The Prince of Egypt

[VanityGirl]

I LOVED this movie as a kid!
The Passover scene always scared the pants off of me though :3

I know, I loved this movie also and that part scared me too.


Very nice review.

 

[Casual Shinji]

A great movie all around. The relationship between Moses and Ramses really was the emotional backbone of the film. That burning bush scene still gives me goose bumps.

Nice review.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

i would rather cut off both my arms than become a christian.

Because the film's trying to convert you, isn't it?

i didnt say that, i just meant it was a kind of propaganda for Christianity among kids.

Problem with that.... they were Jews, not Christians.

OP: Good review of a... I suppose I could say good film.
It was well made and catchy, and in no way trying to convert me to anything. (Film Or Review, you can decide )

 

[SnowCold]

i would rather cut off both my arms than become a christian.

Because the film's trying to convert you, isn't it?

i didnt say that, i just meant it was a kind of propaganda for Christianity among kids.

If anything, isn't it propoganda for judasiam?

-Judaisim, we have krepalach.

 

[Bat Vader]

I thought the film was pretty good. I seen it as film in general and not a film trying to convert people.

 

[A Weary Exile]

I watched that movie all the time when I was little because I hadn't grasped the concept of religion and I thought it was just fun to watch.

 

[D_987]

i would rather cut off both my arms than become a christian.

Because the film's trying to convert you, isn't it?

i didnt say that, i just meant it was a kind of propaganda for Christianity among kids.

If anything, isn't it propoganda for judasiam?

-Judaisim, we have krepalach.

I don't see hows it's propaganda period...as I stated elsewhere I think they were out their way to try and make sure it wasn't perceived in that light.

 

[LewsTherin]

It was an entertaining movies, I liked to see a different take on the biblical material that didn't include the Late Mr. Heston.

 

[pigeon_of_doom]

Used to love this film. Great songs and adaption of the original tale, without Ben Affleck and an appalling subtitle dragging it down *glares at Joseph: King of Dreams*.

You've completely missed the point of the moral conflict though. While God's actions here and in many other biblical cases certainly seem questionable in a modern context, the film never portrays God as being possibly wrong. The blame is put on Ramese's stubbornness (confusingly caused by God in the first place in the Exodus story) rather than God's seemingly unfair method of punishment (punishing the children for the parent's sins was a common idea then). There's no ambiguity there, although Moses laments the tragedy his God has caused. Sounds warped nowadays, but Dreamworks wouldn't be able to explore it anyway. God's authority (beyond the Egyptian's straight denial) and inherent righteousness couldn't be seriously called into question without losing the spirit of the original story and alienating the target demographic.

Decent job (although I refuse to accept this film as on par with the fruits of Disney's golden age (what? I like mixing metaphors, and putting brackets within brackets)). Quite a few niggling spelling errors and odd phrasing that sometimes looks like the result of a misguided word processor's good intentions which are a little distracting.

And whoever thinks this film is an undercover evangelical really needs to be less sensitive. This film never preaches, it simply requires you to accept the film's reality for its duration, a process you would have to undergo with many films.

 

[RedDiablo]

I watched the movie when I was about six, so I don't remember much of it, but I still remember the major parts. I do feel it was made it a bit too much for children, since there was a chariot race, and the sphinx's nose falls off... I still enjoyed the movie though, and since you mentioned it, I suddenly want to watch it again.

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

Nice review. I was actually trying to remember the name of this film the other day, I loved it when it came out.

'Hmm... it had a prince... and he was from Egypt... Tutankhamun: The Musical?'

OT: I loved that film - we watched it in school when I was 9, and I always remember the tall guy and the fat guy in the king's court singing, then he turned his staff into a snake. Ah, good times!

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Nice review. I was actually trying to remember the name of this film the other day, I loved it when it came out.

'Hmm... it had a prince... and he was from Egypt... Tutankhamun: The Musical?'

Actually I was browsing HMV for an animated movie called Moses.

 

[D_987]

I watched the movie when I was about six, so I don't remember much of it, but I still remember the major parts. I do feel it was made it a bit too much for children, since there was a chariot race, and the sphinx's nose falls off... I still enjoyed the movie though, and since you mentioned it, I suddenly want to watch it again.

I disagree - the chariot race would have exciting for children - they might have missed the reference - but it also gets adults interested as they understand what's happening.