Gods and kings, which opens in american theaters on. Ridley scott chooses 11yearold boy as voice of god for. It has boatchomping crocodiles, 400,000 digitally rendered hebrew slaves and a swordwielding christian bale as a gladiatorlike moses. Gods and kings shares 11hour video text of the book. There was no landslide at the burning bush and god did not appear as a child. Gods and kings opens in theaters everywhere on december 12th, 2014. Gods and kings has computergenerated plagues, waves and tornadoes.
After that, he drinks the blood of the bird and prays to the gods for blessings. Discuss the themes of the book of exodus giving examples for the various themes. Return of moses to egypt announcement of deliverance to israel, exo 4 e. It is inspired by the biblical episode of the exodus of the hebrews from egypt led by moses and related in the book of exodus. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses as he rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Gods and kings stars christian bale as moses who, as the film opens, fights alongside his brother ramses a shavedheaded joel edgerton, to help defend egypt, which is ruled by their father, seti john turturro. T he biblical story of exodus hits the big screen on friday with the release of ridley scotts exodus. This chapter is more than just the account of a lifechanging incident in the life of one man. A brief synopsis and the ending will be revealed for the movie exodus. Book of exodus, session 2 the burning bush exodus 16 the book of genesis ends with the story of joseph, which explains how the israelites, the sons of jacob, came to be in egypt. The bible more often portrays gods voice as sounding ordinary and meek than as booming and thunderous.
Demilles the ten commandments, but it already looks to be more controversial than that pious 1956 opus. Study 39 terms exodus midterm study guide flashcards. Director ridley scott acts as lead prosecutor in exodus. Gods and kings features moses, the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of slaves making their way across the floor of the red sea, all ten plagues, the burning bush, and even the angel of yahweh in the form of a petulant eleven year old boy with a british accent. Ridley scott and missing the point of the book of exodus. Of the three, son of god is far and away the most faithful to the biblical text, while noah takes the greatest liberties and most daring risks. A new, 11hour video features the entire old testament text over the burning bush from ridley scotts exodus. Gods and kings, the movie revisits the story of moses in the biblical times. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, and spain, it was produced by peter chernin, ridley scott, jenno topping, michael schaefer, and mark huffam with music by alberto iglesias and written by adam cooper, bill collage, jeffrey caine, and steven. Now, i understand that many biblical stories provide the perfect setup for a hollywood film.
Most of them include risk, adventure, great trials, and sometimes t. Now go, and i will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to speak. Call of moses second 40 years in midian, exo 3 incident of burning bush d. Gods and kings, putting god on trial using one of the bibles most famous. Gods and kings, attempts to tell the biblical story of moses from about the time he learns he is a hebrew until he receives the ten commandments. Missing the point of the book of exodus realclearreligion. Gods and kings is stunning but barely concedes the.
It was was not worthy of recycling, therefore, i threw it in the trash. If you happen to be a fan of the ancient aliens show or believe in hebrew mysticism you will be sorely disappointed in exodus gods and kings. Ridley scott has faced the difficult question of how to portray god in his latest epic, exodus. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical drama film directed by ridley scott. Each theophany appearance of god in the exodus account is either absent or poorly represented in this movie. Gods and kings burning bush the book of exodus hd 20th century fox. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the han. Comparing the movie to the story of moses straight out of the first 14 chapters of exodus, its even worse. The burning bush of exodus 3 was one of those lifealtering events which happens but a few times in a persons life. The story of moses and the exodus is a great story written firsthand account by moses himself and its a wonder why ridley scott refused to just make exodus. Gods and kings retells the biblical story of moses, who, according to the book of exodus, suffered near death during infancy, was adopted into the egyptian royal family, defied the pharaoh, freed the hebrews and parted the red sea. By the way, many people including christians and jews will try to psychoanalyze the filmmakers and the actors, but speculating on their decisions and comments is a futile exercise.
Gods and kings as is everything else that doesnt involve the swinging of a sword, the clash of a chariot, the burning of a city, or the parting. Exodus 37 niv moses and the burning bush bible gateway. Gods and kings deserve to be banned for historical. And sends out the message that, even though everything and everyone seems to stand against us, with faith we can overcome whatever struggle is given to us, and the creator is closer than we think and is always right behind us to help. However, the book of genesis does record other brotherly conflicts. Gods and kings ends with a whimper, as an aged moses who, in the gospel according to scott, even has to carve his own ten commandments dictated by that petulant 11yearold. Exodus 3 moses and the burning bush 1 now moses was tending the flock of jethro his fatherinlaw, the priest of midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to horeb, the mountain of god. That is a very brief reference in the first book of kings. Gods and kings be a return to gladiator form for ridley scott. For example, the book of exodus says that godi am spoke to moses through a burning bush.
In the first place, most historians would not treat the book of exodus as an. Gods and kings is a great opportunity for those who love the story of exodus to tell their friends and loved ones the rest of the story. To best take it all in, read exodus 115 before seeing the film, then again afterwards. As i sit in my room having just watched your latest film, exodus. Exodus 37 new international version niv moses and the burning bush. Gods and kings, putting god on trial using one of the bibles most famous stories. The ancient man approached god or even the gods as the accused person approaches his judge. The story is one of the most timeless in western history, like the odyssey. Burning bush talks to moses symbology esoteric meanings. If you are familiar with the book of exodus, you can see that scotts.
Gods and kings burning bush the book of exodus hd 20th century fox by 20th century. Again, read the book of exodus and dont bother to purchase this item. They have shaped and built the city under the rule of a series of pharaohs. Gods and kings burning bush the book of exodus hd 20th century fox by 20th century fox. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, ridley scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses as he rises up against the egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt. Gods and kings is the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Moses marries zipporah, and they have a son, gershom hal heweston. He deliberately gives moses and ramses the others sword.
