closure whatsoever.i could not understand why he did not die,could you? like oldman siad in the movie-He's just a man.
which is true,he's not superman,he should have died,how come he didnt? could you understand that? any normal person would have bled to death veru quickly.they wouldnt have been able to get up and walk like he did.not more than a few feet anyways. 🙄
Originally posted by Mr Parker
I know,we reciebed no closure whatsoever.i could not understand why he did not die,could you? like oldman siad in the movie-He's just a man.
which is true,he's not superman,he should have died,how come he didnt? could you understand that? any normal person would have bled to death veru quickly.they wouldnt have been able to get up and walk like he did.not more than a few feet anyways. 🙄
That's easy:
People can live, without medical treatment, for 2 days after being shot in the guts. (Fer real. As long as it misses the aorta. It's a painful way to go, but you can still live.)
ON top of this, he DID treat himself, on his own. He mostly stopped the bleeding. He's a survivor and definitely knows WTF he's doing as he has been doing that kind of shit for years.
Originally posted by Mr Parker
I know,we reciebed no closure whatsoever.i could not understand why he did not die,could you? like oldman siad in the movie-He's just a man.
which is true,he's not superman,he should have died,how come he didnt? could you understand that? any normal person would have bled to death veru quickly.they wouldnt have been able to get up and walk like he did.not more than a few feet anyways. 🙄
I'm not sure that i can go there with you on that one, dude. From what i remember, he did die. I think it was a test of of faith for him, though. Already dead and dying, with no golden reception, he still chose to carry himself onward. That's why he was chosen for the quest. He had faith when no other would.
I believe his faith should have been more forthcoming and open. Gods will should have been more of the focus here and not the idea of a religion. Good will, justice , love, respect and honor should have been Eli's message. Getting the book published should have been his quest and facing his own death and despair should have been his test of faith. Eli should have been a prophet, NOT a goddamn delivery boy. Thats why the movie just ends up being stupid and wasteful. It took no risks but marketed itself as doing so. It could have been epic and inspiring but it just ended up being boring and lackluster.
Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
I'm not sure that i can go there with you on that one, dude. From what i remember, he did die. I think it was a test of of faith for him, though. Already dead and dying, with no golden reception, he still chose to carry himself onward. That's why he was chosen for the quest. He had faith when no other would.I believe his faith should have been more forthcoming and open. Gods will should have been more of the focus here and not the idea of a religion. Good will, justice , love, respect and honor should have been Eli's message. Getting the book published should have been his quest and facing his own death and despair should have been his test of faith. Eli should have been a prophet, NOT a goddamn delivery boy. Thats why the movie just ends up being stupid and wasteful. It took no risks but marketed itself as doing so. It could have been epic and inspiring but it just ended up being boring and lackluster.
yeah it could have been alright but like i said,he just got shot in the chest,he shouldnt have been able to walk more then a few feet at all from a gunshot like that.Yes he did die but not till traveling for a very long distance for miles.that just ruined the believability of the film for me right there and like I said,the ending just made no sense whatsoever either.
Originally posted by KazenjiIMO? No. It plays like a Mad Max film(which to me aren't good films)and I Am Legend was a much better film than this.
So is this movie worth checking out??
Denzel is awesome. But he can't save this. Don't get me wrong, it isn't terrible. It's not on the level of Wolverine or G.I. Joe, but I don't think it's worth paying the $8-12 to see it. If you have a cheap matinee or $1 theater then, sure.
The fighting scenes, as seen in the trailers, are unconvincing. There is no tension in the action and as good looking as Mila Kunis is, the movie makes her a dumb character who just gets in the way.
Oldman doesn't even have that great of a role.
Originally posted by Kazenji
So is this movie worth checking out??its starting its cinema run next week here.
You and I seem to agree on films more often than not.
I gave the film a solid 9. I really enjoyed it. You may have to watch the film twice to see all of the hidden tidbits, as it's definitely not a linear dumb film.
Originally posted by The Nuul
Mad Max are great movies.
I really enjoyed the first two Mad Max films but the third dragged really badly. 1+2 had great characters and brilliant post-apocalyptic action.
The Book of Eli was an enjoyable film and it was important for me that the religious element didn't suffocate, which for me it didn't. I was a bit disappointed with what Carnegie actually wanted the book for as I had some other ideas going into the film which were more exciting but it was still a satisfying movie.
Funny thing through all the desert wasteland scenes I was getting really thirsty in the cinema!
I thought I'd went prepared with a latte but it went sour on me 😘