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Just saw The Exodus
- Thread starter Willie T
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It is Hollyweird.What can I say?
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Jesse
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I was wondering about this movie and the accuracy. It's here but not many options for times.
Just a hint.... God is portrayed as a 10 year-old little boy. The river is turned red by crocodiles thrashing around in the red mud that came down from the mountains over time, and settled on the bottom. All the plagues (except the last one) "just happen", no confrontation from Moses, no warning they were coming. The best chance for some good special effects would have been the staffs turning to serpants, but they never showed that, at all.
No orgy. No Golden calf. No breaking of the tablets. No striking of the rock for water. They stumbled through chest deep water at the sea for part of the crossing. Moses got caught in the 60' return of the water, he almost drowned, and barely struggled to shore. All of the army turned back, and were drowned just before they got back to the Egyptian side...... but that's OK, because most of the army was killed by a mountain cliff cave-in long before they got to the sea. No pillar of fire. No cloud. No manna. No 40 years in the wilderness. It all ends just after they get the law.
Oh, Moses DID lead an armed revolt where they destroyed all the grain houses of the Egyptians, and did a lot of guerilla warfare.
No orgy. No Golden calf. No breaking of the tablets. No striking of the rock for water. They stumbled through chest deep water at the sea for part of the crossing. Moses got caught in the 60' return of the water, he almost drowned, and barely struggled to shore. All of the army turned back, and were drowned just before they got back to the Egyptian side...... but that's OK, because most of the army was killed by a mountain cliff cave-in long before they got to the sea. No pillar of fire. No cloud. No manna. No 40 years in the wilderness. It all ends just after they get the law.
Oh, Moses DID lead an armed revolt where they destroyed all the grain houses of the Egyptians, and did a lot of guerilla warfare.
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Jesse
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Haha
That's a gigantic hint.
What did the movie portray for the reason to leave Egypt?
Mistreatment. Nothing about going three days into the desert to worship.
Pretty much.Willie T
With all that you have said wasn't in it, they couldn't have told the story. What an hour and half of make believe.
tinykitten
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The days of Bible version movies the quality of Heston in Ten Commandments is over in Hollywood.
I wonder if Bale would have insulted the prophet if he'd played Muhammad in a film? Wait, Hollywood would never make a Muhammad film because creating a likeness of Muhammad qualifies as a death penalty offense. Never mind.
I wonder if Bale would have insulted the prophet if he'd played Muhammad in a film? Wait, Hollywood would never make a Muhammad film because creating a likeness of Muhammad qualifies as a death penalty offense. Never mind.
tinykitten
Member
Sadly, it appears so.
The evidence being, "Noah", "The Exodus", "The Bible".
I love the old Bible classics. Hollywood cared back then to bring scripture to the screen. Now, it is as if they're committed to mockery.
I suppose I can see where exploring the story in other ways, a sort of "what if", would be a legitimate thing to explore in fiction.
I have seen very little of the newer Bible movies or shows (though I saw the Jesus movie earlier this year with my church), so I can't really say anything for the quality of these in particular.
I have seen very little of the newer Bible movies or shows (though I saw the Jesus movie earlier this year with my church), so I can't really say anything for the quality of these in particular.
It is a good "once upon a time" story.Don't count on the Biblical truth.Satan would never allow that in our media.