Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an
alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped
Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into
chaos and conflict.
Director: Alex Proyas
Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler | See full cast & crew »
Storyline
Set, the merciless god of darkness, has taken over the throne of Egypt and plunged the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. Few dare to rebel against him. A young thief, whose love was taken captive by the god, seeks to dethrone and defeat Set with the aid of the powerful god Horus.User Reviews
In the ancient Egypt,
the god Ra (Geoffrey Rush) has split Egypt in two: the fertile part with
the Nile would be ruled by his son Osiris (Bryan Brown) and the desert
by his son Set (Gerard Butler). During the coronation of Horus (Nikolaj
Coaster-Waldau) by his father Osiris, Set betrays his brother and kills
him. Then he withdraws the eyes of Horus that are his source of power
and exiles him in the desert. The mortal thief Bek (Brenton Thwaites)
and his beloved wife Zaya (Courtney Eaton) that worships Horus become
slaves of Set. Zaya, who is working for Set's architect Urshu (Rufus
Sewell), convinces Bek to steal the eyes of Horus from a well-protected
pyramid designed by Urshu to give them back to Horus, the only one
capable to defeat Set. Bek succeeds but retrieves only one of the eyes;
however Urshu discovers the theft and Bek and Zaya need to flee. Urshu
kills Zaya with an arrow and when Bek reaches Horus' shelter, he
proposes to help the god to retrieve his other eye. In return, he
demands that Horus bring his beloved Zaya back from the underworld. They
team up and soon Horus' lover Hathor (Elodie Yung), the goddess of
love, leaves Set and joins them in their quest to defeat the evil Set.
"Gods of Egypt" is an underrated adventure. The story is highly entertaining but the great cast is overshadowed by the special effects. The plot is funny and is a delightful joke regarding the mythology. It recalls the naive and silly adventures that older viewers used to see in the matinees, and therefore highly recommended. My vote is seven.
"Gods of Egypt" is an underrated adventure. The story is highly entertaining but the great cast is overshadowed by the special effects. The plot is funny and is a delightful joke regarding the mythology. It recalls the naive and silly adventures that older viewers used to see in the matinees, and therefore highly recommended. My vote is seven.
