Review of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) by Martinasteelers . — 17 Apr 2015

First, let me save you a few hours of your life and tell you that "Exodus: Gods and Kings" was one of the worst movies of 2015. After watching the first 58 minutes of the movie, I had to turn it off. Let me put it this way...

It seems to me as if the script writers had never actually held a Bible before. Yes, the first 10 minutes of the film was fairly accurate, where Moses and Ramses are displayed as brothers and close companions. But soon after, the movie took a few drastic changes, or rather a few major leaps. Shortly after Moses arrives to what seems to be an underground Hebrew gathering, Moses first hears the story of how he really obtained a role in Pharaoh's palace (Placed in a basket in the Nile River by his mother in order to keep him alive from Pharaoh, found by the Pharaoh's daughter, and raised alongside of Ramses), which was presented surprisingly accurate. One thing leads to another and Moses is exiled because Ramses discovers he is truly Hebrew. According to the Bible, Moses is not banished, but flees due to being a wanted man after killing a slave master. In Exodus: G&K, Moses eventually returns to the palace only to revolt against Pharaoh. I decided to turn my TV off as soon as I saw a very angry Moses set Egyptian soldiers on fire. Apparently Christian Bale thought that the best way to convince Pharaoh to let his people go was to train a slave army and fight against him. Whether you are Christian or not doesn't matter in this case. When writing a movie based off of the main character of a famous historical event, use primary sources. The one star goes to CBale and the fact that the amount of gore and explicit content were kept to a minimum, if any at all. Overall, "Exodus: Gods and Kings" is a musn't watch for all looking to watch a movie that follows the Biblical storyline of Exodus.