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There’s a lot going on in that little critter’s head right now.

Let it be known that this is the energy I will keep bringing wherever I go!

And Seti orders every instance of the name Moses to be erased: from records, monuments, to not even be spoken and be forgotten by everyone.

It feels like this is meant to contrast Bithia's statement from the beginning:

"Your name will live when the pyramids are dust"

But who is right in the end? Bithia.

Not even Seti can resist breaking his decree before dying.

Still, here he's condemning him to one of the worst fates for his culture: to have no afterlife

DeMille made it a point for Moses' name to be repeatedly said. He had a reason...

#the ten commandments

And Moses finishes digging his own grave: Ramesses is named heir to the throne and given Nefertari

He warns him to trust no one and harden his heart

At this point, Nefertari starts becoming this tragic character, having lost her love and forced to marry a man she hates. And it only gets worse for her

#the ten commandments

"If there's a god..."

This is where the weird, anachronistic atheism starts to show itself. Which is weird for the period but Ramesses is the worst offender, later.

#the ten commandments

Seti is being reasonable... Or perhaps is his love for Moses that keeps him from acting rashly

While Seti brings up the working theory that the deliverer would rise the slaves in revolt against the Pharaoh, Moses only claims he would free the slaves if he could.

He denies being the deliverer because he recognizes he's just a man, however politically powerful he might be, and only a god could do such a thing

The royal house seems to be afraid that the slaves would displace them as the ruling peoples of the nation (which had already happened: the Hyksos) and don't seem to recognize that they want to go to their own land to rule themselves... But that land was part of Egypt at this point in time: Seti I had annexed Canaan into Egypt and it remained so well into Ramesses II's tenure as Pharaoh... That does give a reason for wandering the desert for 40 years, though.

#the ten commandments #ancient canaan #seti i #ramesses ii

"Leave me. I shall not see your face again"

Is this exile merciful?

#the ten commandments

Who told Moses his father's name was Amram? Joshua doesn't seem particularly ingratiated to his family.

Still, Moses is too noble for his own good. Bithia and Nefertiri are panicking. Ramesses is enjoying his victory. But Seti loves Moses enough to ba cautious going about the situation

#the ten commandments

Ramesses claims he has found the deliverer (as the drama queen that he is, giving an empty bottle to Seti) after he killed the master builder (they did say he buried in the sand earlier but not here) and Bithia is staring to shit her pants

Don't you love it? When everything starts to fall apart?

#the ten commandments

And speaking of historical accuracy, the Sherden are here!

With the current discussion of historical accuracy in film (because of Nolan's Odyssey... does he really claim the bronze age is coming to an end?) having one of the Sea Peoples as nothing more than background decoration... it makes me want to puke rainbows

I bring up the Odyssey because the Sherden, the people of Sardinia, seem to be the Laestrygonians. Or at least the people of northern Sardinia.

But I love that they're just part of the background and could not even be known to be the Shreden (except they are called by name towards the end of the film)

Like, the most erroneous visually is that Ramesses isn't a redhead... People claim that him being declared a redhead was because of the henna that was used on the mummification process dying his hair such. While it's true that his hair had been colored by the henna, it was the tips of it that were painted: the roots remained untainted by it and did retain the ginger color Ramesses had in life. Before he went grey, that is. He was also fair skinned because the desert doesn't make you black.

#the ten commandments #ramesses ii #the odyssey #historical accuracy in film

And finally the thing that's been building up to: Seti's jubilee... which makes no sense since that's an Israelite thing... and Seti ruled for about 11 years... But the timeline for the movie has been altered so much that there's no point

This is one of those "it makes for a better story"

Is this where I make a point to bring up the fact that the story of Exodus isn't supported by the historical record? And that a lot of stuff so far has been somewhat divorced from the source material? That while historical accuracy is a factor, ultimately we'll never be able to be 100% certain that a depiction is accurate to the time period? That there's a level of suspension of disbelief when it comes to visual adaptations of this sort of works, with theater having a greater freedom than film because it's being depicted in real time? Perhaps...

Or I can say that those dancers in the background are legit for Egypt... but not to the time period: the dance was based off a depiction in a 6th dynasty tomb, which makes it almost a millennium removed from Seti I

#the ten commandments #historical accuracy on film

While the scene is important because it's when Ramesses is informed of the truth about Moses, what I haven't been able to stop obsessing about is that chair.

I don't even know why, since the props in this film are so good looking, but I feel like the chair was copied from some artifact found in the Valley of the Kings or somesuch

#the ten commandments

Dathan is so well written because he's so hateable.

Like, we've all had experiences with this kind of people: the people that will sacrifice anyone and everyone for their own benefit and when they inevitably fall, they take everyone down with them.

But why is Joshua so sure (like Yochabed) that Moses is the one who will free them?

And why is he so relevant this early? His notable moments are either not depicted in this film or happen literally right at the end

#the ten commandments #book of exodus

Moses wants to end his Baka life...

At least the whipping was a thing in the source material...

And he did realize it was Moses that was killing him.

#I'm sorry #the joke was there and I couldn't not make it!#the ten commandments

And this is what happens when you throw yourself at problems without an exit strategy thought out...

But him being tied to the columns, that feels like a reference to a different book... Maybe the end of Samson story?

I mean:

Shame he didn't bring the building down like the referenced character...

#the ten commandments #book of judges #samson #crucified hero shot

This "action scene" is so bad. The movements are too telegraphed. That punch is shameful. Baka is a little bitch for actually being knocked off his feet by it.

Like, it starts so promising with Joshua descending from above in a dynamic way to defend the original character. But then it doesn't keep that energy

#the ten commandments

Seriously, I fucking hate this plotline, even if it's about to become part of the actual Exodus story shortly.

Baka claims that the cloth was spun from the beards of shellfish, a reference to Byssus... which is anachronistic. There was a fabric of the same name but that was made out of linen.

Regardless, I am obsessed with these sets... With these props...

#the ten commandments #book of exodus

And Moses agrees to play the politics game, ascend to the throne and become someone with enough autority to free the people and, if he wants, pull and Akhenaten and change the whole religious landscape of Egypt.

But of course he still needs to handle the Baka problem... (I felt so silly writing that!)

Of course everything will go to hell! This is just the hope spot. Besides, everyone knows how this story goes! Of course he won't scend to the throne.

#the ten commandments #book of exodus

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