12/28/2022 0 Comments Summary of the ten commandments movie![]() ![]() Though not usually shown in the TV telecasts of the movie, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS begins with DeMille introducing the movie by briefly describing the care he and his team took in trying to make the movie as accurate as possible, while filling in some gaps to Moses’ younger years. Ultimately, the movie overcomes its problems to create one of the four or five greatest biblical epics of all time, depending on how one counts such things. Now, Paramount Pictures has done a complete restoration of the movie to release on Blu-Ray, the top-of-the-line video format today, and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS has never looked better! In fact, watching this new print is a revelation on just how good this movie is, in spite of the fact that THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is also clearly a product of its time, with a couple obvious technical flaws, some historical problems and a shaky, melodramatic performance by the usually reliable Anne Baxter, who plays the love interest between Pharaoh and the younger Moses, played by Yul Brynner and Charlton Heston, respectively. DeMille was one of Hollywood’s great showmen, and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is probably his greatest masterpiece. Best of all, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS makes God the real hero of the story, with a theological power seldom seen on the silver screen. Despite some hokey moments, the movie is carried along by the brilliant performances of Charlton Heston as Moses, Yul Brynner as Rameses and Yvonne DeCarlo as Moses’ wise wife. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is a magnificent achievement in the history of film. There, God gives Moses his marching orders, to return to Egypt and demand that Pharaoh, “Let my people go!” That sets the stage for the final conflict with Rameses. Disowned by Pharaoh, Moses is cast into the desert, where he gains favor with Jethro and marries Jethro’s eldest daughter. Moses is caught, however, for murdering the master builder, who was cruelly punishing Joshua. Then, Moses learns of his Jewish roots and identifies with their painful slavery. As a youth, Moses locks horns with the Pharaoh’s son, Rameses. After escaping death by the Egyptian Pharaoh’s army, the baby Moses grows up in the royal court. DeMille’s 1956 masterpiece, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS has been restored and put on Blu-Ray.
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