Never Did It
Never Did It
Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler
1923: The Ten Commandments and Safety Last
25 minutes Posted Nov 30, 2023 at 12:00 pm.
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The boys are going to the beginning of the project timeline for this week's episode as they tackle a pair of movies from 100 years ago in 1923. First, Jake Ziegler assigns Brad Garoon the Ten Commandments, but not the version of the movie you're thinking of. Though this one is also directed by Cecil B. DeMille, it was a silent film. The fellas discuss what feels like a bait and switch, as the biblical story of Moses only takes up the first 45 minutes of this 2.5-hour film. The rest is made up of Christian moralizing and a cheesy plot. They discuss how the movie compares to DeMille's remake, the Dreamworks animated retelling of the story, and Ridley Scott's modern take.

Jake assigns Brad Safety Last, Harold Lloyd's iconic comedy about a poor schmuck trying to make it big in the city. They talk about Lloyd's place in the silent movie comedy pantheon alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, and how comedy like this transcends time. Jake also has a meltdown over John Turturro's religious heritage. 

Other movies discussed in this episode: The Ten Commandments (1956), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Alexander (2004), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Napoleon (2023).