I don’t tolerate family feuds well. Family feuds seem to be the stock material of soap operas from Dallas to Days of Our Lives. They were never my kind of thing.

Perhaps the most smoldering family feud on screen is in Ordinary People, where feelings had been buried to be expressed on another day.

Ending feuds is always a lot easier in myth, and more fun.

It’s the ancient world and we are back to the mythology of the Egyptians.

Gods of Egypt (2016, USA) is gods in one long family feud that makes you anticipate the ending.

The movie is action-packed with mythological violence, which for me was a little pleasure, but the movie is also about how not to fight.

So, in Gods of Egypt, we seem to have been given some examples to help ‘mere mortals’ see the issue of fighting better and perhaps learn new ways of dealing with it.

The story requires us to deliberately engage, because if we don’t pay attention, we may miss all the details of where this story of fighting is taking us. So, we have to make an effort, which may not be everyone’s idea of a night at the movies. If so, don’t see this, but it can be a fun exercise.

This fantasy is also spectacular.

The god Set kills his brother and takes over the kingdom. His nephew Horus goes blind, but on the encouragement of a thief, Bek, tries to take the kingdom back. Set is power hungry and would even like to be supreme. There are other deities along for the ride.

Warring family members Set and Horus as played by Gerard Butler and Nikoaj Coster-Waldau respectively add presence and power.

Warnings: fantasy action violence and some sexuality

Notes: Director: Alex Proyas