Movie Review - Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014, English) Simply put, it’s the story of Ramses and Moses. And if you have seen “The Ten Commandments” already, then Exodus has nothing new to offer except that it is a paler version of the original. Shot in 3D, in a much larger scale, Exodus flatters to deceive. Watching the trailers led me to believe that I was about to witness a magnum opus with quite a bit of pulsating battle scenes where metal meets metal a amidst thundering horse hooves and an absorbing background score. I was looking forward to intense exchanges between the protagonists. Alas, the movie meandered into many a silence moments and appeared to drag in places. And since it was the story of Moses, predictability of what’s going to happen next became a given. As with respect to SFX, except for the parting of the Red sea there is nothing much to write home about. Having said this, the last 10 minutes of the movie beholds the spectacle that is uniquely created and is certainly worth a mention. Christian Bale (Moses) and Joel Edgerton (Ramses) are no comparison to the intensity that Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner (of the 1956, “Ten Commandments” fame) brought in. No screen presence at all. I would like to compare this with the electrifying performance of Russell Crowe in Gladiator. The reference in here, since, the Director, Ridley Scott is a common denominator. On a lighter note, amusingly, I was drawn into a comparison of my daily work life. There is a General (read “Project Manager”) leading a bunch of slaves (read “Team Members”) extracting every ounce of flesh and blood at a far location (read “client site”) and the Kings rep (read “Delivery Excellence Auditor”) is sent to inspect how the Project is coming up. The Kings rep (the auditor) demands, documents, project plans, authorizations on excess money spent, approvals from the King on deviations conducts a few slave interviews and threatens to report the project as an abject failure. The General meanwhile pleads and counters, “I do not have skilled manpower, the resources are scarce, there are no tools to automate, the environs are harsh and hence the delays on Project Delivery....” Sounds familiar ??? -J. On the rating part now, would give it a 3 out of 5 and would not put it on a “Must Watch” list on the big screen.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:31:17 +0000
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