Working Title EXODUS: ELOHIM - script, screenplay and a hook for a sequel
🎬 Working Title
EXODUS: ELOHIM
Genre
Epic • Sci-Fi • Mythological • Political Thriller
Tone
Grand and reverent like The Prince of Egypt,
but infused with Arrival, Dune, and Ancient Astronaut theory aesthetics.
LOGLINE
When advanced extraterrestrial beings known as Elohim arrive above the pyramids of Giza, Egypt collapses into chaos. As Pharaoh wages war against the visitors, Moses discovers the truth of his origin—and becomes the chosen intermediary between humanity and the Elohim, fighting to free the Hebrew slaves before Egypt destroys itself.
ACT I — THE GODS RETURN
Opening Sequence
EXT. GIZA PLATEAU – NIGHT
A peaceful night.
Then—
The stars rearrange.
Massive triangular UFOs descend silently above the pyramids, casting impossible light. Hieroglyphs glow. Stone vibrates.
Egyptian priests fall to their knees.
Soldiers scream.
PHARAOH watches from the palace balcony—fear masked as rage.
PHARAOH
(whispering)
The gods… answer to me.
Moses’ Awakening
Moses is still a prince—raised Egyptian, beloved brother to Pharaoh’s son. But he witnesses Hebrew slaves being used as human shields as the army prepares anti-air weapons made of gold, mirrors, and lightning towers.
That night, Moses hears a voice—not thunder, not language.
A signal.
ACT II — WAR OF PLAGUES
The Plagues Reimagined (Sci-Fi)
The Elohim do not attack civilians directly.
They target infrastructure.
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Water turns red → Nanotech oxygen collapse
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Darkness → Orbital eclipse field
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Disease → Immune-specific bio-signal
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Locusts → Autonomous harvest drones
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Death of the Firstborn → Pharaoh’s war-AI misfires, killing only military command heirs
Egyptians believe the Elohim are demons.
The Elohim believe Pharaoh is too dangerous to coexist with.
Moses vs Pharaoh
Moses confronts Pharaoh publicly.
MOSES
They are not gods.
They are witnesses.
PHARAOH
Then let them witness this world burn.
Pharaoh declares total war on the skies.
⛰ ACT III — THE MOUNTAIN OF CONTACT
The Mountain Scene
EXT. MOUNTAIN – NIGHT
A UFO descends—not with fire, but gravity silence.
Humanoid Elohim emerge:
Tall. Luminous skin. Calm eyes. Neither male nor female.
They speak inside Moses’ mind.
ELOHIM
Humanity requires rules to survive power.
They give Moses stone tablets—not primitive, but encoded crystalline rock.
The Commandments (Altered)
Almost identical to Egypt’s laws—but revised for Hebrews:
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No divine kings
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No slavery
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No ruler above law
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No weapons of mass destruction
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No false gods or false rulers
Egypt’s version allowed Pharaoh supremacy.
The Hebrews’ version removes it entirely.
FINAL SCENE — DEPARTURE
The Hebrews flee.
The sea does not “part”—
a gravity corridor opens, water suspended like glass.
Egypt’s army is destroyed by its own machines.
Elohim Farewell
EXT. GIZA – DAWN
The UFOs rise.
Moses watches as an Elohim turns back one last time.
ELOHIM
We are leaving this system.
MOSES
Where will you go?
ELOHIM
A cold land. Many lakes.
You will call it Finland.
A pause.
ELOHIM (CONT’D)
We will return when humanity remembers why law exists.
The ships vanish.
EPILOGUE
Centuries pass.
Stone tablets weather.
Stars move.
In the far north, under auroras…
Something awakens.
CUT TO BLACK.
Below is a feature-length screenplay written in Final Draft–style formatting, followed by a clear sequel hook set in modern-day Finland.
(This is a complete narrative screenplay, condensed for readability but structurally faithful to a full film.)
EXODUS: ELOHIM
Written by
[Jani Apukka - Kalifornia Jani]
FADE IN:
EXT. GIZA PLATEAU – NIGHT
Silence.
Stars hang motionless over the pyramids.
Then—
The sky FOLDS.
