As one of the most famous biblical stories, "Exodus" and "Moses Ten Commandments" have been adapted into movies or other film and television works to appear in the audience's sight. Of course, this newly adapted version in front of me incorporates director Ridley Scott's understanding and interpretation of the story.
To trace the historical background of the entire "Exodus", we must start from the origin of the "Hebrews", that is, the Jews. Palestine is one of the most unstable places in the world. As the birthplace of several major religions, the place obtained by many great gods can be found by looking at the world map. It is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea and is connected to Phoenicia, Syria is bordered by the Sinai Peninsula and Egypt to the south, and the Arabian Desert to the east. According to research, the human culture in this area can be traced back to the Paleolithic Age. In more than 3000 BC, the Canaanites living here have entered the agricultural society and created the bronze civilization. The area where the Canaanites lived was called "Canaan". About 2000 years before the park, the Amorites living in the Arabian Desert once invaded this area, so some historical documents from Egypt and Assyria once called it the "Kingdom of the Amorites". Around the 18th century BC, the Hyksos from the north conquered Canaan and invaded Egypt from the south. In 1580 BC, the Egyptians expelled the Hyksos and annexed Canaan and Syria. About the first half of the 14th century BC, a nomadic tribe in the eastern desert took advantage of the weakening of Egypt and invaded Canaan from the north. The local Canaanites believed that they came from the Euphrates River in the east (called "the great river" in the Bible). ), so they are called "Hebrews", which means: people from the other side of the river. After the Hebrews invaded Canaan, they acquired settlements by force. At the end of the 13th century BC, the Egyptians reconquered this place. The Egyptian pharaoh Menipta recorded on the inscription showing off his military exploits: Israel has been reduced to ruins, but its race is not extinct. And the story of this film begins from this historical period.
And the story's male No. 1 Bell plays the great god-level character: Moses. His name in Hebrew means: Pulled up from the water. Because Moses was just a baby at the time and was put in a basket, Pharaoh's daughter rescued Moses from the water and named him. Searching for this name, the most closely related ones are: the Ten Commandments of Moses, and the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. The famous Ten Commandments of Moses are from "Exodus" and the story of this film is taken from them.
The protagonists of the story are a pair of Egyptian princes, who were originally close siblings, but because of prophecies, the throne and rumors, they gradually grew bitter until they met in battle. The background of the story is the ancient Egyptian era in BC. Under the rule of the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of Hebrew slaves lived a life inferior to cattle and horses. Extremely heavy labor, food and clothing cannot be guaranteed, there is no remuneration at all, and it may be disposed of as "goods" at any time. In fact, the Egyptians treated the Jews in this way. In the historical background at that time, there was actually nothing to say. Who said this was popular in that era? When the Hebrews occupied the land of Canaan by force, they also treated Canaan in the same way. Southerners, but the number of Egyptian rulers and Hebrews is somewhat disparate, in the words of the Hebrews: they are favored by God, so they are prosperous. In fact, it is the entire Hebrew ethnic group. Their reproductive ability is extremely strong. No matter how they are suppressed or how harsh the living environment is, these people can maintain a strong reproductive power. The huge population brings the Egyptian rulers. In order to curb the growth of the number of Hebrews, the Egyptian Pharaoh ordered all Hebrew infants to be executed. However, Moses was a blessing in disguise and became the prince of the Egyptians, and his relationship with the new pharaoh Ramses in this film was inseparable, and he was as close as a brother. However, the exposure of his life made the prince fall from the altar in an instant. He, his adoptive mother, and sister were all exiled. After suffering, he came to the harbor in his life, where he married, had children, and was reborn. He obtained God's care and guidance. Nine years later, he resolutely left his family and went to Egypt. He wanted to rescue his compatriots and lead them to escape from the sea of misery.
At this time, the long brewing and foreshadowing in the first half of the film gradually ended, and it began to enter the real climax. When the new pharaoh Ramses confronted Moses, who was once close as a brother, the person standing opposite was no longer an ordinary person. As the spokesman of God, Moses gradually gained the trust of more and more Hebrews. And support, after the negotiation with Ramses failed, the god of Moses began to punish Egypt with various scourges, plagues of locusts, plagues of frogs, plagues of lice, plagues of flies, floods of blood, sores, and hailstorms came and became more and more intense. , The whole of Egypt is shrouded in waves of disasters that are stronger than one after another. The entire country, whether it is the poor or the nobles, appears extremely helpless and hesitant in the face of various natural disasters, and panic and despair begin to gradually. Until the arrival of the last disaster of darkness, the disaster that the Egyptians inflicted on the Jews repeated itself. All Egyptian children died suddenly overnight, even the son of Pharaoh Ramses was not spared. Under such a blow, Ramses and the whole of Egypt finally compromised, "Let them go." This was the collective call of the entire Egyptian people at this time.
Moses and his people can finally leave, they can leave this hellish place and run to the paradise in their minds. The director took the 40-year migration of the Hebrews since then as the final film climax. A few days after releasing hundreds of thousands of slaves, Ramses regretted it. He was not willing to fail, and he was not willing to show weakness before Moses. He wanted to slaughter all the Hebrews. The chariot and cavalry became the last burial of the tyrant, and in front of another miracle induced by Moses, the entire legion was instantly annihilated.
About the legend of Moses saving the Hebrews, in fact, the film is just a beginning. After leaving Egypt, during the 40-year migration, Moses was guided by God and formulated the Ten Commandments of Moses, which bound and regulated the whole The Jewish nation, and just when the migration career was about to end and the land of happiness was in sight, Moses passed away, and his apprentice Joshua took over the mission and continued to lead all the Jews to complete the great cause of migration.
At the end of the film, when describing various natural disasters and the scene of the waves of the mountains, all kinds of shocking scenes are presented in front of the audience. The powerful special effects in this continuous and intensive appearance can be regarded as living up to the name of the epic masterpiece. Bell also Very good interpretation of the role of the Jewish prophet and savior.
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