The cinematic world is no stranger to the concepts of mythology and ancient gods. This idea of these legends have grace the silver screen in a variety of films; from
Clash of the Titans to even Marvel's
Thor. Yet there is one set of gods that rarely make a cinematic appearance and that would be the one of Egyptian Mythology. There have been movies that reference this ideology but the fact remains that Ancient Egypt barely gets depicted in a celluloid format. Yet this is no longer the case as this mythology gets represented in the new action-adventure blockbuster:
Gods of Egypt. Directed by the man behind
The Crow, Alex Proyas,
Gods of Egypt brings these legends to life in a very eccentric fashion. By viewing the trailer this fantasy film looked engaging, but does
Gods of Egypt truly bring the legend to life?
Gods of Egypt follows the story of Horris (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau): the god of the air. Before Horris can become King of Egypt, the spiteful god Set (Gerard Butler) takes the throne by force. With his eye taken from him, Horris becomes an exile as Egypt falls under Set's rule. However fortune comes the god when a thief named Bek (Brenton Thwaites) reclaims of Horris' eyes. In order to save Egypt, and save Bek's beloved Zaya (Courtney Eaton) from death, the two unlikely heroes set off on a grand adventure to stop Set once and for all.
