Stephen Curry was a rookie when the Hughes brothers film “The Book of Eli” came out in January of 2010. Denzel Washington starred in this post-apocalyptic thriller about a man named Eli journeying across the violent and desolate wasteland the country had become, looking for San Francisco. Alcatraz was a safe haven where pre-war life was being preserved.



Eli had a precious item with him, one he believed would restore humanity: a Bible, the last copy on Earth, which he read every night for years. Under attack from vandals and pursued by a villain — played by Gary Oldman — who wanted to get his hands on the Bible so he could control people, Eli proved to be more than a nomad. Though humble and peaceful, he was a valiant fighter and proficient killer as well as a resourceful and innovative surviver.



Eventually, he made it to Alcatraz, albeit with a gunshot wound. The Bible was finally taken from him before he made it. Still, he completed his...