The Book of Eli is one of my favorites Christian movies. Its the movie I would recommend even for non Christians. And for Christians, the story of this film can perfectly fit the old testament. A man chosen by God to protect the Bible in desert places does sound like a story that came out of Old Testament. The concept my Book of Eli 2 is about Eli’s story before the world turned into a Wasteland. Which means this is a prequel so I get to show what the world looked like before the “great battle”. Thank God for A.I, I was able to bring the storyline of Eli narrating his story.
We begin with the line from Eli “There was a great battle to protect the book, until it destroyed everything. After the battle, people made it their mission to destroy any copy that remains. One day I heard a voice, that led me where to find the last copy of the book.” Then I showed the Bible for epic end of act 1. Then I out in wording directed by Antoine Fuqua, even though his not the director of the first film, since he is very close to Denzel, them working together for this franchise would made The Book of Eli 2 great.
Then I made Eli say the bible verse Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Perfect since the film is about God protecting him. Then end with the line “walk by faith, not by sight.” since Eli is blind trusting God.