My review of the recent release of The Book of Eli on DVD is now available at Cinefantastique Online. From the introduction:
The recent release of THE BOOK OF ELI (2010) on DVD provides an opportunity for a reassessment of important elements within its story. Viewers with religious convictions have interpreted it in strongly positive and negative terms, but another reading is plausible that avoids these extremes. Taking into account its late modern Western and post-9/11 context, this film may be interpreted as one that urges caution in the use of religion by both its practitioners and the irreligious who variously objectify religion and justify violence in fundamentalist fashion while failing to live the message of religion, or recognize religion’s power as a form of social control and tool for oppression. This review will discuss these elements that appear to be missing in many other reviews of the movie.
The entire review can be read here. The trailer for THE BOOK OF ELI, along with many other clips of interest, can be found at the TheoFantastique YouTube Channel.
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