I stay watchin The Ten Commandments. Especially the 2nd DVD, which is when all the good action takes place, but I like the first DVD too. The best thing about having the DVDs is that I don’t hafta wait until April to see it.
Anyway, a couple thoughts come to mind every single time I watch:
1. It’s a good thing I wasn’t Moses. I like to think I would’ve stood by my people and all that, but to give up being Pharoah to become a slave? Maaannnn….iono. Not to mention having to deal with that dude, Dathan all the time? Uh-uh. That staff would’a split his lip before it split the Red Sea.
2. That scene with the parting of the Red Sea? For its time, that had to be THE BADDEST special effects job of all time. I still think it’s in the top 10, even with all our advanced technology.
3. With all the movie remakes, this is one that should be done with Black folks as the main characters. Even though I have my questions about the historical veracity of Africentricity, I’d go see that 10 Commandments at least 3 times. Especially if it was big-budget enough to really make the parting of the Red Sea look decent.
Who could we cast at which roles?
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