In un futuro post-apocalittico, un uomo solitario lotta per proteggere un libro sacro che contiene il segreto per salvare l'umanità.In un futuro post-apocalittico, un uomo solitario lotta per proteggere un libro sacro che contiene il segreto per salvare l'umanità.In un futuro post-apocalittico, un uomo solitario lotta per proteggere un libro sacro che contiene il segreto per salvare l'umanità.
- Premi
- 3 vittorie e 16 candidature
- Martha
- (as Frances De La Tour)
- Hijacker
- (as Keith Davis)
- Hijacker
- (as Don Theerathada)
- Hijacker
- (as Thom Williams)
- Young Woman Hijacker
- (as Lora Martinez Cunningham)
Trama
Lo sapevi?
- QuizDenzel Washington performed all of his own stunts in the hand-to-hand fight sequences.
- BlooperWhen the convoy goes after Eli and Solara, they are going west. From behind, the shadows are to the left which would mean the Sun is on the north side of them when it actually shines from the south.
- Citazioni
[last lines]
Eli: Dear Lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my path. And for keeping me resolute when all around seemed lost. Thank you for your protection and your many signs along the way. Thank you for any good that I may have done, I'm so sorry about the bad. Thank you for the friend I made. Please watch over her as you watched over me. Thank you for finally allowing me to rest. I'm so very tired, but I go now to my rest at peace. Knowing that I have done right with my time on this earth. I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith.
- Curiosità sui creditiAside from the title, there are no opening credits.
- Versioni alternativeA montage of deleted scenes on the DVD include a scene where Claudia reads the Braille bible to Carnegie as he lies on his deathbed.
- ConnessioniFeatured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Ugly Truth/G-Force/Orphan (2009)
- Colonne sonoreHow Can You Mend A Broken Heart
Written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
Performed by Al Green
Courtesy of HI Records by arrangement with Fat Possum
Denzel portrays the title character of Eli, a mysterious man who walks around around a destroyed world carrying a book he believes can save humanity. He wanders into a makeshift town where a sadistic villain (Gary Oldman) desperately wants the book. Enter some hacked limbs, explosions, and cannibals, and you got yourself an interesting film.
This is a different role for Denzel. Usually, he's just the calm talker who tries to make sure the bad guys don't do anything crazy (think Inside Man and last summer's remake of The Taking of Pelham 123). However, not only does Denzel do a lot of talking, but he's cutting off people's arms and shooting up the place like he's Jason Statham. One memorable scene involves Eli killing Oldman's men-who are armed with sniper rifles AB machine guns-with a simple handgun.
It's also very refreshing to see Gary Oldman return to the role of a villain. Younger audiences now see Oldman as a good guy after portraying famous literary protagonists such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films and Jim Gordon in the recent Batman series. While there's nothing at all wrong with that, I was starting to miss Oldman's villain days, including classic turns as a drug addicted cop in Leon The Professional and a Russian terrorist in Air Force One. Oldman shows his versatility in Eli, where he makes his character a complete psycho.
When I first saw that Kunis was cast in this film, I was a little worried. Sure, everybody loves Mila, but could the star of comedies like That 70's Show and Forgetting Sarah Marshall make the transition in a serious film? Kunis plays her role well, but she should stick with the comedies until she's given a character with more to do.
The Book of Eli isn't perfect with its choppy action sequences or pacing issues, but its a fun film nonetheless. It's films like these that keep the post-apocalyptic genre alive and well.
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- Paese di origine
- Sito ufficiale
- Lingua
- Celebre anche come
- El libro de los secretos
- Luoghi delle riprese
- Aziende produttrici
- Vedi altri crediti dell’azienda su IMDbPro
Botteghino
- Budget
- 80.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 94.835.059 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 32.789.494 USD
- 17 gen 2010
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 157.107.755 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 58 minuti
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 2.39 : 1