The Prince of Egypt (1998)

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A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The 90s were a very interesting and great time for animated films. With hit after hit, becoming classics, even the ones that didn't do well gained more appreciation over time. After all, it was the same year in which the highest 2D animated grossing movie came out, the lion king, and also the birth of CGI animated film with toy story. And, in my opinion, the best American animated film of the era (I say American, because the best was easily princess Mononoke) was the prince of Egypt. This film truly is one of the most beautifully animated movies of all time, combining classical hand drawn art with 3D computer graphics, giving a new life and style to the story. The architectural design and scope is absolutely breathtaking. Speaking of the story, its about, who else? Moses himself. Its a different re-imagining than the epic one by acclaimed director Cecil B Demile, as this film is more family friendly and more Disney-esque. And, believe it or not, this actually is the better movie. It never dumbs down itself to kids, or is too childish to adults, it just has the perfect balance. There is the typical humor that is funny, but there is also an underlying tragedy between all of this, and its done wonderfully and maturely. The best thing about this film is that there is no real villain. Its just a tragic misunderstanding of the characters lost in their paths. Ramses wants to honor his father by being the best pharaoh he can be, while Moses wants to do his job as the prophet of God and save his people. Its a great battle of epic proportions. The characters are done superb in the film. Moses is very much relatable, kind and empathetic. You really feel the weight and responsibility given to him. Ramses is also given good amount of depth. They are both brothers who love each other, but their path lead to a tragic rivalry that neither want to partake in it, adding even more drama that truly gets you invested in it. And its all supported by great voice acting who are all pitch perfect for the role. The side characters are done pretty good as well. And the songs, by god are they amazing. The singing in this film gives me goosebumps every time I hear one of them. Deliver us, when you believe, through the eyes of heaven and of course, the plague. They are all used to further the story, sometimes even visually. I dare to say they are much better than vast majority of the Disney songs. Prince of Egypt truly helped transcending the animation with its story, its artistic style, its writing etc. I adore this movie and can't get enough of it. Truly a work of art

This is quite a good telling of the Moses myth from the Bible. Moses is a multidimensional character who is given a task so incredibly great that he can't help but stumble a few times along the way. The first part is interesting in that it sets up a battle of two strong men. When Moses comes to realize his responsibility to the Hebrew people, he is saddled with complaining, misbehaving, and all the things that take place where humans are involved. There are several striking scenes here which the animators have done fabulously. At times the dialogue is a bit stilted due to attempts to create a kind of biblical English.

Wow. Just... wow! How did DreamWorks do such a natural phenomenon?!? I have read the Bible story many times, but never before have I seen a Bible story be portrayed and making the characters look this good! Awesome and handsome animation from our good old' buddies who used to work at Walt Disney Feature Animation and Amblimation. And even Simon Wells returns from Amblimation to direct this extravagance well-prepared from DreamWorks, brilliant as the history of the Bible, served with historical precision! No sugar included! DreamWorks is still a super-animation massive god studio. I think they look much better traditionally animated. And, like many future DreamWorks films, features the voices of some of Hollywood's greatest acting talents, like Val Kilmer, actor for Batman (Batman Forever), Ralph Fiennes, actor for Amon Goeth (Schindler's List), Michelle Pfeiffer, actress of Catwoman (Batman Returns), Sandra Bullock, actress who voiced Scarlett Overkill (Minions), Jeff Goldblum, actor for Seth Brundle (The Fly), Dr. Ian Crawford, (Jurassic Park), Danny Glover, actor for President Wilson (2012), Freakin' Patrick Stewart, actor for King Richard (Robin Hood: Men in Tights), Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek Franchise), and Steve Martin, and Martin Short, two of the Three Amigos, and actors from The Muppet Movie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Fantasia 2000, We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story, (also done by Amblimation) and The Pebble and the Penguin! The plot is simply, the story of the Exodus, with historical accurate details. And no sugarcoating. No sugar included. The Plagues, I really like seeing. This animation is incredible! It's incredible! Incredible! Incredible! Incredible! And I still think this animated phenomena masterpiece deserved the $218,600,000 it got. Well done, good and faithful servants at DreamWorks!

A movie to support the indoctrination of young children into Bible fanaticism. And as to believe that you have to avoid reading the original text, this is a good example to give to the children. No gore, no sex, just as God intended to do the Bible and somehow forgot.Or in short: nobody can get close to Disney, so Dream Works has to feed niche markets in order to get some extra ticket sales and DVD rentals.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch