Extremely realistic account of religious struggles in early AD Egypt
This movie was emotionally compelling and the scenery and cinematography were captivating. I can see why some Christians or Jews may be offended, as neither groups are portrayed as being free from revenge or violence; however, religious violence is common in history, and the events seemed historically accurate, or at least very plausible. Rachel Weisz is excellent; she evokes empathy and does a wonderful job of portraying a brilliant thinker/philosopher who is also a woman--a character that is rare in film. Overall, the movie is not particularly uplifting or a "feel good" movie. It does have a good deal of violence and death, but I felt that this was realistic and not gratuitous. There is also an astronomical theme to the movie that is consistent with the main character and the culture/studies of ancient Egypt. Most importantly, this movie completely sucked me in and made me believe that I was in ancient Egypt. Every detail was authentic--never noticed any CGI. Brilliant-a must see!