The first movie to really blow my mind was the Charlton Heston one. I was a kid in the 90's. We had all sorts of amazing visual effects by then, I grew up with movies like Jurassic Park, Star Wars, E.T, so on. My grandparents had this on VHS. It was in one of those brick cases with two tapes. I asked my grandmother about and she told me it was a really good movie from the 50's. When your a child, a few decades seems like centuries I remember as a kid being absolutely in awe when I saw this for the first time, wondering how they could have possibly done that in the 'Olden days'
The most iconic version would be the 1956 The Ten Commandments remake. For me, my favorite version would be the one in The Prince of Egypt as it feels more powerful. The most unique would be the one in Exodus: Gods and Kings as the pathway between the parted waters is much wider than previous versions where they often portray it as a narrow stretch of dry path
yes the dark clouds , moses on an elevated pile of rock with his staff , the 3 jewish girls , the beautiful water and the dry rocky path its my favorite version of the exodus
Really the one that most impressed me is the on the of 1956 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, they way it was shot and put together really made me OW, so impressive (quite easy to achieve, more if it's done in miniatures) and quite a realistic final product. The best one.
The Prince of Egypt's red sea parting was indeed the most beautiful. And I will not deny that The Ten Commandments was very impressive and still to this day.
I'm was still trying to figure out how they did make the Red Sea to open on 10 Commandments untill i watch this video (thank you). It's gigantically insane how the special effects of a 62 years old movie can still impress, much better than the CGI crap we have today
The shot at 1:35 in the video is not a double exposure, but a split screen matte. If it were a double exposure, then one of the elements would be see through.
For its time, it’s pretty astonishing. They had zero technology, and they still came up with something more effective than the 1970s TV version. (The 1956 film is still the best version, though).
The 1956 is actually a great movie ever made of the 10 Commandments with Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. Others are actually okay with me but yet I get bored on watching others. I never get bored on watching the 1956 it looks more realistic and showing the truth behind the scenes.
That’s the beauty of practical effects. You’ve really got to think of how to get a shot. If done well it’ll always be remembered. When you look and hear about how the Ten Commandments one was done you think wow that’s quite impressive. Then you see the one from Exodus and you think...well not much really. You don’t really get the “money shot” in modern films anymore. One bit that absolutely wows you.
Just can’t seem to beat the 1950s Ten Commandments version / or movie all together. Almost as if (even though Hollywood fucked with the story) something special was watching over that project.
If Cecil B. Demille was still alive ,what an awesome new ten commandments he would have directed,with the current technology we have today, ty Cecil for years of entertainment.
Thanks. I was longing to know the way it was filmed since I saw Ten Cmmandments ( 1956 ), which is the best out of all, in every way. It really glorified GOD of Israel and christians.
“If we ignore all references to god and the Bible”... then there wouldn’t be these shots from those ancient texts... whether one is religiously inclined or not. Hello?
Yes I found it a very jarring statement too. I wasn't sure why it was even said. Cecil B DeMille went to a lot of trouble they consulted a lot of experts to make sure the movies were as accurate as possible
I don’t understand why people have to roll their eyes whenever talking about media with religious themes such as Narnia or the Ten Commandments. If you don’t believe, then don’t mention it. Just talk about the special effects. I don’t understand why he felt inclined to add that.
In 2014 we saw Exodus (gods and kings) and Noah, both epic wannabe and both failed terribly. The 1998 animation Prince of Egypt by far is the best and it is still highly entertaining in present days.
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I saw a documentary on History Channel or Discovery Channel. The Red Sea was a mistranslation of a reed sea, a marsh with reeds. The high winds that day blew the water exposing a land bridge at the shallowest part of the marsh.
Just out of curiosity. Do you consider CGI method less interesting just because you ignore how its done and can't explain it in your channel or do you genuinelly believe its less interesting? Great video by the way
I couldn't find the Moses movie I saw as a child in catholic church some 35 yrs ago anywhere on the internet. Was it made by the Catholic church? It wasn't with the best visual effects but I don't have any idea who made it. If you have any clue please reply. Thx.
It's funny, that CGI is now so ubiquitous that it is considered "less interesting" than compositing a few reversed shots, while in reality one could produce feature length documentary about the technology that is put in use to achieve this single effect in Ridley Scott's film, and still only scratch a surface. Or, to put into perspective, shooting water, than combining shots in reverse versus drawing every single droplet of water with meticulous level of detail considering even tiny reflections of the surface, and then animating them individually including fine details like bouncing, merging etc. Stunning work, only it's done by superfast machine, to which telling how to do it took probably hundreds of hours of work. Only the instructions are in C++, which is a geek thing.
