The Prince of Egypt Animated Musical Movie Review

The Prince of Egypt Animated Musical Movie Review

Reviewed by Teresita Blanco

A few years ago, I watched The Prince of Egypt. The movie is based on the book of Exodus, the good part of Exodus. The creators did take a bit of creative freedom with the relationship between Moses and Ramses. As far as educated guesses work, this one was not too far off the mark.  After all, no Pharaoh would have putted up with slave, unless if they had some emotional attachment.

Music wise, it was pretty amassing. I liked best the Plague song. Yeah, the plagues were pretty interesting. It showed that the Jewish God was not a one trick pony, like the Egyptian Gods. The song sang by Egyptian Priests was pretty cool. It showcased rather well the war between monotheism and polytheism. The Egyptian priest was not taking Moses seriously because he only had the protection of an unknown God.  

In the end, God’s albino serpent ate the snakes called by the Egyptians. This snake thing alludes to a snake cult that was popular during the day. Everyone had to have their own snake. The Jews, the Babylonians, the Egyptians and the Greeks all had awesome Godly snakes.  It was only late that the snake became associated with the devil. For those that do not know, Exodus was written before Genesis.

For movie purposes, they fixed Moses’s stuttered. The original Moses said he could not speak to the Pharaoh, because he had problems speaking. To fix the problem, God had Miriam speak on Moses’s behalf. She would be his voice, while he performed miracles. In the Bible too, the Egyptian priest were able to replicate the Nile turning to Blood miracle. The other plagues were a little harder to conquer. Even if you are not a Bible person, the Prince of Egypt is a pretty interesting movie. 

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