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Exodus: Tanrılar ve Krallar

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Movie · 2014 · 3 people

Ridley Scott directed and produced the biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings, made in 2014. A US-UK-Spain co-production released by 20th Century Fox, it draws on the Book of Exodus and the Hebrews' departure from Egypt under Moses. It opened in the US on December 12, 2014, to mixed reviews.

Moses and Ramses grow up like brothers in Egypt's royal house. When Ramses becomes pharaoh he makes Moses his most trusted adviser and commander, but on learning that Moses is Hebrew he abandons him in the desert. Moses becomes the voice of the Hebrews enslaved on the pyramids; he dreams that God calls on him and sets out with about 600,000 slaves on a long journey. Christian Bale plays Moses and Joel Edgerton plays Ramses. The cast also features John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley and Hiyam Abbas, Kevork Malikyan and Philip Arditti.

Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine and Steven Zaillian wrote the screenplay. Filming began in October 2013, mainly in Spain. Critics praised the visuals and performances but faulted the pacing, script and fidelity to the source. The mostly Caucasian cast drew whitewashing accusations, and Egypt and the UAE banned it. It earned $268 million on a $140-200 million budget. Dedicated to Scott's late brother Tony.

DirectorRidley Scott
Production company20th Century Fox

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Hiyam Abbas Hiyam Abbas Film actor · 65 years old Kevork Malikyan Kevork Malikyan Actor · 83 years old Philip Arditti Philip Arditti Actor · born 1979

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Ridley Scott builds the story of the departure from Egypt as a large-scale epic, and visually he delivers on that ambition; as the critics acknowledged, the images are impressive. Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton give performances strong enough to carry the tension between Moses and Ramses, who grew up like brothers. The problem is the script: the four-writer screenplay never finds a clear balance between character drama and disaster spectacle, and the pacing feels rushed in some stretches and sluggish in others. Names like Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley don't seem to get enough room either. The result is a showy film with a weak emotional core, and not one of Scott's strongest historical epics.

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Exodus reinterprets a story drawn from the Book of Exodus, one that lives in the shared memory of three major religions, through the brotherhood between Moses and Ramses. The Hebrews' search for freedom from slavery on the pyramids brings the tension between power and identity to the fore. Yet the controversies around the film are as striking as its story: its mostly Caucasian cast drew accusations of whitewashing, and Egypt and the UAE banned it. Critics' objections about fidelity to the source are also worth noting. The question of whose faces Hollywood uses to tell ancient stories of the East lingers long after the credits.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Many families know the story of Moses, so watching it with the kids might seem like a good idea at first. But this is not a storybook telling. It's a big, serious epic about slavery and oppression, and you can expect harsh, dark scenes. It may frighten young children. Better for kids over twelve and adults.

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