What my brother sent was not a book, but an idea.

Zachary 2022-04-19 09:01:24

I have to say that the title is a bit cheesy, but after much deliberation, it fits.

It is not scary to have no faith. What is scary is the forced change and deprivation of other people's beliefs, so human beings will eventually go to destruction. This is my guess about the cause of the end of the world in this movie. I don't know if it is correct.

Looking at Ellie's handsome skills, this is definitely an action movie, which is the biggest attraction for me, he will evoke the fantasy of a man's personal heroism. Seeing those ruins and fighting scenes, I always think of my favorite cartoon "Hokuto Shenquan", which is also the world destroyed after the war, a lonely man. The difference is that this man is looking for the woman he loves and interprets the sad story of heroes and beauties. To this day, I still remember the cold and cruel words of the protagonist Kenjiro after he killed his opponent: "Oh Maewa, Sinda. !". Oh, wake up, it's different here, Avery isn't for some woman, this cool guy listening to his iPod eating KFC ketchup, you won't know until the end of the video, where he's going and what he's doing, and more Unexpectedly, he is still blind. Such a story brought in hero worshipers, curious people, and boring people together. It turned out that he was the messenger of God, and he perfectly completed the process of preaching and karma without many lines. So when we wake up, we can divide this film into a religious film, people who like it will praise it, and people who have nausea can scold it.

Whether it is taking or sending a scripture, the story seems to take special care of the direction of the west. For Avery, no one understands him and no one knows how important what he wants to deliver. Only one gangster understands him and sets up obstacles for him. However, what does this mean to the skills and beliefs of Xiang Pili, Easily crack with the help of the probation heroine. Compared with Tang Seng, master and apprentice, who can play, play, slap and brag, and have difficulty in ninety-eighty-one-eighty-one situations, Avery is much lonely on this journey. There's no way, the backstage is hard-pressed with enough power (Huoyan Jingjing plus extraordinary skills), little ghosts and little demons stand aside, how can a hero become a loner! Even if the gang boss gets the book, he can't get into the Taoism, and the boss at the top doesn't accept everyone.

The end of the film is still a bit interesting, Avery completed the task and left and was recalled by God. The elder brother left, but the elder sister continued to embark on the lonely road, carrying the iconic products of Apple that have been myths, so I don’t know if I will drink some Coke and eat some hamburgers halfway. The task in the west direction has been completed, and the next step should be the east.

That being said, I really think about it. This strong version of "Obama" wearing a RayBan and a G8 trench coat is not a book, but American ideas, American cultural values. Isn't the advertised personal heroism and the big values ​​and small product brands that Americans are keen to package, but no one forces you to accept these beliefs, you are just a sister living in this ruin, you have encountered God sent The advanced Avery, you are influenced by him, you are influenced by him, you are willing to be the heir of his faith and then spread it, this is why some of us are so religiously obsessed with certain cultures and certain brands In the same way, this is the way of spreading new religions and beliefs that is different from the big swords and guns in the historical era. It gently changes you and makes you surrender with all your heart. Of course, I will inevitably tell you that you want to get the essence of it and start anew? Hey, tell you shit, no way! Show you this Braille book.

Doing brand planning, really have to do this. However, I suddenly feel that it is terrible to forcibly change and deprive others of their beliefs, but what is even more terrible is that there is no fixed belief.

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The Book of Eli quotes

  • Eli: They say the war tore a hole in the sky, you've probably heard the stories.

    Solara: Yeah.

    Eli: The war tore a hole in the sky, the sun came down, burnt everything, everyone, I wandered, I didn't really know what I should do or where I was going. I was just moving from place to place, trying to stay alive. And then one day I heard this voice. I don't know how to explain it, it's like it was coming from inside me. But I could hear it clear as day. Clear as I can hear you talking to me now. It told me to carry the book west, it told me that a path would be laid out before me, that I'd be led to a place where the book would be safe. It told me I'd be protected, against anyone or anything that tried to stand in my way. If only I would have faith. That was thirty years ago and I've been walking ever since.

    Solara: And you did all this because a voice told you to?

    Eli: I know what I hear, I know what I heard, I know I'm not crazy, I didn't imagine it

  • Hoyt: [seeing two dead hijackers] It's like he's protected somehow. Like there's nothing that can touch him

    Carnegie: Oh, he's just a fucking man. You put a bullet in him, he'll go down like any other.