Gods and kings features moses, the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of slaves making their way across the floor of the red sea, all ten plagues, the burning bush, and even the angel of yahweh in the form of a petulant eleven year old boy with a british accent. The story has been changed so much from the biblical narrative that it is barely recognizable. The film shows imagination as scott and the writing team interpret the gaps in the exodus narrative. Demilles 1956 biblical epic the ten commandments had a principal cast made up almost entirely of white actors, despite being set in egypt it was released in 1956, after all. Normally, ridley scott tapping christian bale and joel edgerton for the leads of his next movie would be cause for excitement.
From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes exodus. Exodus director ridley scott explains controversial casting. If you are planning on going to see ridley scotts new movie exodus. Dec 17, 2014 i can see how ridley scott s rather dismissive answer can be construed as discriminatory but im not quick to call him a racist. Nov 27, 2014 ridley scott has reignited the controversy surrounding his casting decisions for the film exodus. 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.
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. Sep 04, 2014 the biblical epic stars christian bale, joel edgerton, sigourney weaver, ben kingsley and aaron paul why did ridley scott decide to tackle the story of moses and the israelites journey out of. Gods and kings, ridley scott and the red sea you think you know. Gods and kings by saying it would have been impossible to finance the. Gods and kings as ridley scotts personal vision of god and his wrangling through his art with the consequences of what saying i believe means. Gods and kings, over accusations of socalled whitewashing in the film. Ridley scott tackles the bible in the new film exodus. Gods and kinds the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire.
What did he say that has biblical literalists in a tizzy. Dec 27, 2014 exodus, ridley scotts epic retelling of the story of moses, will not be released in the united arab emirates after censors in the country objected to what they described as historical and re. Gods and kings truly is a film worth watching for anyone who is interested in the bible or otherwise. Gods and kings is ridley scotts attempt to bring a famous chunk of the hebrew bible to life in 3d. Of course, that may more depend on ones opinion of ridley scott. Its been 60 years since the last significant blockbuster adaptation of moses story16 if you count the prince of egyptand its certainly the type of story scott is particularly adept at filming however, it seems scott was drawn to the project for some personal. There are slightly more than 20 films that bear scott s name as director.
Gods and kings features moses, the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of slaves making their way across the floor of the red sea, all ten plagues, the burning bush, and even the angel of yahweh in the form of a. Gods and kings reeks with wretchedness ellen white biblical archeology 12182014 colossal expense equals colossal waste for the new ridley scott movie exodus. I can see how ridley scotts rather dismissive answer can be construed as discriminatory but im not quick to call him a racist. Aug 27, 20 ridley scott s exodus casts aaron paul, sigourney weaver, ben kingsley and john turturro. Dec 08, 2014 many of the reasons ridley scott decided to take on directing a fresh adaptation of the exodus story are pretty obvious. Ridley scott and missing the point of the book of exodus. Ridley scott really did himself credit when directed this epic. Using stateoftheart visual effects, this spectacular adventure brings new life to the story of moses christian bale as he defies the pharaoh ramses joel edgerton, setting 400,000. Gods and kings, quite a few heads were turned by the fact that the principal cast which includes christian bale as moses, joel edgerton as rhamses and aaron paul as joshua was comprised almost exclusively of white actors. Christian bale and ridley scott talk religion and exodus. The exodus event is arguably the most important event for the shaping of the people of israel, even more primal in purpose than anything that comes in genesis. The pentateuch first 5 books of the bible, which includes the book of exodus, is part of this purpose. Ridley scott trades out god for natures fury in scientific exodus tinseltown is getting all old testament on us december 12 with its new treatment of moses and pharoah.
With christian bale, joel edgerton, ben kingsley, sigourney weaver. Nov 25, 2014 the ideal place to meet ridley scott would be on a raging battlefield, in the furthest reaches of outer space, or in the midst of any of the other vast canvases on which he creates his movies. Christian bale defends ridley scott over exodus whitewashing. Nov 26, 2014 ridley scotts exodus movie is still racist as shit. Gods and kings, the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire.
Gods and kings by saying it would have been impossible to finance the movie if the lead actor was. Gods and kings, shortly after learning of the mysterious events that transformed a lowly hebrew slave into a. Exodus, ridley scotts epic retelling of the story of moses, will not be released in the united arab emirates after censors in the country objected to what they described as historical and re. My latest novel, setis secret book 6 in a series following meredith pinks adventures in egypt also explores the exodus story, although from. Gods and kings, producer and director ridley scott made many controversial interpretation decisions in his treatment of the story of moses. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before the bread went stale and the butter congealed. And its disgusting, lazy and a movie that people shouldnt still be making in 2014, david dennis jr.
Oscarwinnerformer batman christian bale will be headlining scotts film as the wellknown prophet featured in the book of. Exodus director ridley scott on brotherhood and the bible. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by ridley scott. Gods and kings must make lots more people wonder whether they can find out exactly where those footsteps were planted. Many of the reasons ridley scott decided to take on directing a fresh adaptation of the exodus story are pretty obvious. Gods and kings by ridley scott christian bale, joel. Kingdom of heaven centers on jerusalem and the lands around it. Gods and kings, the story of one mans daring courage to. Ridley scotts rendering of the book of exodus serves up most of the spectacular highlights of the biblical tale 2014 marks the resurgence of. Ridley scott explains racist gods and kings casting. Someone at the screening said scott wanted to make a different movie than those that came before, including prince of egypt in 1998.
