Why Gods of Egypt (dir. Alex Proyas, 2016)? This is not a film one
should go to for knowledge of Egyptian history or mythology. Nor should one expect to find in its 126-minute
duration good acting, narrative skill or logic, interesting ideas, or much of
anything else. It is a celebration of
DGI special effects rendered with limited imagination. Somewhere deep in its foundation is the story
of two brothers, one jealous of the other for the place of favor his father has
given him. Unhappy brother kills father,
defeats other brother, takes over as king.
There’s something to be made from such a plot, but it’s not made
here. For the most part, the actors in
this film are people whose names don’t ring a bell. Exceptions are Gerard Butler (who plays Egyptian
god Set) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (who plays Egyptian god Horus).
How do you get up each morning
and look yourself in the mirror knowing that you appeared in a movie such as
this one? Is it the money? Surely it’s not the privilege of appearing in
a work of any merit. There’s none of that here. Does the attraction of
appearing in any big money Hollywood production overbalance the shame
and humiliation one ought to feel over an association with this work of inane
and artless drivel? Gerard Butler has
appeared in some films of note. What
explains his presence here?
Let's be honest: I am the one who should feel shame
and humiliation over having paid money to rent this film, not to
mention shame and humiliation for having wasted 126 eye-glazed, mind-numbing minutes watching it—and admitting to it here.
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