[ConservativeMind]

You might want to correct this:

“do not if he wrote”

[dawn53]

In the movie, the Bible was ultimately preserved...but wouldn’t want to give any spoilers, to the unique plot twist near the end of the movie.

[ChocChipCookie]

I can’t wait to see this movie.

[Antoninus]

It was a fair movie. Neat plot twist at the end. It was basically an old time western set in the future—only with lots of “R” rated stuff (rape scenes, general butchery, ugly language).

[Deb]

Yes, Eli is a Christian man attempting to protect the last remaining copy of the Bible in a bleak, devastated World. The problem is, the movie is unnecessarily profane, nauseatingly violent and in the end the Bible is placed in a library between the Torah and the Koran.

If you think using Christianity as a plot gimmick and if you appreciate gang rape, hardcore brutality and a numbing overuse of the "F" word, you'll be able to sit thru "The Book of Eli". There was a way to tell this story. This wasn't it.

[LearsFool]

Now, let us further consider that the over 34,000 manuscripts for the Bible have all been destroyed. What now?...

Okay, for the sake of argument, let's take that as a hypothetical.

If such a case means the gospel is lost forever, wiped out by the enemies of God, then God has lost and His enemies have proven their superiority, right? If that's the case, then God isn't really as great as He claims, is He?

So, let 'em give it their best shot - as they've been doing ever since the serpent fooled Eve. And with what success? God still brought His plan to fruition, just as He planned. And we know all about it.

Thousands upon thousands of manuscripts. The Old Testament translated into, and the New Testament written in, a language so widespread that the Bible can be translated reliably into any language on earth. Any literate person can read it for himself, and no one is dependent on priest, prophet or preacher to tell him what God says.

This "only surviving copy" plot is a bit of a stretch, then, to say the least. No, the difficulty is not in getting a copy of the Bible - there are plenty of them gathering dust on coffee-tables. The challenge is in living the life of a disciple of Christ.

(But nobody makes movies about humble disciples bearing their everyday burdens, loving their wives and husbands and children, and laying up treasure in heaven, do they? Who would remark about such a movie, "I can't wait to see it!"? Discipleship has to be spiced up with some sex and violence and dirty language before we'll give it our attention.)

[chuckles]

I liked the movie because it at least showed the importance of the Bible to mankind. Of course there was nothing "Biblical" about the movie, but you takes what you can get. I think it explains to the pagan unwashed what a Prophet was about. They just heard from God and did what He said. The girl was astounded that Eli would dedicate his life to a "voice" in his head and follow it without fear for 30+ years. It also explains how God will have His way even using a blind man to accomplish what other men would never be able to do. I thought the street battle where Eli was shooting people on the roof with a pistol from 50 yards away was quite a feat for a blind man. Sorta "ninja" like. "Be the bullet", don't ya know.

The only question I had after the movie is "Why not shoot movies straight from the actual written Word"? Passion of the Christ did pretty good. The Ten Commandments also. DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons type movies just confuse people that have never read the Bible. I'm sure there are several movies in Revelations that would be scarier than The Omen and other rip offs about the end times.

In the Eli movie, you have to wonder where Jesus was in the 1000 year Reign of Christ. Was Eli a Christian that wasn't Raptured? Lots of stuff missing in the movie. Just serves to confuse the lost. If you get your religion from the Discovery Channel, I guess it fits.