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Everyone talks about Ten Commandments, but this animated gem doesn't get enough love. Join Nostalgia Critic in looking over why this is a classic in so many ways people don't give enough credit for. Let's take a look at The Prince of Egypt.
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The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. Directed by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells (in Chapman and Hickner's feature directorial debuts), the film features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer. The voice cast consists of Val Kilmer in a dual role, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.
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The Simpsons Movie (2007) & South Park, Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
Do a whole month reviewing all four Shrek's films.
The Prince of Egypt (1998) is a masterpiece!
RIO 2
DreamWorks: The only company who can make both a biblical epic and a film about an ogre who goes on a quest to reclaim his swamp but finds out the true swamp was inside him all along.
The swamps we made along the way.
Also racing snails. Yeah, you forgot about that one, didn't you!
Both religious. Dunno what you're on about.
@@jonathanstmartin We try to forget about that one.
Its funny that Shrek is a more complex character than god ever will be. Wonder if that was intentional?
"Sacrifices must be made."
"They were only slaves."
This is the kind of cartoon villain dialog we need back.
Yeah. Now it's all "I bet you didn't know it was me", "I already got away with it" and "No more Mr. Nice Guy".
Just, what the hell happened to good old-fashioned animated villany? First, villans were flat but interesting, later they were complex but still unsympathetic, but now they're neither. Now they're just lame, nonexistent or redeemed out of the blue.
Political correctness
Omni-Man says hello.
@@bazzfromthebackground3696 I agree with you, but why? They're villains. They're supposed to be evil. They're allowed be politically incorrect
Kinda ironic how the same people who are deemed expendable were considered to be so essential to an Empire.
I also really like the small touch of two Egyptian guards who decide to go with the Hebrews when they leave, you see them among the crowds after that helping out
Check Exodus 12 : 37-38, there's something very interesting about that fact.
I've noticed that too I was always curious about that.
I'm glad you noticed that, even the reactors or reviewers didn't notice that bit
I could be wrong but i heard those were actually Hebrews who were working as guards. I heard they weren't collaborating, they were working under threat too. Fact check though. I could be wrong.
@@robertcypress6604 to be fair, there is no historical records of the Jews spending time in that part of the world, let alone 40 years in a desert. The only story that ever references that event is the telling of Moses. So, yeah, fact checked, and it's all fantasy.
The line “Oh Moses, they were only slaves” was the first movie line I remember in my life getting chills up my spine. Seeing him hold his son and expecting that sentence to be comforting? My blood still runs cold.
Yeah, when I watch Seti confessing his crime to Moses, he looks genuinely remorseful. After all being a king DOES mean sometimes having to order executions in order to keep the peace (Queen Elizabeth I ordering the execution of her own cousin, Mary Queen of Scotts, for example). So I start to feel bad for him, because nobody wants to be a baby killer--and then he says THAT line, “They were only slaves.” And I stop feeling sorry for him afterwards.
@@shewolfsiren Considering how he seems to feel it looks like it's a comforting thought for himself. He may be haunted by what he did every day and his mindset of "Them being only slaves" is him trying to escape from his guilt. He probably just thought it would help Moses as well.
@@shewolfsiren The great irony is, if he had never enslaved them to begin with, but instead gave them food, wealth, and positions of power, like his ancestor did with Joseph and his family, they would have been less likely to turn against the Egyptians. As the old saying goes, "You don't bite the hand that feeds you."
The Egyptians welcomed the Hebrews into their land, giving them food and shelter during the time of great famine (according to the Book of Genesis, that is, the historical accuracy of which, plus the Book of Exodus, being dubious at best by most objective accounts). Why would the Hebrews, who would have likely been thankful, have turned against their hosts after being shown such hospitality?
I think that's also part of why the Book of Exodus makes no sense, since the Book of Genesis basically ends with the Hebrews finding themselves in Egypt: the Egyptians were welcoming, then suddenly, they were scared that the Hebrews would turn against them and enslaved them, increasing the chances of the Hebrews resenting their masters and turning against them the first chance they get.
So it would have been better of Seti stayed the course of his ancestors and treated them warmly. Maybe even marry Rameses to a Hebrew girl to solidify the alliance between the two peoples. There are so many more effective ways to keep someone from rising up against you than just grinding them into the dirt, after all.
@@astrofan1993 being fair the book of genesis end the Hebrew people were literally the twelve brothers with one of them being the literal hand o the king while in exodus the Hebrew grown to tens of thousands and happen hundreds of years later
@@chimera9818 I am very much familiar with those books. I may be atheist now, but I grew up in a heavily-Catholic household that's only gotten even more Catholic as time has gone on. My family is even deeper into that rabbit hole now. I'm the lone atheist in my immediate family.
And as I said, most historians, archeologists, and scholars agree that neither book actually happened. In fact, all but the most conservative of scholars agree that those events never took place. That the story was just that: a story, similar to the Greek heroes, like Perseus and Heracles.
There just simply no evidence to suggest a large-scale presence of Hebrews in Egypt, and the general consensus is that they never even left Canaan. There was maybe a small-scale Hebrew presence in Egypt, but nowhere near the amount that Exodus portrayed it as.
Genuinely hard to believe that Dreamworks had this as their second film, and now they're making Trolls and Boss Baby.
IKR?
What's wrong with Trolls? Even NC liked it, didn't he? Well, I didn't much like the first Trolls (thought it predictable and Cinderella adaptation seemed lazy), but was surprised by the second Trolls, despite it being panned by some people. Social commentary was so well integrated into the story (if some people hated Trolls2, I'd assume it's because of this. they didn't like the message of the film).
Boss Baby, I didn't even try to watch it. Saw the review, I knew I wouldn't like it.
Trolls 1 was not really as great to me, also the Netflix series.
The Boss Baby was okay, they really tried to step on music more.
And Trolls 2, whilst feeling like Avengers: Infinity War *and* Endgame for a 3 year old audience under the hour and thirty mark, is still good. The movie managed to get me into the fandom at least (think second thoughts before doing so) and overall, it was a pretty great lesson, especially for the time of it's release.
