In the book of eli, the fight sequences performed by mr washington combined marital arts techniques from silat and eskrima which are weapon and barehanded styles from indonesia and the phillipines. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Daniel lis martialarts revenge film book and sword stars vincent zhao as chan garlok, the leader of a group known as red flower society. Mare barrows blood is redthe color of common folkbut her silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. Book three the final installment of the series by neal stephenson and friends comes out today, closing the latest chapter of the massive medieval adventure.
For something different, scott lynch lies of locke lamora id describe as pulp. New out this week in uk cinemas is the hughes brothers book of eli, a postapocalyptic tale in which a lone warrior, denzel washington fights his way across the wastelands of america in order to protect the sacred book of eli that holds the secrets to saving the future of humanity. Fantasy has been going through something of a renaissance over the past ten years or so. What are some good examples of swordfighting in novels. A thickspined chopper of a blade, it is crafted from. By the sword is a stand alone book that can be read out of the valdemar universe publication order. Sword of eli ii influenced by the movie the book of eli.
Filled with spectaclar martial arts action, the book and the sword is a rousing tale of honor, patriotism, and brotherly love edit translation. Making a nice sword from broken brake disc how to make a sword from brake disc duration. Book of eli movie stainless steel machete by mysticalblades. Hell, even the title of this article is spoilery if you are geeky enough to be familiar with both 2010s the book of eli and the enormous series of japanese films from the 1960s and 1970s featuring a wandering swordsman named zatoichi many will question my choice to spend one of my cinapse pick of the week slots which ive now just. Oddly, though, the swordfight scenes are the scenes that pose the least threat to revealing the twist. I have to say that i was greatly impressed with it. Eli uses his sword to survive and fight his way through, to deliver his copy of this mysterious book to a safe location. The modern world has been destroyed and left behind in history. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. At the end, we see eli telling the librarian that he has the book, intercut with a scene of carnegie attempting to break into the one hes been given. Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd. Burton is one of the most deservedly famous treatises on weaponry of the last years.
Burton himself was a worthy representative of the extraordinary brits who lived during the reign of queen victoria. According to wikipedia, he wasget thisan explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist. The book of eli is a postapocalyptic western, in which a lone man fights with a samurai sword his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that. He also didnt memorise the bit in the bible thats says thou shalt not kill. The series was first broadcast on cetv3 in china in 2009. In the book he loots it out of a crazy prices shop in a deserted mall. Goyer, who also wrote the previous film, directed by guillermo del toro, and had wesley snipes returning as the lead character and producer. The book of eli machete damascus steel movie sword full. The best sword fights ive ever read are in the talhoffer society the talhoffer society.
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It is the sequel to the first film and the second part of the blade film series, followed by blade. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The sword is used for the scene in the film where one of the villains, redridge ray stevenson, gets impaled by the sword during a car crash. Fantasy more sword fights less magic science fiction. Mostly with his bad ass knife, but he doesnt limit himself like macgyver does. If you like the tv series, would certainly recommend george r r martin game of thrones the novel. This is a video showing how i turned a machete into a book of eli style sword. View our handmade book of eli knife, influenced by the movie the book of eli. Book of eli movie stainless steel machete by mysticalblades by. The author is one of the best historical fencers in north america.
For out of the ground we were taken, for the dust we. The only crime a dumb action movie can commit is not being fun, and even the scorpion kings most vocal detractors cant argue that the movie isnt fun. Popular swordfighting books meet your next favorite book. This piece was on a rig and he pulled out of his body actually out of the rig wrapped around his waist and it appeared he was pulling the. Fight choreographer jeff ward is a pekiti tirsia instructor and stunt coordinators jeff imada plus chuck jeffries are inosanto kali experts as well. Which fighting style was used in the book of eli movie. Actor denzel washington wears oakley inmate sunglasses in the movie the book of eli, where he is a lone hero in an apocalyptic world, protecting a sacred book. Music by bart starkey rate comment and subscribe we love our fans and enjoy hearing. Today, you all were out in the field and were holding wooden swords.
This book is a fascinating dystopian novel set in a medievaltype world. The classic guide to strategy by miyamoto musashi, a court of wings and ruin by sarah j. Together with the nomads, chan executes a daring return to the capital and an audacious plan to capture qian lung once and for all. Kult of athena swords ekhmsk01 full tang book of eli machete 20 blade this large and hefty blade is inspired by the machete wielded by denzel washingtons character eli in the book of eli. Join facebook to connect with nicholas eli sword and others you may know. Joe abercrombie best served cold is excellent as a standalone and a great introduction to his world. The book of eli elis sfx sword original prop weapon.
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Why do people in the movie the book of eli wear glasses. He just wanted to see the sun without the glasses on before he died. Arnis is the weapon style used in the choreography of the popular 1998 comicbook film blade. This is one the most historically accurate and realistic sword fighting scenes that you will see in any. This sword is a beautiful replica from the movie book of eli.
Eli is a lone traveler, wandering americas wastelands devastated by nuclear war 30 years prior. The stark landscape is littered with abandoned cars, crumbling buildings, and bombed highways. In high demand, this is the high carbon stainless steel version of the book of eli machete or sword. Buy now at is your extensive online catalog of swords, knives, self. After numerous requests for a larger size, we are proud to say this machete welded by denzel washington himself is 26 inch long and features a satin finish, extremely sharp, 18 inch blade. The point of the story is that he was blind hence his ability to read braille, heightened senses, ability to fight in the dark. Philips had said earlier that he didnt trust any of his students with real swords and plastic or noodle ones were too flumsy. He also mentioned briefly that if you fatally injured a student you would get in an f in this class. The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. True to his word, he chops off the guys hand, then uses his fighting skills of. The book of eli a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. It starred qiao zhenyu, adam cheng, niki chow, and liu dekai. Sword fights and surprising rivals readers academy.
Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. I wonder if thou shalt not steal covers the 2 hours of my life that went missing whilst watching that guff. It is an awesome replica of the machete that denzel washington carries around, complete with 5 holes in the blade. Judging by the successes of the four authors i have mentioned, it seems to me the key to writing about swordfights is not watching them, but reading about them. Blade ii is a 2002 american superhero film based on the fictional character blade from marvel comics. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is charged with delivering his copy of a book, the very last. Although the flow of events is generally similar to that in the novel, yu wantings role is greatly emphasised. The sword is the first book in a long time that gripped me from the very first page. Read an exclusive sword fight excerpt from neal stephenson. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense.
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