The Book of Eli

I’ve just watched the movie The Book of Eli with my sister Alice for the first time; now I hadn’t planned on blogging about it but I began thinking about how I should post something. You know try to actually make this thing swim rather than drown in the shallow end, so well here we are.
The movie is based in a post apocalyptic world, where people run ramped displaying questionable morals. Even the main character Eli doesn’t adhere to the simplest or morals; Thou shall not kill. Now in his defense he is defending himself, just well it’s a struggle for him. We’ve even got some speak of cannibalism… because well it wouldn’t be a post apocalyptic world if someone was eating another someone. Anyway, as we follow Eli in his walk of faith (yes, I said walk of faith) we come to find that he is on a mission from God, carrying the last bible on the earth west. Now of course his path isn’t easy because well then that wouldn’t be much of a movie now would it, or and more importantly not much of a walk of faith. He encounters the big bad of the movie, Carnegie, who wants the bible because it is the ultimate weapon, the book with all the power. And is joined by a young girl, Solara, whom he eventually surrenders the bible to Carnegie in order to protect from harm, finally putting to use what he has spent every night for thirty years reading, “Do more for others than you do for yourself”. However, even though he gave the last bible over to the “bad guy” all is not lost because well he’s just spent thirty years reading the bible over and over again and knows it by heart. He recites it to some old guy so it can be written down a printed for everyone to read.
The reason why I enjoyed the movie is because it really makes you think. I mean, really someone in his position should have been spreading the word, telling others about God. But why should he when we in our non-apocalyptic world prefer to keep silent. Obviously this doesn’t apply to everyone as so many do not shy away from speaking out about our wonderful father. Just that, it shouldn’t take an apocalypse for us to share or hide what God intended to be shared with the whole world. And in the face of tragedy or even and especially just everyday life we should remember the commandments and morals that have been set before us. Not becoming so entranced with the world that we forget what we have been taught, but chose to act in a manner that is pleasing and appropriate. Don’t get me wrong, God loves you no matter who you are, no matter how often we sin, just so long as you believe in him, trust in him, and have faith in him. We are always going to stumble, but what’s important is that we keep getting back on that bike, deciding to keep trying to learn. I’m in no way preaching here, because I struggle just as much as the next person.

Let me know what you thought of the movie if you've seen it, viewers advised the movie is rated R for some brutal violence and language. Or let me know what you think of my opinion...