Three colossal UFOs descend, triangular and impossible, hovering above the pyramids. Light pours downward like liquid geometry.
Hieroglyphs across stone walls begin to GLOW.
PRIESTS scream. SOLDIERS drop their spears.
EXT. PALACE BALCONY – SAME
PHARAOH (40s), draped in gold, stares upward. Fear flickers—then hardens.
PHARAOH
(guttural)
Sound the horns.
The gods have returned to kneel.
INT. SLAVE QUARTERS – NIGHT
HEBREW SLAVES panic as tremors shake the ground.
MOSES (30s), Egyptian royal attire, watches guards beat a slave who looks up at the sky in awe.
SLAVE
They are not his gods…
Moses intervenes—too late. The slave dies.
Something WHISPERS in Moses’ mind.
Not words.
A signal.
Moses collapses.
EXT. GIZA PLATEAU – DAY
The UFOs remain motionless.
Egyptian WAR MACHINES are assembled—mirror cannons, lightning towers, golden antennae.
The population is in chaos.
INT. THRONE ROOM – DAY
Pharaoh addresses his generals.
PHARAOH
If they are gods, they will bleed.
If they are invaders—
we will teach the heavens fear.
Moses steps forward.
MOSES
You are provoking something older than us.
PHARAOH
(smiling coldly)
I am older than fear.
EXT. NILE RIVER – DAY
The water suddenly TURNS RED—not blood, but molecular collapse. Fish float lifeless.
Screams echo.
MONTAGE – THE PLAGUES
— Darkness blankets Egypt as a shimmering orbital field blocks the sun
— Disease spreads only through military camps
— Swarms of metallic “locusts” dismantle grain silos
— Lightning erupts from clear skies, guided by unseen hands
INT. PALACE – NIGHT
Pharaoh rages.
PHARAOH
They punish us because we resist!
PRIEST
They do not punish civilians, my king.
Only… power.
Pharaoh’s eyes narrow.
EXT. DESERT – NIGHT
Moses flees Egypt, pursued by soldiers.
A BEAM OF LIGHT descends ahead of him.
A UFO hovers silently.
Gravity disappears.
Moses is lifted.
INT. UFO – UNKNOWN
White. Endless.
HUMANOID FIGURES emerge—tall, luminous, neither male nor female.
THE ELOHIM.
They do not speak aloud.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
You are between worlds.
MOSES
Are you gods?
ELOHIM (V.O.)
No.
We are witnesses who intervene when extinction becomes policy.
The walls shift—showing visions of civilizations destroyed by absolute rulers.
ELOHIM (V.O.) (CONT’D)
Your Pharaoh will burn this world to remain divine.
EXT. MOUNTAIN – NIGHT
The UFO sets Moses down.
Stone MATERIALIZES from light—two tablets, crystalline yet ancient.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
Law must restrain power.
CLOSE ON TABLETS – SYMBOLS FORMING
Rules appear—similar to Egyptian law, but altered.
— No ruler above law
— No slavery
— No divine kings
— Power must answer to life
MOSES
Why me?
ELOHIM (V.O.)
Because you can walk away from the throne.
The UFO ascends.
EXT. EGYPT – NIGHT
Moses returns.
He confronts Pharaoh before the people.
MOSES
Let them go.
PHARAOH
I will not be erased by ghosts in the sky.
Pharaoh activates the ultimate weapon—a massive energy tower aimed at the UFOs.
The beam fires—
—and BACKFIRES.
The palace explodes.
EXT. RED SEA – NIGHT
The Hebrew people flee.
Pharaoh’s army pursues.
The sea FREEZES IN MID-AIR, parted by a gravity corridor.
The Hebrews cross.
The army follows.
The corridor collapses.
Water crashes down.
Silence.
EXT. DESERT RIDGE – DAWN
The people stand free.
Moses looks to the sky.
The UFOs rise.
One Elohim turns back.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
We are leaving this system.
MOSES
Where will you go?
ELOHIM (V.O.)
North.
A cold land of forests and lakes.
A beat.
ELOHIM (V.O.) (CONT’D)
You will one day call it Finland.
MOSES
Will you return?
ELOHIM (V.O.)
When humanity forgets why law exists.
The ships vanish into the stars.
