It stars christian bale as moses, joel edgerton as pharaoh ramses ii, with john turturro and sigourney weaver as ramsess parents pharaoh seti i and queen tuya, aaron paul as joshua, and ben kingsley as joshuas father nun. It is a badly acted and badly written melodrama that takes what should be a passionate and. His work in the latter film earned bale his third oscar nomination. Gods and kings spent a lot of time on the familiar relationship between moses christian bale and pharaoh ramses joel edgerton, in order. Oct 01, 2014 from acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus. Gods and kings tells the familiar story of the prophet whose name graces world religions. Jan 04, 2015 the allegation about jews and pyramids may be the basis on which the egyptian culture minister has accused the film of zionism because much of exodus. Gods and kings, which tells how the jewish leader moses frees his people from bondage in egypt with the aid of ten plagues. Demilles the ten commandments, but it already looks to be more controversial.
Exodus gods and kings 2014 movie full movie exodus. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Gods and kings has generated heated debate and controversy because of its alleged. Demilles the ten commandments, but it already looks to be more controversial than that pious 1956 opus. Gods and kings 2014 and then portrayed an eccentric money manager in the black comedy the big short 2015, about the 2008 financial crisis.
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. This movie had christian bale joel edgerton john turturro aaron paul ben mendelsohn sigourney weaver ben kingsley in the lead roles of the film. It alludes to some verses in exodus, but the creative license used to add life to the biblical text largely failed. Accusations of racism over the casting of this blockbuster are the least of its many. Gods and kings, starring christian bale in the lead role as moses, is a fictional take on some historical events in late bronze agenew kingdom egypt, combined with a loose retelling of the biblical book of exodus. Gods and kings, shortly after learning of the mysterious events that transformed a lowly hebrew slave into a. It is rousing film of grand scale, but it misses out on offering more of the subtle moments that would make it triumphant. It stars christian bale as moses, joel edgerton as pharaoh ramses ii, with john turturro and sigourney weaver as ramsess parents pharaoh seti i and queen tuya, aaron paul. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, and spain, it was produced by peter chernin, jenno topping, michael schaefer, and mark huffam with music by alberto iglesias and written by adam cooper, bill collage, jeffrey caine, and steven zaillian. Dec 10, 2014 for christian audiences, one approach to exodus. During battle, moses saves ramses life, causing ramses to fear that his brother will one day be king. Gods and kings, which stars christian bale as moses and. In christian bale in ridley scotts biblical epic exodus. Fuerteventura, canary islands, spain exodus 75 of 77 found this interesting interesting.
Let it never be said that ridley scott works too slowly. Dec 12, 2014 longer than the average hollywood feature film and shorter than the average passover seder, exodus. The egyptian culture minister described it as a zionist film, and said it was banned because of historical inaccuracies, such as creating a false impression that moses and the jews built the pyramids. Exodus gods and kings 2014 english full movie youtube. 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 tries to follow the bible, but it does so in a manner that avoids the richness of the biblical story and could be summarized as the cliff note version of a comic book version of the story of exodus. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by ridley scott. 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. Gods and kings 2014 film online gratis subtitrat in. 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. 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.
Its the foundational journal of the jews in many respects, and a broadly inspirational one as wella story of a people striving for freedom. Exodus racial casting controversy is a familiar one msnbc. Ridley scott ne poarta in vremuri imemoriale, descriind in premiera. Gods and kings msmichel scott reimagines the biblical epic with modern effects but misses the mark in capturing something substantial with its fast pacing, questionable casting and lack of any religious conviction or significance. Kami to kami dieux d egypte gods of egypt les rois du soleil kings of the sun le prince degypte the prince of egypt gods and generals. Gods and kings truly is a film worth watching for anyone who is interested in the bible or otherwise. Gods and kings and compare any differences in ridley scotts 2014 movie to its source material hebrew bible scriptures. Exodus arrives on screen with more than enough dramatic shortcomings to overshadow its. Gods and kings is an english movie directed by ridley scottbrian katkinfrank moranbrian katkinmarco virgiliobrad jonescindy osegueda released in the year 2014. Moses christian bale rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses joel edgerton, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt and its. Exodus gods and kings trailer starring christian bale film. Longer than the average hollywood feature film and shorter than the average passover seder, exodus. The defiant leader moses rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
This film, however, introduces a moses who is a warrior. Ive noticed you dont always agree with me, malak tells moses, watching him chisel the ten commandments. 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. Gods and kings tells the wellknown story of how moses led the enslaved israelites out of. Filming locations filming dates 1 filming locations. The allegation about jews and pyramids may be the basis on which the egyptian culture minister has accused the film of zionism because much of. Gods and kings has a somber, dreary quality, punctuated by a thrumming, droning music score. Ridley scott tackles the bible in the new film exodus. Exodus racial casting controversy is a familiar one. Almeria, andalucia, spain 55 of 58 found this interesting interesting. Raised by pharaohs daughter in the lap of luxury, hebrewborn moses returns to his roots to lead his enslaved people out of egypt. It is a badly acted and badly written melodrama that takes what should be a passionate and emotionally wrenching story and drains it of. Gods and kings you will find a largescale orchestral score with all the expected elements to it, and not much else. Gods and kings is a flawed but intriguing film one that, if i cant quite embrace it, ive at least enjoyed wrestling with, as it were, even as the film s moses and perhaps the filmmakers.
Descriptionafter learning of his true lineage, moses, a former general, rises against pharaoh ramesses ii to help the hebrews. From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus. My impression of the film i believe the movie sucks out most of the life of the biblical account. However, when you go into a ridley scott film, youre expecting a musical accompaniment that is just as special as the story its accompanying. Gods and kings is a film directed by ridley scott with christian bale, joel edgerton, aaron paul, ben kingsley, year. 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 daring risks. Gods and kings is playing in both 2d and 3d theaters, but whether the premium charge is worthwhile will be up to the viewer. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 78 produced by. Gods and kings 2014 12 2h 30m fantasy raised by pharaohs daughter in the lap of luxury, hebrewborn moses returns to his roots to lead his enslaved people out of egypt. A retelling of the story of moses, from his near death as an infant to his adoption into the egyptian royal family, his defiance of the pharaoh and deliverance of the hebrews from enslavement. Gods and kings is an epic film based on the bible from director ridley scott. Gods and kings would be to distrust and dismiss it at the outset, looking only for what it gets wrong, embellishes, excludes, or underemphasizes. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Gods and kings ridley scott ne poarta in vremuri imemoriale, descriind in premiera lunii decembrie exodul evreilor din egipt, in cautarea pamantului fagaduin.
Sweeping shots of the egyptian cities take advantage of 3d immersion but. Gods and kings tries to follow the bible, but it does so in a manner that avoids the richness of the biblical story and could be summarized as the cliff note version of. The first trailers for ridley scotts new film exodus. Gods and kings ne poarta in vremuri imemoriale, descriind in premiera lunii decembrie exodul evreilor din egipt, in cautarea pamantului fagaduintei, sub conducerea lui moise christian bale. Unlike other biblical epics, exodus was not censored by the ministry of culture. Distributie christian bale, sigourney weaver, joel edgerton, aaron paul.
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