Faith in Film 2, Week 11

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Title: “The Book of Eli” (2010)

Starring: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Beals, and Gary Oldman

Synopsis: This was one of the more intriguing releases of 2010. Quite intentionally, the film has a number of religious themes. In fact, it’s fair to say that the entire film is built around Christianity and the Bible. But that doesn’t mean that the film contains strong Biblical principles. This is an interesting apocalyptic tale that tries to capitalize on the Bible and Christianity to help sell the story.

The story is set in the future, 30 years after a nuclear blast that destroyed the Earth as it had previously existed. A man named Eli (Denzel Washington) is making his way across the barren wasteland to the West Coast. He is driven on his mission, and is in possession of the last remaining copy of the Bible. He feels it’s his calling to protect the Bible from those that would use it for negative purposes, such as Carnegie (Gary Oldman), the leader of a desolate outpost that hopes to use the Bible as a lightening rod to keep control of the people in his sphere. This philosophical difference of opinion leads to an epic showdown as Eli tries to complete his mission and Carnegie tries to gain possession of the Bible to use it for his own purposes.

Questions to Consider:
1. What is the path that God is leading you down in your life?



2. What does it mean to walk by faith?



3. Why is it important to be in the Word every day?

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