![]() ![]() Female pharaohs are one of the lasting legacies of ancient Egypt. Puzzling.Īnd while the filmmakers clearly made efforts to portray Nefer as a strong, independent, self-sufficient woman, the idea that she doesn't want to rule her people so that she can be a singer is disappointing. But Nefer performs under spotlights on several occasions and remains in her human form. So when Nefer, Thut, and Sekham travel to deal with Carnaby in present-day London, viewers may do a collective head cock - what year is this? How are all these timelines working together? For that matter, how are the mummies alive? The rule is that when a bright light shines on them, their true nature is revealed, and they appear as skeletons. Huh? And when villainous Lord Carnaby ( Hugh Bonneville) is introduced, he's wearing what looks like archaeologist gear from the 1920s, while Mummy City exists in an Egyptian era of 3000 years ago. Most viewers will assume he died in the big crash, and ( spoiler alert) it's not until the end that we learn that wasn't the case. When we next see him, he's wearing bandages and living in Mummy City, talking about his former champion days. ![]() In the opening scene, champion charioteer Thut crashes and burns in a terrible accident, and the screen goes black. Parts of the story are flat-out confusing. But it almost feels like something in the English-dubbed version of this animated film (originally produced in Spain) was lost in translation. All around a great flick promoting the ideal of leaving the world better than you found it while not disrupting many of the tried and true practices that provided the great foundation already there.īringing ancient Egypt to life will likely appeal to kids, especially when paired with a princess who sings songs that are real scepter-tappers. The lead woman ends up discovering her talent for singing and produces some great music but then ultimately chooses family over fame. The baby crocodile pet provides some comic relief as well as some of the other characters. Yes the leads are a bit headstrong at first - wanting to break free from age old traditions such as marriage but as the adventure ensues the man and woman quickly learn that they need each other and can't live without one another. I watched with my 4 year old son, my 10 year old daughter, and my wife and we all were entertained for different reasons (Egyptian history, adventure, pet crocodile, British accents and culture, learning to love others, etc). This was a very well done movie in an age where it seems every movie is trying to push some kind of an agenda (LGBTQ, female empowerment, diversity friendly, social programs, progressivism, etc) rather than just being entertainment. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. Characters flirt and share a kiss, and there's a little innuendo. The villain's helpers are portrayed as fairly incompetent, and he shouts insults at them frequently ("morons," "stupid," "shut up"). Thut, meanwhile, is a celebrity athlete who gets a lot of female attention and spouts that he doesn't want to be tied to one woman for life. And while gender roles have some nuance, there are still stereotypical elements: Nefer is brave, independent, and uninterested in marriage, but she's still portrayed as a beautiful, fashionable princess whose dream is to be a singer rather than a ruler. Major characters are Egyptian, but (at least in the English-language dub) they're largely voiced by White actors. Thut is also threatened with the gruesome punishment of having his eyes plucked out and his tongue cut off. Expect slapstick violence and moments of peril, including several vehicle/chariot accidents and a significant fall that likely results in death. Elements of ancient Egyptian culture are featured - including the fact that an 8-year-old has a pet baby crocodile - but they don't stray too far from Egyptian cliches. ![]() They appear as living human beings, only revealing their true nature as (non-scary) skeletons when a bright light shines on them. ![]() Parents need to know that Mummies is an animated adventure about ancient Egyptian mummies Nefer (voiced by Eleanor Tomlinson in the English dub and Ana Esther Alborg in the Spanish original) and Thut ( Joe Thomas/Óscar Barberán), who travel to present-day London. ![]()
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