And then there's TrollsTopia . . . yeah, DreamWorks is riding on this franchise a tad too hard, ain't they?
And also Boss Baby 2 . . . meh.
It all went to shit when they got bought by ComCast :'(
Boss Baby was pretty good
Fun Fact: Ofra Haza, who made Moses' mom's voice, sang her part in almost all languages
And contributed A LOT to this movie's reputation !!
Really?! What are the languages she sang in?
@@heroessquad2019 Hebrew German
Wow! Thanks for the tidbit! Have a blessed day
@@heroessquad2019 She sang the Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish
The Prince of Egypt is one of life's great mysteries. Literally no one talks about it AND YET I have never met a single real life person who had anything but positive things to say about it. How can both those things be true at the same time????
BRO RIGHT LOL. SO TRUE
I always rediscover it and go "OMG I love that movie it's one of the best" and then proceed to forget it's existence until someone brings it up again.
It’s BECAUSE it’s good. Sadly, people love negative criticism about other stuff more. It’s more entertaining to the people to make fun of a bad movie than to praise a good one.
Because no one can say anything bad about it. I mean, what real lengthy conversations can you have beyond "Wasn't that movie great?" "Yeah" "Yeah"
No one talks about Joseph: King of Dreams either, and I thought that one was pretty good too
"Let my people go."
"No."
"Have a nice plague."
"And I hope you like your son dead."
I hope you like your frogs and fleas BELLIGERENT AND NUMEROUS
Let My Mask Go!
No!
Well, Have a Nice Coronavirus
"Understandable, have a nice plague."
“Let My People go from these Vaccines Mandates!” - God
“No!” - Government
“Ok! Well I have a surprise for you then!” - God.
Fun fact: when the angel of death leaves to the heavens, the constellation Orion (I think at least) shines bright, a symbol of death in Egyptian mythos
The purpose of Plagues was to destroy Egyptian gods.
Gives new meaning to "Orion the Hunter", doesn't it?
@@shinigamiphantom1391 How long did that last then? I thought Akhenaton did a better job later...
Or you mean, to strip them of power? Because in the old testament, they ADMIT there are 'lesser gods' around, who meet in council at times, maybe?
@@chrissonofpear1384
Nope. Those "lesser gods" were in fact demons pretending to be gods.
@@shinigamiphantom1391 Yeah, with the powers they were HANDED ON A PLATE to pose so, yes, from this other god. And kept them even post disloyalty and exile.
And by Jeremiah 2:30 and other verses, I don't see much different between Jehovah and some of the more 'demonic' types, frankly.
"Sacrifices must be made... Oh, my son. They were only slaves"
God damn RAW line
R I G H T ?
That line FUCKED me up. Get me more villains who talk like that
That line creeped me out when I was a kid.
Its even more fucked up when you consider that is the mindset alot of slave owners in America in the 1800s and even now in some remote parts of the world have.
@@gavgabe2 Yup, I imagined those words said by Stonewall Jackson and it creeps me out.
This movie is an impeccable masterpiece.
- It has a developed and relatable villain.
- It has a developed and relatable protagonist.
- It has interesting storyline and good pacing
- Interesting side characters.
- It has awesome songs.
- It has awesome animation.
Something I noticed on my latest rewatch: from Moses leaving Midian up until his meeting with pharaoh, the look on his face is one of determination. I’m guessing because he was expecting to confront his father. When he sees it’s Ramesees, he looks shocked and slightly fearful, until they hug and start laughing together.
Yeah, his adoptive father would've been a piece of cake
It's very similar to the episode "The Storm" from Avatar: The Last Airbender when Zuko's story is told
Omg yessss!!! I didn’t catch that, but yeah, that makes sense. God this movie is amazing!!
"Be still, Pharoh speaks" on the front, "I have spoken" on the back. Would buy.
We need this merch
I'll take awesome memorable shirt for $500, Alex
Or "so let it be written, so let it be done" (which is a line from ten commandments)
"The Son of Ra has spoken."
The eleventh commandment is that this movie shall not be criticised due to its perfection.
Although there were a few changes
@@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293 Welp, prepare for the plague then (I kid)
Even Aaron Goldblum?
@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 ...Ok having Moses’ eloquent, charismatic brother in Exodus played by Jeff Goldblum is a problem ngl. 😂
Ur high on toads?
Awful movie
Using a cruel story and dressing it up as lion king.... (Minus the humor.charm.fun.songs.etc , but with boring religious messages no child cares for!
Seriously idiotic premise.
Might as well go for Gummbears in Auschwitz!
The line "You shall do my wonders" gives me chills EVERY TIME
or in this case his dirty work
The delivery in indeed amazing, still i laugh to myself every time "your wonders? WONDERS!? You sent an ANGEL OF DEATH upon the land!"
@@thomasfoster4370 Ok angry Atheist
"God isn't known for giving his chosen ones the fluffiest lives"
Well...that's kind of the point
Jacob would like a word. He got undeserved privileges even in prison
@@Xwithashotgun you mean Joseph? the man sold into slavery and unjustly imprisioned?
@@CloudslnMyCoffee yes I meant Joseph. Unjustly imprisoned yes but even while in prison he was getting gifts and blessings. Were it not for God's intervention, he would have died, which is a rarity in the Bible, giving that God's chosen ones often have some modicum of sense, practicality, and willpower, even without his aid.
@@Xwithashotgun He was beaten by his brothers, sold into slavery, then unjustly imprisoned, and he effectively enslaved his own people by helping Egypt and having his people live there. I mean sure he had blessings but I don’t think he’d choose to do it if he had a choice
@@dredskl joseph didnt necessarily enslave his people. One thing we were told in church last week was that his people were placed there by design to become stronger. They were under the protection of the greatest empire of the time, on some of the most fertile ground, in one of the only places that had food stored in surplus (at the time and in the region). Then there was a shift in power and leadership where the hebrews became slaves to the egyptians, only to be even more oppressed after the slaughter of the firstborn. However, once the hebrews called God, he answered and selected moses to survive the slaughter and become their leader, taight by egyptian royalty and compassionate for his people. Only problem is that the hebrews were not in on the plan and grumbled and dragged their feet for a large part of it (hence the 40 years wandering the desert and even many wanting to go back to egypt, when it was supposed to be a pretty short trek through the desert)
When PG still meant something. Man that hits home.
