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Here is an excerpt of Shelomo Alfassa's review of The Ten Commandments:
In all seriousness, what was most deplorable was that the film purposefully scrubbed out any reference to the Jewish people. The words 'Jewish,' 'Jews,' 'Hebrews,' 'Israelites' and the phrase 'Children of Israel' were never mentioned. The victims in the film were only called "slaves."[...]Interesting take on another story...
Although they never come out and call them Hebrews, a number of the key victim population in the film were portrayed to look like descendants of Eastern European Jews, Ashkenazim, with hook noses and stereotypical curly hair. In addition, the "Jews" in the background were clearly Arab extras, probably locals from Morocco where the film was shot. They looked NOTHING like the tall and light skinned Moses or Aaron.[...]
The film does not follow the Biblical account, there is full fictionalization including Moses' imaginary Egyptian brother "Menerith," a person ABC invented. At one point, during a tearful goodbye scene between Moses and Menerith, they touch each other's face and stare at each other so much--and--so deeply into one another's eyes, you would think you were watching Brokeback Mountain. I am sure I was not the only viewer that-just for a second-thought "are these guys going to lock lips?"
All in all, ABC produced a cheap and unachieved reproduction of the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille film by the same name. It is not that the 1956 film was Biblically accurate either, but as Hollywood films go, the 1956 film was at least created without political correctness, political messages, bizarre psychological drama and down right fictional stories and characters.
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