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Summary: An animated classic for the elder kids
Review: Of animated movies, that is good for an education, both in school and home, 'The Prince Of Egypt', and the not so promised seqeuel 'Joseph' is both perfect for watching.
The movie is dark and harsh, but there's a funny chariot race, that kickstarts the movie, and there are many dramatic climaxes like the ten plagues, the killing of the first born child, and the parting of the red sea.
If you have'nt seen 'Joseph' yet, you haven't missed a thing, so buy 'The Prince Of Egypt' (That should have stolen the 'Best Picture' Academy Award from 'Titanic), instead, it's worth every cent!
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Summary: The best movie made about Moses
Review: There is not any other movie out there about Moses and Exedos that I know of that is made as well as the Prince of Egypt. The stroy doesn't stray far from the Bible. And the animation is AMAZING!!!! So many times I thought they were pictures instead of paintings for the backrounds. The red sea looks real! When the sea is parted it is jaw dropping. I could really feel God's precence in this movie. Now there aren't many things out there that make me cry (It took me months to shed tears over 9/11 Not because I didn't care but because I was in shock and I didn't let myself slow down to go over what had happened) but this movie did. God's precence was everywhere in this movie. This is amust have for anyone ages 1-102+ It's a great witnessing tool! Get it!
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Summary: Beautiful Movie That Strays From the Facts
Review: I am going to judge this movie in two parts.
(1) The animation in this movie is great. No corners cut on this movie. The voices matched their charactures perfectly. The music (With the exception of Mariah Carrey and Whitney Houston's 'When You Believe') was everything you could ever want in a movie soundtrack. To this part of the movie, I give a perfect 5.(2) The story line for this movie was very disapointing. I was raise on the Jewish Torah and have been told the story of Moses since I was a young child. While the movie was, for the most part, bibically accurate, it did stray in some places. One of these places was that Moses was at least 40 years old, if not older, when he led the Hebrews out of Egypt. Another is the fact that Moses's mother was the daughter of Pharoah, NOT his wife.
I strongly disagree with the writers for trying to give this movie a more 'modern' feel. This story has been passed down for thousands of years, it's not something they thought up a few years ago. I believe that this terrible attempt to adapt the story of Moses for the 21st century destroyed what would have otherwise been a delightful movie. I give this part 2 stars. I do recommend seeing this movie, but please keep in mind the true facts as you are watching this film.
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Summary: Great animation, dumb dialogue
Review: I have really mixed feelings about this movie. On the one hand, many of the action scenes are totally awesome, such as the wedding dances around Jethro's campfire, the Burning Bush, the Exodus, the Splitting of the Sea. And I liked the fact that Jewish music was used in places (even some Hebrew in Miriam's song at the sea.) On the other hand, the attempt to make the story "relevant" through the use of contemporary language in the dialogue sounded lame to me, and will no doubt sound dated in a few years. For example, when Pharoah says, "I won't be the weak link," I almost expected to hear the game show theme. I also thought that the sibling rivalry idea was overplayed. There were obvious shades of Ben Hur and Masala here, too, right down to a reckless chariot race. Ramses comes across as little more than a jerk with an insecurity complex who wants to get even with his brother. In short, I disliked this film for the same reason that I dislike many recent Disney re-makes of the classics. It takes too much poetic license with the story, trivializes serious themes, and tries to be too nicey-nice. Definitely NOT a video I plan to buy.
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Summary: Possibly could be re-titled "Pharaoh"
Review: I'm going to offer a radically different point of view on this movie, because I believe a _lot_ of work got put into an aspect that other reviewers seem to be neglecting. Not to say that they are wrong, I just think that they are focusing overly on the obvious, and missing the incredible work put into the subtleties. When I have heard the story of Moses, I have always thought there was a side missing. I've always wondered of Pharaohs role, wondered why he did what he did, what he felt of Moses, what he stood for. I wanted a story to be told that would see the world from _his_ point of view. After watching this movie, I have to laugh at how many people believe this to be simply a Moses story. After all, Pharaoh was _also_ a Prince of Egypt.