Agreed
Funny that you mention that because did you know that the original Planet Of The Apes film with Charlton Heston is actually rated PG. I thought that was so funny and couldn’t even see how that was possible.
@@Makise3 I thought it was G (back when they could get away with that stuff in G movies). At least that’s what IMDB says.
@Raylan Givens I wouldn’t say so much that the rating system is broken but more like most people don’t want to follow it. Hence the parents letting their kids see pretty much any movie they want to regardless of rating just like you said.
@Raylan Givens facts
Fun fact: The voice actress for Jochebed (Moses' biological mother) recorded all her own vocals in several different languages for the various foreign releases.
I would love to see a video of that.
Ofra Haza was one very talented lady indeed. Another fun fact is that when Hans Zimmer introduced her to the animation team they thought she was so beautiful they designed the character Yocheved to look like her!
Found the video!
ua-cam.com/video/hGRzKCEnmlo/v-deo.html
Her name was ofra Haza and she had one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard
I’m Italian and I confirm it’s true, I guess she was also the one singing “when you believe” in Italian
Something that I haven’t heard people talk about is how the film has Hebrew prayers and actual songs that we ( Jewish people ) sing during Passover. This movie does a great job of telling the story of Passover, and it’s surprisingly faithful to our traditions and history. I’m incredibly biased because this was my favorite movie as a child, and I’m Jewish, but this movie is so good at telling a religious story without forcing the religion onto the audience. Aaaa I could rant on and on about every instance a Hebrew prayer is said and how it’s AMAZING. In the first 30 seconds of the movie the line “Elohim Adonai, do you hear your people cry?!” Is said. Elohim Adonai means “he who is above” or “god above.” They could have said it in English, they could have said anything else, but the fact that they put that in there is just so good. SO AMAZING.
I always wondered what that lyric was before they say "do you hear your people?"
Very nice detail
I’m not even kidding, I went in blind and cried during the first song. This movie is THAT powerful.
I'm a freaking Satanist and I recommend this movie it's good
@@just_that_crazy5179 A lot of the biblical stories are good. You just have to learn how to appreciate them for what it is: fiction.
@Dantes Grill I'm sorry...WHAT?
@@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216 What?
@{𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒾𝓁𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝓃} I watched a review of a movie based on a fictional book. That's my belief and if you're so offended by that, that's your problem. Not mine. If this is the mindset I need to have to appreciate this truly impressive work of art, then let me have it.
The part when Moses finally breaks down and cries by himself after the death of his nephew, when he’s finally broken after trying to be so strong while fulfilling his work for God and after seeing so much destruction and death of a people he once loved... I cry every time.
this is how you do a bible movie right.
It is such a small scene, but it left such a huge impact on me. I love how even though Moses was doing the right thing in getting freedom for his people, it still tore him up that it came at such a high cost.
That's my favorite part.
He feels guilty about all of this feels like it's his fault.
It’s one of the few things that gets me crying
There's so much you can read from that scene. It's like Moses in that moment believes that he has become his adopted father, the killer of children.
My favourite thing in this movie is that the Pharaoh clearly loves Moses as a son completely.
Makes the tragedy even worse. After his son is killed, when he glares back at Moses, you can see the pure hatred in him. He not only wants vengeance, he wants to slaughter Moses and the Hebrews.
@@darthstarkiller1912
He's talking about the father, not Ramses. Those two are more like brothers.
@@coranbaker6401 Seti did love Moses.
@@narendramartosudarmo In the film, yes. Pharaoh didn't give a crap about Moses in the Bible. His daughter did.
Mmmmh... I digress. Yes, we see that he seems to love him, HOWEVER, Seti is no fool thus I don't think he really thinks of Moises as a real son of his. We never see Seti's face when he tells Moises, "they were only slaves". Perhaps he always knew that Moises was one of them.
With the previous into consideration, one can tell why Moises ran from Egypt after killing the guard, 'cause it gives Seti the perfect reason to get rid of Moises, in short, a son of another man.
I don't think Seti loves Moises as he does Rameses, but most likely he accepts him because of his wife and to save himself the shame of what his subjects may gossip.
Ngl, the “playing with the big boys” song absolutely TERRIFIED me as a kid
It left a huge impact on me, too
that was always my little brothers favorite one lol
Honestly mine too
Amen to that! I always saw it as the villain motivation song
I don't get it...
The song is 'meh' to me at most, why does everyone think it's so great?
That "Let my people go: Change my mind" sign had me wheezing.
Lol, same 😂
That caught me off guard rewatching this, I can't believe i missed it.
This is one of those films where you don't have to remember it for us.
Amen
Not just the best Dreamworks movie, but one of the best movies of all time.
Tell me about it.
Hard to believe it's from the same studio. That created such masterpieces as Trolls, Shark Tale, Boss Baby, and Monsters vs Aliens...
@@thegunslinger1363 only movie with religion that i don't hate mostly because it was about two brother and not shov8ng propaganda down our throat
@@velvetdarksoul8741 That'll be because they consulted multiple religious leaders to make it good.
Favorite animated movie of all time!
I know the Rameses sitting on the rock part isn't talked about because of that funny joke but can we acknowledge how powerful that scene actually is? We look at Rameses on his knees over the sea, he is defeated, most of his army probably killed by the waves, and all he can do in his moment of defeat is scream the name of the man that be cared for for many years, the way he echoes his brothers name and Moses looking across the sea almost as if he can hear him, it makes for a powerful last scene of Rameses. This move is god send and I watch it on a monthly basis, thanks for the review Critic, and even though its been almost a year since you've moved on I hope you know that I appreciate your work!
It really is such a sad scene
Even though what Ramses was doing was wrong, he did still love Moses. So in his eyes, he was betrayed by his brother. As far as he's concerned, Moses came back only to wipe away the great kingdom Ramses was trying to build, harmed his people, and worst of all, took away the life of his child
And at the last minute, he tries to get revenge, but even that was denied from him
it was haunting, and lingered with you...one of my favorite parts of the film.
