Gods Of Egypt

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It seems the gods have made their decree: a film identical to Clash Of The Titans every two years! I would give Gods Of Egypt a 3/10.

This is beyond a shred of doubt a special effects film, the look of these effects in this film is incredible particularly the gods transforming into their armoured animal counterparts. The cinematography goes hand in hand with these effects, the broad expansive shots really add to the fantastic style of this film. The fight choreography is also pretty good, there's especially some great stuff with the weapon work in this film.

Courtney Eaton, who played Zaya, is one of the most likeable roles in this film; her earnest and optimistic qualities were very endearing. Elodie Yung, who played Hathor, has a really strong presence in this film; I enjoy how she is able to seduce and manipulate her way through the film and I really liked the sacrifice she for Thwaites' character. Gerard Butler, who played Set, was the perfect antagonist for this film; he had an intense ruthless quality that really set him apart from the rest of the cast. Goran D. Kleut, who played Anubis, brought a very intimidating role to the cast; this was just a minor character but he immediately became one of the most intriguing in the film for me. Geoffrey Rush, who played Ra, brought an interesting take upon this benevolent all-father; I think for me the scene between Butler and Rush was one of the best and most emotional moments of the film. Lindsay Farris, who voiced Older Bek, was a really good narrator for this film; he had engaging voicework and I liked him a lot more than his younger counterpart.

However the best performance came from Rufus Sewell, who played Urshu. While Sewell was not the major antagonist of this film he definitely was my favourite antagonist. Sewell can convey a sinister character really well and this quality helps him create an antagonist that the audience will love to hate. I really enjoyed the chemistry between Sewell And Butler, particularly seeing Sewell so nervous and on edge. I also thought the adversity between Sewell and Thwaites and Eaton was great to watch, it was one of the few things that made the mortal lover storyline even remotely interesting.

The plot of this film is horrendous, the storylines are very over the top and illed with the usual blockbuster nonsense. The problem lies in that you don't care about either of the two main characters and their respective quests therefore the film fails to pique your interest for most of the time. It's pacing slows right down because of this and you're left wondering when this film will ever end. I also thought the focus upon Thwaites' role was a poor decision and that they should have focussed the film upon it's title characters: the gods themselves. The score for this film wasn't very unique, frankly I've heard this big fanfare in blockbusters before and I've certainly heard the more 'Egyptian' elements before too.

Brenton Thwaites, who played Bek, is one of the two terrible protagonists in this film, I thought Thwaites character was used far too much and he just felt unnecessary. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who played Horus, is the second ot the two part terrible protagonist team; Coster-Waldau does his job of making Horus vain and dislikeable too well and the character never really grows on you in the film. Rachael Blake, who played Isis, has no screen presence at all in this film; it's bad enough Brown has barely enough attention paid to him but we see next to no interaction between Blake and Coster-Waldau. Bryan brown, who played Osiris, was probably the worst choice for this role; his portrayal of this god was so pathetically weak and generic that you didn't so much as bate an eyelash when he died. Emma Booth, who played Nephthys, is just yet another of the many unnecessary characters in this film; her supposed relationship with butler comes out of nowhere and doesn't make you care about her anymore than you already do. Chadwick Boseman, who played Thoth, has me really worried for his role in the Marvel universe because I've yet to see him play one good character; Boseman tries way too hard in this film and ultimately doesn't seem suited to the character that he is portraying. Yaya Deng and Abbey Lee, who played Astarte and Anat respectively, were the token minions of this film; they were there more for the effects and costume than they were for their acting ability.