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Sounds like Deadline liked it and wanted it to succeed, and refuses to accept the fact that not everyone shares their opinion, and the only reason they don't is due to religious zealotry. How tolerant of them.

I would have probably gone to see this if it was done better (I think Ridley Scott is no longer a good director, his 30+ year old efforts notwithstanding), and had played all the supernatural stuff "straight" without worrying about its reality. IMO, that's the only effective way to do it. Doing...

It's well known that HTF sets the rules about what is and isn't allowed as a topic of discussion. It's NOT "censorship", because, lest some people forget, this is a PRIVATE forum. Are you aware of HTF rules involving discussion of politics and religion?

I asked the question because you clearly implied in your previous post that if it had been promoted as a "personal story" about Moses instead of a Biblical epic, it might have done better. I was just asking why you think people wanted a personal story about Moses instead of a Biblical epic.

My question was why would moviegoers prefer "a personal story about a man named Moses, and his struggle for an identity and a purpose" to an epic Biblical story based on the book of Exodus? You haven't answered that question.

Why would "a personal story about a man named Moses, and his struggle for an identity and a purpose" be more appealing to people than an epic Biblical story based on the book of Exodus? Why would such a marketing campaign have drawn people in? "Pharaoh! My therapist says I'll feel better...

I've found Scott's recent efforts so disappointing that it would take a lot to convince me to see one of his films. Everything tells me the reaction is a big "meh". That won't cut it.

That brings to mind the old saying, "No film is bad enough that someone doesn't love it, and no film is good enough that someone doesn't hate it". Your posts don't convince me. :D