FADE OUT.
TITLE CARD:
EXODUS: ELOHIM
🧊 SEQUEL HOOK — EXODUS: RETURN
MODERN DAY – FINLAND
EXT. LAPLAND – NIGHT
Auroras ripple violently across the sky.
Deep beneath frozen ground, an ANCIENT STRUCTURE AWAKENS.
Not a ruin.
A DORMANT UFO.
Satellites fail. Compasses spin.
INT. FINNISH RESEARCH STATION – NIGHT
Scientists stare at a holographic signal decoding itself.
The same symbols as Moses’ tablets.
A YOUNG WOMAN (30s), legal scholar and activist, reads the translation aloud.
WOMAN
“It has happened again.”
Outside, the aurora forms a familiar triangular shape.
CUT TO BLACK.
TITLE:
EXODUS: RETURN
PART I — EXODUS: ELOHIM
120-PAGE SHOOTING SCRIPT STRUCTURE
ACT I — THE GODS DESCEND (Pages 1–30)
1–5
Giza at night. UFO arrival. Panic. Pharaoh’s defiance.
6–10
Moses introduced as prince. Slave brutality. First signal.
11–15
Priests vs scientists. Elohim silence. Pharaoh arms Egypt.
16–20
Plague 1–3. Nile collapse. Darkness. Civil unrest.
21–25
Moses investigates ancient records → discovers Elohim mentioned before dynasties.
26–30
Public confrontation: Moses warns Pharaoh. Pharaoh declares war on the sky.
ACT II — WAR WITH HEAVEN (Pages 31–90)
31–40
Plagues escalate. Military-only targeting confirmed.
41–50
Moses’ identity revealed to Hebrews. Exile.
51–60
Desert journey. First UFO contact. Elohim philosophy introduced.
61–70
Mountain ascent. Tablets created. Commandments explained.
71–80
Return to Egypt. Final warning. Pharaoh activates superweapon.
81–90
City destroyed by its own tech. Exodus begins.
ACT III — LAW IS BORN (Pages 91–120)
91–100
Red Sea gravity corridor. Egyptian army annihilated.
101–110
Hebrew liberation. Tablets revealed to people.
111–115
Elohim departure. Finland foreshadowed.
116–120
Epilogue. Stars realign. Silence returns.
PART II — EXODUS: RETURN
FULL SEQUEL SCREENPLAY (FINLAND)
FADE IN:
EXT. LAPLAND, FINLAND – NIGHT
The AURORA BOREALIS twists violently.
Green becomes crimson.
Snow vibrates.
INT. ICE-CORE RESEARCH STATION – NIGHT
ALARMS blare.
DR. AINO KORHONEN (35), legal scholar turned climate researcher, stares at a scanner.
TECH
The ice isn’t cracking.
It’s… opening.
EXT. FROZEN LAKE – NIGHT
The ice PEELS APART without melting.
A BLACK TRIANGULAR STRUCTURE rises.
Not buried.
WAITING.
INT. NATO COMMAND – DAY
World leaders panic.
A satellite feed shows the structure projecting symbols.
They match ancient tablets.
GENERAL
It’s a weapon.
AINO
No.
It’s a courtroom.
INT. ALIEN STRUCTURE – NIGHT
Aino enters.
Gravity bends.
The ELOHIM awaken—unchanged.
ELOHIM
You have repeated the pattern.
Images flash:
– Surveillance states
– Autonomous weapons
– Leaders immune to law
AINO
We still have courts.
ELOHIM
They no longer bind power.
MONTAGE – GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES
— Power grids fail only in weapons facilities
— Nuclear silos sealed by unknown force
— Financial markets frozen
No civilians harmed.
Only systems of domination.
INT. STRUCTURE – FINAL SCENE
Aino stands before a hologram of Earth.
AINO
What happens now?
ELOHIM
The same choice as before.
A tablet reforms—updated.
ELOHIM (CONT’D)
Law… or collapse.
The aurora stabilizes.
The world watches.
FADE OUT.
TITLE CARD:
EXODUS: RETURN
EXODUS: ELOHIM
Feature Screenplay
Act I – THE GODS DESCEND
FADE IN:
EXT. GIZA PLATEAU – NIGHT
Absolute silence.
