Exodus: Gods and Kings

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Blu B A complete misfire by Ridley Scott. It's amazing how he's so incredibly consistent throughout the eras with making masterpieces followed by complete misfires. So I can't really sayy I'm surprised. I've seen this story done tons of times from cheesy religious shorts, cartoons, and big budget epics that are some of the best films ever made about one of the greatest stories ever told in the history of humanity. So it's amazign how badly this misfires. The acting is just not good at all. Bale is one of the worst things. He's miscast and also just terrible as Moses. He's wooden, unlikeable, has no charm, and is taking things WAY too serious and going full tryhard mode. Moses is painted as a bumbling wizard almost who advocates for violence. Not a humble beacon for God's wonders good and bad. I do not believe for a second this person would have 400K people follow him. They made him into Malcom X instead of MLK basically. His chemistry with Ramsey is nonexistant. Everyone else is super forgettable or like Ramsey just as wooden and emotionless. The music is super boring and forgettable as well. The editing I will say is ok. This doesn't do anything ridiculously out of place and hits all the beats the Book of Genesis is supposed too. But it is missing so much and misfires on key moments in terms of delivery. A big reason why the cinematography isn't good. The first few minutes are pretty good actually but it just slowly loses life and direction quality goes down. Half the time it's so dark and dull you can barely see. The camerawork is super basic at times, the special effects are just ok and don't evoke any sense of wonder. It feels like it's trying to be so gritty and raw but it never focuses on the characters of Moses and Ramsey. We never really see them interact at all when Moses returns, we barely see Moses interact with his family, when he meets his wife it's done so sloppy, and the few interactions that are here are so lifeless and dull. Than there is the fact certain scenes are just done so badly. When the tree burns and Moses becomes God's chosen leader...Yeah have it dark and dull and have our hero covered in a mud pool like Dennis Hopper in Super Maroi Bros. The plagues that befall Egypt are done so sloppy as well and feel like they just happen. Making God into a whiny moody child was a terrible decision that they never really explain. Finally, the Red Sea...the most ICONIC moment in the film...is done so...nonchalant it's almost amazing. Like it parts and you don't even notice it...how...how in the world in whatever God you believe in's namedo you do that so....forgettably?!?! Like I somehow didn't even notice it parted. This all leads to terrible pacing. The Prince of Egypt did this an hour shorter and did so much more. The Ten Commandments was even longer and accomplished so much the entire way. This was a slog the entire way. This also can't figure out if Moses or God is the main focus because I swear it feels like Moses is an afterthought for the major bulk of the middle too. Skip this and watch any other Book of Genesis adaptation. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/25 Full Review Queenie L Anglo saxons are the ruling elite while the indigenes are made to play the slaves and lower classes. Whitewashing 101 Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/17/24 Full Review Stephen H Not bad, could’ve been better. The performances were good. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review ana e Exodus Gods and Kings isn't going to be enjoyed by the faithful OR anyone else. The filmmakers forgot that they needed to tell a story. Nothing happens for a good reason. We don't get any historical background. We don't get secondary characters to care about. We don't get adventure. You'll spend most of this movie hoping it will end soon. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Flip T Under-rated Epic. Writing this from 2024, it is sad to see how we took these movies for granted. Compared to modern Epics rife with politically-correct BS, it is refreshing to watch a movie who's sole concern is epic visuals, story, and character development. Looking back/in retrospect it is clear that our expectations have become so high because we have been gifted fantastic movies like this one in the past. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Korra N One of Ridley Scott's biggest misfires, Exodus: Gods and Kings is full of gorgeous imagery and epic production values, but white-washing and uninspired writing make this biblical epic forgettable. If you just want spectacle, you can do worse, but outside of the visuals, cinematography and musical score, Exodus is a bland mess. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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