Last night I had the pleasure of catching up with my friend Joel Wachtel from Computer Troubleshooters, and after a great barbecue (thanks Joel!) we sat down and watched The Book of Eli. I gotta tell ya, this movie has it all for me; a plot that is a bit out of the ordinary, plenty of action, but most importantly...a message.
I won't go too deeply into the movie itself, but I highly recommend it to anyone that doesn't mind watching some controversial content in order to get to a truly inspiring message. But what I do want to emphasize is something that I happened to notice throughout the movie - a correlation to one of my favorite all time classics, The Matrix.
If you recall, Neo is given the opportunity to see the world as it really is, and ultimately learns the arts, skills and techniques necessary to accomplish his unique mission. The real world is a post-apocalyptic hell, in which most would fade from the challenges in front of them. Yet Neo through his journeys ultimately finds the confidence to carry on his mission, in the face of certain death. I won't tell you if he lives or dies - I don't do spoilers. But the bottom line is he fulfilled his mission.
In the Book of Eli, I see the same similarities. Eli, played by Denzel Wachington navigates through a wasteland, in which you see elements of past movies such as Road Warrior, 300, etc., but most importantly at the beginning of tense fight scenes you see the confidence of a man who truly believes in his mission, to carry a Sacred Book to an unknown place where it will be safe.
If you are a business owner that truly believes in what you are doing, you might be walking through what feels like a post-apocalyptic wasteland of a dying business environment, wondering how "The Formula" is going to work for you. What's funny is that you have already have the God-Given tools to accomplish the mission you've agreed to take on. All you need to remember is to Keep the Faith, Walk the Walk and Believe.
Nothing more to say here. If you kind of, sort of understand what I'm saying here, I recommend you pick up the Book of Eli. You won't be disappointed. Have a wonderful weekend. :-)
Tom Ossa
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2 comments:
I'm totally agree with you. In fact, this is the best movie I've seen this year. Indeed, it has a strong plot, but regarding to The Matrix, I don't see it that way. They had different type of enemies, and the only thing that holds Eli, just a small town gangsters and his lack of logisics. Anyway, great post..
Thanks, Helmi, yours too! I guess what I saw similar between the two is the zen-like focus of both main characters, as they deal with multiple threats at once, similar to the psychological stimuli that Faith-based people encounter on a day-to day basis.
Also I found it funny that The Book of Eli was directed by the Hughes brothers, and the Matrix was directed by the Wachowski brothers. Not really entirely relevant but you know...
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