Exodus: Gods and Kings

[unkl brws]

Just watched the film "Exodus: Gods and Kings" directed by Ridley Scott. I can't say I liked and I'm not sure why. The acting was...ok, but the film seemed a bit rushed as though it was trying to tell too much of the Exodus story for the time it had (it runs for 150 minutes). There was however an interesting scene towards the end where Moses was lying on the beach the night before the Red Sea crossing and witnesses a comet overhead that appears to plunge into the ocean at the horizon.

 

[lilyalic]

I thought this film was "alright", things moved very quickly and the work of the "god" seemed a little far fetched, however, with all the weather changes and deaths of animals, it kind of reminded me of the latest SOTT video of the earth/weather changes in December! Our "gods" aren't happy with us

 

[Jono]

I quite enjoyed this film, it was interesting to see how the director/writers portrayed the plagues of Egypt with realistic scenarios, rather than magical ones. For example the Nile was turned red from animals killing their selves and each other, which drove the frogs onto land, eventually rotting and then came the lice, flies and diseases. As Bruce said, Moses witnesses a comet head into the river the night before the crossing... I was under the impression this was the catalyst for the low tide, but I guess not:

"The tale will feature in Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings,’ who claims that his version will be more ‘realistic,’ with the parting explained by a tsunami caused by an earthquake. This is because, before a tsunami strikes, coastal waters often recede."

_http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2868352/How-Red-Sea-really-parted-Moses-used-knowledge-tides-ensure-safe-crossing-Israelites-instead-waiting-miracle-expert-claims.html