The future leader’s father, Seti (John Turturro), clearly favors Moses. Moses, played by Christian Bale, has been raised alongside the next pharaoh, Ramses (Joel Edgerton). And as in the earlier movie, there’s tension between the protagonist and future despot. In place of Romans, however, in “Exodus” it’s the pharaoh’s army in Egypt and some insurgents. Just as in Scott’s 2000 Academy Award winner, the film jumps right into the action with a battle between the ruling state and some barbaric rebels. The story begins during Moses’s early adulthood, and Scott has managed to shoehorn the religious narrative into his “ Gladiator” template. That God is played by 11-year-old Isaac Andrews as a bratty and terrifying pre-teen is but one absurd choice in this biblical action drama that feels excessive in every way imaginable, from running time (nearly 2 1/ 2 hours) to melodramatic acting to the conspicuous amount of computer generation.
At least, that’s how he’s portrayed in “ Exodus: Gods and Kings,” Scott’s retelling of the Old Testament story of Moses. And Ridley Scott has an explanation: The almighty is actually a petulant and vengeful child who has temper tantrums of epic proportions when he doesn’t get his way.
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