The Book

Been bombarded by many post-apocalyptic stories be it by games, comic and movies; I did think we human did prophecies that our own end will be done with our own hands. Nuclear war (letak bom sebijik smua clear), plague and disaster (triggered by our massive rape of nature); we human really are a hypocrisy creature. Heh.

Watching Book of Eli really takes me back, back when I was playing Fallout III and reading Fist of the North Star. The premise and the latter maybe a bit cliche; people killing and eating each other out for survival, a thousand years old of civilizations destroyed in a mere time-frame by a mass of WMD weapon, and the hero of the story indestructibly strong because of his knowledge of the past kept him alive apart from his counterpart.

And yet, I'm touched. This movie really depict well about how important the religion is. How it gives hope to someone who had none. Especially in a world of dog-eat-dog, people looking out for messiah in bestowing them with sacred words, and how we misused them for our own gain and disillusioned them by saying it is God's will. Carnegie's will is not uncommon, for his method had been used throughout mankind's history; using religion and belief controlling hopefuls by giving them sacred motivation. It is a weapon; like Carnegie said, but I beg to differ. It is just like a knife, when used to cut for food; it isn't a weapon. But when it is used to gut someones gully, it is a weapon. Different method led to a different means.

Doesn't matter which kind of Book the story's relating into, the message is still the same; but I like this quote from Eli the most:

"People had more than they needed. We had no idea what was precious and what wasn't. We threw away things people kill each other now."

We never know good things until it is lost forever. Right?

:)

p/s: Now I know why Macaulay Culkins love her. Heh.