It’s a full twenty minutes before our Moses, Charlton Heston, appears onscreen, and a good four hours before the final titles roll, when you take intermission into account. Not only does it tell the story of Exodus, but it fills in the missing gaps in Moses’ story that the Bible’s editors considered too hot to print. It’s a proper Biblical epic, with an orchestral overture, entr’acte, and exit music, and a personal onscreen introduction from Cecil B. ![]() The Ten Commandments is one of those films. There are no epics anymore no films that take up the entirety of your night, that span epochs in their narratives and inspire total awe in audiences. Nowadays, an “event movie” tends to mean the return of a beloved franchise, or a team-up of talent or characters, or a movie that ushers in a gimmick like Avatar or The Hobbit. ![]() Movies aren’t events like they once were.
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