Comments on: First Look: Christian Bale In Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus’

By: Laur

Laur — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Oh awesome, look at that super white dude playing a historical Middle Eastern character.

By: Anunakin

Anunakin — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Its 2013, and europeans trying to perpetuate the lie of the Biblical characters being white, especially the the Nile Valley Egyptians, is the most racially inaccurate depiction in movie history! I dont understand why white people insist on perpetuating this lie! We R assembling a team to protest this movie on every level. It's an insult to black people worldwide! We're tired of white people trying to steal our great history! White people werent even created in Genesis time! Thats real history!

By: MistaTMason

MistaTMason — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Would it be more offensive if Christian Bale were wearing a fake beard and wig and spray tan to make him look more Middle Eastern, or just to leave him like this? Ooh, here's a good one: Would it be more offensive if he played Martin Luther King Jr. as just a white guy, like here, or would it be worse if he put on blackface?

By: margaret

margaret — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

omg, is this real? oh, it is…

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

What is this nonsens bashing The Counselor? People keep getting on that bandwagon and it baffles me. Well, not really but I'm trying to be nice here. I loved The Counselor from beginning to end. What a wicked, dark sense of humor it had about the truth of the human condition and its propensity towards denial, greed, violence and deep dark ugliness in which we all reside. The horror…the horror! lol…sorry it frightened the folks, but truth is hard to swallow. Plus the remark below with regards to Kingdom of Heaven. Another very excellent film and most folks can't handle it because it too presented the truth of the history of all the madness in the Middle East what with the violence exhibited by the Christians during the Crusades; the battle over Jerusleum and the dignity and integrity of the Muslium/Arab leader; god forbid an Arab or Muslium could have dignity and integrity. People still want to live in their programmed fantasy lives that the media and the warped history presented to them and can't handle the truth or at least an alternative narrative of the Middle East. Wake up and grow up! This current film of Mr. Scott should be interesting in how he presents these mythological fantasies we've been spoon fed since birth…like the red sea actually parting…come on…or Moses watching God burn the big 10 into stone for him…Jeez, what children we are to believe these Santa Claus stories.

By: LD

LD — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

He isn't the Batman anymore.

By: BRUCE WAYNE

BRUCE WAYNE — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Well BATMAN, JESUS, MOSES all together. And only CHRISTIAN BALE can play them best because he was the best actor, he is the best actor and he will be the best actor.

By: yer

yer — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Another disaster like Kingdom of Heaven with a director's cut to follow that gets praise because it didn't suck as badly as the original?

By: LD

LD — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Wait, so is he Jesus or is he Moses? Or is he all powerful?

By: SeeMe

SeeMe — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Yawn deluxe–more "biblical" movie lies about whites being in Africa thousands of years ago. So, so desperate. It's satanic even.

By: Ryan Sartor

Ryan Sartor — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

The Counselor looked like a sure thing given the cast, but whatever issues people might have with the movie is right there in the screenplay. Seems unfair to blame Scott–and I wouldn't, I really liked The Counselor. Though I realize that many didn't and the movie lost money.

By: kindred spirit

kindred spirit — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Nothing to say about the image… but can we talk more about Bale in HUSTLE? How is he not getting the same attention at JLaw? He's flippin' great in it! In fact, him and Adams are easily the best in show. I am a huge JLaw fan, but the critical acclaim for her performance is absurd. She has the worst possible Long Island accent (take notes from Ms. Margot Robbie in WOWS – you would never think she's Australian) and has 2 really good scenes but they are less about her performance, and more the dialogue ("why can't you be happy for me?" "I know who that is, Irv"). Bale should have been nominated by all the major precursors for his performance in Hustle, as should Adams. Hoping they both score Oscar nods.

By: James

James — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Interesting that Moses is being played by "Christian" Bale. Not sure about shape shifting. He looks like Christian Bale on a horse and if you did not have the beginning of a pyramid in the background, I would not guess it is about Moses. But it continues the casting of Europeans to play people from the middle east (see the blued eyed blonde playing Jesus).

By: CB

CB — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Should be epic and well-done. Bale is quality.

By: Mtume

Mtume — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

GREAT! White people playing people who in no possible way could have ever been white. Great stuff Hollywood, real progressive

By: jinx

jinx — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

This has epic written all over it.

By: nick

nick — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

The Counselor is a masterpiece.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Many of the Egyptian Pharoahs (including Ramses II who is played by Edgerton here) had red hair and were known for their fair skin. There is a lot of disagreement on whether they all were white or some were black or a somewhere in between. Noah was Jewish, so yes he would have been white. Jews look virtually the same now as they have for thousands of years. We often take our modern understanding of how people in different cultures and regions look now and wrongly assume that that is how they looked thousands of years ago as well. There have been many migrations of people since then. Northern Africa used to be ruled by the Phoenicians who were white. Spain and France were ruled by the Celts (i.e. Scottish people), after the fall of Rome the Germans ruled Spain. Cleopatra was also white and was in fact half Greek.

By: Jack Wood

Jack Wood — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

I am really looking forward to seeing another epic movie from Mr. Scott, as a student of the bible, this movie is one I can't wait to see

By: dr

dr — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Is not suppose to look egyptian. Moses was an Israelite.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

i prefer stephen sommers for this movie & i prefer jim caviesel or hugh jackman for the role ….the look of bale in the movie is not an egyptian look his clothes like in kingdom of heaven…..

By: val

val — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

The woman of Rev 12 is not a church, nor Mary, nor Israel. She is the prophet like unto Moses Num 12:3 raised up of her brethren Acts 3:21-22 proving the power of God in the spirit of Elijah Matt 17:3, Luke 1:17 to restore Matt 17:11 the true word John 1:1 that prepares a people by turning their hearts to all the children of God. God our Father will not put any child of his into a hell fire no matter what their sins, no matter if they repent in this life or not. It never entered the heart or mind of God to ever do such a thing Jer7:31, Jer 19:5. The proof is in the hearing. Resist your carnal mind of hate, murder and revenge Rom 8:7 to hear the true Gospel going to the world as a witness.
Those that refuse to hear the true Gospel delivered to the world is rejecting his word not mine.
*Acts 3:23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

Satan has deceived the whole world into worshipping the god of hate, murder and revenge until the woman of Rev 12:5-6 delivers the true Gospel from the wilderness. Prove All things. A gift is now delivered and proven to the whole world as a witness Matt 24:14 http://thegoodtale.wordpress.com

By: MENTD

MENTD — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

The Counselor was a masterpiece!
I can't wait for the new 20 minutes longer director's cut Bluray!

American audiences are stupid in general and have only the opinions they are programmed
to have via the media which controls them. How could you expect an audience who
consistently makes "American Idol" type shows #1 to understand a Ridley Scott film?
It's a sad, sad time we live in. The constant bombardment of stupidity in the media
has created legions of A.D.D. drones who simply can not focus on anything, let alone
dialog in a complex, adult drama. Keep sitting your kids in front of Sponge Bob idiots.

By: walt kovacs

walt kovacs — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

aaron paul shouldve been chosen to play moses

i can see it now

LET MY PEOPLE GO….BITCH

By: Engineer

Engineer — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:25:31 +0000

Sam Noah was NOT Jewish he was a Sumerian king named Ziusudra or in Akkadian tradition, Utnapishtim. He had dark skin he was a Sumerian king of Uruk.