Probably only under the specific historical conditions at the time, such a soul-stirring epic film could be made. This grand scene, this meticulous scheduling, requires mature industrialization and a bit of dictatorship, which cannot be filmed in Hollywood today, nor can it be filmed in China today. I remember watching DreamWorks' "Prince of Egypt" (1998) with gusto, where the original main plot was adapted. Quite a solid dramatic conflict, with a strong flavor of classical drama: the battle for the throne at the beginning, then the battle for love, and then the battle for faith, concentrated and prominent, and progressed layer by layer with the development of the plot. It is also a classical method to shape characters in contradictions and to be comprehensive and three-dimensional. One is the queen of Egypt, whose change of heart towards Moses was clear and palpable. One is an overseer, who is mercenary at both sides. I have to admit that he is extremely smart in grasping the psychology of the public, and playing the foolish people with applause. These two characters are fantastic. Other supporting roles: Joshua and Shepherdess are also distinct. The scene is really rough. Especially the last great escape, there are panoramas and parts: old people die, new babies are born. The scepter turned into a snake, the blood stained the Nile, the separation of the Red Sea, and the fire engraving, except for the pillar of fire that blocked the Egyptian soldiers - it turned out that the Egyptian carriage was like this, and the special effects were sincere enough. When crossing the Red Sea, the water curtain flows on both sides, which is quite shocking. It turns out that after crossing the Red Sea, there are still people who have fallen. It is not incomprehensible to fall into madness after getting rid of slavery (the mainland will call it "liberation"). This passage shows the insidiousness of the overseer and the ignorance of the people. Later, when Moses came back with the covenant, it showed that they had no faith, and they would go with whoever had thick arms and could fool them. Having said that, I want to talk about "Exodus". There is nothing wrong with the pursuit of human rights and national independence, but if you don't comply with my request, you will do things and cause your family to be destroyed. Moses' methods are the same as today's terrorism. Feel sorry for Pharaoh for a minute.
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