The 10 Commandments By Anthony McKelroy

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EXT. HILLTOP - DAYTIME Moses walks atop a hill overlooking a small village of people. In his hand he holds the Ten Commandments. MOSES I...am Moses. The crowd stirs and whispers to themselves. We hear only a few bits of dialogue here and there. CROWD Who the hell is Moses? MOSES (ignoring the whispers) I have returned from our Lord. HECKLER 1 (pointing to a man next to himself) But Lord Henry is right here. LORD HENRY is clean looking fellow who carries with him an air of nobility. MOSES No, no. Not that kind of lord. Im talking about God. MOSES points upwards causing all members of the crowd to look up. They are in great confusion as to what MOSES is referring to. CROWD Huh? What did he say? Whos God? MOSES (under his breath) Lousy bunch of heathens. (to the crowd) Alright, just listen up people. On these tablets I have with me are 10 rules, or commandments issued by GOD HIMSELF on how to live like a Christian. The CROWD very audibly groans in disappointment. MOSES Now, now. Just hear me out. Theres only ten of them after all, and I promise that these wont be all that hard to follow. (CONTINUED)

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The CROWD recites more complaints. CROWD Rules? This is bogus. How many is ten again? MOSES (ignoring the complaints) Ok, First Commandment: "I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other God besides me." HECKLER 1 Wait a minute, youre the Lord? MOSES No. God is the Lord. Another member of the crowd pipes up. HECKLER 2 But aint you just said, "I am the Lord"? MOSES I was quoting God. HECKLER 1 I thought he was the Lord then. MOSES (increasing frustration) "Lord" and "God" mean the same thing. You see how that works? When I say one, I could have just as easily said the other. HECKLER 1 So why have two words for the same thing? MOSES has to take a deep breath to prevent himself from blowing a gasket. He regains his composure before continuing. MOSES Moving. On. MOSES (CONTD) Second Commandment: "Thou shalt not make for yourself a sculpted image." -

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TOWN SCULPTOR Oi! But Im the town Sculptor. How am I supposed to make money and feed my family? MOSES Oh, you dont understand. I mean you cant make a false Idol against God. TOWN SCULPTOR Why of course I can. Heres one I made last week. The TOWN SCULPTOR holds up a Jesus figurine that is obviously blasphemous. MOSES (more frustration) I mean, you shouldnt make false Idols. TOWN SCULPTOR Then how am I supposed to stay in business? These things are flying off the shelves! MOSES Ok yeah. Just forget it. Moving on. MOSES (CONTD) Third Commandment: "Thou shalt not swear by the name of the Lord; your God." HECKLER 1 God damnit. MOSES is fuming by now. MOSES (through his teeth) Fourth Commandment: "Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it Holy." HECKLER 2 What the hells a "Sabbath"? MOSES It just means Sunday.

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HECKLER 2 Sunday? HECKLER 1 Sunday? CU: An old western Mexican bandito in the crowd. MEXICAN BANDITO El Domingo? MOSES Yes, Sunday. HECKLER 1 So why didnt you just say Sunday? MOSES Because the Lord said to write "Sabbath". HECKLER 1 Well Im just saying, you know. We all know what day Sunday isWe hear a voice in the distance of some other member of the crowd. DISTANT VOICE (O.S.) I dont!HECKLER 1 (CONTD) -so the Lord doesnt have to fancy it up for us. MOSES (taking another deep breath) Fifth Commandment: "Honor thy mother and thy father." CUT TO: A parent in the audience standing behind their child. PARENT (smacking their child in the back of the head) I told you. MOSES (CONTD) Sixth Commandment: "Thou shalt not kill."

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The crowds groaning has become almost thunderous. Everyone seems to be really upset by this commandment. MOSES (trying to settle the crowd) Im merely reciting to you the word of our Lord. MOSES (CONTD) Seventh Commandment: "Thou shalt not commit Adultery."The groaning is even louder than before, with more audible complaints and griefing. This is the last straw. CROWD What? No way? He cant be serious, can he? MOSES tries once again to quell the crowds reaction. MOSES Alright everyone, just calm down. I am preaching to you the word of God who only wants the best for you. HECKLER 1 Yeah? Well the Lord must be out of his mind. We hear the crowd mutter in unanimous agreement. MOSES Look. God just wants whats best for us. HECKLER 2 Well you know what, Im starting to think that this "God" guy isnt all that great. MOSES (absolutely livid) Hey! Our Lord is great. He is always right and he knows whats best for us. He is the greatest guy ever and you could never even try to be better than him! We hear a woman pipe up from the crowd.

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WOMAN What makes you think God is a man? MOSES Because I saw him when he gave me these commandments. HECKLER 1 Yeah, well those Commandments are bullcrap and so are you. MOSES has had enough of this. MOSES Ok. That tears it! (He throws down the stone tablets) Lets go, buddy. You and me, right now. The crowd begins to cheer in bloodlust filled excitement. The first heckler makes his way through the audience towards the base of the hill where MOSES has just climbed down. The crowd clears a circle for them to fight in. CU: MOSES THROWING THE FIRST PUNCH. The shot freezes on the close-up of MOSES as the title card appears. INSERT TITLE-CARD: PASSION OF THE CHRIST II: CUSTERS REVENGE CUT TO: BLACK Eminems "Lose Yourself" plays as the credits roll. end.