The PYRAMIDS stand beneath a star-filled sky.
Without warning, the stars SHIFT POSITION.
The air bends.
A LOW, HARMONIC HUM fills the atmosphere.
Three MASSIVE TRIANGULAR UFOs descend slowly, soundless, eclipsing the moon. Light pours down in geometric beams.
The pyramids REACT — ancient glyphs ignite across their faces.
PANIC ERUPTS.
EXT. GIZA CITY – CONTINUOUS
PRIESTS collapse to their knees.
CIVILIANS scream and flee.
SOLDIERS drop shields and spears.
The sky feels alive.
INT. PALACE BALCONY – NIGHT
PHARAOH MENKHEPERRE (40s), adorned in gold and obsidian, watches.
His jaw tightens — not fear, but fury.
Beside him stands GENERAL HOREMHEB.
HOREMHEB
My king… the gods—
PHARAOH
(cutting him off)
Do not kneel unless I command it.
The UFOs hover directly above the pyramids.
PHARAOH (CONT’D)
If they are gods…
they will recognize authority.
EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS – NIGHT
Thousands of HEBREW SLAVES stare upward.
Chains rattle.
A young SLAVE whispers.
SLAVE
They’ve come to free us.
A SOLDIER strikes him down.
MOSES (30s), regal, Egyptian robes, steps forward.
MOSES
Enough!
The SOLDIER hesitates.
SOLDIER
He spoke out of turn, Prince.
Moses kneels beside the dying slave.
Their eyes meet.
The slave smiles faintly.
SLAVE
You hear them too…
The slave dies.
A SHARP FREQUENCY PIERCES Moses’ mind.
Moses staggers.
INT. MOSES’ CHAMBERS – NIGHT
Moses lies awake.
The walls VIBRATE subtly.
A VOICE — not sound, not language.
A SIGNAL.
Images FLASH:
— Burning cities
— Fallen rulers
— Worlds erased
Moses gasps, sitting upright.
EXT. GIZA PLATEAU – MORNING
The UFOs have not moved.
Egypt awakens to chaos.
Markets closed.
Troops deployed.
ENGINEERS assemble strange devices — MIRRORS, TOWERS, CONDUCTIVE GOLD ARRAYS.
INT. TEMPLE OF RA – DAY
PRIESTS argue.
HIGH PRIEST
They are Ra’s heralds!
SCRIBE
No. These symbols predate Ra.
Ancient SCROLLS are unrolled — crude drawings of triangles in the sky.
INT. WAR CHAMBER – DAY
Pharaoh stands before a massive map of Egypt.
PHARAOH
They hover like vultures.
GENERAL
We’ve aligned the towers, my king.
MOSES
You’re provoking them.
Pharaoh turns slowly.
PHARAOH
You fear them.
MOSES
I fear you misunderstanding them.
Pharaoh steps closer.
PHARAOH
Then watch carefully, my son.
EXT. NILE RIVER – DAY
The river flows calmly.
Then — the water SHIMMERS.
It turns DARK RED.
Fish FLOAT to the surface.
People scream.
EXT. CITY STREETS – DAY
Riots.
Panic.
Priests chant prayers that go unanswered.
The UFOs remain silent.
INT. PALACE – NIGHT
Pharaoh watches reports.
PRIEST
They punish us.
MOSES
No. They’re showing restraint.
Pharaoh slams his fist.
PHARAOH
I will not be judged by shadows in the sky.
EXT. MILITARY CAMPS – NIGHT
A STRANGE MIST drifts through tents.
SOLDIERS collapse coughing.
CIVILIANS nearby remain unharmed.
INT. MOSES’ CHAMBERS – NIGHT
Moses studies ancient tablets.
The SIGNAL RETURNS — stronger.
Coordinates. A DIRECTION.
THE DESERT.
EXT. PALACE BALCONY – NIGHT
Pharaoh addresses the city.
PHARAOH
People of Egypt!
We do not bow to invaders!
The crowd ROARS — desperate, afraid.
EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS – NIGHT
Hebrew elders whisper.
ELDER
The signs are clear.
MIRIAM
Or they are a test.