The scene where God confronts Moses and then bellows “Did not I? Now Go!”
That is the stuff that moves my SOUL.
"Denial. It ISN'T just a river in Egypt!"
Me -laughing harder than I should have.-
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oh god, NOW I get it
🤦♂️😆 I just now got that.
I don't get it.
Yeah that one got me *good*
Actually fun fact. The singer for Moses's Biological mother had to have a baby doll in order for her to sing the lullaby so hauntingly beautiful.
Ofra Haza was a angel
Wow, really ? This is an adorable fun fact !
100th like
She was a wonderful singer.
Only Ofra Haza could deliver it so soulfull.
"How has that never become a meme?"
Sums up 2D Dreamworks films in a nutshell.
I mean Chel has
Well that "both" scene between Tulip and Miguel has...
@@samf.s.7731 And them explaining something to Tzekel-Kan
@@samf.s.7731 El Dorado basically had the tone to hold on this generation of shit posters
seriously tho how did this never become a meme, and how come the Disney's hunchback of notredame esmerelda disgust face never became a meme
Yeah, when I watch Seti confessing his crime to Moses, he looks genuinely remorseful. After all being a king DOES mean sometimes having to order executions in order to keep the peace (Queen Elizabeth I ordering the execution of her own cousin, Mary Queen of Scotts, for example). So I start to feel bad for him, because nobody wants to be a baby killer--and then he says THAT line, “They were only slaves.” And I stop feeling sorry for him afterwards.
The music accompanying that line is so chilling.
I think it's him trying to reassure himself he made the 'right' decision.
@@KoshVader It definitely does feel like it. In this movie there are really no main bad guys. Seti was probably the most despicable out of everyone there, but he still had his reasons for what he was doing, he was human and most definitely had his own struggles. I mean he DID welcome Moses as his son even though he definitely knew he was Hebrew and loved him. That's how you make a complex and interesting villain.
Even though I've been a Christian for nearly 14 years, I didn't watch this movie until a few months ago. All the Christian friends I can think of absolutely love this movie.
When a movie not only makes us feel sorry for the villain while letting him stay a villain but ALSO makes the main character feel sorry for the villain, you know you have a good movie. we grieved for Rameses' son and we watched Moses grieve the loss of his nephew even though it had to be done to free the Israelites.
I love that they wrote Rameses to be the "bad guy" without making him evil. He is a human, and its easy to sympathize with him. His actions are mainly driven by what had been drilled inside his head by his father. And later on the fact that he feels betrayed and hurt, and seeks closure through revenge.
@@rakuinqura it is written in the bible I assume lol like how moses had to be the only one to do it because rameses wouldn't immediately kill his brother.
@@rakuinqura it's a bit of a stretch to call a slave owner and the very authority that legalized slave ownership "not evil". They do make him human and sympathetic though.
@@greatsayain I get what you mean, but i think that the difference between doing wrong and being a bad person, differs from being actually evil. People's motives and world view have a great part in that. He wasn't hurting others for the sheer joy of causing others pain and suffering. Ofcourse we can say that hes evil in the movie, but that's also because we have been raised to know better. We know slavery, and all the other awful things the Egyptians did in the movie are wrong. Yes, he is a shitty person who does awful things. But if you are raised in a society such as he was, raised by a man like his father, believing that you are the closest thing to God on earth, and owning slaves is a norm, you might not even question if you're doing something wrong. What drove him forward was the need to prove to his father that he won't be the weak link, and that he is worthy.
I'm not sure what the definition of "evil" is in the english languange, but I personally don't think the Rameses in this movie was evil. If he was raised under different circumstances, I believe he could have had a different moral compass. But someone who is deeply evil, they usually are beyond repair. My point of him seeming human and sympathetic, was that in the movie we see everything, and the causes leading him to do what he does, and be who he is. And he isn't simply evil because that's what the plot requires him to be. We're shown the things that cause his actions. And many of his reactions are pretty understandable. Not justified, and they're still wrong. He's a bad person who did awful thing's, just like his father. But, the movie helps us understand why he does them. Now, what happens in the Bible, and who Rameses is outside the movie, is another thing, ofcourse.
@@greatsayain It's rare that people are fully evil or fully good.
Prince of Egypt: you have abandoned me for 10 commandments
Doug: I’ve literally done an old vs new where you won.
Millhouse to Bart This place is so old testament only Rod n Tod love it.
**an**
I thought they tied.
@GamerBear oh god was it!?! Holy crap I’m old
I love this opening
This is the reason why more animated epics like this need to exist. This is one of my favorite films ever but not just because it’s setting is distinctly Egyptian. More animated epics like this masterpiece please!
I always liked the hairstyles in this movie especially the mom’s hair and the wife’s hair. I’m I the only one who feels that way?
Definitely not. Their hair is gorgeous
the mom Yocheved or Queen Tuya?
@@vvelvettearss The Queen. And Moses’ wife.
@@blindbookworm8019 i do agree. theyre both very different and well researched. Particularly Tzipporahs thick hair and her braids with beads.Love it
What I love more about the movie is how well they portrayed gold and how it reflects the light. Honestly it's so well put together! And the best examples of it come from the Queen herself. The way she moves her head and the light catches in her hairpiece? I'm speechless.
This movie is criminally underrated. One of the best animated movies ever. And one of the ones I rewatch the most.
Me personally I love the road to Eldorado and sinbad
I don't think it's underrated at all. I think it gets a lot of recognition.
@@dechskaison2497 Me too
I'll agree. I'm not big on in your face religion and movies created directly from bible stories are usually pretty well in your face to me but this is the only one I remember actually liking even to this day
Just got the dvd from goodwill probaly gonna watch it soon
I'm totally obsessed with the blood river scene. You can see the different consistency in the blood in the river and the fake blood the priests made it's just, this movie is an animation miracle.
Honestly the difference between the river of blood made by God and what the Egyptian priests tried to recreate is as clear as day. The Egyptian priests literally just made fruit punch.
