Top review. Credit where credit is due. This is very possibly the finest animation I've seen. Before commenting on the film as a whole, I want to make that clear, because in the inevitable rush to pick this film apart the plot, the voices, the religious significance, the literary accuracy, the moral issues, the music, the comparisons with Disney and de Mille, etc As someone who has an interest and appreciation of animation, I can say that this is the first film I've seen that successfully integrates computer-generated animation and traditional animation and I've seen many attempts.
More importantly, as someone who has eyes, I can say that the result is a visual experience of intense style and beauty. In fact, the initial depiction of Egypt is so breathtaking, that it seriously hinders the film's later efforts to vilify it.
Comparisons with Disney are inevitable, especially because Prince of Egypt employs tired Disney formula in an attempt, I assume, to remain economically viable. What a shame, since Disney hasn't made a decent film since Aladdin. I am referring, of course, to the unnecessary musical numbers and the two high priests, the film's comic relief, who are drawn grossly out of proportion to the other characters.
Even worse than their unoriginality, however, is the open mockery of ancient Egyption religion and culture, which these two characters embody. I found their musical number especially appalling.
On the other hand, it's a story in which the protagonists succeed only through a greater capacity for cruelty and destruction and the slaughter of innocent children, so it's kind of hard to nail down any concrete moral standard here. In general, I thought the story was well told, with solid direction and a good script.
The only complaint I have about the voice acting is that Jeff Goldblum's unmistakable mannerisms seriously distract from his character. I suspect that I wasn't really bothered by the others only because I hadn't seen a cast list before seeing the film.
I wish they would stop relying on celebrity voices for animated features. No character can be effective if the viewer can't separate the voice from the actor supplying it. It's worth seeing because of the animation. I hope it sets a new standard for feature-length animated films. At the very least, I think it will show the movie-going public what the medium is capable of. FAQ 2. He is the son of Yocheved and Amram , and younger brother of Miriam and Aaron.
As an infant, he put into a basket by his mother and was adopted by Queen Tuya and Seti I. He became Ramses ' adoptive younger brother. Later in life, Moses learned of his true identity and eventually freed the Hebrews from slavery. He is voiced by Val Kilmer who also provides the voice of God whereas his singing voice is provided by Amick Byram. While growing up, Moses lived the carefree life of a prince.
He was lively, rakish, and fun-loving. He was also very loving towards his "mother", Queen Tuya, his "father", Pharaoh Seti, and his "older brother", Rameses. However, Moses was also very privileged and insensitive towards those "beneath" him. He tended towards recklessness in addition to his good qualities. After God revealed to him his true heritage through a dream, however, Moses's personality underwent a change.
He began to care about Hebrew slaves and became sensitive to his "superiority". When Moses escaped Egypt and lived in Midian, he became more responsible as a shepherd and care-giver to the people of Jethro's tribe.
After Moses was chosen by God to become the leader of the Hebrews, he had to adopt a more serious personality. Yet throughout the film, Moses maintains his loving nature and free-spirit. At the beginning of the film, Pharaoh Seti I orders that all the Hebrew baby boys are to be killed to prevent the Hebrew population from overtaking that of the Egyptians. Seti feared that as the Hebrews grew in number, they would attempt to overthrow him. As the cries of babies echoed through Egypt, a Hebrew woman, Yocheved, her daughter, Miriam, and son, Aaron, take a newborn baby to the Nile and place him in a basket.
The child is Moses. Nearly pursued by Egyptian guards, Yocheved sings a lullaby, kisses her child and desperately sends him down the river, in the hopes that he will find sanctuary somewhere else. The basket finds its way to the royal palace and is found by Queen Tuya. Tuya is smitten with the child she finds within and decides to keep him.
The Egyptian queen wears the typical vulture headdress. Like prince Ramesses, Egyptian children and adult princes would be coifed with a side lock. This outfit is clearly lifted from a relief in the temple of Ramesses II at Beit el-Wali that depicts his Nubian campaign.
Ramesses and Moses are seen racing horse chariots. These are spot on and must have been designed after the chariot from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Less convincing are the depictions of pillows seen on beds. While the Egyptians must have had pillows, evidence suggests they slept on beds with a head rest. Whether DreamWorks deliberately wanted to mislead audiences about Egyptian history is a different debate.
Their recreation of life during the time of Ramesses is more often accurate than not. Dear Jess, Thank you for reading my contribution and for your comment. I think your interpretation of the dimensions of statuary and architecture and the depiction of Akhenaten make sense. You may well be right. I tried to discuss these and other aspects of the film mostly from an archaeological perspective - not to critique the film and to point out 'mistakes' - but to highlight what we know about ancient Egypt from the archaeological record.
Later Jewish and Christian tradition assumed year periods for his stay in the Egyptian court, his sojourn in Midian, and his wilderness wanderings.
Most likely Moses was about 25 when he took the inspection tour among his people. Who raised Moses in The Prince of Egypt? A desperate mother decides to let God guide her newborn son instead of execution.
So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. That night, God sent the angel of death to kill the firstborn sons of the Egyptians. On the right in a domed room, the angel of death is swinging his sword at a man in bed. It was he who, when Moses was delayed on Mount Sinai, made the golden calf that was idolatrously worshiped by the people. The plagues are: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children.
The question of whether Bible stories can be linked to archaeological discoveries is one that has long fascinated scholars. Because Pharaoh refused to set the Israelites free, God decided to punish him, sending ten plagues on to Egypt. These included: The Plague of Blood.
God ordered Aaron to touch the River Nile with his staff — and the waters were turned to blood.
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