Alex proyas, lionsgate apologize for gods of egypts. See more ideas about gods of egypt, egypt, gods of egypt movie. The complete gods and goddesses of ancient egypt by. How do the gods and goddesses become gods and goddesses. Gerard butler feels gods of egypt whitewashing backlash was too much. Most egyptian gods represented one principle aspect of the world. A short and sweet overview of egyptians belief about the afterlife. The acting is awful, even seasoned actors gerard butler and geoffrey rush ham it up with incredibly cheesy performances. Horus a major god, usually shown as a falcon or as a human child, linked with the sky, the sun, kingship. Goodreads members who liked gods of egypt also liked. Gods of egypt posters spark anger with whitewashed cast film. Thoth, in his infinite knowledge, decides to stick two opposing immortals together on a crosscountry road trip with the goal of saving the gods. The clarity and brevity of claude trauneckers book make it especially valuable to readers seeking an authoritative introduction to this complex topic.
Jun 17, 2017 the complete gods and goddesses of ancient egypt by richard h. The complete gods and goddesses of ancient egypt by richard h. Gods of egypt, like last years pixels or fantastic four, lacks that key directorial voice and connection with the audience, leaving viewers feeling assaulted by an unfocused mess of a movie. As she stays in the kings palace as his adviser, she meets a mysterious man who calls himself thoth. Gods of egypt posters spark anger with whitewashed cast.
Gods of egypt renews concern about inaccurate film casting. There were over 2,000 names of gods in ancient egypt. These books are all personally owned by the author and are the sources for all information found on this web site baines, john, et. Director alex proyas and lionsgate apologized for ethnically inaccurate casting in gods of egypt a full three months before the movie is set to hit theaters. Gerard butler, who played the egyptian god set in alex proyas gods of egypt, feels that the movies whitewashing controversy was too much. Its not a sequel, bookcomic translate, and was truly trying to create on its own. Another bigbudget hollywood epic was cast with almost all white actors once again, and the backlash isnt pretty. Gerard butler on gods of egypt whitewashing screen rant. Carly silver is an ancient and classical history expert who has served as a tour guide, assistant editor for harlequin books, and teacher and lecturer in brooklyn. It stars nikolaj costerwaldau, gerard butler, brenton thwaites, chadwick boseman, elodie yung, courtney eaton, rufus sewell and geoffrey rush. Ra was the sun god, for example, and nut was goddess of the sky.
Most were generally benevolent but their favor could not be counted on. Gods of egypt is slated for release on april 8, 2016. Gods of egypt, like last years pixels or fantastic four, lacks that key directorial voice and connection with the audience, leaving viewers feeling assaulted by an unfocused mess of a. Gods of egypt tells the story of a mortal thwaites who sets off an a journey to save the world and rescue his true love, enlisting the. Gods of egypt star gerard butler at the films premiere. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. To defeat the merciless set, horus joins forces with a brave mortal for a journey that will take. Nov 27, 2015 film director alex proyas and lionsgate have apologized for casting white actors in gods of egypt, following online backlash over a lack of diversity in the film that takes place in ancient egypt. The 10 best egyptian mythology books norse mythology for. Gods of egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by alex proyas based on the ancient egyptian deities. The 10 best egyptian mythology books egyptian mythology for. Nov 27, 2015 the director and studio for the actionfantasy gods of egypt are apologizing after the films lack of diversity sparked backlash directed by alex proyas and set in ancient egypt, the tale of.
Gods of egypt to be released spring of 2016 is a american film featuring egyptian deities with a predominantly white cast. Gods of egypt film title changed to kings of egypt. The film portrays a mortal egyptian hero who partners with the egyptian god horus to save the world from set and rescue his love. His father, also gaius julius caesar, was a praetor who governed the province of asia and his mother, aurelia cotta, was of noble birth. Gods of egypt director calls film critics deranged idiots after. Nov 27, 2015 gods of egypt, starring brenton thwaites, nikolaj costerwaldau, rufus sewell, elodie young, courtney eaton, ab bey lee, chadwick boseman, geoffrey rush, and gerard butler, opens february 26th of. A guide to the gods, goddesses, and traditions of ancient egypt pinch, geraldine on. Gods of egypt, starring brenton thwaites, nikolaj costerwaldau, rufus sewell, elodie young, courtney eaton, ab bey lee, chadwick boseman, geoffrey rush, and gerard butler, opens february 26th of.
