Comments on: The Book of Eli (Mild Spoiler Alert) http://benandjacq.com/2010/02/the-book-of-eli-mild-spoiler-alert/ Ben and Jacqueline Meredith Mon, 07 May 2012 14:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alex Duke http://benandjacq.com/2010/02/the-book-of-eli-mild-spoiler-alert/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Alex Duke Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:28:08 +0000 http://benandjacq.com/?p=347010243#comment-44 I saw Book of Eli as well. I loved the cinematography-- especially in the action scenes-- but thought the script was heavy-handed at times. And the horrible casting of Mila Kunis accompanied by ridiculously Hollywood-infused slow-motion shots made the experience not reach its expectations. With that said, I just felt the film had good parts. But the good parts failed to combine into a cohesive, thought-provoking whole. The twist at the end surprised me though, albeit a bit trite. The theme of "blind faith" has been cycled and recycled too many times. Also, I feel I should add this caveat. I saw Book of Eli the day after I saw The Road-- a far more superior and thought provoking post-apocalyptic film. I highly recommend it. .-= Alex Duke´s last blog ..<a href="http://alexduke.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/no-precision-a-pursuit-at-poetry/" rel="nofollow">“No Precision”: A Pursuit at Poetry</a> =-. I saw Book of Eli as well. I loved the cinematography– especially in the action scenes– but thought the script was heavy-handed at times. And the horrible casting of Mila Kunis accompanied by ridiculously Hollywood-infused slow-motion shots made the experience not reach its expectations.

With that said, I just felt the film had good parts. But the good parts failed to combine into a cohesive, thought-provoking whole. The twist at the end surprised me though, albeit a bit trite. The theme of “blind faith” has been cycled and recycled too many times.

Also, I feel I should add this caveat. I saw Book of Eli the day after I saw The Road– a far more superior and thought provoking post-apocalyptic film. I highly recommend it.
.-= Alex Duke´s last blog ..“No Precision”: A Pursuit at Poetry =-.

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