10 years ago, Gods of Egypt launched a firestorm about movie whitewashing

In the year 2026, it’s extremely easy to divide people. The mere mention of politics can strain longstanding relationships, and social media can spread hate faster than ever. Because of the 24-hour news cycle and the omnipresence of technology, it seems as though it’s always been like this — but it hasn’t. These problems have exploded over the past decade. I only need to point to one man to illustrate this point: director Alex Proyas, who released his movie Gods of Egypt exactly 10 years ago, and managed to unite everyone in saying what a heaping piece of shit this movie is.