If you are not religious, this is one of the greatest animated films ever made... if you ARE religious? Its one of the greatest animated films ever made.. AND It will bring you to tears and it will do so, every single time.
i live in a catholic household (filipino) and im not the most religious but this movie was just good and is a good visual aid for those that knows the story of moses
And did so nailing every single line in every single language. Many people who didn't know het nationality thought the singer in their language version was native. I only caught two little pronunciations in one single letter and that' what made me investigate about who she was. I was amazed. She was GREAT❤
Fun fact: it took two years for the animators to make the splitting of the sea scene alone, it just shows how much work and dedication Dreamworks put into this film😊
And then Shrek was easier to make and made more money >_>; It makes sense, but it's also a shame that such art as this gets overlooked and the artform has gotten left behind... Not that computer graphics can't be amazing too, but there is something so special about hand drawn animation too... I'm not sure how much in that scene was hand animated or CG, but you know? In regards to the film in general...
The crazy part? This was the second film that DreamWorks made. Ever. I think they had started working on this around the same time Antz was being made, and considering I hear people talk about this film today and not many talk about Antz, well...that just speaks to its quality. This movie is their best and yet it was only the second one they ever made. Like damn, they really pulled out all the stops here
I think people understimate kids' resilience. I was born in 1993, and had this movie on VHS back when it came out. And never did I feel shocked or traumatised.
Well, if you grew up in a religous house hold you were told or read the very same storys at preschool age. Also a some of the old Disney/animated movies are kind of hardh, dark and brutal. Also I saw the Ten Commandments before I was ten. I never saw the whole Prince of Egyt sofaronly reaction videos.
In an early scene, you see Moses playing some pipes while Ramses complained about getting in trouble. The tune Moses is playing is the mother's lullabye, so when Mirriam sings, he knows there's a connection.
They don’t show this in the movie but in the Bible, im pretty sure his mom becomes his nurse maid. When his sister follows him down the stream she tells the woman who finds him that she knows someone who can raise him and the lady tells her to bring her over to help nurse him.
@@Simplenotion the Prince of Egypt never flopped lol. it was highly regarded and is still highly regarded and loved. both Prince of Egypt and Shrek are great works from the same company.
@@HelloXrancidkittehin a weird way tho, if Dreamworks had been planning a series of animated historical dramas, then I think Joseph King of Dreams flopped. Ended the franchise in just two flicks
I can say as a 10 year old boy watching this film in theaters, Look At Your Life Through Heaven's Eyes was the most impactful message to me and it has shaped my life ever since.
True and true. It tells a story rather than actively instilling a thought like a lot of other religious media. The way they told the story was also very much in line with Christian and Judaic teachings without taking from either faith. I have no experience with Islam but I get the impression this isn't too impactful in their religion up until the new land portion which it seems only militant muslims get aggressively vocal about.
@@gummylens5465Some governments claim that but my lil theory is they actually don’t want to have their people see a movie about an uprising since most also have several human rights violations under their belt. Might install the wrong thoughts or smth LOL a lot of theocratic govts historically and now claim religous reasons for PR rather than actual belief that its doing harm against their faith. I only say this cause this movie contacted over 600 people for this movie from all three abrahamic religions and lots of Muslims(ofc also Jews/Christians) pitched in for sensitivity reading so I can’t imagine they went so long in the process of helping with this movie without mentioning that. Its why I also feel the angels we see are abstract thoughts(the fire pillar, white smoke, etc etc)
Another detail I love from that whole scene....Where we actually watch Moses's staff change to the snake and back, it's not the same with the priests. One moment they're holding staffs, then there's a bright flash of light, and poof...the snakes are in their hands (a clever parlor trick).
They changed a few things for the movie, but the creators met with Islamic, Jewish, and Christian religious leaders to get their takes before finalizing anything. The two big ones are the fact that Moses has a stutter so Aaron had to speak for him, and Ramses would have been Moses's uncle rather than his brother because Moses was actually adopted by the Pharoah's daughter. To make the story more relatable, though, especially for non-religious audiences, they decided to make the brother-to-brother conflict a central theme between Moses/Ramses AND Moses/Aaron. So I think the changed were still super respectful of the source material, whether we're talking about the Bible, the Quran, or the Torah.
It's slanderous and disrespectful to Egyptians. Continuing the false history that the Pyramids were built by Hebrew slaves instead of paid contracted workers.
@chinyereugwu9431 it's not slanderous to demonstrate that slavery existed in Egypt. The idea that they would not have used paid labor AND slaves to build is childish.
@@robbinsnest6163 The idea that a human would free tens of thousands of slaves instead of god is childish. God told people how to punish slaves, not how to free them.
Having Val Kilmer voice Moses and God is nothing short of amazing, given how Val has lost his voice to his illness now. His voice is already immortalized in this animation. ❤
You're half wrong about him voicing God. Every VA voiced God, they whispered their lines so no one voice could dominate. But Val was given the lead when Gods voice was louder.