My most liked.. loved & fav. of Paramount Studio's best & most beautiful.. touchy.. meaningful.. Movie "The Ten Commandments" of 1956.. all the best & thx to Paramount Studio for providin such a beautiful & version Movie "The Ten Commandments" even if watch a million times.. still w'd love to watch for ever.. it's really super.. fantastic.. mindblowin.. outstandin.. history..🥰🤗💯👍👌🤝🤲👏🏽✨⭐🌟❤💘💝💖💜💙💚🌹🌷⚘💐🙏
Exodus 14:21 (KJV) "And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east WIND all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided." God used wind to part the sea, not magic.
CGI is not less interesting in itself, the problem is the end result. Have many friends in the film business and most agree that the problem with most of todays Hollywood films is that they relied too much on the special effects, instead of those effects being there to support a well written, well directed, and well acted film. When you watch a hundred films a year and you can't remember the mayority in any significant detail, theres a problem there! Fully aware that most films are aimed at 12 to 28 males who happily claim that the highlight of their life in any given year, is waiting for the next installment in their favorite franchise. Can I change that to 7 to 47 by the stupidity of most guys at present?
Why did you skip over all the ones at the end? I thought this was supposed to be an analysis video. You just wrapped it up before even discussing and showing the modern adaptations.
If you read the story of Moses in the Bible, the whole story isn't quite as dramatic as on film. For example, while film versions usually portray Moses and Ramses as brothers and show that Moses didn't know his heritage, the Bible says no such thing. The Bible never once indicates that Moses didn't know he was Hebrew, nor does it speak of his relationship with the Pharoah. When it comes to the Red Sea, it also doesn't seem that spectacular by comparison. First of all, it's correctly called the Sea of Reeds, and it's possible that where they crossed wasn't as deep as the Ten Commandments movie shows. The Bible says that after the fiery cloud pillar separated the Egyptians and the Hebrews, neither party came near each other "all night". "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided." So it seems to me that the water was pushed back to reveal dry land. There wasn't some split down the middle of two walls of water like in The Ten Commandments. So it did probably look more like Moses the Lawgiver, the "quite forgettable" and "less appealing" one, just maybe a bit slower as the waters separated.
I wonder though, how was Stargate effect in the original movie made? I know early CG was available at the time and was certainly used in numerous shots, but it seems like the opening moment was shot by injecting a volume of air into a volume of liquid and then cleaning up the footage digitally. Is this the case, or was it completely digital simulation of liquid?
Sorry, Prince of Egypt is no match to 1956 version. 1956 version was involved with a lot of effort to make it look realistic and more believable. Prince of Egypt is just an animation done easily on computers and the act of separation is more cartoonish.
He said it was the best version "since" the '56 version, which implies the '56 version was better. And while I agree the '56 version is more impressive you shouldn't belittle the artistry and effort that goes into producing good animation.
Still, computers in the 1990s were not as fast as these of modern days, so the animators still sacrificed all they had just as much for the drawings as well for the CGI in the making of The Prince of Egypt in the 1990s. (Heck, just animating one frame at that time in CGI took weeks and even months to complete.)
But then, crossing the Reed Sea, as many scholars now believe the actual ancient texts described, would have been boring as heck, kind of like the Passage du Gois.
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The first movie to really blow my mind was the Charlton Heston one. I was a kid in the 90's. We had all sorts of amazing visual effects by then, I grew up with movies like Jurassic Park, Star Wars, E.T, so on. My grandparents had this on VHS. It was in one of those brick cases with two tapes. I asked my grandmother about and she told me it was a really good movie from the 50's. When your a child, a few decades seems like centuries I remember as a kid being absolutely in awe when I saw this for the first time, wondering how they could have possibly done that in the 'Olden days'
It was an absolute artistic and technical masterpiece, and yet only won a single Oscar for best visual effects.
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Well, I was 6 in the ‘60s and saw it on the big screen. Mind blown.
Wow 🤩 it as if I wrote this myself! 😅❤🙌🏻🤓
The 1920's one was pretty impressive all things considered...wow
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Prince of Egypt is probably my favorite version in film of the Exodus story. Their parting of the Red Sea is also my favorite.
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Yes, I also agree.
As well as the burning bush. Such a powerful scene.
