If you are a bible lover that believes in the passage of god and his eternal sight than you might like this movie. For everyone who doesn't give a fuck you are going to like about 35% of this movie because the other 65% is about the passage of god and his eternal sight.
The movie is a unexplained, post-apocalyptic, biblical, thriller about a guy, who you are to assume is named Eli, walking across America to protect a scared book. After coming into a town to stop for water and to get some sort of battery fixed he finds that the "mayor" of the town wants the book too and he will kill to get it.
Although this movie had a "hidden", "underlying" motif of god (which usually equals a lame movie) this movie was able to keep the action pretty intense and quick paced. The first fight taken place under a bridge in a silhouette style which looks fucking awesome! With only two swords ( probably sharpened by god) Eli is able to cause massive damage.
Although the movie was about god and what not it was able to do the opposite of Passion of the Christ and keep a comedic tone about it. After Eli has escaped a town he finds a pretty old couple and ends up in a fire fight with the evil mayor guy. Now it might not sound funny but it quite comedic.
Now although I didn't like the movie I must say that Denzel Washington is the best apocalyptic, blind, country walking, monk that has ever hit the silver screen. He was absolutely amazing in this performance and with Gary Oldman as the stunning evil character the movie was filled with brilliant acting.
If you would like to watch a movie in which once again tries to capture the essence of god then go ahead please waste your money because all this movie does is explain a crazy man's dilution for walking with a book.
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