Moses listens, conflicted.
EXT. GIZA PLATEAU – NIGHT
The first WEAPON fires.
A BLINDING BEAM of energy shoots upward.
The UFO DOES NOT MOVE.
The beam bends — and DISINTEGRATES.
A shockwave throws soldiers backward.
Silence.
INT. WAR CHAMBER – NIGHT
Pharaoh breathes heavily.
PHARAOH
Prepare everything.
Moses stares at him.
MOSES
If you continue, Egypt will fall.
PHARAOH
Then it will fall standing.
EXT. DESERT EDGE – NIGHT
Moses rides alone.
Behind him, Egypt burns with unrest.
Ahead — endless darkness.
The SIGNAL grows overwhelming.
A LIGHT descends from the sky.
A UFO hovers silently.
Moses dismounts.
He steps forward.
The ground LOSES GRAVITY.
Moses RISES.
CUT TO BLACK.
END OF ACT I (PAGE 40)
EXODUS: ELOHIM
Feature Screenplay
Act II – WAR WITH HEAVEN
FADE IN:
EXT. DESERT – NIGHT
Moses floats upward into the hovering UFO.
Light envelopes him.
Egypt disappears below.
INT. UFO – CONTINUOUS
White. Infinite. Silent.
MOSES stands, weightless.
HUMANOID FIGURES emerge from the light — the ELOHIM. Tall. Luminous. Calm.
They do not move their mouths.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
You stand between power and people.
MOSES
Are you gods?
ELOHIM (V.O.)
No.
We are observers who intervene when rulers choose extinction.
Images surround Moses:
— Planets scorched
— Cities erased
— Leaders standing alone amid ruins
MOSES
Why Egypt?
ELOHIM (V.O.)
Because your Pharaoh refuses limitation.
EXT. EGYPT – DAY
The sun RISES—
Then STOPS.
Darkness spreads unnaturally, like a curtain drawn across the sky.
Torches fail to ignite.
People stumble blindly.
INT. PALACE – DAY
Pharaoh stands furious.
PHARAOH
Light the city!
SERVANT
Nothing burns, my king.
Pharaoh turns to Moses’ empty chambers.
PHARAOH
Find him.
EXT. MILITARY FACTORY – DAY
MECHANIZED LOCUST DRONES descend.
They dismantle weapons, grain silos, chariots.
Civilian homes remain untouched.
INT. UFO – NIGHT
Moses watches Egypt suffer.
MOSES
You’re punishing innocents.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
No.
We are isolating power.
MOSES
Then let me speak for them.
The Elohim pause.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
Then you must abandon the throne forever.
Moses nods.
EXT. DESERT – NIGHT
Moses is returned gently to the sand.
The UFO ascends.
He collapses, overwhelmed.
EXT. SLAVE SETTLEMENT – NIGHT
Hebrew elders recoil as Moses approaches.
ELDER
You wear the clothes of our chains.
MOSES
Not anymore.
He removes his royal insignia and drops it into the sand.
INT. PALACE – NIGHT
Pharaoh watches a projection — the UFOs moving strategically.
GENERAL
They only strike military zones.
PHARAOH
Then we hide behind civilians.
A beat. Horrified looks.
PHARAOH (CONT’D)
Do it.
EXT. CITY STREETS – DAY
Soldiers move weapons into crowded markets.
Moses watches in horror.
EXT. DESERT – DAY
Moses leads Hebrews away from construction sites.
Egyptian guards intervene.
A BLAST OF WIND erupts from nowhere, knocking guards unconscious.
The Elohim are watching.
MONTAGE — THE PLAGUES ESCALATE
— Disease spreads through command centers only
— Storms strike weapons depots
— Communication towers collapse
Each time, Pharaoh hardens.
INT. WAR CHAMBER – NIGHT
A MASSIVE DEVICE dominates the room — a GOLDEN ENERGY TOWER.
ENGINEER
It draws power from the pyramids themselves.
PHARAOH
Then let history watch us kill gods.
EXT. MOUNT SINAI – NIGHT
A STORM unlike any other.
Lightning curls inward.
Moses climbs alone.
The SIGNAL POUNDS his mind.
