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But what about the whole atheist thing? This might anger some readers — though that’s not my intent — but just because someone’s an atheist or a non-Christian does not mean they can’t tell a fantastic story that honors the Biblical account. As I already mentioned, the filmmakers behind The Prince of Egypt (i.e. Steven Spielberg and company) were not Christians (as far as I know), and in those days in the ’90s, Hollywood was not as concerned about reaching out to the faith-based crowd like the studios are now. They simply saw a fantastic story in the Biblical account of Moses, and they wanted to tell it.
Ridley Scott seems to have the same mindset. He has exhibited a self-effacing — some might even say humble — humor about the fact that he’s an atheist making a Biblical epic. The irony has not been lost on him, in other words, and his comments so far have been a refreshing response compared to the stiff-arm that Darren Aronofsky offered to the “noisy” evangelical crowd, as Aronofsky called them.
For example, when asked about being an atheist who is making a Biblical epic, Ridley Scott said, “[that’s] actually good, because I’ve got to convince myself the story works.”
That made me laugh when I first read it. It was surprisingly refreshing to see a legendary director perceive the irony of his situation and poke fun at himself a little.
