#charlton heston
i love the juxtaposition between the way the Ten Commandments and the Prince of Egypt portray God.
the Ten Commandments use reds and warm colors, and His theme is powerful with deep horns and trumpets. it’s strong and bold and invokes awe and authority, like His majesty is on display. this is an intimidating but loving God. (0:38)
the Prince of Egypt uses blues and cool tones, and His theme is quiet echoing choral notes. it gives a more personal mysterious feeling to Him. but when it builds in strength it feels overwhelming, like unimaginable wonders. (1:15)
they both highlight particular attributes of God, and yet neither of them are incorrect. God is fierce and loving, kind and merciful, holy and powerful, and all of these things and more. combining these two portrayals is only the beginning of forming an idea of the complexity of Yahweh.
“ ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega- the beginning and the end,’ says the Lord God. ‘I am the One who is, who always was, and who is still to come- the Almighty One.’ “ ~Revelation 1:8
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On January 14, 1972, the American National Space Administration (ANSA) launched the Liberty 1 (nicknamed ICARUS) to journey to another star. With the crew in stasis, the ship travelled 2000 years into the future, landing on what the crew thought was an alien world, dominated by a society of intelligent apes. Much to the surprise of astronaut George Taylor, he discovers that he is, in fact, on Earth, long after a war destroyed the planet. You see, they blew it up. The maniacs. They blew it up! God, damn them! Damn them all to hell!!!
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SOYLENT GREEN, 1973, directed by Richard Fleischer.
