Things are getting religious on television today. First we go to the realm of the gods, where it’s like a soap opera: Affairs, intrigues and deadly family feuds. In the fantasy film Gods of Egypt with Gerard Butler, the numerous stories are transformed into popcorn cinema.
Afterwards we move from Egyptian mythology to the Bible. In Noah it will be fine most famous end of the world story of all time told. Darren Aronofsky directed the Bible epic with Russell Crowe and Emma Watson with atmospheric density.
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God Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is supposed to inherit his father Osiris and rule over the Egyptian empire. But his uncle Set (Butler) seizes power and plunges Egypt into chaos. Horus vows revenge, but is dependent on the help of the human thief Bek (Brenton Thwaites).
An adventurous journey into the afterlife begins, full of monstrous creatures, fast-paced twists and turns visual ingenuity is – that can sometimes lead to sensory overload. Gods of Egypt received criticism even before its theatrical release in 2016 for its whitewashing of the main cast. A year later, Gerard Butler still thought the discussion was excessive, but we don’t know what his opinion of it is today. Nevertheless, the overloaded story offers great popcorn entertainment with a timeless love story.
Noah tells the end of the world with visually stunning fantasy elements
Three years before director Darren Aronofsky’s mother! turned the Old Testament into a psychological thriller, he dedicated himself to what is probably the best-known world undergas story. In Noah, the title character (Crowe) receives visions of a great flood means the end of humanity. As the chosen one, he and his family set out to build a gigantic ark, on which two specimens of the animal world will find rescue.
With gigantic stone guardians and surreal nightmare scenes, Aronofsky incorporates fantasy elements and transforms Noah into a dark and visually stunning blockbuster. The righteous one Noah becomes a questionable hero over the course of the filmwhich divides opinions, as shown by the different critics (75 percent) and audience votes (41 percent) on Rotten Tomatoes.
In his latest project, Aronofsky is once again dedicating himself to an adaptation. This time it’s not about religion, but about the New York underworld of the 90s. You can look forward to Dune 2 star Austin Butler in the novel adaptation.
When will Gods of Egypt and Noah be on TV?
RTL2 shows the divine adventure on today, Friday, November 8th at 8:15 p.m. Followed by Noah at 10:50 p.m.
The Rescue in the Ark runs again on the night of November 9th at 3:05 a.m. and Gods of Egypt on the same day at 11:05 p.m. If you miss the films, you can stream them with a subscription on Prime or Disney+.
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