This has always bugged my - like HOW can you even compare the two. But Ramses is like: yep, me gods are just as gud
@@user-nu5nv1yg5r Yeah I mean you can clearly see them *putting the powder in the bowl.*
yea, it's amazing how much nuance they add with good animation. You can see the difference, you can see that ramsesses can tell moses isn't pulling a kool aid trick, and then he throws a smug grin to declare his gods won.
Also notice that when Moses is standing in the river the blood reverts to water around him.
“You're playing with the big boys now”: Moses has turned his staff into a snake. Halfway through their song, the magicians use smoke and mirrors to swap out their staffs for snakes.
Anyone notice what happened to those snakes?
They were eaten by the staff snake.
Ngl, I half expected the staff to look bigger after that happens
@@kingambrosius9125
Yum.
I love this detail also because is what happened in the Bible. It shows they were committed to be respectful and as truthful as possible.
@@anawolf2354 Well… I wouldn't go quite that far. The whole premise of the movie is that Moses didn't find out his true origin until an appropriately dramatic point in his adult life. The biblical story says that after he was adopted into the royal family, his real mother was brought in as a servant to raise him, implying that he grew up knowing who he really was - a rather important detail to leave out.
The plagues song is amazing in every language too. Look up the Japanese version, its scary as all hell.
Dude, you weren't kidding. I was a minute in and I'm already getting chills.
Yeah no that was a horror movie OST soundtrack I swear I have heard that same music in Juon or something cause FUCK-
Nice line from Rameses when he’s trying to convince Moses to stay he says “If I say day is night it is so.” Only to have the day literally turn to night and Rameses being powerless to bring the light back
Whoa, I never noticed that before.
I think it was more if it night and if he called day than it is day even if the sun is not there, he could probably called day and night whatever he wanted and that is how it would be called.
@@DragonSkyNija I know I probably didn’t quote it correctly but the point still stands. He thought of himself as a god but was humbled when faced with a much more powerful force who turned his words against him
@@shanestevens5352 So in his belief he had more power than the Egyptian gods they belived in, so even the Sun God Ra was weaker than the Pharao?
@@DragonSkyNija not necessarily but it kinda plays into something Pharaoh says in the original account where he implies that the god of the Hebrews have no power over him. He thinks because he has the support of the Egyptian gods, including Ra, that the god of some slaves has no power. Just goes to show how much care went into writing the movie
The Plagues scene is by far one of the most shocking things you'll ever see in an animated film. And the song is damn amazing. The vocals are so damn chilling. I literally feel a cold chill when they say "Thus Sayth The Lord!!!"
Agreed. My favorite line is "I send my scourge. I send my sword" Such power behind that line, it's bone chilling. Also, "Then let my heart be hardened" that line is really good as well.
For you who I called brother! How could you have come to hate me so!? Is this what you wanted?
Epic song. Especially because it shows Ramses trying to make peace with Moses and not understanding why he’s bringing all this suffering upon him.
@@natemododragon9969 Then let my heart be harden! And never mind how high the costs may grow! This will still be so, I will never let your people Go!!
Me too. And I wasn't a kid anymore when this was out
The two hardest lines that hit
" even now i wish God had chose another/ why must ypu call down another blow" then to Rameses " you who i called brother how is it youve come to hate me so"
At "Ultimate Goldblum Uh" I snorted so hard I spit Coke through my nose and got a nosebleed. Jesus Christ, Critic you almost killed me.
24:28
Hey nice Jeff Goldblum cosplay :)
Snorted Coke so hard you got a nosebleed
All you need left is thick glasses
I think the High Priests are actually really effective in their comedy. They play at being intimidating as though they can wield the powers of their gods, and while they _can_ appear intimidating(Playing with the Big Boys is one of my favorite villain songs) the bits that make them stand out is the utter whiplash whenever they unintentionally remind you they're just bumbling magicians playing around with smoke and mirrors. Steve Martin and Martin Short absolutely kill it.
Also, speaking of the music, wasn't this Ofra Haza's last performance before she died?
“How does he remember that song”
You ever seen a musical before? One person can make up a song on the fly and suddenly the entire country will be singing along in the same scene
That’s how you know ;)
Same goes for Disney
Kids can remember songs they’ve heard a lot. There were songs my mother would sing to me as a child that I still remember. That’s how this thing we humans call memory works. Wait, this is the guy who made that infamous The Wall review, so remembering things well might not be his forte. Just saying.
@@fae206 I hate how I see what you did there and that I actually know what you're referencing.
And not only will the entire country know the song but they’ll have a whole choreographed routine lol
The fact that the whole Playing With The Big Boys number in the Book of Exodus was literally only like 3 sentences.
One of the fun things with adaptation is expanding on things the source material lightly touched.
And the Bible has just as many powerfully succinct lines as it does text walls.
You can kind of say that about anything from this movie
@@ThePa1riot imagine what they could do with an adaptation of Sampson’s affair with Delilah. She singing some seductively dark style Music number, and we just be like “bitch, come on! Just bring in the guy to cut his hair already!“
@@christianali5431 Honestly, I wish more biblically based stories were done with this same spirit in mind. Sampson is a good candidate too, maybe could even up the rating a little.
Saying slavery is bad looks VERY odd given later verses, that said...
Be it 'taken in war' or not.
As for Samson, that sure seemed like a lot more people in a Philistine temple than would ever fit in known temples of theirs... (per archaeology)
“STRAWBERRY MOSES! DORK!”
The childishness of this taunt makes me laugh way harder than I should 😆😆😆
This moment in the movie when Moses cries all the tears of his body for his dead nephew.... It's the most breathtaking animation. I have seen in an animated movie.
To this day, the parting of the Red Sea is the single most impressive and beautiful piece of animation I've ever seen.
I have never seen water animated so beautifully and realistically
Imagine what the real thing would have been like...
That scene alone took them 2 years to create.
@@aericabison23 xD
And the whale bro, gasp!
I find it funny that the movie tries to end on a happy note, ignoring that Moses guides his people 40 years through the desert and then dies right when he gets to the promised land.
