Holy Moses! Poem by Ima Ryma

One hundred years ago did be
'The Ten Commandments' movie 'Wow, '
Dramatic parting of Red Sea.
Movie watchers did wonder, 'How? '
This illusion accomplished, thanks
To first filming huge water spill
Flooding into giant dump tanks,
Then reversing footage with skill.
For 1923 this trick
Was quite sophisticated, yes,
Leaving some viewers of the flick
Thinking that God was the best guess.

And trick of sea standing in air,
Tons of gelatin was used there.