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10 Commandments
By Avery | December 13, 2007
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?
Topics: Everwhatever, Spiritual |
December 14th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Chappelle as Dathan
December 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
If it weren’t for Heston and Yul Brenner, The Ten Commandments would be a dreadful movie, in my mind. At least that’s the position I’ve grown too. Some of the ‘acting’ (to put it kindly) is horrific, especially that of Edward G. Robinson (’Dathan’), John Derek (’Joshua’) and Anne Baxter (’Nefertiri’). Those three are so awfully over-the-top, Moses would need 7-8 more commandments, George Lucas AND Pixar to make the film watchable if it were rolled out today.
That a movie about ancient Hebrews and Egyptians living together in Africa without a single ‘Black’ actor gets made in the first place, let alone is revered by so many people, should be considered one of the Wonders of the World.
December 15th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
aw, come on, man. edward g. robinson as dathan? he was the perfect example of cloying, syncophantic, devilsh conniving. the way he flipped it at the base of the mountain when moses delayed in coming back? talmbout some, “his mother. so beautiful is the hope of a mother. BUT THERE ARE OTHER MOTHERS AMONG YOU!!!…” yo, that dude was off the hook.
but okay, even if nobody else wants to play… i’m tired of denzel, so we’ll keep him outta this. maybe they could distort his voice and make him the voice of God or somethin.
moses - will smith.
rameses - laurence fishburne
joshua - morris chestnut (not that he’s a good actor, but that would be a draw for the ladies)
nefertiri - nona gaye. (son. if I was moses and nef looked like nona gaye? it woulda been a PROBLEM!)
sephora - jill marie jones
seti - james earl jones
December 19th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
jill marie jones … i’d seriously have to consider what my momma’s soul would fetch on the open market. that woman is impossibly built!