![]() ![]() At least decency and goodness are pitted against intolerance and villainy in a way that can be appreciated by the religious and nonreligious alike.Oct. Given the Middle Eastern origins of Judaism and Christianity, scholars posit it is likely everyone involved in biblical stories had olive skin and brown eyes, something inquisitive kids may ask about, too. A Christian slant to this movie is suggested by the fact that the Jews here are depicted with blue eyes, as if to match with Eurocentric medieval and Renaissance representations of a blue-eyed, blond Jesus. The Exodus story is from the Torah, or first five books of the Bible (aka The Old Testament), a seminal work at the foundation of Judaism, but also a preliminary part of Christian doctrine. How? Did no one notice she hadn't been pregnant? Would a leader who hates his slaves allow the baby Moses to be raised in the palace as a prince? Did anyone notice the abandoned baby showed up just when Jewish babies were being exterminated? And why did God select such a whiny, selfish, and unbelieving bunch to be his Chosen People? What did he see in them? Parents can expect to field such inquiries: Pharaoh's daughter found the baby Moses and raised him. The Ten Commandments touches on all the basics of the Exodus story with appealing animation, but given that kids are the target audience and are highly likely to have many questions, it seems a wasted opportunity that the film doesn't bother to address obvious holes in the well-known story. Moses dies, too, leaving Joshua to lead the Jews to Canaan.īible stories are always popular, and this one is nicely and simply told. ![]() Despite these many great favors God does the Jews, they remain ornery, selfish, and ungrateful, forcing God to punish that generation of slaves by never allowing them to enter the Promised Land, consigning them to roam the desert for 40 years until a new, less-complaining generation emerges to enjoy God's generosity. He then closes the sea and drowns the Egyptian army as it gains on the escaped slaves. ![]() God gives Moses the power to part the Red Sea, allowing the Jews to cross. Pharaoh then releases the Jews, but quickly changes his mind, sending his army after them. None of these blights achieve the desired effect, so God kills every Egyptian firstborn. Locusts eat the crops, frogs rain from the sky. When Pharaoh says no, God unleashes plagues. God picks Moses to take his people, enslaved by Pharaoh, out of Egypt. Ramses casts Moses out at first opportunity. Pharaoh's daughter finds him and raises him in the palace as her own, as a cousin to the future Pharaoh, Ramses ( Alfred Molina). She hides him in a basket and sets him afloat. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS simplifies the biblical Exodus story, introducing Moses as the baby of a Jewish woman who is condemned to death by Pharaoh but saved by his clever mother.
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