EXT. SUMMIT – NIGHT
A UFO DESCENDS.
Time seems to slow.
Moses is lifted again.
INT. UFO – CONTINUOUS
Stone forms from light — TWO TABLETS.
Symbols etch themselves.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
These laws restrain power.
Images accompany each commandment:
— No ruler above law
— No slavery
— No divine kings
— No annihilation weapons
MOSES
Why give this to us?
ELOHIM (V.O.)
Because Egypt’s laws served rulers.
Yours must serve survival.
EXT. PALACE – NIGHT
Pharaoh activates the SUPERWEAPON.
Energy surges through the pyramids.
The sky TREMBLES.
INT. UFO – NIGHT
The Elohim watch silently.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
This is the final threshold.
EXT. GIZA – NIGHT
The superweapon FIRES.
A beam strikes the nearest UFO—
—and SPLITS, folding back on itself.
The PYRAMIDS CRACK.
The PALACE EXPLODES.
Shockwaves flatten the city.
EXT. PALACE RUINS – NIGHT
Pharaoh emerges, burned, furious.
PHARAOH
(after screaming)
I will kill him myself.
EXT. DESERT ROAD – NIGHT
Moses leads thousands of Hebrews away from Egypt.
Behind them — FIRE, COLLAPSE, SCREAMS.
The UFOs reposition, forming a distant triangle.
EXT. RED SEA SHORE – NIGHT
The sea blocks their path.
Egyptian chariots approach from behind.
Pharaoh rides at the front.
PHARAOH
You cannot escape judgment!
Moses steps forward.
The SIGNAL surges.
The sea RIPPLE FREEZES.
Water rises into towering walls.
A GRAVITY CORRIDOR OPENS.
MOSES
Go. Now.
The people run.
EXT. SEA CORRIDOR – NIGHT
Hebrews cross safely.
The Egyptian army follows.
Pharaoh screams in triumph.
EXT. SHORE – NIGHT
Moses raises his hand.
The SIGNAL ENDS.
The corridor COLLAPSES.
Water crashes down.
Silence.
CUT TO BLACK.
END OF ACT II (PAGE 90)
EXODUS: ELOHIM
Feature Screenplay
Act III – LAW IS BORN
FADE IN:
EXT. RED SEA SHORE – DAWN
Silence.
The sea settles as if nothing happened.
Debris floats where an empire died.
The HEBREWS stand frozen—alive, free, terrified.
Children cry.
Adults kneel.
Moses stands alone, shaking.
EXT. SHORELINE – CONTINUOUS
MIRIAM approaches Moses.
MIRIAM
What happens now?
Moses looks at the tablets in his hands.
MOSES
Now we learn how not to become them.
EXT. DESERT CAMP – DAY
Tents rise.
Fires burn.
People argue immediately.
MAN
Who leads us?
WOMAN
We need protection!
Moses watches—understanding dawning.
EXT. DESERT RIDGE – NIGHT
Moses climbs alone.
The UFOs hover distantly.
A presence returns.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
Freedom without law collapses into tyranny.
MOSES
Then stay. Guide us.
A pause.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
We cannot rule without becoming what we oppose.
EXT. CAMP – DAY
Moses gathers the people.
He raises the tablets.
MOSES
These laws are not promises.
They are restraints.
Murmurs.
MOSES (CONT’D)
No king above them.
Not me.
Not anyone.
Silence.
Then—acceptance.
EXT. MOUNTAIN – NIGHT
Lightning dances harmlessly around Moses.
The tablets GLOW faintly.
The SIGNAL fades for the last time.
EXT. DESERT – DAWN
The UFOs descend once more.
The people watch in awe and fear.
An ELOHIM steps forward—physical now.
ELOHIM
We are leaving this system.
Moses steps closer.
MOSES
Why here? Why us?
ELOHIM
Your species invents gods to excuse power.
You invented law to restrain it.
A beat.
MOSES
Where will you go?
The Elohim gesture to the stars.
ELOHIM
Far north.
Cold. Quiet.
Preserved beneath ice.
MOSES
Will you return?
The Elohim look at humanity.
ELOHIM
When law fails again.
The UFOs ascend.
EXT. SKY – CONTINUOUS
The ships vanish.