From the beginning, as we see Moses introduced to his (toddler) brother Ramses, we see the boys raised together. As Ramses and Moses race chariots together, we see the bonds of two brothers. When Ramses is raised up and honored by Pharaoh, his first action is to appoint his brother Moses chief architect. You can see how closely tied they are, but you also see how desperately Ramses longs to please his father. Eventually these two bonds will tear Ramses apart.
When Moses returns from wandering in the desert, the first action of Ramses, who has become Pharaoh, is to welcome his brother, and pardon him of all crimes he may have committed. Moses' first action is to return the ring symbolizing his position as Chief Architect (symbolizing much more than that to Ramses, I am sure), and command Pharaoh, in front of the entire court, to obey his God.
One cannot help but wonder: If Moses _asked_, would his brother not have given him anything? If Moses had not made it so public, would he have gotten his way? I find myself wishing Moses had given his brother a chance. It seems pride runs too strongly in them both.
It quickly grows clear (as Ramses uses the words he learned from his father "I will not be the weak link!") how trapped Ramses is by his father's expectations. Expectations that he can no longer ever wholly satisfy, now that his father is dead. Trapped, unable to bend, unwilling to change, you can see the tragedy inherent in this story.
And when Ramses' son dies, his desire for revenge makes sense. His desire to blame is not something you read, it is something you feel with your gut. What parent, remembering their child small, imagining him dead, cannot feel for Ramses, and understand his rage? Imagine his pain, losing his brother, his nation, and his son. The image of him, on the rocks at the edge of the Red sea, with the waves blocking him, having lost everything, crying out to his brother, will stay with me for a long long time.
Oh, and by the way: the story is several thousand years old. The facts are unclear. I think this was a truly insightful look into events that are usually portrayed much more simply, and as such, is immensely more interesting than a typical story. This may be disguised as a kid's movie, but it sure isn't! Indra
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Summary: Interesting to watch
Review: I like this movie, but I put four stars because it's
not my favorite, although fun to watch. This movie
is about Moses, in the Bible, when he is grown
up in Egypt, then he kills a man, and runs away from his
home. Then he goes back to Egypt, leads all the Israelites
out of Egypt and to the wilderness.
I liked watching this movie, and it's fun to watch together
with your family.
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Summary: You just don't get better than this!
Review: I am a very honest person, and I would be darned if you thought I was lying when I say that this is the best movie I have ever seen. It is absolutely impossible not to get caught up with this movie; in fact you'll probably watch it as a reminder of those things that you just need knocked into you every once in a while. Trust me, the score is great, the story comes from the best book on Earth (and doesn't sway too far either), and I can guarantee you'll love it.
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Summary: Oh, Wow!
Review: I couldn't really appreciate this story and movie until I was a little older, relating to the fact that I was eight when I first saw this...The story is very nicely done, the animation is superb, and the only flaw is the very embarrassing song "Playing With The Big Boys" that could have been left out. Mariah Carey did an excellent job singing "When You Believe" I'd love another movie like this!
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Summary: Prince of Egypt
Review: The animation was beautiful, and the music was beautiful. I feel this movie is for an adult audience, and not children.
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Summary: Places you alongside Moses during the Exodus...
Review: In basing their first animation film upon perhaps the greatest story of all time, Dreamworks notified the world that they wanted to be the principal studio in the animated film industry.
They succeeded.
This film is everything that the bibical epic should be... inspirational, spiritual, and quite awe - inspiring. Animation, rather than rendering it a simple 'children's version' instead provides the perfect canvas for Dreamworks to express a version of the Exodus story which, by their own admission, is not historically accurate, yet 'remains faithful to the essence and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide.'
Certainly, this story is about faith. But it is also about hope, absolution, and the cliched 'triumph of the spirit'. Yet somehow, and I don't quite know how, it never fails to give you something more.
Buy it. Play it. Love it.
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