He even did a sarongmarong technique denzels bolo design was pretty nasty too. In his possession is the last copy of a book he fiercely guards with his life for it holds the only hope for the future. The book of eli then evolves into a chase as eli disappears into the wilds with solara in tow, pursued by carnegie and his heavy metal thugs led by the giant redridge, romes ray stephenson. Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. Actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, where he is a lone hero in an apocalyptic world, protecting a sacred book the oakley inmate was introduced in 2008, and as most oakleys consists of only the most hightech materials and lenses, which creates one of the most lightweight, clear and protective pair of specs you can get. The sunglasses and backpack eli used throughout the movie were oakley brand. Want to know what denzel s costar, mila kunis is wearing during the book of eli. Denzel washington becomes a martialarts master in the. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Denzel washington talks about the book of eli neurologist. Denzel washington, star of the book of eli, is one of the most successful and highly respected hollywood figures. Solara is a willing disciple, entranced by elis words and stories about before. Just watched the book of eli, was pretty good but the product placement in it was a bit odd view tweet lol theres product placement for beats headphones in the first 5 minutes of the book of eli.
Opening wide in theaters on january 15, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer beals and is rated r for some brutal violence and language. Sep 03, 20 well one good sign that it was a clever product placement is that you noticed it. 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. The headphones used by denzel washington are called beats by dr. In the movie the book of eli, the latest movie of the hughes brothers, gary oldman wears face a face woody eyeglasses in color 192. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Ive seen the book of eli loads of times but struggle to know what his sunglasses are. See the mila kunis in mosley tribes raynes sunglasses book of eli post. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The vr headset is very comfortable, the price is very affordable and my son loves it. Jan 15, 2010 the book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. Jan 15, 2010 jan 12, 2010 twotime academy award winner denzel washington glory, training day not only bears the burden of being in nearly every scene in the postapocalyptic action thriller, the book of eli, he also carried a load behind the scenes. Like i mentioned, our ears arent particularly good at pumping blood, which is why moving the pressure points around is the right answer, in my opinion. After being injured and developing back problems, he entered the business world, and has operated in many diverse roles, including director of a large engineering company and distillery manager, as well as owning a number of his own.
We see eli denzel washington going about the nasty business of survival as he hunts and eats a cat and washes with kfc wetnaps. What kind of sunglasses is mila kunis wearing in the book. Beats electronics has been around since 2006 and have had a range of consumer products available since 2008 when they partnered with monster to manufacture heavi. The headphones push your ears into the arms of your glasses. 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. Feel the power in your hands with this massive the book of eli machete. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern and action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Denzel washington and his son team up with the hughes brothers to make duration. Denzel washington becomes a martialarts master in the book. The book of eli was written by gary whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. I found the denzels are oakley inmates, but that doesnt do me any good. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are several scenes which may indicate that in the. The book of eli special limited edition with steelbook.
Book of eli movie picture click on the picture to enlarge it. The book of eli begins by showing us a clearly postapocalyptic world. For every film where i dont know the leading roles eyewear, theres another where i do. Mar 16, 2012 oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, worn by actor denzel washington.
Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. What the hughes brothers do well is stage swordfights in silhouette and road warriorish chases and faceoffs. I cant find anything online about what they are though. Oakley inmate denzel washington the book of eli actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in. The film in question is the book of eli, and these are worn by gary oldman. Opening wide in theaters on january 15, 2010, the book of eli stars denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, jennifer beals and is. The book of eli 2010 movie props, costumes and wardrobe. Jan 12, 2010 twotime academy award winner denzel washington glory, training day not only bears the burden of being in nearly every scene in the postapocalyptic action thriller, the book of eli, he also carried a load behind the scenes. Denzil meyrick was educated in argyll, then after studying politics, joined strathclyde police, serving in glasgow. Mar 03, 2017 i thought he was blind when i saw the movie. What are the sunglasses that denzel washington wears in.
The stack exchange way is to have a clear answer, and my clear answer is, the more different ways you can take a little bit of stress off of your ears, the better youll feel. The book of eli special limited edition with steelbook blu. After numerous requests for a larger size, we are proud to say this machete welded by denzel washington himself is 26 inch long. Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 movie props, costumes and wardrobe from the movie. Eli offers the rimless look with a touch of gold finish on the vented temple arms.
Dec 21, 2010 why do people in the movie the book of eli wear glasses. Washington helped out in a producer capacity, getting the project in shape to be filmed. Denzel washington wearing oakley inmate in the book of eli. In the book of eli the first thing the viewer notice are sunglasses. Nov 21, 2012 the sunglasses that washington wears in the book of eli is mens oakley inmate race wear sunglasses. Used with an arrow in the beginning, but the rest of the movie only uses regular slowmo. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. It makes him wonder if perhaps eli might possess the book. 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. The fact that the whole film was based around this alienated a lot of people who may be atheist or even if they were christian, as it was completely hypocritical that eli killed maybe 100s of people in order to keep the book. The book of eli special limited edition with steelbookblu ray.
A lone warrior eli denzel washington walks in a postapocalyptic wasteland that was once america. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. The book of eli by albert hughes, allen hughes albert. The crosshairs and tailhooks look close but i dont think they are it. Luckily, there seems to be quite a following of the movie and oakley of course was more than proud to show them off in the movie. After a break from the business for several years, they returned with the riveting motion picture the book of eli starring award winning actor denzel washington. The oakley inmate is a part of oakleys 2008 lifestyle series, which is also cool for casual wear.
