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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

In Awe of The Ten Commandments


I can remember watching "The Ten Commandments" as a child, and believing that I was actually witnessing the miraculous works that Moses (Charlton Heston) was performing on the screen. From the Nile turning into blood with just a touch of his staff, to the hail raining down on Ramses and his guards, and finally the monumental parting of the Red Sea, I believed with my childlike mind and heart that I was watching God at work, and on the television screen, no less!
But now, as an adult, I know that the spectacle of "The Ten Commandments" was largely due to the imagination and artistry of special effects, a part of filmmaking that is fascinating to me because of what is being achieved, and that is the talent of making an audience believe in what is being portrayed on the screen. Even back in 1956, Cecil B. DeMille was able to create a film that was destined to be a classic because of the grandeur and splendor of the special effects in this what I feel is still one of the most awesome movies of all time.
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4 comments:

  1. Tyler BartaMarch 3, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    I've heard about this movie on numerous occasions. It seems like it was a great movie for its time. If someone said "do you want to watch the ten commandments" I probably would, but otherwise I wouldn't bother on my own. Charleton Heston is in planet of the apes I do believe. I saw one and two. Those are good movies as well, classics, like the kind of movies you watch on AMC. That's a great station, they play only the best movies.

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  2. ChristinaMarch 3, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    I have never watched this movie and it seems like I'm missing out. If the audience really believes what is being protrayed on the screen rather then just looking a at a huge picture like I do nowadays then this movie seems intense.

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  3. WillMarch 4, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    If someone truly believed the story of "The Ten Commandments" from a film back in 1956 then imagine if the technology of today would have been available to those filmmakers. That would also mean that this movie is a work of art in itself since I can't imagine something from 44 years from before I was even born seeming realistic at all.

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  4. Monica GuimaraesMarch 23, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    I've never heard of this movie but it seems like a great way to get kids involved in religion. I think for now, the effects of it would be too "old" but if they ever made a remake it could be so much more of an impact on the viewers!

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