>Patrick Rills has a review of the animated version of “The Ten Commandments.” His review reflects the views of others who have seen the movie: the movie is not worth seeing. The following is an excerpt of Rills’ review:

“The Ten Commandments” is a painfully unnecessary, computer generated regurgitation of the classic biblical story of Moses and his people’s exodus from oppression in Egypt. Unlike the many versions before it, this incantation of the Old Testament tale is forged in mediocrity and is a slave to its own lack of artistic vision.

Although this film is computer animated, don’t expect the lively quality of Pixar. I doubt this movie’s imagery would have impressed audiences ten years ago. The graphics make it seem more like the introduction of a cheap Nintendo 64 console game than a feature film. The characters move with a lack of fluidity similar to that of the reanimated corpse of Mr. Roboto. Besides the characters, even textures and liquids had the unpolished look of amateur artists, with the parted Red Sea looking like two massive Jell-O molds.

Rills concludes that this remaking of “The Ten Commandments” is an attempt at exploiting the success of movies that have a biblical theme. Since I do not like animated movies, this is one movie I am not planning to see.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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