The movie seemed like the story of Adam and Eve after they ate the forbidden fruit and were cast out of the Garden of Eden. The film is set in a post-war or apocalyptic setting which may be what the world outside the Garden looked like at the time. So Adam, or known in the film as Eli, is now sent on a mission by the forgiving God to restore his faith in humanity. In this mission he meets Eva, or in the movie her name is Solara, they both come together to complete this mission from God but it won't be very easy. At every step of the way the two are put to the test and test of faith in the mission and of faith in their God. In the story of Adam and Eve, the serpent was the one who tempted the two with the forbidden fruit and continues to try to divert Eli and Solara from their path to further justify that all humans are evil and that they do not deserve God in their lives. In the film the serpent is portrayed as the leader of a small recolonized town called Carnegie. Ultimately, he wants the Bible that Eli has so he can do further harm with the book and control more people by using it to put fear in society. Carnegie tempts Eli with several things such as free food and clean water giving him the illusion of being someone who is trying to help him or further aid him in his mission. When Eli rejects his temptations and leaves the
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