I agree also an the music score of the prince of egypt is awesome
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Ten Commandments 1956 is still the BEST!
Especially because it’s not animated!
Absolutely.
Yes you are 100% correct it is still the best 1956
Yes
The most iconic version would be the 1956 The Ten Commandments remake. For me, my favorite version would be the one in The Prince of Egypt as it feels more powerful. The most unique would be the one in Exodus: Gods and Kings as the pathway between the parted waters is much wider than previous versions where they often portray it as a narrow stretch of dry path
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I just watched the 1956 version last night. I absolutely LOVE that scene, and in my opinion, it is unmatched by any other version.
Absolutely true!
The 1956 is and will always be my favorite.
yes the dark clouds , moses on an elevated pile of rock with his staff , the 3 jewish girls , the beautiful water and the dry rocky path
its my favorite version of the exodus
Same 1956 my favorite also
The water tank at Paramount used for the 1956 film is used as a parking lot today. It can still be filled up today if needed to film water shots.
Really the one that most impressed me is the on the of 1956 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, they way it was shot and put together really made me OW, so impressive (quite easy to achieve, more if it's done in miniatures) and quite a realistic final product. The best one.
The Prince of Egypt's red sea parting was indeed the most beautiful. And I will not deny that The Ten Commandments was very impressive and still to this day.
Yes you are absolutely right!!!!!!! Ten Commandments was very impressive and still to this day.
I'm was still trying to figure out how they did make the Red Sea to open on 10 Commandments untill i watch this video (thank you). It's gigantically insane how the special effects of a 62 years old movie can still impress, much better than the CGI crap we have today
It would be more impressive if we follow them with faith
Let's not forget that the 1956 Ten Commandments won an Oscar for it's FX's - and rightly deserved too!
The shot at 1:35 in the video is not a double exposure, but a split screen matte. If it were a double exposure, then one of the elements would be see through.
The 1923 effect was actually very clever.
So was the 1956 edit
When I saw the 1923 effect the walls of the Red Sea looked like slabs of Jello to me. I was astonished that I was right.
Yes
For its time, it’s pretty astonishing. They had zero technology, and they still came up with something more effective than the 1970s TV version. (The 1956 film is still the best version, though).
And yummy
1956 "Ten Commandments" version is amazing//excellent work: Google "special effects & matte paintings..Jan Domela, Paul Lerpae, John Fulton"
Charleston heston ten commandments was the closes to the bible
Time traveller here , I can honestly say the original was the best, Moses played himself and put in a tremendous performance, deserved an Oscar,
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100% agree
The ten commandments 1956, the best movie about Exodus
The movie Moses starring Charlton Heston was 1 of the greatest movie I've ever seen
I think you are mistaken
The 1956 is actually a great movie ever made of the 10 Commandments with Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. Others are actually okay with me but yet I get bored on watching others. I never get bored on watching the 1956 it looks more realistic and showing the truth behind the scenes.
1956 version still triumphs... in my opinion.
At 1:15 we learn that before portraying the role of Basil in Fawlty Towers, actor John Cleese played Moses....
I saw that too! He was a dead ringer!
That’s the beauty of practical effects. You’ve really got to think of how to get a shot. If done well it’ll always be remembered. When you look and hear about how the Ten Commandments one was done you think wow that’s quite impressive. Then you see the one from Exodus and you think...well not much really. You don’t really get the “money shot” in modern films anymore. One bit that absolutely wows you.
1956 was spectacular whereas 1999 (prince of egypt) was artistically beautiful
Just can’t seem to beat the 1950s Ten Commandments version / or movie all together. Almost as if (even though Hollywood fucked with the story) something special was watching over that project.
I actually saw the 1956 film and it was so good especially the red sea
The 1956 in the most WWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW ever !!! 0% CGI !!! 1000000% AMAZING !!
If Cecil B. Demille was still alive ,what an awesome new ten commandments he would have directed,with the current technology we have today, ty Cecil for years of entertainment.
I love "The Prince Of Egypt" movie!
SydneyFootball me too
Thank you for showing how Hollywood did the special effects.
My favorite version is the 1956 movie....God bless all.
I like the 1956 version, but the 1923 one is surprisingly good.
The Prince of Egypt is my most favorite movie.
The 1956 version for me.
Prince of Egypt is the best
It was crap.
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yes
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Prince of Egypt is Trash.
