Gods, crooks and golden animal figures: Today we’re off to ancient Egypt. Glittery, colorful and fast-paced action sequencesactors at the height of their absurdity and the odd pinch of mythology.
Gods of Egypt was a gigantic flop of its time, not only financially, but also with critics. Some of the points that were criticized about the fantasy film cannot be ignored. But an excellent Gerard Butler and the sheer joy with which the film is thrown into gigantic monster battles provide pure popcorn entertainment. You can experience it now on Amazon Prime.
In Gods of Egypt with Gerard Butler, a god and a mortal embark on an epic mission
The world of the gods is in turmoil. Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), son of Osiris, was supposed to succeed him as ruler. But Osiris’ brother Seth (Butler) turns the coronation ceremony into a bloodbath and seizes power. Horus and Hathor, goddess of love (Elodie Yung), swear bitter revenge.
However, Horus would not have expected that his fate would become intertwined with that of a mere mortal. The thief Bek (Brenton Thwaites) desperately wants to save the soul of his great love. Seth also has that soul in his hands. When a coincidence brings the two together, they conspire together against Seth.
The Meanwhile, the world plunges into chaosenslaves people and kills all gods who dare to rise up against him. He even upsets the delicate balance between life and death. Horus and Bek begin an odyssey through Egypt, full of difficult trials and lessons that must be learned before they can face Seth.
Gods of Egypt on Amazon Prime offers 2 hours of great fantasy entertainment
What cannot be denied is that Gods of Egypt deals with Egyptian mythology and has filled the majority of its cast with white or non-North African actors. This earned the film harsh criticism at the time and we cannot forgive it for this guilt. Everyone needs to be aware of this.
But behind the initial problems and sometimes paper-thin characters lies a film that incredible fun Everything here testifies to the will to tell a truly great story, worthy of a war of the gods. Archaic creatures stand in the way of our heroes, everything drips with magic and sorcery, the action is wonderfully powerful despite the sometimes shaky effects.
Gerard Butler in particular, as the chaos god who is increasingly falling into madness, visibly happy in all its pomp, its glittering robes, its golden armor and moments charged with pathos. And when the rival gods transform into animal forms inspired by real mythology, it feels like the superhero battle that it is in the best possible way.
Gods of Egypt now offers you on Amazon Prime Video in the streaming flat rate a wonderful evening of fantasy entertainment.
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