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The Book of Eli is another movie set in post-apocalyptic North America. Unlike The Road's east coast setting, The Book of Eli takes place in the barren west as Eli, played by Denzel Washington, travels toward the coast in a divine quest to simply "go west." The villain Carnegie is played by one of my favorites, Gary Oldman, as the de facto mafia mayor of what looks to be an old prospecting town. Of course, Eli's interest in spreading the word for the good of all is somewhat in conflict with Carnegie's desire to gain power through the control of the weak-willed and ignorant. The story goes that, after "the flash" all copies of The Bible were burned because some thought religion caused the war. Make of that what you want. So now all that's left is this one copy of The Bible and it must be saved because it is good. Or something. Honestly, I'm not sure what the message is here. So, on top of the foggy message and motivations, we're slapped in the face with a huge twist at the end that makes you want to go back and watch the whole movie again to catch all the clues... and then you realize you really didn't enjoy the movie enough to have any interest in watching it again.

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