Would have been interested seeing that in a sequel.
The Hebrews tried to turn back. They gathered their gold and made a false idol. God was set to punish them once and for all. Moses stepped forth and begged mercy for his people. God granted his mercy but a price would be paid. For their faithless actions no Hebrew who left Egypt would ever reach the promised land. So Moses lead his people through the desert for 40 years as the old generation died. Finally being allowed to lead his people to the promised land after his brother, the last of the old generation, died.
THAT would have been a great ending though. I can imagine the death seen, flashbacks to Moses and Ramses then some let my people go melody on slow then cut to credits.
dont forget the rotting food and venumous snakes, the earth swallowing the people moses giving the order to kill every man and his brother outside the levite tribe and th genocide of the caninites
@@manuelalbertoromero9528 there was they made jospheps techicoloured dreamcoat and it sucked
“They were only slaves” is still the most chilling and terrifying line I have heard in many films.
The Prince of Egypt really is one of the best animations out there. religion a side, even just seeing the movie in the review has me in awe of the stunning visual animation as well as the powerful songs played through out the film. its a film that really sticks in your mind for hours or even days after watching it. I would highly recommended to anybody!
That's one of the beautiful things about this movie. You don't have to be Christian, Jewish, or religious at all to be able to enjoy it just as a good story told in movie form. It's just that Christians and Jews will derive an extra layer of enjoyment from the religious context.
@@AnticDuelist77 biblical themes are powerful regardless of the stock you place in the truth of the specific tales. The Bible, in my eyes, is best read as a series of poems, all containing metaphors and allegories, but also containing more literal parts. Trying to read it completely literally loses much of the value the tales have. Example: the temptation of Jesus in the New Testament. Satan is almost never depicted as acting directly in the Bible. He preys on the weakness of mankind and turns them against their better nature through temptation. Satan, to me, is the personification of humanity’s material and selfish desires, a figure to represent the dark side of humanity. With this interpretation, the tale gains a new meaning, as not simply God in human form rejecting the influence of an outside force, but instead the divinity of Jesus conquering the evil within humanity. Religious themes and nuances are fascinating.
“Can you give us Directions so we don’t get lost for 40 Years?” 🤣🤣🤣
Sure, it's called LISTEN TO YOUR GUIDE!
Moses:
"How about not !@#$%ing up a single Commandment for five minutes?
Seriously Israelites, it was only 10 and you couldn't even start to obey one.
You're lucky God loves humanity no matter how !@#$%ed up we become. He even told me that if I thought THAT was bad then I should wait till someone creates this thing called 'Twit Ur.'
I have no idea what that means or why the Chaldean city of Ur is going to have the word "twit" associated with it, but you should consider yourselves lucky.
@@ellugerdelacruz2555 Booyah
I thought it was like 100 years
@@jinx1987
No. That, plus Moses' age was 100 years. Oh yeah. Moses was actually 60+ when he led them to freedom.
It took me a long time to notice that after the Angel of Death returned to heaven you can barely hear the cries and wailing of the people in Egypt mourning over their children.
“There will be a great cry in all of Egypt.” -Ramses
Oh there was, Ramses
@@sophiedingman7211 yes indeed
Interestingly enough, according to Solomon, the Angel of Death was the Son of God, claiming that the angel leapt from His throne. Angels don't have Thrones.
This movie was my childhood and I never noticed that detail until I watched it yesterday. It was kind of crazy that I never heard it before
@@zelordofzepotatoes5274 took me a long time to notice, plus a TV with great speakers
25:56 Dammit, now I can never watch that dramatic scene without the sports graphic again.
You know this movie is good that I, an atheist who hates musicals, loves this movie. I even bought the soundtrack lol.
"Aw, Sarah, tell the soldiers they missed one." I don't know which of us is going to hell first. You for saying it or me for snort laughing at it.
Especially since Sarah is a Hebrew name and it was the Hebrew babies being killed.
I laughed sooooo hard.
Well ya know jews don’t believe in hell so if we’re right you guys are safe 👍🏻lmao
Here’s why Miriam duets “When You Believe” with Tzipporah: the song is based on a Hebrew hymn called Song of the Sea from Exodus. The song is attributed to Miriam who sings it leading the other women. Miriam sings it with Tzipporah who stands in for all the women. But Tzipporah also stands in as an outsider, she isn’t a Hebrew, she doesn’t share the same faith as Miriam but understands her spirituality. Tzipporah was a skeptic (when prayer so often proved in vain...seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I’d say) showing how she now believes in miracles. Tzipporah’s spiritual journey foils Miriam’s faith. The Hebrew chorus comes from “Song of the Sea” aka Mi Chamocha which is a common hymn in Jewish Shabbat services. This song is so rooted in Jewish theology and symbolism it makes me cry cause it’s so beautiful.
Wow! Thank you for this!!
I have always loved this song, and I love that part of it is sung in Hebrew. Such an amazing piece. And while yes, it comes right in the end of an immensely emotional moment, it's also the victory song. A celebration that all that happened wasn't for nothing. I think it's very appropriate.
Aren't Midianites children of Abraham?
Amen sister
@@The_Doctor_K I’m 90.5% sure they were descendants of Ishmael, Abraham’s first born, dont quote me on it though.
29:21 this entire scene took ten animators two years to complete. Think about it. Two years worth of work. You can see it has definitely paid off! My respect for Dreamworks skyrocketed beyond my imagination.
Love the brother bickering added to the punchlines between Moses and Rameses. Like adding the Dork, or the 'you suck' back and forth at the end.
The Prince Of Egypt is like The Hunchback Of Notre Dame both dark and suitable for adults.
I have always loved this film ever since I was a child.
It’s funny you say that.😃 Stephen Schwartz wrote the lyrics for both films.
@@AlmostProfessional1995 That's right he did
I still can’t get over the ingeniousness of having God be voiced by every cast member, but the voice Moses hears the most clearly is his own
Voice of legion??
@@abloogywoogywoo "we are Legion, for we are many"
I loved that idea too because it is said in the Bible that man is created in the image of god so I thought it reflected that aspect
@@abloogywoogywoo Wrong team man
I think it’s a reference to Charlton Heston doing the voice of God in T10C.
