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Interesting frames of "The Ten Commandments"

I am introducing my reviews and my way of interpretations of some interesting points which I noticed after seeing "The Ten Commandments".
The first interesting point is the statement of the opening scene. I watched that section many times. The host in the movie said that it showed the dawn of Hebrew liberty. And he said also that the theme taken by the movie exists then and now. Do you know that the issues of the State of Israel have been unsettled by now. And what politics and countries should be is being discussed in many countries. So I watched it carefully. I was also interested in the atmosphere of mystery such as fast moving clouds and the sun's rays come through clouds.
The structure of this movie is different from that of "The Prince of Egypt". "The Ten Commandments" is based on historical facts so that it chronologically goes. This style of showing is plain but boring. The order of "The Prince of Egypt" is more impressive because of the scene in which Moses know everything about his origin. That scene is expressed like a picture.
I noticed many historical events in "The Ten Commandments". Three thousand ago, Egypt was a very big empire and Pharaoh had every power. I was pleased to see the way of greeting of Ethiopians. They had much gold at that time. Hebrews escaped from Egypt and then immigranted to Palestine near the Mt. Sinai. These are historical facts.
What I noticed is the resemblance between the two movies on labour working. I was surprised that how slaves worked were described similarly.There must be some documents about that. Another one is about the God Moses refered to. At first Moses said that the God was for everyone. However, as he saw his God's miracles, he began to admire their own God. Is this the origin of "the Chosen People"?

posted by Michio @ 10:28 PM