I'm a big fan of just about any film and television show with Ridley Scott's name attached to it, from The Good Wife to Thelma & Louise. He seems to be on a roll with Biblical films, which I'm sure is financially calculated.
I haven't seen Exodus yet, but am anxious to see Scott's interpretation of the story of Moses. It looks like he is already involved in yet another Bible story, one that has been tackled a number of times in film, David. With his sense of epic story telling and action sequences, David could prove to be truly bigger than life, as the man who God favored was a warrior, a bandit, an adulterer and murderer, who somehow stayed in God's grace.
I'll hold my judgement of Exodus Gods and Kings until I see it. I've read a couple reviews by folks who probably don't know which end of the camera to point at the actors, yet set themselves up as judges and juries over a project that took years and hundreds of millions of dollars to produce.
I was never really that fond of The Ten Commandments. I do hope this film is not only a financial hit, but from a Christian perspective, it might encourage more to consider opening up the Bible and discovering for themselves some of the great stories within.
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