Whitewashing not the only terrible thing about gods of egypt. Deadpool still on top as whitewashed gods of egypt sinks. When lionsgate began promoting the film in november 2015, it received backlash for its predominantly white cast playing egyptian deities. If gods and goddesses were real, what would they do in everyday life.
With gods of egypt, 2016 has its first bonafide megaflop. Gods, egyptian, ancient egyptian religion, books barnes. The first look at the effectspacked epic has caused upset on twitter, with many comparing the casting to ridley scotts controversial exodus. Horus is the god of the sky and the son of osiris and isis. Very informative and takes a broad look at the gods and goddesses of ancient egypt. Both held to the populare ideology of rome which favored democratization of government and more rights for the lower class as opposed to the. Gods and kings and gods of egypt demonstrates just how ineffective whitewashing is when it comes. The 10 best egyptian mythology books egyptian mythology. The director and studio for the actionfantasy gods of egypt are apologizing after the films lack of diversity sparked backlash directed by. Nov 28, 2015 gods of egypt whitewashing controversy. Deadpool still on top as whitewashed gods of egypt sinks at. The title of this book is a bit misleading, there are only a few pages dedicated to describing the different egyptian gods, and then the rest of the book covers what happened when an egyptian died and how they were prepared for their journey and life on the other side.
The characters of the gods were not clearly defined. When the trailers for the new film came out last fall, the backlash was so loud that. The film is able to get away with more violence and bloodletting than one normally finds in teenfriendly films by making gods bleed gold. The bookstore all titles preceded by an orange scarab are highly recommended by the author for those wishing to learn more about ancient egypt and egyptian mythology. Proyas drew attention to the backlash gods of egypt received when its casting was first announced.
The director and studio for the actionfantasy gods of egypt are apologizing after the films lack of diversity sparked backlash directed by alex proyas and set in ancient egypt, the tale of. Film director alex proyas and lionsgate have apologized for casting white actors in gods of egypt, following online backlash over a. Animals were chosen to represent the powers of the god. The fantasy epic stars scottish actor gerard butler and danish actor nikolaj costerwaldau as mythological egyptian.
To defeat the merciless set, horus joins forces with a brave mortal for a journey that will take them. Both are wrong, but set takes the dark path while horus is able to reconsider his position and make amends. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient egyptian religion, which emerged sometime in prehistory. Danish actor nikolaj costerwaldau plays an egyptian deity in the upcoming film gods of egypt, in which the majority of the cast is white. Gods of egypt movie posters ignite whitewashing backlash.
Wilkinsons the complete gods and goddesses of ancient egypt is an introduction to ancient egyptian mythology and religion that, as the title implies, has a particular focus on the remarkable gods and goddesses, which is what draws many people to learn about. As soon as the trailer for the film gods of egypt dropped last fall, the internet was. Director, studio apologize for racial miscasting danish actor nikolaj costerwaldau plays an egyptian deity in the upcoming film gods of egypt, in which the. The trailer for the lionsgate film gods of egypt was released on tuesday, and you cant help but notice that the titular egyptian gods look anything but. The films director alex proyas, who was born in egypt, apologized in a statement in. At what point in time were all the gods and goddesses alive. All titles preceded by an orange scarab are highly recommended by the author for those wishing to learn more about ancient egypt and egyptian mythology. See more ideas about egypt, gods of egypt movie and god. Set is driven by a thirst for power, and horus by a thirst for revenge. Lgf has released an official statement in response to criticisms regarding the casting choices of alex proyass gods of egypt. Gods of egypt filmmakers apologize for white cast cnn.