I do like how you noticed Blue being the color for the antagonists, while orange is for the heroes. The commentary on Kung Fu Panda, also Dreamworks, stated they did the same thing in that movie.
I wonder why. Blue is usually a color used for heroes because of it's softer tone.
That color scheme is actually switched around in Megamind, with Megamind literally being blue and Titan wearing orange AND having orange/red hair. In fact, it’s DOUBLY subverted since Megamind started out as the villain and Titan was SUPPOSED to be the hero.
@@sirpepeofhousekek6741 my guess is that blue is colder cooler like villain while orange is warmer (it doesn’t really work considering the blue color is one of the main colors Jewish people use for ourselves but still)
I remember watching this movie all the time as a kid. It's so underappreciated. Kids these days need to watch animated masterpieces like these.
Fun fact: they actually made a prequel two years later; Joseph- King of Dreams, the only direct-to-video film released by DreamWorks.
Wasn’t Sinbad also DTV?
JKOD was a disappointment.
@@tintinismybelgian nah
@@SupportGamin2024 It was a disappointment for me, as I had been expecting POE-level quality. I'm sure if my expectations had been more reasonable, I wouldn't have been so let down.
Is it any good?
For the part where Miriam signs "for many nights we've prayed" I'm pretty sure what she's trying to convey is: I know what you've done was horrible and heartbreaking but it had to be done. We've been tormented and killed for so long that this was the only way out. You did what had to be done.
That's how I've always seen it too. :)
I get the joke he was going for but it didn't land.
@@PhilosophicallyAmerican yes exactly
I thought the same thing when I watched the movie, that she was trying to make Moses feel better, but I still thought, "too soon, lady." Surely there was a better way to approach that?
@@PhilosophicallyAmerican You mean for HIM?
The Plagues scene gives me chills every single time! This movie is truly a masterpiece!
I was one of those people who was always wondering how the song could have impacted him when he last heard it as a baby. It took me a few watches to realize he's had it in his head all this time, and we know this because he hums it in places for no particular reason. He must have asked himself his whole life where it came from, and that's why he had such a strong reaction when Miriam starts singing it.
A film where Batman, Catwoman, Jean-Luc Picard, Voldemort, Roger Murtagh, Ian Malcolm and Miss Congeniality are all together. Also that score from this film
I see Val Kilmer more as Gay Perry but he did play a solid Batman
Interestingly the live action version of this tale also starred Batman as Moses
HELL YEAH BROTHER
That's exactly what I thought! Lol you forgot to mention The Fly.
@@tedjomuljono3052 what version are you talking about?
"Tell the guards they missed one." I scared my cat and my dog with how loud I laughed.
It didn’t change anything, but it perfected the established methods and styles. In my opinion, Prince Of Egypt is one of if not the pinnacle of western hand-drawn animations.
"This is my Lion King"
Same here.
If you have the volume up after the Angel of Death goes back into the sky, you can hear people mourning and crying up until the song, it’s absolutely haunting 😢
And it's fitting, as Rameses said there would be a great cry throughout Egypt never heard before. And he was right, just not in the way he thought.
It's a detail that is creepy but smart.
This gave me THE chills when I was a kid
Honestly that really hits me to this day.
"I'm not on top of what the kids are into, maybe it's because I slaughtered them."
Oh damn..
"Denial. It isn't just a river in Egypt!"
Employee: "You saw what happened, I just killed a man."
The CEO of Egypt:
13:35
The Plagues song always gave me chills, absolute perfection.
Interesting detail for everyone, around the times of the plague, Santorini’s volcano had erupted so violently, animals went crazy, the bugs fled the area, phosphorus and turned waters red, embers from the sky lead to boils and blisters, fires rained from above, frogs fled the water, and toxic ash killed many, including those who ate of food contaminated by the ash. In Egyptian culture, the firstborn ate. So technically one could say God worked through nature.
@@hiddendesire3076 wow i didn't realise that
@@lookatmyfacern Stealth kills
@@JacobPlatinum way too many stealth kills
I send the swarm.
I send the horde.
Thus saith the Lord.
100% pure chills...
This movie also gave us THE duet between Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, which makes it a masterpiece by default.
You mean the one where they absolutely destroyed a gorgeous song because they couldn't stop riffing for 2 fucking minutes?
Amen
@@DigiDestined13 I was looking for this comment
Facts
@@DigiDestined13 um their voices were gorgeous and did the song justice get your ears checked.
Also fits with the movie because that's gospel singing
The plagues song is one of my favorite animated songs of all time.
A chorus of people singing "i send my scourge ,i send my sword, thus saith the Lord" always gives me chills
Me too! Though my favorite part was Rameses' grief and anger. That always hit hard
By far one of the most beautiful and powerful movies I've ever seen in my life. "Ramesses, Let My People Go!!!" Is by far the most powerful line I have ever heard in my life. The drama, the graphics, the story, and even the characters themselves, all beautifully done. A Movie that's definitely a good story of what happened in the Bible, and a good teaching tool as well as entertaining and uplifting.
It's no wonder it was met with so many positive reviews.
"We can take care of that!"
Telling in a few ways, not in how Ramses is willing to cover up for his brother but the contempt Egypt's ruling class has to their own people.
That's pretty much just the ruling class throughout history. If you're not rich and/or in charge you are expendable.
Critic didn't mention the bit in the "playing with the big boys" song how God's snake literally ate the 2 opposing snakes showing how outclassed Egyptian magic was before the might of the REAL big boys. A little taste of the horror to come as well with keeping it to the shadows in the background.
I think it’s one of things where the movie has so much going on you got to pick what you focus on. He kind of covered the point in saying so much is conveyed through framework and scenery as much as dialogue.
I noticed watching it again that during the red sea scene, all the horses freaken high tail it back, like " this is some supernatural biz I ain't getting rolled in the soup
The Prince of Egypt was the first movie I’ve watched in my life, considering that I’ve been growing up in a spiritual family. Ever since, I NEVER STOPPED watching this movie. It’s easily one of the best animated films ever made.