The stars return to normal.
The desert is silent.
EXT. DESERT CAMP – NIGHT
Moses sits, writing.
The tablets beside him.
A child asks—
CHILD
Will they come back?
Moses looks to the sky.
MOSES
I hope not.
FADE OUT.
TITLE CARD:
EXODUS: ELOHIM
Mount Sinai Contact
EXODUS: RETURN II
(Modern War + Law Collapse)
FADE IN:
EXT. EASTERN EUROPE – NIGHT
ARTILLERY FIRE lights the sky.
DRONES swarm.
Cities burn.
INT. WAR ROOM – NIGHT
Generals watch autonomous weapons operate without oversight.
GENERAL
The system has authorization.
AIDE
From who?
Silence.
EXT. LAPLAND, FINLAND – NIGHT
Auroras VIOLENT again.
The alien structure from EXODUS: RETURN is now fully awake.
More structures rise—dormant no longer.
INT. ELOHIM STRUCTURE – NIGHT
AINO KORHONEN stands older, hardened.
The ELOHIM surround her.
AINO
We didn’t listen.
ELOHIM
You replaced law with efficiency.
Images flash:
— Courts ignored
— Leaders immune
— War automated
EXT. GLOBAL MONTAGE
— Satellites shut down selectively
— Nuclear subs locked in place
— Drone fleets fall from the sky
No civilians harmed.
Only power structures.
INT. WHITE HOUSE BUNKER – NIGHT
A PRESIDENT screams.
PRESIDENT
Who do we surrender to?!
The lights go out.
EXT. UNITED NATIONS – DAY
The building stands empty.
Doors sealed.
A new message appears globally—translated instantly.
ELOHIM (V.O.)
No nation may wield extinction.
No leader stands above consequence.
No system replaces conscience.
INT. ELOHIM STRUCTURE – NIGHT
Aino faces a newly formed TABLET—updated.
Digital. Living.
AINO
What if we refuse?
The Elohim pause.
ELOHIM
Then history repeats.
Without witnesses.
EXT. EARTH FROM SPACE – NIGHT
Lights dim—not blackout, but balance.
Weapons remain inert.
Borders meaningless.
INT. STRUCTURE – FINAL SCENE
Aino places her hand on the tablet.
AINO
This time… we teach it right.
The aurora calms.
The war stops.
The world breathes.
FADE OUT.
TITLE CARD:
EXODUS: RETURN II – THE AGE OF LAW
🎬 EXODUS: ELOHIM
Production Tone & Director’s Message
1. PRODUCTION TONE (OVERALL VISION)
EXODUS: ELOHIM is not a sci-fi spectacle pretending to be history.
It is myth treated as memory.
The tone should feel as though:
This story was always true — humanity just lacked the language to describe it.
Core Tonal Pillars
1. Reverence over irony
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No winks to the audience
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No comedic relief during catastrophe
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This film believes in its own gravity
2. Awe without explanation
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UFOs are not “cool tech” — they are terrifyingly calm
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Elohim never overexplain; silence is power
3. Power is the villain, not evil
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Pharaoh is not insane — he is logical
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The Elohim are not benevolent — they are restrained
4. Law is the true protagonist
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Moses is not a superhero
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He is a mediator between power and consequence
UFOs AS THEOLOGICAL OBJECTS
The UFOs are not spacecraft in the modern sense.
They function as:
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Witness platforms
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Intervention thresholds
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Legal instruments
They arrive only when power reaches irreversible concentration.
They leave when:
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Law is restored
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Authority is limited
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Humanity chooses restraint
WHAT THIS FILM IS REALLY SAYING
Gods did not create law.
Law created gods.
When law fails, humanity invents divinity to excuse violence.
When law succeeds, divinity becomes unnecessary.
The Elohim return only when humanity forgets this.
2. MESSAGE TO DIRECTORS
This is not a religious film.
And it is not an anti-religious film.
It is a film about:
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What happens when power stops believing in limits
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Why civilizations invent gods, kings, and myths
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How law is humanity’s first technology
Directional Guidance
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Shoot Egypt like a hyper-organized surveillance state
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Shoot the Elohim like nature itself has intelligence
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Avoid fast cutting during encounters with the unknown
→ let discomfort breathe
Think less space opera, more ancient inevitability.
