Wow! What a movie! Last night the BSU and I went to see The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington. The story is superficially about 1 man- Eli, on a post-apocolytic, self-imposed mission walking through a destroyed America. We don't learn much about why the country has broken down so dreadfully but Eli seems to have a secret in his backpack that he will protect to the death. And he gets numerous opportunities to protect his secret from assorted miscreants with his trusty machete, his wits and other lethal tools. Eli runs into Carlisle, a would-be town builder with thugs and guns and control over a water supply. Carlisle is searching for a book- one particular book and it turns out to be the book that Eli has in his backpack.
This movie is gritty, violent and thought provoking all at the same time. I walked out with as many questions as there were answers provided by the story. Both the spouse and I really liked it though she thought the tale played out too slowly and said she had to force herself to sit back and see where the story was going to go. I found 1 significant storyline flaw near the end of the movie but it didn't affect the overall tale. Overall, Denzel does a terrific job in his part and the movie gets 2 thumbs up from this household.
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