Gods of Egypt

When Hollywood Meets the Egyptian Creation Myth

written by

Maël

_After a time Osiris asked Horus what he held to be the most noble of all things. Horus replied, "To avenge one's father and mother for evil done to them.”_ “I chose none of this! I can't undo what's been done! What power do I have?” Gold runs through their veins. 8 feet tall gods walking amongst mortals. The Egyptian myths of creation, all mashed together haphazardly and funneled down to a bombastic Hollywood film. The battle between an uncle and a nephew, two gods, Set and Horus, fighting to be king of a mortal land that is terrified of them/in adoration of them. The sun god Ra, sailing on the Mandjet across space above the mortal land and above the Duat, locked in an eternal battle with Apophis, the great serpent of chaos. And through it all, love. The love of a mortal boy, Bek, a carefree thief who doesn’t believe in anything but himself ;and a mortal girl, Zaya, a true believer, a girl dead and trapped to eternity in the Duat, a land that Bek will travel the ends of the world to save her from. Love, the strongest of all emotions, across the gods and man. Who needs character development when you have love? You all are fucking weak. Gods of Egypt is insane, and I wish I had watched it even earlier. Earnestly made, over-the-top cinema hearkening back to that gratuitous Golden age of Hollywood in all of the best and worst ways imaginable. A cast pumping out the whole gamut of performances, chewing on such ridiculous dialogue, throwing out anything they want. Absolute spectacle to behold: every foot of film dragged through layer upon layer of computer graphics, used as a beautiful tool. Not a single smirk towards its subjects, and it’s all the more beautiful for it. “I don’t know if I’m strong enough.” “Then become stronger.”