💡 : While the film was a financial disappointment at the domestic box office, it has since found a second life as a "cult" viewing experience for fans of over-the-top visual spectacles and campy fantasy.
: A mortal thief named Bek, desperate to rescue his true love from the Underworld, forms an alliance with the exiled Horus. Gods.of.egypt.2016
of the decade. Directed by Alex Proyas, it’s a wild reimagining of Egyptian mythology where the gods are 10 feet tall and bleed literal gold. The Story: A mortal thief named Bek ( Brenton Thwaites ) teams up with the fallen god Horus ( Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ) to take down the ruthless Set ( Gerard Butler It’s kitschy, it’s loud, and the CGI is absolutely everywhere —from giant cobras to spaceships driven by Ra. 💡 : While the film was a financial
Ancient Egyptian myth operates on metaphor. The sun is Ra sailing a boat through the sky; night is his battle with the serpent Apophis; death is a weighing of the heart against a feather. Gods of Egypt , under director Alex Proyas, makes the fatal mistake of making these metaphors literal, physical, and mechanical . Directed by Alex Proyas, it’s a wild reimagining