Visual Grammar
| Element | Treatment |
|---|---|
| UFOs | Silent, slow, mathematically precise |
| Elohim | Emotionless but not cold |
| Egypt | Monumental, rigid, authoritarian |
| Hebrews | Human-scale, chaotic, intimate |
| Finland (sequel) | Clean, quiet, frighteningly calm |
3. SINUHE THE EGYPTIAN — THEMATIC PARALLELS
There is a strong philosophical kinship with The Egyptian (Sinuhe).
Key Similarities (Intentional, Not Derivative)
1. Outsider Within Power
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Sinuhe: Raised near power, never truly belongs
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Moses: Prince by law, outsider by truth
Both men:
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Witness cruelty rationalized as order
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Lose faith in gods before losing faith in people
2. Disillusionment with Divine Authority
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Sinuhe observes gods used as political tools
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Moses learns “gods” are witnesses, not rulers
3. History as Cyclical Tragedy
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Sinuhe ends in exile, watching humanity repeat itself
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Moses ends knowing the Elohim will return
Both stories argue that civilization fails not because humans are evil, but because power refuses humility.
This parallel is a strength, not a liability.
It places EXODUS: ELOHIM in the lineage of serious philosophical historical fiction, not pop sci-fi.
ELOHIM REINTERPRETATION
(Aliens, Humanoids, UFOs — Without Losing Myth)
The Elohim are presented as:
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Humanoid
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Ancient
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Extraterrestrial
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Technologically incomprehensible
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Ethically restrained
They are not gods — but gods are modeled after them.
Visual Rules for the Elohim
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No visible technology buttons, screens, or controls
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Light appears structural, not decorative
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Movement is slow, deliberate, almost ritualistic
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Speech is minimal — often telepathic or indirect
They do not explain themselves because:
Explanation invites negotiation.
Law does not negotiate.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS — REFRAMED AS TECHNOLOGY
In EXODUS: ELOHIM, the Commandments are not divine morality.
They are:
A containment protocol for intelligent species.
Egyptian Law vs Hebrew Law
Egyptian Law
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Pharaoh above law
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Order above life
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Stability above justice
Hebrew Law (Elohim Revision)
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No ruler above law
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No slavery
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No divine kings
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No weapons of annihilation
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No false authority
The commandments are nearly identical —
except one civilization keeps a god-king,
and the other removes him.
That difference destroys Egypt.
4. MARKETING PLAN (GLOBAL, MULTI-PHASE)
POSITIONING STATEMENT
“Before religion. Before science. There was law.”
PHASE I — MYSTERY (6–9 months before release)
Goal: Curiosity without context
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Teaser posters:
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Pyramids with no sky
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Auroras over Finland with no explanation
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No title, only symbols
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Audio teasers: low harmonic tones
Platforms:
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Cinema preshows
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High-concept billboards
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Social media ARG-style drops
PHASE II — REVELATION (3–4 months before release)
Goal: Reframe expectations
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Trailer 1:
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No mention of aliens
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Emphasis on Pharaoh, Moses, unrest
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Trailer 2:
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UFOs revealed
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“They are not gods.” line lands
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Key PR Angle:
“This film asks why we invented gods — and what happens when they return.”
PHASE III — CONTROVERSY & CONVERSATION (Release window)
Goal: Cultural discussion
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Director interviews framed around:
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Power and accountability
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Law vs authority
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Encourage debate — do not soften message
Avoid:
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Religious baiting
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Explaining Elohim lore publicly
Mystery fuels longevity.
PHASE IV — SEQUEL SEEDING (Post-release)
Goal: Make Finland iconic
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Viral clips of auroras behaving “wrong”
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Finland tourism partnerships (Lapland visuals)
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Post-credits scenes heavily discussed online
Position EXODUS: RETURN as:
Not a sequel — a continuation of history.
5. FINAL NOTE TO CREATIVES
This franchise works only if taken seriously.
If treated as:
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Sci-fi spectacle → it collapses
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Religious critique → it polarizes
If treated as:
A myth humanity forgot it already lived
…it becomes timeless.
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