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‘The Book Of Eli’ — Is This A Fallout Movie?

2:00AM July 26, 2009 | Owen Good

You may have heard of “The Book of Eli,” a post-apocalyptic action tale coming in January and starring Denzel Washington. One reader noticed the film’s resemblance to Fallout 3.

Reader Roger N. put together this comparison. While destruction and ravaged wastelands are motifs, not the story itself, the film does involve a heavily armed badass who walks the earth and is more or less the last, best hope of humanity.

Me, I think the most similar thing is the logo typeface. Dessicated overpasses, sure, but we’d expect them after any nuclear war.

Comments

  • Jay

    July 26, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    A broken overpass is just a cliche.

  • Jammers

    July 26, 2009 at 2:59 PM

    There’s really only so much you can do with a post apocalyptic wasteland.

  • Paul W

    July 26, 2009 at 7:14 PM

    Wasn’t Eli one of the scientists in the Half-Life franchise?

  • Brandon

    July 26, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    ^ Yes, Eli Vance.

    Holy crap look at that font.

  • Anonymous

    July 27, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    You forgot to say, the script was written by Garry Whittah (sp?) the editor of PC Gamer magazine in US a while ago, and well known video game commentator.

  • Cat Tactics

    July 27, 2009 at 4:13 PM

    i hope denzel freaks out in this.

    i love when denzel freaks out.

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