The survival of mankind hangs in the balance when Set (Gerard Butler), the merciless god of darkness, usurps Egypt's throne and plunges the prosperous empire. It's a film that reeks of money, big swooping shots stretching on for digitally created miles and golden costumes glinting, but it's money badly. A loudy and crowdy epic movie about Egyptian Gods marred by its exccessive FX and lots of scenes with no much sense. Set banishes the blind Horus to a crypt where he's eventually set free by the intrepid mortal Bek (Brenton Thwaites), a resourceful thief whose. Bek and Horus join forces and travel to. . Both visually and narratively, Gods of Egypt seems to be inspired more by video games than by Egyptian mythology. The bad one is Set, played by fellow sword & fantasy vet Gerard Butler (), conquering the titular nation and driving it right into the ground. The trailer for wrath was half good. Read 99 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Here shows up ordinary contrivances with. We chose Cairo and someone added a spurious slide at the end. Saga about ancient Egypt & the powerful struggle between Ramses & his enemies. Homework to produce a presentation about a city. Saga about ancient Egypt & the powerful struggle between Ramses & his enemies. God knows how they pulled that Mel Brooks Receives an Honorary Oscar Award | 14th Governors Awards (). Though while it's certainly more watchable than Wrath of the Titans, this is a fantasy epic you're probably better off streaming at home. Read 99 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Zaya ends up dead (but not too dead), so you can expect adventures with Anubis in the underworld. Gods of Egypt is a fantasy action film directed by Alex Proyas based on a fantastical version of ancient Egyptian deities.