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God of Egypt w/ Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi (HDTGM Matinee)

2025/2/4
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Jason Manzoukas
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@Jason Manzoukas : 我推荐的电影《埃及众神》很糟糕,我误把它和另一部类似的电影搞混了。这部电影完全无视了埃及神话,剧情荒诞不经,像嗑药后写出的初稿,充满了无聊的次要情节和尴尬的相遇桥段。电影大部分场景都在绿幕中拍摄,显得廉价且缺乏质感。神与人的体型比例严重失调,视觉效果不佳;巨人与人类的比例失调,视觉效果差,拍摄也困难。 @Paul Scheer : 《埃及众神》完全无视了埃及神话,剧情荒诞不经。电影剧情混乱,像嗑药后写出的初稿,充满了无聊的次要情节和尴尬的相遇桥段。杰拉德·巴特勒的苏格兰口音在电影中前后不一致。电影中人物的对话过于随意,与宏大的场景形成强烈反差;人物在重要的场合也表现得过于随意,缺乏仪式感。人物关系混乱,年龄设定也不合理;出现了一个与埃及神话格格不入的“钢铁侠”式场景。神明的身体构造如同乐高积木,可以随意拆卸,这很不合理。电影开场白暗示了电影质量很差;旁白不靠谱,甚至对剧情也不了解。叙事混乱,缺乏逻辑和连贯性;男主角的名字和形象与埃及背景不符。狮身人面像的谜语难以理解;智者托特未能解开谜题,反而被男主角抢先解答,这显得不合理。 @Erin Gibson : 尽管电影很糟糕,但演员们的表现都很好。电影对埃及人物角色进行了严重的“漂白”处理。杰弗里·拉什在电影中的表演很出色;电影的结局过于仓促和令人失望。我最初误以为电影中的巨型蠕虫是与太阳神每日作战的生物;电影中巨型蠕虫实际上代表的是混沌。神明可以决定人的来世,这很不合理。电影的结局是悬念式结尾,是为了延续拍摄续集,但这个想法很愚蠢。电影烂番茄评分只有16%,这对于一部1.4亿美元的电影来说非常低。杰拉德·巴特勒的表演很出色,但他的职业选择令人惋惜;他似乎乐于接拍各种类型的电影。电影的特效和音效都很差;风格类似于《300勇士》,但由于预算充足,反而显得臃肿。所有场景都是电脑生成的,导致视觉效果缺乏真实感;缺乏紧张感和悬念,因为一切都不真实。角色的行动缺乏逻辑和合理性;女性角色的服装过于现代化,与埃及背景不符。存在一些奇特的场景,例如由巨型甲虫拉动的飞行战车。演员的表演看似独立,因为他们可能分别拍摄;制作方式似乎鼓励观众自行重新剪辑。 @Bryan Safi : 我喜欢史诗电影的宏大场面,但这部电影的台词与场面格格不入。电影开场几分钟就令人震惊,因为对话过于随意,与场景严重不符。神明拥有无限能力,却让凡人建造建筑,这很不合理。电影中男主角的行为缺乏逻辑,他选择爬楼而不是乘坐电梯;人物阅读象形文字的方式过于随意和不合理。我愿意参演这部电影。塞缪尔·杰克逊选择电影的标准是基于他儿时喜欢的电影类型;这部电影只有非美国演员才能胜任。

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The hosts discuss the movie's plot, which deviates significantly from Egyptian mythology. They also comment on the inconsistencies in the characters' ages and relationships.
  • Significant deviation from Egyptian mythology
  • Inconsistent character ages and relationships
  • Casual tone in a grand setting

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Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi of the Attitudes podcast joins Paul and Jason in-studio to discuss the 2016 Fantasy film Gods of Egypt. Is it a good sign when the opening narration isn’t confident in remembering the plot of the movie? What was the sphinx saying? Why doesn’t Gerard Butler’s accent stay consistent throughout the movie? All of this and more is covered as they get deep into this green screen adventure. (Originally released 8/19/16)

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