Thanks. I was longing to know the way it was filmed since I saw Ten Cmmandments ( 1956 ),
which is the best out of all, in every way. It really glorified GOD of Israel and christians.
“If we ignore all references to god and the Bible”... then there wouldn’t be these shots from those ancient texts... whether one is religiously inclined or not. Hello?
God should be capitalized...just saying
Yes I found it a very jarring statement too. I wasn't sure why it was even said. Cecil B DeMille went to a lot of trouble they consulted a lot of experts to make sure the movies were as accurate as possible
I don’t understand why people have to roll their eyes whenever talking about media with religious themes such as Narnia or the Ten Commandments. If you don’t believe, then don’t mention it. Just talk about the special effects. I don’t understand why he felt inclined to add that.
The parting of The Red Sea in The Prince Of Egypt is the best.❤️
In 2014 we saw Exodus (gods and kings) and Noah, both epic wannabe and both failed terribly. The 1998 animation Prince of Egypt by far is the best and it is still highly entertaining in present days.
None beats the one with hotties Charlton Heston and John Derrick
And the magnificent Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner was way hotter than those other two men you mentioned.
Funny that Ben Kingsley was also in Exodus Gods and Kings.
John Fulton's parting of the Red Sea in 1956 wins out dude! Hand craftmanship all the way.
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Well, but with an attitude like this narrator has, he can go ta hell and good riddance!
Also get baptized and join the Church of God
Exodus 20:5
I saw a documentary on History Channel or Discovery Channel. The Red Sea was a mistranslation of a reed sea, a marsh with reeds. The high winds that day blew the water exposing a land bridge at the shallowest part of the marsh.
Prince of Egypt takes the cake
I'd like this better if it had an actual human voice. When a computer says "I'm sure you remember..." it just feels weird.
Great special effects
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There is an episode of Doraemon that depicted the parting of the sea. I remember "the staff of Moses" episode
Just out of curiosity. Do you consider CGI method less interesting just because you ignore how its done and can't explain it in your channel or do you genuinelly believe its less interesting? Great video by the way
The only 2 versions i love
1. The Ten Commandments 1956
2. Prince Of Egypt
I've seen three of these the 1956 one was the best and the 2006 version
it is the best special effect of old movies
the parting of the red sea, was done by God and no one can copy it. This realy happened
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It’s called wind setdown
No one can copy it in actuality, but we can make it LOOK like we're copying it
They reckon now it actually didn't happen, still a good story though.
3:09 that's not a sea. It's more like a spill.
I love the Ten Commandments (1956) but I actually think the Red Sea looks better in the 1923 version
tbh i agree
You know you sound exactly like Michael MJD, right?
But the most funny is the Mel Brook's version in "History of the World - Part One".
The walls of water in Prince Of Egypt were enormous.
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Why show credits for the Ridley Scott version instead of more of the effect itself?
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I couldn't find the Moses movie I saw as a child in catholic church some 35 yrs ago anywhere on the internet. Was it made by the Catholic church? It wasn't with the best visual effects but I don't have any idea who made it. If you have any clue please reply. Thx.
Nothing in the past or distant future will parallel the 1956,
It's funny, that CGI is now so ubiquitous that it is considered "less interesting" than compositing a few reversed shots, while in reality one could produce feature length documentary about the technology that is put in use to achieve this single effect in Ridley Scott's film, and still only scratch a surface.
Or, to put into perspective, shooting water, than combining shots in reverse versus drawing every single droplet of water with meticulous level of detail considering even tiny reflections of the surface, and then animating them individually including fine details like bouncing, merging etc. Stunning work, only it's done by superfast machine, to which telling how to do it took probably hundreds of hours of work. Only the instructions are in C++, which is a geek thing.
1956 was the best.
Charlton one is the most impressive of it time. Eventhough the story is based on fictional events
You can't ignore God and the Bible.
Spaghetti Western Satan &his fallen angels& followers,R cops,they live a rebellious life &they stand for pure evil
I love how they just have to put in the disclaimer "if we ignore anything about god and the bible". Godo grief stop being so damn sensitive people.
the bruce almighty one is my favorite too, lol
My most liked.. loved & fav. of Paramount Studio's best & most beautiful.. touchy.. meaningful.. Movie "The Ten Commandments" of 1956.. all the best & thx to Paramount Studio for providin such a beautiful & version Movie "The Ten Commandments" even if watch a million times.. still w'd love to watch for ever.. it's really super.. fantastic.. mindblowin.. outstandin.. history..🥰🤗💯👍👌🤝🤲👏🏽✨⭐🌟❤💘💝💖💜💙💚🌹🌷⚘💐🙏
You forget one film with Dougray Scott (2006) and a very good effect.
