Review of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) by Le__Xenomorph — 15 Dec 2014

This movie starts trying to explain the strong brotherhood between Moses and Ramesses. It somewhat succeeds because it only shows one scene when their father is saying keep eachother safe, always. I never felt that bond between Moses and Ramesses because they only liked eachother for one small scene and hated eachother for the rest of the movie.

But when they form a rivalry, it turns into a strong hatred and that part is awesome. Especially the "battle scene" at the end when Moses "parts" the Red Sea and the huge wave engulfs the entire Egyptian army and somehow by some magical coincidence, Ramesses survives.

Perhaps god spared him so he could feel guilty? Also, the movie has a ton of pacing issues! The beginning drags on and on and the end drags as well. The middle sequence is the best because their is a smooth transition between events.

The part that drags the most is when Moses forms a family. I did not care about his wife and his child and I actually wanted them to die so the movie can move on. But, eventually it did and the 1 hr segment in the middle is awesome.

It shows the conflicts in egypt as Ramesses becomes power hungry and tries to find Moses who is hiding in Egypt, training his small army so he can free the hebrew slaves and again, the big battle in the end and the awesome battle scene at the beginning of the movie.

All in all, Exodus is a good film but has a lot of pacing issues and lacks some character development. Exodus gets a 7/10 (good).