Some ideas look
great on paper, but when they are made, they are just nonsense. Forty minutes
into this movie, I was struggling to stay awake, yawning continuously as what
was supposed to be an action-fantasy film felt more like an endless parade of
visual effects and constant bickering among the characters about how each
wanted to get their own way.
When Gods
of Egypt, a film about events that occurred in Egypt thousands of years ago,
feels more like a story set in a galaxy far, far away, I started to lose
interest. The movie dragged on with no sign of improving in terms of excitement
or even trying to establish a foundation I could relate to.
While the movie has faced criticism for its casting (a film about Egypt with no Egyptians in any of the lead roles), my main issue was the story. It’s dull, unexciting, and the fight scenes were so underwhelming you could practically fall asleep during them. Honestly, the movie would have worked better as a B-movie, where the financial investment would have been lower. Gods of Egypt was both a critical and commercial failure.
The story begins
with the god Horus being anointed king of Egypt. His uncle, Seth, has other
plans. Seth crashes Horus’s coronation, kills Horus’s father (his own brother),
and attempts to kill Horus. Horus is saved by the goddess of love, but Seth
takes Horus’s eyes and keeps them.
A thief named
Bek has his girlfriend killed when he steals one of Horus’s eyes from Seth.
Unwilling to accept her death, Bek takes the eye to Horus and strikes a deal:
he’ll help Horus steal back his other eye if Horus helps bring his lover back
from the dead.
Looking at this
Alex Proyas film, I wonder what could have been done better. For me, the major
problem is the story. Unlike his previous movies—The Crow (1994), Dark City (1998),
and I,
Robot (2004)—where the stories were captivating enough to keep you
glued, here the story is sloppy and doesn’t justify the $140 million spent on
it. Proyas is a master of filmmaking, making movies that are captivating and
thoughtful, this was neither.
In the end, I really wish I had spent my money on something else instead of wasting my time on this mistake of a movie. Please don’t bother wasting your money on this crap. Yes, the movie has nice CGI, and some fight scenes, but it was not worth it.
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