Exodus: Gods and Kings

‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ Banned by United Arab Emirates for ‘Many Mistakes’ About Islam, ‘Other Religions’ UAE joins Egypt and reportedly Morocco in not releasing the Ridley Scott film The United Arab Emirates have reportedly joined a growing list of countries which won’t release Ridley Scott‘s biblical epic, “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Gulf News, a daily English-language newspaper published from Dubai, reports that the UAE’s authority in charge of approving films will not allow it to release in the country due to “mistakes” regarding Islam and other religions found in the movie. See photos: 11 Top Grossing Christian-Themed Movies Since 2004 “This movie is under our review and we found that there are many mistakes not only about Islam but other religions too. So, we will not release it in the UAE,” director of Media Content Tracking at the National Media Council, Juma Obeid Al Leem, told the newspaper. There was no further comment from the Council. A representative for “Exodus” studio 20th Century Fox didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment. Also read: Faith-Based ‘Exodus’ Crucified on Social Media for ‘Whitewashing’ Bible Previously, Egypt and reportedly Morocco also decided not to release the film. Egyptian authorities cited “historical inaccuracies.” It’s not clear why the Moroccan Cinema Centre (CCM) banned theaters from showing the film in its country. Relatively, the Arab world represents a tiny market when it comes to global market. Directed by Scott, “Exodus: Gods and Kings” follows the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt as led by Moses (Christian Bale) and told in the Bible’s Book of Exodus. In addition to Bale, the film stars Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley. Also read: Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus’ Rules Box Office With $24.5 Million “Exodus: Gods and Kings” opened in North America on Dec. 12 and earned $8.7 million on its opening day. The film topped the box office during its opening weekend with $24.5 million. ======================= Movies | By Jethro Nededog on December 27, 2014 @ 5:28 pm Published on Oct 1, 2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings | Official Trailer: Watch the exclusive new trailer for Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley. Now Playing - Buy Tickets Now: http://fox.co/ExodusTix From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus) comes the epic adventure "Exodus: Gods and Kings," the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. 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"Normally after a year like this you might expect things to calm down," said John Bassett, former senior official with British signals intelligence agency GCHQ now an associate at Oxford University. "But none of these problems have been resolved and the drivers of them are not going away." The causes are varied - a global shift of economic power from the West, new technologies, regional rivalries and anger over rising wealth gaps. In June, a report by the Institute for Economics and Peace showed world peace declining for the seventh consecutive year since 2007, reversing a trend of improvement over decades. The same group said in November deaths from militant attacks leapt 60 percent to an all-time high, primarily in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria, this at a time when the West's ability to respond militarily is constrained as Washington and its European allies cut defense budgets. RUSSIAN ENIGMA While Western policymakers hope Russia's economic crisis will curb Vladimir Putin's ambitions, others worry it could make him more unpredictable. "It's not necessarily going to make Russia any better behaved," says Christopher Harmer, a former U.S. navy pilot now senior fellow at the Institute for Study of War. NATO officials say the alliance would treat any aggression, even covert, in NATO member Baltic states as an act of war. China is building up its military might. It lays claim to almost all the South China Sea, believed to be rich in oil and gas. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan also have claims. In the East China Sea, a string of islets claimed by both China and Japan have strained ties severely. Some officials and analysts say Western overstretch means a confrontation in one part of the world can encourage potential adversaries elsewhere to try their luck, a potential factor in North Korea's increased assertiveness. Washington has accused Pyongyang of launching a cyber attack on Sony Pictures after its film on the fictional assassination of leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has rejected the charge. "The recent hack on Sony has highlighted the vulnerability of the West to the growing threat posed by cyber attack," said Alastair Newton, senior political analyst at Nomura. MIDDLE EAST MAELSTROM Washington's adversaries are becoming more adept at "ambiguous warfare", using deniable tactics or proxy forces such as the "little green men" in unmarked uniforms and vehicles the West says Russia deployed in Ukraine. Covert tactics may no longer be enough to satisfy Israel it can slow Iran's nuclear program. With a mid-year deadline for a deal, some analysts believe Israel's government might launch a military strike to knock it back. "If Iran agrees a deal, and that remains a big "if", that could constitute a trigger for such an event," said Nigel Inkster, former deputy chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and now head of transnational threats at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies. He said much would depend on whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins March elections and how hardline a coalition results. On one threat, most of the world's powers are coalescing. Pushing back Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is a high priority for western states, Gulf powers and Turkey, Russia and China. Whether they can bridge differences on the fate of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, however, remains unclear. Already some worry the anti-IS operation initially to safeguard minority refugees in northern Iraq is suffering "mission creep" as U.S. elections hove into view. More than 1,000 members of the 82nd Airborne Division will deploy to Iraq in the New Year to help train Iraqi forces. The first months of 2015 will also be key in tackling a very different foe: Ebola. A major U.S. military deployment to build treatment centers in Liberia is credited with helping slow new cases there but the virus continues to spread in Sierra Leone and Guinea. "It really is an unusually broad range of challenges," said Kathleen Hicks, U.S. Principal Deputy Secretary of Defence for Policy from 2012-13 and now with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. (Editing by Mike Peacock) ==