Wow I've watched this movie hundreds of times and I NEVER noticed Rameses was standing on the fallen nose omg
Me either xD something new every time I watch
Things happening under his nose . . .
Took me until I was an adult to realize it…and I grew up with the movie. It’s truly a work of art when you can find new things like that over time.
Me either. Don't feel bad.
As someone who went to Catholic school, it was always a great day when this movie and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat got put in the VCR.
As someone who also went to Catholic school, I completely agree. The burning bush scene gave me my mental image of God.
Same! Even better when you realize "Joseph" is technically a prequel to "Prince of Egypt"
@@ThePa1riot how? now one nows what he looks like and never will even when they die.
Though the name of the movie is Joseph: King of Dreams
I didnt get to go to church very often as a kid, but I adored both of those movies.
I have totally forgot how good this movie was..not just even because of the animation
I remember seeing bits of this movie as a kid but never really cared for it and just hung out with friends instead. After looking at this movie I have never seen, as an adult and a student in film school, I felt like I learned a lot from Doug breaking down the amazing work of art put into this movie that used a story from Hebrews and was possibly animated and created by a bunch of atheist's. I've never seen the entire film and I now feel like I can watch it over and over
I think the opening song did a good job in introducing the plight of the slaves without getting as graphic as it probably was in real life.
Other than Egypt never had slaves build monuments or anything slaves had wages and would typically have either been house servants or farmers and it was actually against the law to abuse a slave in fact their religion claims abusing a slave was a sin that would send you to hell. Point being the suffering displayed is entirely fabricated and not a reflection of history at all. Suffering on this scale would be more accurately attributed to Assyria who did in fact torture and enslave the Hebrews
@@alexandergale9698 THANK YOU! Finally someone pointing out the reality of the situation.
Well the story is in actuality based on the exodus of Babylon that moved to Egypt later on so I doubt much of the story is in any way accurate
The numbers in particular are massively inflated as just the men alone could probably overthrow Egypt
This is one of my favourite movies of all time. The songs still come back in my head every now and again.
It's not underrated, it's underappreciated.
Another underrated animated film. Is The Emperors New Groove.
@@thegunslinger1363 Funny, I just rewatched it the other day for the first time in years. Takes me back, man.
Eartha Kitt's performance as Yzma is outstanding. Hell, the whole cast makes that movie.
This still remains one of my personal favorite Animated films. Thank you Doug for bringing it into the Spotlight again. Prince of Egypt DEFINITELY needs more attention and love!
Funny story:
I was once at this
new age underground dance party in Jerusalem and the dj randomly put on a song from the prince of Egypt (through heavens eyes) and EVERYONE- I swear to god EVERYONE in that room lost their shit!!!
With like SUCH a great joy bc I don’t think any of us had heard that song around other people in our entire lives!!
But the song is beautiful! And it hits fuckin home!! So we literally all held hands and danced together at this dance party!?!
It was such an unforgettable moment..
Beautiful
There is actually a legitimate reason that he would remember the lullaby, as when Miriam followed him to the banks of where the queen found him, she actually came out and reccomended their mother as his wet nurse. That was part of God's blessing to Moses, that his mother was actually able to take care of him until he was older. As such, he would be able to remember the lullaby from years of being sung to sleep by his "nursemaid"
Was that a deleted scene or directors commentary bit? Because that certainly wasn't in the movie.
@@history_loves_anime8927 It was in the book. lol
@@history_loves_anime8927 ... Its from.the Bible
@@history_loves_anime8927 Dude...
@@history_loves_anime8927 From the source material
My head canon is that he was able to hear the last song that his mom sang every time he dreamed that's why he was humming it and recognized it when his sister sang it
Not even headcannon, his mother literally sings that he will remember in his dreams.
Well, in Biblical canon his mother became his wet nurse, so...
Bones is correct in their headcanon, since the movie doesn't follow 100% the source material, the only reason we're given to believe he remembers that song is her mother singing as she puts him in the basked, and literally stating she hopes he'll remember it and to stay in his dreams.
In this movie it's safe to assume that never happened, if she had been there as he grew up it wouldn't have been so impactful when he meets his sister. Also they would have shown some indication of it.
@@fractaldisarray1518 the funny thing is that there were scientific studies as to what people remember during their infancy, the results were that people learned their native language during said times and people also subconsciously recognize songs they heard from when they were infants.
@@joshuab4799 I had never heard about that, that is so interesting! And hey it also fuels the headcanon haha
The thing that always strikes me is how incredible the animation of Seti is. Whoever animated Seti is a modern master.
What makes this movie stand out to me from the rest of the animated “classics” is the fact that these events actually happened in real life. It just makes it feel so much more intense and makes you feel so much more emotion
amen
This might not be the movie to evangelize over. It’s the least religious “religious” movie out there since the characters never wrestle with their faith.
They took a bible story and used it as the background for a story about two brothers and a man who realized he couldn’t continue to live with such terrible people and then not taking action to stop them is also wrong. You don’t need to believe to enjoy every aspect of this movie. There’s not even a single religious song, if you don’t count them listing Egyptian gods.
The scene where Pharoh tries to comfort Moses by saying "they would have risen against us" gave me major Frollo vibes. Just that soft voice sounding like it's caring but there is evil behind in it. In Pharoh's case its an evil of rationalising his past atrocities, while with Frollo its more the evil of manipulating Quasimodo's emotions. But in either case, it's a father figure lying and justifying their horrific actions and the young hero trying to reconcile it all.
Also how he tries to justify himself. Oh Quasimodo they were only gypsies....
I mean, it's a realistic thing.
Spartans and their slaves had a similar vibe.
Fun fact: Though they only share one scene in this film, Patrick Stewart and Martin Short would reunite three years later in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001).
Bonus fact: This movie is banned in Malaysia, Maldives, and Egypt.
Gee, I wonder why?
I can make a guess why.
Well that's ironic af
3:05 you should have also had "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" with the other underrated animated movies. The only thing is that it should have been longer and had a sequel or 2.
He did