# Book of Eli -Movie

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-eli-movie/522062>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 21, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-eli-movie/522062 "2009-12-21T13:48:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-eli-movie/522062/1 "2009-12-21T13:48:15Z")

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I found out about this movie in a dystopian book thread. It isn’t a book, it is a movie with Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis and Gary Oldman.

I’ve read it is “The Postman” only with Denzel rather than Kevin Costner. I can’t figure out if that is a good or bad thing. I liked the book, and the movie was rather meh, but both are intertwined in my head.

Disclaimer: I’m a huge fan of post-apocalyptic/dystopian fiction, so it looks as yummy as chocolate pound cake to me.

[Obligatory link to the trailer.](http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6061618/15750836)

So, tell me what you know? Are you looking forward to it? Never heard of it?

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**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-eli-movie/522062/2 "2009-12-21T13:53:18Z")

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I just found out about it yesterday. I think Ray Stevenson is in it too.

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-eli-movie/522062/3 "2009-12-21T17:02:46Z")

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I don’t get it… what book is he trying to protect? The bible?

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**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-eli-movie/522062/4 "2009-12-21T17:55:21Z")

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I was thinking something more sciencey ala _A Canticle for Leibowitz_, until I remembered the story starts 30 years after the nukes dropped.

Yeah, what’s he protecting?

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-eli-movie/522062/5 "2009-12-21T18:10:57Z")

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From the way he fights everyone off, it must be an ancient tome of martial arts! The legendary Buddha’s Palm technique! Or the Toad Style of the Kwan school!

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-eli-movie/522062/6 "2009-12-21T19:21:09Z")

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The book is the collected works of the famous writer Mac Guffin.