In 1300 BC, Ramses and
Moses are on equal footing as sons in the home of the Egyptian Pharaoh Seti. Moses is sent to the city of
Pithom to meet with the Viceroy who oversees the Hebrew slaves. While he is there, Nun
tells Moses that
he is actually a Hebrew. He was
sent down the Nile River in a basket to save him from being killed by the
Egyptians. The daughter of the
Pharaoh found him and he was taken with his
sister Miriam to live with the royal family. Moses becomes very
angry and he doesn’t believe this story.
The Viceroy is informed of the history of Moses and he reports this
information to Ramses since he is now the Pharaoh. Moses, his adopted mother and Miriam are sent into
exile. Moses settles in Midian
where he marries Zipporah and they have a son. Moses sees the burning bush and he is asked by God to
return to Egypt.
This film is overlong
at 150 minutes and there are other problems. Not much character development, slowness of pacing and very
little emotion from the actors.
'None of this is much of a big deal' is the attitude? 2 ½* (This movie is just so-so)
150
min, Action directed by Ridley Scott with Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Bewn
Kingsley, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney
Weaver, Isaac Andrews, Hiam Abbass, Indira Varma, Ewen Bremner, Golshifteh
Farahani, Ghassan Massoud, Tara Fitzgerald.
Note: Imdb 6.1 out of 10, 27% critic 36%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 1 ½*.
Special
Note: This film uses many visual
effects and 3D immersion. There
are many liberties taken with the truth.
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