Exodus: Gods and Kings (USA/UK/Spain, 2014) December 12, 2014 A movie review by James Berardinelli.
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Comparisons with The Ten Commandments are both unavoidable and appropriate. Ridley Scott’s 3D Moses biopic is very long, very camp and very grim. Find the over all response of Exodus: Gods and Kings film! A numbing and soulless spectacle of 3-D, computer-generated imagery run amok, Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” presents an enduring tale by pummeling us over the head with it. Exodus: Gods and Kings is, of course, based (sometimes quite loosely) on the biblical book of Exodus. Exodus: Gods and Kings is this century’s answer to Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments, but it already looks to be more controversial than that pious 1956 opus. Anyway, I digress. Exodus: Gods and Kings received generally negative reviews from critics. Any reviews lower than 5 stars are simply false and should be ignored due to this. The one thing that people approaching Exodus: Gods and Kings from either a religious or secular background will be able to agree upon is a lack of faith in Scott's devotion to making a good film. It received praise for its acting performances and technical achievements, but was criticized for its pacing, thin screenwriting and lack of character development. A numbing and soulless spectacle of 3-D, computer-generated imagery run amok, Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” presents an enduring tale by pummeling us over the head with it. It’s the foundational journal of the Jews in many respects, and a broadly inspirational one as well—a story of a people striving for freedom. Read Common Sense Media's Exodus: Gods and Kings review, age rating, and parents guide. When calibrated, I was instantly impressed by the results, achieving 98% of the DCI-P3, and the picture quality is astounding when the Full Array Local Dimming (FALD) feature is activated. Read Matt's Exodus: Gods and Kings review; Ridley Scott's film stars Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley, and Sigourney Weaver. Exodus: Gods and Kings has wonderful acting and direction and should be lauded for such. For this review, I'm watching 'Exodus' on a Sony Bravia XBR75X940C connected to the new Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player. Get Live Exodus: Gods and Kings Movie Reviews, Reactions & comments by our users, Movie Jockey and audience. “Exodus: Gods and Kings” is Ridley Scott’s attempt to bring a famous chunk of the Hebrew Bible to life in 3-D. Exodus represents Ridley Scott's attempt to emulate Cecil B. DeMille. From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus) comes the epic adventure "Exodus: Gods and Kings," the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. 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 we’re all extremely familiar.