Aluminum Christmas Trees: "Baka" was an actual ancient Egyptian name, with there having even been a prince, possibly a pharaoh, with the appellation.All in the Manual: Although he was never was identified in the film, the name of Rameses' firstborn son was Amun-her-khepesef.Ain't Too Proud to Beg: A young guard (Pentaur's son) pleads Rameses II to let Moses' people go as he lies dying.note Eugene Mazzola, who played the little prince, was ten. Historically however, Rameses' thirteenth son and successor Merneptah was nineteen when death claimed Rameses' first Amun-her-khepsef, and this boy hardly looked twelve or thirteen. Age Lift: As a horrified Rameses watches his son Prince Amun succumbing to the final plague he comments that the boy is his only son.Affably Evil: Pharaoh Rameses I, who appears in his brief scene at the beginning to be reasonable a ruler as his son will be, but turns out to be as ruthless as his grandson will be when he feels his legacy and people are threatened.Likewise Sephora, who is afraid for her son Gershom after she and Moses bring to Egypt, so when tipped off by Nefretiri that Rameses is planning to slaughter the firstborn, she quickly takes her son in the next caravan back to Midian, thus avoiding the Plague of the Firstborn though she was quite unaware of it.Despite the bastard he's been throughout the film, it's hard not to feel Rameses' fear when he realizes his son might die, nor his and Nefretiri's grief when he does. While the early years of Moses' life are expanded upon, his final years between the shattering of the Commandments and the entry into the Promised Land, which do get mentioned in the Bible, are cut out.On the historical side of things, Ramesses' lion Slayer of His Foes, who fought alongside him at Kadesh, is nowhere to be seen.However, it is likely that Seti took her away from Moses and forced her into marriage with someone else when Moses got exiled. Not only is she never referred to nor seen again, no reference is made when Moses marries again later in the film. The Nubian princess seen early in the film, according to the DVD commentary, is supposed to be Moses' wife, as he apparently married her during his travels, though this is not mentioned on screen. The majority of the 1923 version is taken up with a modern-day morality play that seeks to illustrate how the Ten Commandments are still relevant.
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