Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

The first must-see film of the year.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Why do people make inaccurate movies without warnings? Deut. 4:2 says "Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you." So why does Moses's son hate him? Why does he marry into a Jewish family before he is and then his family turns on him? That's all I remember because it was forgettable. The best Moses movie in my opinion is the animated The Prince of Egypt and there is The Ten Commandments, Moe and the Big Exit, The Greatest Adventure:Moses, and the 1 hour Charlton Heston video. These are all 1,000,000 times better than this. Ridley Scott also directed Thelma and Louise and Gladiator, which are also WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than this. Skip this and watch any of the movies I mentioned in here!

It may seem unreasonable to expect viewers that are watching a movie about a Bible story that is very well known and believed by so many to forget what they know about the Bible's version of the story...But this is Hollywood, exaggeration and creativity freedom should be expected and this movie is no exception as it is an interpretation of what was written in the Bible with some parts completely made up by the writers of the movie.Ridley Scott knows how to do epic movies and this one proves it again! Beautiful scenery, great camera-work (taking us closer to the action) with glorious sound and special effects! Although I personally believe this was a missed opportunity to show what the Bible tells us (hence why I don't give it 10 out of 10), the story portrayed in the movie is still amazing, and the way all actors and director did their job make this movie an enjoyable one (regardless of personal faith).

Like a previous reviewer, I also went into this with an open mind. I mean - Ridley Scott? You can't go far wrong with him ..... can you? But I found that oh yes you can! I'll make no bones about the fact that I am a Christian and read the Bible daily so I am more than familiar with the biblical version of Exodus. This was about as similar to it as chalk is to cheese! There are so many issues, I'd need an entire page on this website to list them all! But one that really stuck in my craw was when the Hebrews finally left Egypt. Rather than the many thousands organised under their 12 tribal banners (all the sons of Jacob, if you remember) it became a mindless troupe meandering through the streets - probably a number that would shame a Harrod's sale! And Moses declaring himself lost when so near the Red Sea? What was that all about? And no pillar of fire to keep the Egyptian Pharaoh and his army back. I could go on but I think you should be getting the picture! I watched it through to the end out of a sense of astonishment and was reminded of the other Biblical travesty "Noah" played by the infamous Russell Crowe - about as believable as a pantomime dame! Well unlike that one, at least I never had to actually PAY to see this film! GAARRGHH!

Pretty good movie in my opinion. But what I don't get is this a Christian/Jewish movie, or an anti-Christian/Jewish movie? Because Jesus Christ, that Hebrew god is just a major asshole, having him portrayed as a small kid doesn't help, it just makes it worse, like humanity is his plaything.I know the biblical story is pretty rough as well, like many things in the old testament, but they could have done a few things to make god seem a bit more sympathetic. I ended up rooting for the Egyptians at the end as a result.