Ridley scott and missing the point of the book of exodus by bishop robert barron december 16, 2014 ridley scotts new film exodus. The ideal place to meet ridley scott would be on a raging battlefield, in the furthest reaches of outer space, or in the midst of any of the other vast canvases on which he creates his movies. In scotts hands, the bible is a fiction to be used however he wishes to tell his own story. And so, i turn to the exodus story and feel free to ask questions and form opinions as, i suspect, did ridley scott and cecil b demille and other filmmakers. Its been 60 years since the last significant blockbuster adaptation of moses story16 if you count the prince of egyptand its certainly the type of story scott is particularly adept at filming. Gods and kings in the hopes that it will at least be somewhat faithful to the biblical account of the exodus, you might not want to waste your hard earned money, because it is definitely nothing like cecil b. Ridley scotts planned followups to prometheus and blade runner are both sitting on a block of ice. Ridley scotts explanation for whitewashing his exodus. Nov 04, 2014 the pentateuch first 5 books of the bible, which includes the book of exodus, is part of this purpose. Director ridley scott remembers watching charlton heston as moses parting the red sea in cecil b. From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus.
Ridley scotts exodus movie is still racist as shit. His answer only illustrates the unfortunate and archaic state of hollywood and its approach to marketing and catering. Nov 29, 2014 ridley scotts rendering of the book of exodus serves up most of the spectacular highlights of the biblical tale 2014 marks the resurgence of the old testament at the movies. His father was an officer in the royal engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the united kingdom and europe before they. Gods and kings features moses, the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of slaves making their way across the floor of the red sea, all ten plagues, the burning. Described by film producer michael deeley as the very best eye in the business, director ridley scott was born on november 30, 1937 in south shields, tyne and wear then county durham. 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. Ridley scotts explanation for whitewashing his exodus movie. Okay, so thats not an official hollywood commandment, but the prospect of taking on the role of moses in ridley scotts exodus. Ridleys scotts exodus page 2 steve hoffman music forums. Bravo to ridley scott for his interpretation and splendid portrayal of this, perhaps the most classic story in the combined jewish and christian heritage.
Director ridley scott s moses film exodus has added several acclaimed names to its supporting cast. Exodus director ridley scott explains controversial. Ridley scotts exodus casts aaron paul, sigourney weaver. Had plenty of xtians, plenty of muslims but where were the ind. Sure, it departed from the account in exodus in many important respects, but, then, it has to do so to be true to the very tradition of telling the exodus story. Ridley scott took far too many liberties and the acts of moses are not as illustrated in the bible. Its not even that good a story, moses grumbles early on in ridley scotts exodus. Ridley scotts moses did indeed spend years in the desert to the east of egypt, but he seems little changed from the selfabsorbed, violent, and worldly prince of egypt that he had been. If i remember correctly, i think its pretty well agreed that if the exodus did happen, it didnt happen during the rameside period. Nov 21, 2014 from acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus. Arguably, the most provocative choice was nearly to eliminate women from his narrative. Demilles 1956 epic the ten commandments starring charlton heston.
Similarlyand much as darren aronofsky did in making noahridley scott in his exodus has treated the bible as myth and mere inspiration. Gods and kings, the epic tale of one mans daring courage to take on an empire. Oct 01, 2014 from acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure 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. Gods and kings has arrived, with christian bale as moses, while director ridley scott is planning another bible film about king david. I do think they could dispense with identifying anyone named rameses as the exodus pharaoh. Nov 26, 2014 however, when director ridley scott mounted his own production of the moses story, titled exodus. Dec 11, 2014 director ridley scott remembers watching charlton heston as moses parting the red sea in cecil b. Ridley scott and his brother tony produced cbs series numb3rs 200510, a crime drama about a genius mathematician who helps the fbi solve crimes. Demilles 1956 epic the ten commandments starring charlton heston even though the original ten commandments. However, when director ridley scott mounted his own production of the moses story, titled exodus. Gods and kings, which tells how the jewish leader moses frees his people from bondage in egypt with the aid of ten plagues sent by god. Scott seems to have issues when it comes to jews and things jewish. Nov 29, 2014 its not even that good a story, moses grumbles early on in ridley scotts exodus.
Gods and kings, quite a few heads were turned by the fact that the principal cast. It has no sound biblical reference as illustrated in the book of exodus. In exodus, only one woman mosess wife zipporah, played by maria valverde has a full speaking role, but she is on screen for a few moments only twice in. Christian bale left, ridley scott center, and joel edgerton right answer questions about the religious aspects of exodus at the crosby hotel in new york city. There are slightly more than 20 films that bear scotts name as director. Gods and kings 2014 throughout the 2000s and beyond, the historical epic genre had become something of director sir ridley scotts bread and butter. Christian bale has come out in defence of director ridley scott at the new york premiere of the biblical epic exodus. The defiant leader moses rises up against egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from.
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