The Book of Eli

Have you seen this one?

Post-apocalyptic world. Beastly as the Beast, himself, might have dreamt it. Scarce food. Scarcer water. Thugs, pimps and whores.

And a few decent people. Like Denzel Washington. He's Eli.

Great photography. Mainly superb acting. Couple of inconsistencies (King James Version Bible turns out to be a New King James Version Bible, the water in the rowboat scene is at times sweeping out to sea at a high rate of speed . . . but they continue on - able to hold their course straight and true despite their slow rowing - unrealistic). But these are such trivial issues in comparison with the excellence of the film that you'll hardly notice them.

The story highlights a couple of themes that are valuable reminders in any world age, post-apocalyptic or not. Those themes are as follows:

1. It really doesn't matter what we say we believe; it's what we live that says it best and loudest.

2. Relationships are gut-level important.

If you haven't watched it yet, go give it a look-see . . . you'll give Denzel/Eli a hand for a job well-done. (Read that again, after seeing the movie and you'll get the pun.)