Gods and kings from either a religious or secular background will be able to agree upon is a lack of faith in scotts devotion to making a good film. Gods and kings presents an enduring tale by pummeling us over the head with it. Even the music was forgettable except when it sounded like the stargate movie soundtrack, which it did a lot. However moses soon discovers his hebrew parentage, and ramses banishes him to the desert often a death sentence. Gods and kings, shortly after learning of the mysterious events that transformed a lowly hebrew slave into a. There are some largescale battle sequences, in which arrows are fired and fighters clash with swords. Egyptian princes moses christian bale and ramses joel edgerton are raised together as brothers.
Acclaimed director ridley scott brings new life to the epic story of moses christian bale as he takes on the might of an empire and rises up against the egyptian pharaoh. Gods and kings, the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire. The defiant leader moses rises up against egyptian pharaoh. I truly recommend this book with no compensation but the enjoyment i received by reading gods and kings. Gods and kings stars christian bale as moses who, as the film opens, fights alongside his brother ramses a shavedheaded joel edgerton, to help defend egypt, which is ruled by their father, seti john turturro. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by. Gods and kings is playing in both 2d and 3d theaters, but whether the premium charge is worthwhile will be up to the viewer. Gods and kings has a somber, dreary quality, punctuated by a thrumming, droning music score. Gods and kings, starring christian bale of batman fame as moses, opened in theaters this week. A numbing and soulless spectacle of 3d, computergenerated imagery run amok, ridley scotts exodus. Gods and kings moses, an orphan, has been raised by ramses father, pharaoh seti i and, having grown up together, he and setis son, ramses, are as close as brothers. Gods and kings has generated heated debate and controversy because of its alleged whitewashing of egyptian culture. Gods and kings, however, is so desperately dull, with horrible script, cheap looking sets, lack luster performances, i can honestly say that its the worst movie i have seen in a very long time. Gods and kings based upon the story of exodus the second book of the bibles old testament about the freeing of the israelites from egypt exodus.
Nov 29, 2014 its not even that good a story, moses grumbles early on in ridley scotts exodus. Gods and kings is, of course, based sometimes quite loosely on the biblical book of exodus. Gods and kings doesnt need to be a chapterandverse retelling of the book of exodus nor does the movie need to. Again, read the book of exodus and dont bother to purchase this item. Gods and kings stars christian bale as moses who, as the film opens, fights alongside. From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus. This name was adopted in the latin translation, and thence passed into other languages. When ramses becomes pharaoh, moses is his mosttrusted adviser. Gods and kings ends with a whimper, as an aged moses who, in the gospel according to scott, even has to carve his own ten commandments dictated by that petulant 11yearold. The story of moses rising up against the pharaoh ramses and leading hundreds of thousands of hebrew slaves out of egypt to freedom is one with which were. Dec 12, 2014 after darren aronofskys bible story reimagining, noah, became one of the most divisive films of 2014 ruffling the feathers of both religious viewers and hardcore cinephiles alike the release of 20th century fox and director ridley scotts moses movie, exodus. Okay, in some ways it wasnt as explicitly subversive as noah, and i liked it somewhat, but it wasnt a great movie, it was only a good movie. Gods and kings parental guide is this movie suitable.
Housed inside a blue ecocutout case with glossy slipcover and flyer for a digital hd copy, the disc starts with skippable trailers. The film features a number of visually stunning scenes, but above all else, scotts exodus movie is still a straightforward drama meaning that the primary focus is on its human characters. The real story of exodus gods and kings by don alsup goodreads. Dec 10, 2014 this image released by 20th century fox shows christian bale in a scene from exodus. God and the king of kings is an extensively researched book that proves that the old testament is still valuable for christians today. Rendsburg said, god is neither man nor spirit, but rather a character who still has manlike traits by which much older. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, scott.
The biblical book of the same title tells two entwined stories. The movie is like the cliff notes of the comic book version. It received praise for its acting performances and technical achievements, but was criticized for its pacing, thin screenwriting and lack of character development. Gods and kings deserve to be banned for historical. Plot summary the opening scene of the film sees the egyptian pharaoh seti consulting the high priestess played by varma about aspects related to omens. Gods and kings official trailer hd 20th century fox. During battle, moses saves ramses life, causing ramses to fear that his brother will one day be king because it fits with a prophecy handed down by one of setis trusted spiritualists. You are fully and solely responsible for evaluating your investments, for determining whether you will exchange blockchain assets based on your own, and for all. This is a difficult phrase to use when one is talking about taking a story from one medium. In the first place, most historians would not treat the book of exodus as an entirely literal or reliable source. Of the three, son of god is far and away the most faithful to the biblical text, while noah takes the greatest liberties and most. It was at the burning bush where moses received his calling to inspire a nation. Witness his journey told in the book of exodus, and see exodus.
Gods and kings is ridley scotts attempt to bring a famous chunk of the hebrew bible to life in 3d. The story of moses retold through the eyes of secular humanists, atheists and agnostics. And sends out the message that, even though everything and everyone seems to stand against us, with faith we can overcome whatever struggle is given to us, and the creator is closer than we think and is always right behind us to help. Despite some significant changes to moses adult life, the basic setup for exodus. With christian bale, joel edgerton, ben kingsley, sigourney weaver. Polls have shown that religious audiences care a lot about whether a bible film is biblically accurate. Demilles the ten commandments, but it already looks to be more controversial than that pious 1956 opus. Gods and kings has been annoying people since before its release, notably when it announced an almost entirely white cast to play its middle eastern and african characters. Gods and kings is the years third bigscreen bible epic, following son of god and noah. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by ridley scott.
Gods and kings is an adaptation of the book of exodus, in which moses leads the israelites out of slavery in egypt. Gods and kings differs from the bible in four key ways. Gods and kings portrays the deity as a boy the new. Gods and kings 2014, story, trailers times of india exodus. Gods and kings truly is a film worth watching for anyone who is interested in the bible or otherwise. Gods and kings, was destined to carry another wave of controversy into theaters. This book isnt just the story of king ahaz but of his sons, wife, relatives, advisors facing fear, assyrians and other enemies, submission, heartache, hope and resolve. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Fearing that the hebrew population was growing too fast, the pharaoh orders every male newborn of israelite descent be drowned in the nile river. Gods and kings exhilarating plague montages and stomachdropping illusions of scale, the characteristically brilliant shots for which ridley scott is known cant compensate for. Once brothers, now enemies the biblical story of the exodus into the desert. Oct 01, 2014 from acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus.
Accusations of racism over the casting of this blockbuster are. Witness the miracle of the parting of the red sea in exodus. And sends out the message that, even though everything and everyone seems to stand against us, with faith we can overcome whatever struggle is given to us, and the creator is closer than we think and is always right behind us to help us endure it. Gods and kings is the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Director ridley scott has made some great films, but he seems drawn to huge battle epics, like kingdom of heaven and robin hood, which he doesnt seem particularly suited to. Obviously, the movie is based on the wellknown biblical account of moses role in the exodus of the hebrew slaves from the clutches of the egyptian pharaoh and his powerful army, as recorded in the book of exodus. Christian bale and joel edgerton are good together as moses and ramses, and there are a couple nice moments with john turturro as ramses father seti. Exodus racial casting controversy is a familiar one msnbc. The defiant leader moses rises up against egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from. Gods and kings by ridley scott christian bale, joel.
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