However, the book of genesis does record other brotherly conflicts cain and abel, jacob and esau, joseph and his brothers which makes it a recurring biblical theme. The movie is like the cliff notes of the comic book version. Gods anger is an elemental part of the book of exodus, something i was. Gods and kings christian bale and joel edgerton featurette hd 20th century fox. God is sovereignover nature, over the land of the gods of egypt, over political systems god is holy burning bush. Exodus, no god only kings exodus gods and kings the second major biblical motion picture made this year using a list actors and an atheist director. Gods and kings features moses, the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of slaves making their way across the floor of the red sea, all ten plagues, the burning. Gods and kings deserve to be banned for historical inaccuracy. The hebrews have been slaves to egypt for over 400 years. Dec 12, 2014 director ridley scotts most recent epic, exodus. Its the foundational journal of the jews in many respects, and a broadly inspirational one as wella story of a people striving for freedom. That is a very brief reference in the first book of kings, chapter. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical adventure drama film inspired by the biblical episode of the exodus of the hebrews from egypt led by moses and related in the book of exodus.
Gods and kings is a pointless film for any moviegoer. Gods and kings truly is a film worth watching for anyone who is interested in the bible or otherwise. Gods and kings notice that liberals capitalize the plural, gods to gods, christian bale, an avowed atheist or agnostic, definite commiesocialist and godhater, says this about moses. Only the burning bush knows for sure and he isnt talking. Comparing the movie to the story of moses straight out of the first 14 chapters of exodus.
Mostly because, the only reason moses sees a burning bush or talks to god the first time is that he just got conked on the head by a huge rock. Gods and kings features the 11yearold isaac andrews as the voice and visage of the almighty. This is why ridley scotts decision to cast an elevenyearold boy isaac andrews, a british actor as the voice of god in the 3d extravaganza exodus. Joseph had been sold into egypt as a slave, but had risen to be pharaohs viceroy, with authority over the whole land of egypt. Gods and kings is, of course, based sometimes quite loosely on the biblical book. Contest with pharaoh, exo 5 9 plagues against idolatry of egypt, battle of the gods. Dec 12, 2014 t he biblical story of exodus hits the big screen on friday with the release of ridley scotts exodus. Gods and kings doesnt need to be a chapterandverse retelling of the book of exodus nor does the movie need to back everything up with empirical evidence. How ridley scotts exodus strays from the bible time. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel. From the mud, he sees a burning bush with a young boy, malak isaac andrews, who talks about the suffering of the hebrew people. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by.
Many of the moments with the most potential to be visually striking the burning bush, the pillar and wall of fire, many of the plagues were written out of the story, leaving audiences familiar with. He is a representation of god sent to speak with moses. Gods and kings portrays the deity as a boy the new. He encounters a burning bush and a boy, a manifestation of god of abraham. Gods and kings is well worth watching, especially to stimulate interest in the timeless story. Gods and kings is not only innovative and refreshing, but also startlingly traditional. The scabbards are made of gold and ivory and they are not as short as roman swords but not as long as broadswords. Gods and kings discussion questions for the afterparty december 4th, 2014 randy petersen bible blog do you like to go somewhere after a movie and hash it out. Watch a burning bush tell you the original story of exodus. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by ridley scott. Gods and kings is an epic film based on the bible from director ridley scott. Book of exodus, session 2 the burning bush exodus 16. The presence of christian bale in front of the camera and ridley scott behind it in exodus.
Gods and kings seems to import biblical themes and character traits for dramatic effect. Gods promises fulfilled with passover and easter approaching, how appropriate to screen and study the epic story of moses in exodus. The story starts of as moses, a young man and his adoptive brother, ramses, are being told that the hittites are invading egypt. Read the book of exodus and get a true depiction of the story of moses. Gods and kings is the years third bigscreen bible epic. The burningbush scene, a seminal scene in the movie, contains the. Lewis 2 director ridley scott acts as lead prosecutor in exodus. Ten commandments 1956 and prince of egypt 1998, exodus. Gods and kings is, of course, based sometimes quite loosely on the biblical book of exodus. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, and spain, it was produced by peter chernin, jenno topping, michael schaefer, and mark huffam with music by alberto iglesias and written by adam cooper, bill collage, jeffrey caine, and steven zaillian. Gods and kings plays like hebrews in the hands of an. The burning bush is an object described by the book of exodus3.
Gods and kings is the years third bigscreen bible epic, following son of god and noah. The film stars christian bale, joel edgerton, john turturro, aaron paul, ben mendelsohn, maria valverde, sigourney weaver, ghassan massoud, indira varma, golshifteh farahani, and ben kingsley. Gods and kings, on the whole, is a much different film. Exodus gods and kings 2014 english movie part 1,for full movie click below link,bible movies tv. On the other hand, some details in the book of exodus are left to the imagination. In the first place, most historians would not treat the book of exodus as an entirely literal or reliable source. Exodus 3 new international version niv moses and the burning bush. Five minutes in, youll forget any expectations you had about oscars unless its for production design or geopolitical parallels across the ages the toowhite cast scandal notwithstanding. It stars christian bale as moses, joel edgerton as pharaoh ramses ii, with john turturro and sigourney weaver as ramsess parents pharaoh seti i and queen tuya, aaron paul as joshua, and ben kingsley as joshuas father nun. Gods and kings tries to follow the bible, but does so in a manner that avoids the richness of the biblical story of the exodus. Birth of moses first 40 years in pharaohs palace, exo 2 c.