When the world is in chaos, there is no government, no organization, no real authority, and power determines everything. In such a world, people have no faith, but just live. Water can only save the lives of individuals. Carnegie saw this and controlled a small town and a little armament by controlling the water source. But he clearly knew that only by mastering people's thoughts could he control countless such small towns. So he went to great pains to send people to search for the Bible. Ironically, however, it is clear that the Bible represents salvation and redemption, but Carnegie has to be obtained through killing, which is destined to not be the chosen person by heaven.
From the film, we can infer that the war broke a hole in the sky, and the strong ultraviolet radiation harmed people and turned them into man-eating beasts. The people who were lucky enough to escape from the ground after returning to the ground can only escape the killings of the cannibals on the one hand, and find the water and food that they depend on for survival on the other hand, and survive hard. It can be said that war has destroyed homes and destroyed the material foundation on which people depend for survival. This is the direct reason why the world has become so. However, in fact, before the war began, mankind was doomed to face such disasters. When a book is burned, it is destroyed along with the medium that comforts the human soul. Since then, mankind has lost faith and guidance. When the human heart is empty and cannot be filled, war is inevitable and everything is inevitable. It can be said that "book burning" is the root cause of this world.
However, it is gratifying that one Bible has been preserved in its entirety. This shows that God has not given up on mankind, and there is hope for mankind. The protagonist Eli, under the guidance of the Lord, found the Bible and took it all the way to the west. Relying on the support of faith, without fear, he swears to fulfill his mission.
Personally, I think the ending of the video is very good. Eli did not bring a formal book to the Pure Land of the West, but brought the thought of God. At this time, he truly became the choice of heaven, the messenger sent by heaven to the mortal world, and became an angel. It is really surprising that the Bible, which is full of God’s thoughts, turned out to be a Braille book (maybe this is the reason why this book was saved from being burned^_^). When the last eli of the film recites the passage of "Genesis", it also means that the old era has passed and the new era is coming. And eli finally rested in peace and returned to the Lord's side.
It is customary in the Bible to use the book of + NAME to narrate stories about the Lord’s messengers who have experienced many hardships and spread the Lord’s thoughts. The title of the film, the book of eli, also indirectly reflects that the protagonist is the messenger of God's choice to come to this world to spread his thoughts.
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