Exodus 14:21 (KJV) "And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east WIND all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided." God used wind to part the sea, not magic.
CGI is not "less interesting" than any other form of special effects. Don't belittle the artistry of something just because you don't like it.
The 1956th Ten Commandments and Prince of Egypt beat all the Moses Movies yet made and yet to come.
Very talented individual(s). Well done!
You left out Michael Curtiz's Moon Over Israel (1923-1924) where he too did the Moses parting the Red Sea scene.
How come he went in depth about all the reverse ditch filling shots and speed ran the other ones with no detail?
Wow Moses was so awesome
CGI is not less interesting in itself, the problem is the end result. Have many friends in the film business and most agree that the problem with most of todays Hollywood films is that they relied too much on the special effects, instead of those effects being there to support a well written, well directed, and well acted film. When you watch a hundred films a year and you can't remember the mayority in any significant detail, theres a problem there! Fully aware that most films are aimed at 12 to 28 males who happily claim that the highlight of their life in any given year, is waiting for the next installment in their favorite franchise. Can I change that to 7 to 47 by the stupidity of most guys at present?
Why did you skip over all the ones at the end? I thought this was supposed to be an analysis video. You just wrapped it up before even discussing and showing the modern adaptations.
The Jim Carry version is not the parting of the red sea..... it's the parting of the red coffee....
une scène mythique d'un de mes films fétiches ; super interessant ce doc😄
I think you are being very unfair to the earlier film makers . Technology has moved on since then !
If you read the story of Moses in the Bible, the whole story isn't quite as dramatic as on film. For example, while film versions usually portray Moses and Ramses as brothers and show that Moses didn't know his heritage, the Bible says no such thing. The Bible never once indicates that Moses didn't know he was Hebrew, nor does it speak of his relationship with the Pharoah. When it comes to the Red Sea, it also doesn't seem that spectacular by comparison. First of all, it's correctly called the Sea of Reeds, and it's possible that where they crossed wasn't as deep as the Ten Commandments movie shows. The Bible says that after the fiery cloud pillar separated the Egyptians and the Hebrews, neither party came near each other "all night". "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided." So it seems to me that the water was pushed back to reveal dry land. There wasn't some split down the middle of two walls of water like in The Ten Commandments. So it did probably look more like Moses the Lawgiver, the "quite forgettable" and "less appealing" one, just maybe a bit slower as the waters separated.
Ha, ha! I guessed it, JELLO!
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"Ignore the connection to God and the Bible" No Thanks! Smh!!
What about Aladdin and the King of Thieves?
Greatjob for that time .
I wonder though, how was Stargate effect in the original movie made? I know early CG was available at the time and was certainly used in numerous shots, but it seems like the opening moment was shot by injecting a volume of air into a volume of liquid and then cleaning up the footage digitally. Is this the case, or was it completely digital simulation of liquid?
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I agree 100%.......when you view a movie its a movie......when you read the Torah its the Torah...well "DUH".
i think the prince of egypt is best to be honest
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT !!!!
This guy sounds like a perfectly articulate Brett Keane. No offense, I did say *perfectly articulate.*
The Ten Commandments (1956) and Prince Of Egypt were the best!
No offense, but your voice is as monotone as Ben Stein. -_-
what's the movie shot between 2006 and bruce almighty ?
The animation scene looks more like what Moses would've have done then and it looks more real.
Literally just saw Prince of Egypt last night. And this video was recommended to me.
*Bruh*
Sorry, Prince of Egypt is no match to 1956 version. 1956 version was involved with a lot of effort to make it look realistic and more believable. Prince of Egypt is just an animation done easily on computers and the act of separation is more cartoonish.
He said it was the best version "since" the '56 version, which implies the '56 version was better. And while I agree the '56 version is more impressive you shouldn't belittle the artistry and effort that goes into producing good animation.
Still, computers in the 1990s were not as fast as these of modern days, so the animators still sacrificed all they had just as much for the drawings as well for the CGI in the making of The Prince of Egypt in the 1990s.
(Heck, just animating one frame at that time in CGI took weeks and even months to complete.)
But then, crossing the Reed Sea, as many scholars now believe the actual ancient texts described, would have been boring as heck, kind of like the Passage du Gois.
Prince of Egypt did it best