(The opening sequence features footage from both movies while playing snippets of musical scores from each of them, ending with the title card “The Ten Commandments VS.
NC: But still, which one holds up the best? The original classic or the animated re-imagining? Well, let’s dive right into the land of milk and honey… (An image of a Honeycomb cereal box is shown briefly) …that would be nice, but I’m talking about the movies. And, in my opinion, it’s a very underrated animated film. It wasn’t telling the exact same story it had different angles, a different scale, and a different spin on the main characters. NC (voiceover): When you hear “Bible” mixed with “musical” and “Disney-style animation,” you automatically think “disaster,” but The Prince of Egypt was actually a decent remake. (Footage of The Prince of Egypt is shown) That is, until DreamWorks came along and tried to tell the same story as an animated musical. The ’56 version is, of course, considered a classic, and no major studio would dare try to top it. New” on these two films, but seeing how they both had the same director, I think it's kind of cheating. And I know I should probably do an “Old vs. I guess he just wanted to up the epic-ness. Actually, it was a remake of his already popular epic from the 1920s. Demille, made one of the most famous films of all time, The Ten Commandments. NC (voiceover): In 1956, one of the greatest directors of all time, Cecil B. (Footage of The Ten Commandments is shown) (Pauses) You know, ‘cause it’s kind of religious. NC: Seeing how we’re so close to Thanksgiving, I thought it’d be great if we talked about a pair of Thanksgiving movies. New” title card is shown, featuring an old man crossing his cane with a little boy’s baseball bat, as O Fortuna plays and lightning strikes) And welcome to another rendition of “ Old vs.