Movie Review: The Book of Eli
If you’ve already seen this movie, check out Vince Parker’s post about it. He’s started a conversation that you’ll want to be part of.
Caution: There are spoilers in his post (which he states up front). Don’t read his post if you haven’t watched the movie.
I saw The Book of Eli with a little hesitation. I was sure Hollywood was up to something. Maybe they were pulling out an ancient manuscript to try to put the Bible in a bad light or question its authority. I was very happy to be incredibly wrong on that point.
This movie is an amazingly creative way to touch on some deep spiritual truths and disciplines. It’s a great call to faith in action, as well. There are a few scenes in the movie where everything falls apart from our perspective, but God’s plan (we find out later) moves the story on to the outcome he had in mind all along. (That could be seen as a spoiler, but what point would there be in the story if it didn’t come to the right resolution?)
I highly recommend seeing this movie.
Caution: It’s clean, but does have some bad language and violence. I recommend this for high school age and older. Of course, as with just about any movie, you should screen it first before suggesting it to your students.
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