March 10, 2010 in honor of last sundays oscars, heres a movie that should be honored at next years ceremony but, given that sandra bullock just won best actress for blind side, clearly wont be. Want to know what denzels costar, mila kunis is wearing during the book of eli. Oh yeah and remember eli is invincible so he coulda stopped a gang rape but, eli really needs his tunes. 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. So with christmas coming up ive finally decided to retire my current headset and get a new one. The sunglasses that washington wears in the book of eli is mens oakley inmate race wear sunglasses. Im looking for the most comfortable wired headset you can recommend my current headset bothers my ears all the time so id like to try and avoid that as much as possible. Denzel just plays it quiet, tough and cool, as if that alone will carry the film. Things will be bleak, but at least you can follow denzel washington around as he wanders the parched landscape with floods of gravitas, occasionally engaging in awesomely staged silhouettemelees with bands of barbarian thugs. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. Denzel washington was also recently seen wearing prescription glasses and chubbing up to star along side john travolta in tony scotts remake of the taking of pelham 1 2 3.
Denzels script selection continues to improve grant j. Denzel washington becomes a martialarts master in the book of eli by aero chug on of the things that denzel washington really wants people to know about his action thriller the book of eli is he did all of his martialarts stunts in the movie. In this dystopian future, all bibles have been burned, or destroyed. The book of eli sunglasses id celebrity sunglasses. Just watched the book of eli, was pretty good but the product placement in it was a bit odd view tweet lol theres product placement for beats headphones. According to imdb faq, yes he was possibly partially blind. I enjoyed the film at the start up until it becomes apparent that the book is in fact the bible. He puts eli up for the night and sends his blind, commonlaw wife, claudia jennifer beal, in to see that he is comfortable. Its not the coolest, deepest, or most badass postapocalyptic. 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. The story has denzel washington playing a mysterious wanderer named eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west.
I first saw these glasses being worn by denzel washington in the book of eli and awesome movie by the way. The book of eli elis denzel washington screen worn. The book of eli, eli s denzel washington screen worn costumes original movie costume as seen in the new action thriller, the book of eli, this is eli s denzel washington screen worn brown red head longsleeve crewneck thermal, cream hanes tshirt, carhartt pants, no size and black old navy leather belt with steel buckle. The book of eli, elis denzel washington screen worn costumes original movie costume as seen in the new action thriller, the book of eli, this is elis denzel washington screen worn brown red head longsleeve crewneck thermal, cream hanes tshirt, carhartt pants, no size and black old navy leather belt with steel buckle. What are the sunglasses that denzel washington wears in the.
The book of eli stunt coordinator jeff imada, who is a disciple of the book of eli martialarts fight trainer danny inosanto, who was a contemporary of bruce lee, trained me, and i worked with danny a bit. It hurts my ears so much after a while, i cant wear headphones for longer than maybe an hour before needing a ten minute break. Jan 16, 2010 the book of eli then evolves into a chase as eli disappears into the wilds with solara in tow, pursued by carnegie and his heavy metal thugs led by the giant redridge, romes ray stephenson. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. O magazine, gmc truck, motorola megaphone, beats headphones. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Denzel washington wears oakleys model inmate, mila kunis wears mosley tribes.
Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Denzel washington plays eli named for the old testament prophet, a loner carrying the worlds last surviving copy of. The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by. Denzel washington in the book of eli can you talk about the fight training you had to do for the book of eli. Jan 20, 2010 for every film where i dont know the leading roles eyewear, theres another where i do. He heads west on a mission he does not fully understand but knows he must complete. They may not be oakley but they sit real cool on denzel. Oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, worn by. I found the denzel s are oakley inmates, but that doesnt do me any good. He then pulls out the blade and steps out of the car, taking his shades off and kneeling until his last breath. Dre earphones, busch, oakley elis bag, not the shades. Denzel washington, gary oldman and mila kunis star in this scifi action thriller.
Interview with the book of eli director allen hughes. The book of eli action and adventure films the guardian. As an actor, producer and director, hes made his mark on the film industry, an industry that has recognized him with two academy awards best actor for training day and best supporting actor for glory, three oscar nominations, and 95 other awards and nominations. Many props to jeff imada for his sharing the fmas through his stuntfight choreography work. Buy quality discount prescription glasses online and get them delivered right to your door. Why do people in the movie the book of eli wear glasses. Sure, the book of eli may save the world from its final decay at the end, but the sword would help to get things better in a timely manner. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Jan 24, 2010 what kind of earphones are used by denzel in book of eli. The book in question is written in braille but makes for an equally surprising revelation. Oakley inmate denzel washington the book of eli sunglasses id celebrity sunglasses. What kind of sunglasses is mila kunis wearing in the book of eli. There is an aura of calm and assurance about this outsider that intrigues carnegie. Well one good sign that it was a clever product placement is that you noticed it.
Moviegoer elaine tipped us about a first look of denzel washington as eli the savior in the book of eli, an upcoming postapocalyptic movie directed by the hughes brothers. Oakley inmate denzel washington the book of eli sunglasses id. Actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli. The book of eli is the newest twist on the mad max genre that has inspired cinematic masterpieces such as i am legend and waterworld. Lots of ash, dead stuff, abandoned cars, black and whiteish cast to the landscape the apocalypse frequently seems to kill color. The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. Just saw the book of eli and i was impressed with denzels bolo fighting scenes as well as the other fma techniques that he executed.
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