Gods of Egypt is one visually fast-paced adventure trip, which was directed by Alex Proyas (I, Robot) in 2016. According to Box Office Mojo, Gods of Egypt was able to achieve a production budget of $140 million only income of a good 150 million catch up. Why the film flopped could be due, among other things, to the accusation of whitewashing, for which the director and the production company Lionsgate apologized before the film’s release. If you haven’t seen the fast-paced journey of the gods yet, you can watch it on TV today.
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In Gods of Egypt the gods live among humans and the god of the dead Osiris rules as pharaoh over the Egyptian empire. When he declares his son Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from Game of Thrones) to be his successor, his brother Set (Gerard Butler) intervenes, kills Osiris and banishes his nephew. Fratricide is one well-known legend from Egyptian mythology, then the film continues quickly.
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In heaven, in the realm of the dead, on earth – things are going well in Gods of Egypt.
After Set seizes the throne, he plunges the empire into chaos and there are few rebels left to resist. One of them is the human thief Bek (Brenton Thwaites), who wants to help Horus regain power. An adventurous journey into the afterlife begins that contains so many gods, creatures and twists that it is difficult to summarize the film.
Gods of Egypt was a flop: That’s why it’s still worth it
Gods of Egypt brims with visual ingenuity. The backgrounds glitter with gold, huge monsters shoot out of the ground and the setting changes constantly. One moment the heroes are still traveling in the realm of the dead, the next moment we are in heaven. The fantasy adventure impresses for two hours with its exuberant design and possibly too many ideas.
It also takes some getting used to that the gods look like people, but are significantly larger, which often seems visually strange. The story is overloaded, but paired with that big journey, the exciting stops and the love stories Timeless. For a cozy winter evening to switch off, Gods of Egypt is definitely worth it.
When is Gods of Egypt on TV?
Gods of Egypt is running on Friday (December 14, 2023) at 10:50 p.m. on RTL2. If you like to spend your nights away, you can watch the repeat on the channel on Saturday (December 16) at 3:45 a.m. Regardless of the television program, the fantasy adventure can be streamed on Amazon Prime, among others.