At first glance, the book of eli appears to be just another violent. On the face of it the book of eli is a rattling good postapocalyptic neowestern where eli stands in for mad max or the man with no name sergio. The best part about this scene is that they play an anita ward song on an old 78 player. A warrior not by choice but necessity, eli denzel washington seeks only peace but, if challenged. The epidemic declined sharply after the tribe ended cannibalism, from 200 deaths. Ohh yea just personal experience ya know joking i watched the book of eli for the first time last night and was curious as to why they checked peoples hands for shaking and then when they found the old couple who were cannibals their shaking gave them away. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Mix one cup of postapocalypse, a heaped tablespoon of religion, a teaspoon of highly choreographed action, and a dash of selfimportance. At a time when theaters are experiencing a glut of doomsday scenarios, the hughes ashen, bombedout future world looks a little too familiar, no matter how crisply they present it.
This is also how eli knows that the old couple are cannibals, as the old woman carrying the tea shakes worse than the old man in the tomb raider tutorial who also carries tea. Seeing a graveyard at the back of the house, it is suggested that the lack of food has turned the couple into cannibals. It is alleged you can spot them cos their hands tremble, the main character had to show his steady hand at one point to prove he wasnt. Throughout the book i personally loved how mysterious some of the events and how some of the characters our. These are a few things you probably got wrong about cannibalism. 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. It was first noted in papua new guinea in the 1950s and 60s and has largely remained only in that area due to endocannibalistic practices. The reason the cannibals hands shake is that they suffer from kuru disease a form of creutzfeldjakob disease caused by eating human brains or spinal columns.
The book of eli 2010 by johnny cirucci sun, 27 february 2011 november 1st, 2017 no comments in todays rabidly antichristian hollywood, this apocalyptic actiondrama is sacrilege. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. The reason the cannibals hands shake is that they suffer from kuru disease a form of creutzfeldjakob disease caused by eating human brains or spinal. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Even solara, a town girl who tags along with eli, cant get much more information out of him than that, although he. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. Original post by wikipedia kuru is an incurable degenerative neurological disorder brain disease that is a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in humans. Later it explains that cannibals shake because they have had too much human meat. Though the theory is not universally accepted, some researchers have posited that kuru was transmitted among members of the fore tribe of papua new guinea via cannibalism. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as.
Kuru is a very rare, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that was formerly common. Eli soon realizes that marthas shaking hands are a result of their diet. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. Therefore in a society where cannibalism is common place, the chances of a getting cjd and therefore having shaking hands could be quite high.
The first symptom is shaking limbs, which is why people check elis hands throughout the movie. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. The book of eli was directed by twins, albert and allen hughes. The book of eli is a strong story about a godfearing man determined to obey the will of the lord. Eli himself is a little more circumspect about his purposes. 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. A road warrior of a different sort, the title character played by denzel washington in the book of eli spends much of the story traveling by foot across an eerie landscape, a long and quick. The book of eli abc hobart australian broadcasting. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Hes wandering postapocalyptic america, scavenging abandoned houses for supplies etc, eating what he can, seemingly praying, and listening to al green on an mp3 player. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta.
Kuru is a very rare, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that was formerly common among the fore people of papua new guinea. The book of eli opens with a day in the life of its lead, played by denzel washington. They were checking to see if the other persons hands were steady, or were they shaking. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. In the postapocalyptic film the book of eli, the protagonist notes shaky hands. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Again lawrence does a great job creating an eerie atmosphere to show the most intense suspicion he can. The book of eli is a little like the popcorn version of john hillcoats adaptation of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. In the film the book of eli it is mentioned a few more than a couple but less than several times about the signs of a cannibal. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. This book the cannibals is another best selling book by lawrence and is the second book in the curse of the jolly stone series.
At this point, he knows hes dying, but perhaps still wants the best for her. I just watched the book of eli and its mentioned repeatedly, im curious as to what the correlation is. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so. For the best answers, search on this site ive heard about that before, i remember seeing the book of eli where the cannibals were given away because they couldnt stop their hands from shaking. Shaking hands is a symptom of creutzfeldtjakob disease, which is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, it is basically a human variant of mad cow desease it can be caused by a genetic trait, and is difficult to catch otherwise. This could easily be a companionpiece to the road, to which it bears a superficial resemblance. The book of eli takes the form of an ultraviolent graphic novel, with washington as a steely man with no name type who cuts a righteous path through the gullets of sinners and savages. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it. Kuru is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy tse caused by the transmission of abnormally folded proteins prion proteins, which leads to symptoms such as tremors and loss of coordination from neurodegeneration. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli.
The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. All he will say is that hes walking westward until he finds a place where the book is needed. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. Think a live action adaptation of the fist of the north star mangaanime with a race lifted kenshiro, or fallout with christianity instead of the american dream in the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli.
Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for the book of eli 2010. Most likely, redridge is giving solara a chance to escape carnegies regime. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. Kuru is a real life disease caused by a prion transmitted through consumption of infectious brain matter. Kuru is spread by cannibalism, particularly of the brain. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens, devra. These kinds of people are quite common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli, even to the extent of people being able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands caused by kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. Cannibals develop several distinctive tics, including shaking hands. Remember, he had a crush on her the whole movie blocking her while she was getting elis canteen filled, bargaining with carnegie for her before chasing after them, even asking eli nicely to give up the book after the gunfight in. Perhaps its the freshness of that movie, and the popularity and respect afforded mccarthys book, that will make the road so prevalent in any evaluation of the hughes bros. The book of eli is an oldfashioned western dressed up in postapocalyptic rags.
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