The movie focuses on horus, god of the sky, who is the rightful heir to the throne of egypt, but is usurped after being defeated in battle and. The ultimate battle between good and evil threatens to destroy all creation in this epic fantasyadventure bursting with spectacular action and amazing special effects. Director, studio apologize for racial miscasting danish actor nikolaj costerwaldau plays an egyptian deity. The old egyptians worshipped a few gods at different times and in different places. When she enters thoths temple, she comes out to see that she has traveled back in time to the 3223 bc when king tut still ruled. Gods of egypt director apologizes for whitewashed cast. List of egyptian gods and goddesses simple english. Gaius julius caesar was born 12 july 100 bce though some cite 102 as his birth year. Dec 15, 2015 video the mythical gods in alex proyas fantasy adventure gods of egypt stand nine foot tall in humanoid form but when they transform into battle beasts they shoot up to 12 feet or so and sprout. Feb 25, 2016 the movie focuses on horus, god of the sky, who is the rightful heir to the throne of egypt, but is usurped after being defeated in battle and stripped of his eyes by the god of the desert, set. The gods of egypt, first published in france in 1992 and now in its third french edition, is a short, elegant, and highly accessible survey of ancient egyptian religion. The fantasy epic stars scottish actor gerard butler and danish actor nikolaj costerwaldau as mythological egyptian gods, and a recently released. Alex proyas, lionsgate apologize for gods of egypts lack. This is a list of egyptian gods and goddesses from egyptian mythology.
Gerard butler feels gods of egypt whitewashing backlash was too much mansoor mithaiwala oct 23, 2017. Gods and kings and gods of egypt demonstrates just how ineffective whitewashing is when it comes to the box office. A guide to the gods, goddesses, and traditions of ancient egypt. Ancient egyptian gods and goddesses discovering ancient egypt. Nov 30, 2015 gods of egypt tells the story of a mortal thwaites who sets off an a journey to save the world and rescue his true love, enlisting the help of the god horus to defeat set, the god of darkness.
Bastet was the goddess of protection of joy, love, pleasure and pregnant woman. Video the mythical gods in alex proyas fantasy adventure gods of egypt stand nine foot tall in humanoid form but when they transform into battle beasts they shoot up to 12 feet or so and sprout. As the headline states, lions gate entertainment nyse. A guide to the gods, goddesses, and traditions of ancient egypt by pinch, geraldine isbn. I liked the way that the books was setup starting with a overview of egyptian culture and worshipping practices, then moving onto the different types of deities. Gerard butler, who played the egyptian god set in alex proyas.
Some gods changed in importance over time or were nonexistent until later eras. Most of the lead characters are played by white actors, including gerard butler. Gods of egypt faced backlash last year for casting mostly white actors in a film based on egyptian mythology. Whitewashing not the only terrible thing about gods of. Deities represented natural forces and phenomena, and the egyptians supported and appeased them through offerings and rituals so that these forces would. Ancient egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient egypt. These books are all personally owned by the author and are the sources for all information found on this web site. Gods of egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by alex proyas based on the ancient. Following the backlash sparked by the gods of egypt trailer and posters. You can feel proyas pushing the envelope and the pg constraints hurt. Some images of ancient egyptian gods and goddesses show them with a human body and the head of a bird or an animal. The sex scenes should have been steamier these are way too tame. For years, caucasian people have been cast to play the roles of egyptians in which usually was accepted with little to no outrage in view of the fact there was an unintentional lack of consciousness. Nov, 2015 gods of egypt movie posters ignite whitewashing backlash.
Yn goes with her father on a business trip to egypt. Gerard butler and nikolaj costerwaldau star as rival gods set and horus, who are locked in a war to rule the universe. Gods of egypt is a mythical story about two egyptian gods, set and horus, who struggle with each other to take control of egypt. The gods struggle against the forces of chaos and among each other before withdrawing from the human world and installing the historical kings of egypt to rule in their place. Do the egyptians still believe in gods and goddesses. Gods of egypt 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In response, lionsgate and director alex proyas apologized. Find books like gods of egypt from the worlds largest community of readers.
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