Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) on Netflix
PG-1320142h 30mActionAdventureDrama
In ancient Egypt, Moses, a general and adoptive brother of Prince Ramses, learns he is Hebrew. Exiled, he becomes the leader of enslaved Hebrews, demanding their freedom from the new pharaoh.
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Egypt, 1300 B.C. The Hebrews have been slaves for four hundred years, and Moses, a general in the royal household, has been raised as the adoptive brother of Prince Ramses. Seti rules as pharaoh, and a High Priestess foretells that one of the two will save the other in battle and become a great leader. Moses saves Ramses from the Hittites, then travels to Pithom, where Viceroy Hegep oversees the slaves. There he meets the Hebrew Nun and learns that he was born a slave, saved as an infant by his sister Miriam. Two Hebrews report the story to Hegep. Seti dies, Ramses becomes pharaoh, and Queen Tuya demands Moses be put to death; Ramses exiles him instead. Moses settles in Midian with Zipporah, until a voice from a burning bush calls him to free his people.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
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- The Egyptian culture minister Gaber Asfour described Exodus as "a Zionist film" and said it was banned because of historical inaccuracies, such as creating a false impression that Moses and the Jews built the pyramids.
- The film was also denied release in the United Arab Emirates, where the director of Media Content Tracking at the National Media Council said they had found many mistakes in the story, "not only about Islam but other religions too".
- More than 1,500 visual effects shots were created to bolster the ranks of the Hebrews and render the plagues of hail, locusts and frogs, although 400 live frogs were used on set. Of the 400,000 humans depicted, only 30 to 40 accompanied Bale crossing the Red Sea, the rest being computer-generated.
- Christian Bale said of Moses, whom he portrayed: "I think the man was likely schizophrenic and was one of the most barbaric individuals that I ever read about in my life."
- In 2011 Warner Bros. Pictures was working on its own Moses film, also titled Gods and Kings, with Steven Spielberg being eyed to direct. Spielberg dropped out in 2013, and the last update on it had Ang Lee eyed as his replacement.
- Joel Edgerton was cast to play Ramses in Exodus: Gods and Kings only after the actor Oscar Isaac turned down the role.
- In an interview for Access Hollywood, Scott claimed that there is a "final" version of Exodus: Gods and Kings that runs four hours long.
- Exodus: Gods and Kings was dedicated to the director Ridley Scott's brother Tony Scott, who died on August 19, 2012.
