A numbing and soulless spectacle of 3d, computergenerated imagery run amok, ridley scotts exodus. Gods and kings is the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Gods and kings bijgevolg een oninteressante en opgeblazen. Gods and kings stars christian bale, joel edgerton, john turturro, aaron paul the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a score of 52. Gods and kings has a somber, dreary quality, punctuated by a thrumming, droning music score. And this is your famous uncle moses, a hebrew man says to a child in ridley scotts exodus. I am a big fan of cinema, animation, anime and computer games. Since those days, edgerton has had memorable roles in warrior, the thing, zero dark thirty, the great gatsby, exodus.
Gods and kings, the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire. State of the art visual effects and 3d immersion bring new life to the story of moses christian bale, who leads 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey from egypt and its terrifying cycle of plagues. Christian bale, joel edgerton, john turturro, aaron paul 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. From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus. Gods and kings stars christian bale, joel edgerton, john turturro, aaron paul the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a. Gods and kings would be to distrust and dismiss it at the outset, looking only for what it gets wrong, embellishes, excludes, or underemphasizes. With christian bale, joel edgerton, ben kingsley, sigourney weaver. Gods and kings is playing in both 2d and 3d theaters, but whether the premium charge is worthwhile will be up to the viewer. 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 all extremely familiar. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by ridley scott. Gods and kings dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, ridley scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses as he rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt and its terrifying. From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus, the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire.
Gods and kings, famous uncle moses is christian bale also a looker, but employing an accent that wanders like the nomadic jews from stately britspeak to american urbantough. Gods and kings presents an enduring tale by pummeling us over the head with it. 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 is totally uncomplicated and very resourceful for those who didnt knew much about the story of moses. 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. In todays film news roundup, mgm beefs up its executive ranks, sea fever gets a livestreaming premiere, pigeon kings finds a home and the 92nd street y has started an online film course. Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je privacy. The special effects was also a stunningly incredible experience, especially in 3d.
Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, ridley scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses as he rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt. Gods and kings is, of course, based sometimes quite loosely on the biblical book of exodus. Gods and kings official trailer hd 20th century fox. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, ridley scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses as he rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt and its. Gods and kings full movie streaming online 2014 720p hd p. However the first half of the movie is wordy and a bit low on action, but also writing. 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 is far from the worst movie of 2014, but it may be the years most disappointing. Gods and kings, the story of one mans daring courage to take. More than anything else, it recalls the widescreen. I agree its more like a marvel comic in the way the characters are portrayed but the effects are very impressive. Gods and kings volledige film ondertiteld in het nederlands exodus. The ten commandments movie of 1956 at 3 hours and 40 minutes, with no cgi, and no battle scenes is easily 10 times more enjoyable than exodus. This movie was originally simply called exodus, but it later received the subtitle gods and kings, because twentieth century fox could not procure the rights for exodus alone from mgm, who owns the rights through the unrelated movie, exodus 1960.
The defiant leader moses rises up against egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. The movie is like the cliff notes of the comic book version. Every moment of the ten commandments is so captivating with top quality story, scripts, acting, directing, sets, costumes, visual effects, and music that time really flies by. Official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies. Exodus, by contrast, crowded with wellknown actors, is nowhere near strange enough. Top five had a better per theater average, but was playing in less than 1,000 theaters, so it will only become a midlevel hit, at best. However the first half of the movie is wordy and a. Gods and kings 2014 starring christian bale and aaron paul on dvd and bluray. 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. Exodus represents ridley scotts attempt to emulate cecil b.
Gods and kings, the gift, black see full article at joblo permalink. Gods and kings, was destined to carry another wave of controversy into theaters while some filmgoers. Gods and kings deserve to be banned for historical. Gods and kings is een amerikaanse bijbelsdramafilm uit 2014, geregisseerd door ridley scott. Gods and kings 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The defiant leader moses rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. Because the movie hasnt been released in usa yet, and i just watched in india. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses christian bale as he rises up against the egyptian pharoah ramses joel edgerton, setting. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses christian bale as he rises up against the egyptian pharoah ramses joel edgerton, setting 600,000 slaves. Dec 10, 2014 for christian audiences, one approach to exodus. 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, was destined to carry another wave of controversy into theaters. This movie was rather disappointing as far as i am concerned. Gods and kings you are looking for epic, biblical and stylized movies about with ancient egypt, bible, religion, god, old testament, christianity and prophet themes of action, drama and fantasy genre shot in uk or spain. Gods and kings 2014 egyptian princes moses christian bale and ramses joel edgerton are raised together as brothers. Gods and kings full movie subtitled in german exodus. 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. The defiant leader moses rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt and. Gods and kings tries to follow the bible, but does so in a manner that avoids the richness of the biblical story of the exodus. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, ridley scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses as he rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a. 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.
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 full movie subtitled in portuguese exodus. Christian bale, tara fitzgerald, john turturro, maria valverde, indira varma, ben kingsley, sigourney weaver, aaron paul, joel edgerton, isaac andrews screenplay. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by. Gods and kings truly is a film worth watching for anyone who is interested in the bible or otherwise. Gods and kings, the story of one mans daring courage to.