The biblical epic has been a critics and audiences favorite since the very start of film as a commercial medium at the start . The sprawling narratives that attempt, sometimes effectively to spread messages about the nature, power and eventually the flaws in the christian faith.

-The experimental phase-

One of the most popular and influential films in the genre came in 1923, with the original, silent picture “The ten commandments”

The film depicts the story of Exodus, as Moses leads the Israelite’s out of Egyptian slavery and into the holy land. The film attempts to broadcast religion to a generation who grew more secular until witnessing the horrors of war. To this end the film features and extended sequence of a contemporary family discussing Theology.

The clear goal of the film was to usurer in a new generation of Christians but its legacy still remains the expansive awe inspiring sets of ancient Egypt, the powerful direction of large crowds, and one of the great scenes in early cinema with the parting of the red sea.

-The Classic phase-

-The Parody Phase-

As modern life continued and process like urbanization and the catholic church began to loose its influence and thus power. This lead to more and more people began to turn to atheism and viewing the idea of religion to be absurd and even comical.