Music teachers all over the world started salivating when this movie came out. When I was still in thailand they had us sing "There can be miracles" in year 3 AND in year 5. Moved to Taiwan, had to sing it again another two separate years, and also at a regional choir meet lmao. I am now in my 30s and still remember the hebrew lines in that song.
In the story of Moses. God said that rameses would pick the final plague. So that scene where Moses talks to him and rameses says his father had the right idea of what to do with “your” people was him essentially picking what that last plague was gonna be.
Huh? God tells Moses at the burning bush to tell Pharoah to let Israel - God's firstborn - go or God will take Pharoah's firstborn. This was before Moses had even left Midian.
You might have heard the “miracle” song because Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey sang it together and it was played constantly after this movie came out
I think a lot of people forget that animation is a medium, not a genre. Just because something is animated, doesn't make it automatically lumped together with all the kids stuff (as you obviously know with stuff such as AOT). Great reaction as always. :)
He remembered the lullaby subconsciously. He was humming it toward the beginning of the movie when he was walking through the palace, so it’s in there somewhere
Yes. That’s the movies explaining but that isn’t biblical. In the Bible after pharaoh‘s daughter finds Moses she immediately requests for a Hebrew nurse maid. Miriam followed and heard. She popped out of her hiding spot and told pharaoh‘s daughter about her mother. Moses was then returned to live with his birth parents for the first few years of his life. Then he was sent to live in the palace. So he knew who he was the entire time.
@@shannak657 Okay? They made a comment about how he knew the lullaby, not him knowing who he was. I was commenting on the song being sung, or in Moses’ case, hummed as he was walking around. I know the movie is not the biblical story. Thanks.
As a Christian, this movie was a must watch as a kid! But this movie is beautiful even for non religious people. The soundtrack is a work of art! Thanks for the wonderful reaction guys! I always enjoy watching your videos!
Why do you want feed people lies and fake stories? The Aztecs killing people and offering their hearts to gods is beautiful even for christians, right?
I can only agree. I am non religious,though I had a religious upcoming and went to church as a child. I can't remember when I watched this or why the first time. But I enjoy it very much and listen to the music from time to time. The "brutal" scenes didn't bother me. And I love that a movie this "old" (ouch) stood by their material. It was brutal. And animation isn't only for children. Sure it's more enjoy full for kids to watch animated then real life... But if any adult passes on this movie because it is animated. They are missing out!
@@Shuttle-256 crazy. I love this movie and Harry Potter, never realized Rameses was voiced by Ralph Fines. Love the movie The Patriot and it had Jason Isaacs so Ralph Fines gets put on the back burner
Something to note about Moses' youth according to scripture (Exodus 2:7-10): Although his mother gave him up to save his life, she would later be allowed to nurse him and take care of him as he grew up. Maybe with this knowledge from the scriptures, the creators of the story of the POE, formulated the aspect of Moses meeting his sister who sung their mother's lullaby. If we think of it in that way, then as Moses' mother continued to nurse him and care for him past infancy, he may have remembered the melody of the lullaby. Hence his reaction when Miriam sang to him, even if in the movie it looks like he was only with his mother the first few months of his life. Hope this helps!
@@PROVOCATEURSKin the Old Testament it was different than the New Testament. Jesus hadn't been born yet and there was no Bible during that time, but they still knew who God was and worshipped Him and realized they were sinners and that God could save them
Growing up muslim this movie was THE movie to watch and I remember loving it so much (till this day i still think its one of the best animated movies)! Love how this movie got so many non-religious people to learn more about the life of prophet Moses
@@TexArizocan In Islam, we do indeed believe in Moses, known in Arabic as Musa. He is mentioned in numerous verses of the Quran and holds a distinguished position within our faith. Musa is one of the select prophets who had the unique honor of speaking directly with God. Additionally, he is among the prophets who received a holy book from God, specifically the Torah, which is referred to as the Tawrat in Arabic. In fact, Christianity and Islam share many of the same prophets ✝️☪️🤍
The scene where the angel of death kills all of the firstborn was so simply but powerfully done at the same time. Very moving when seen in the theater.
Something that will always making me cry in this movie is the brothers essentially being ripped apart. Moses knowing it's the right thing to do but it's his brother! He loves him & he would never want to do anything to hurt him. For Ramesses, all he knows is his brother ran off & is missing for years. They finally meet again & he's so happy & excited to see his brother, only for Moses to start a seemingly random crusade against him & all he's work for. Pre Moses leaving, he would've been Ramesses' right hand man in leading & ruling Egypt. When they are singing The Plagues, their lines towards each other HURT Moses: "Once I called you brother Once I thought the chance To make you laugh Was all I ever wanted" "And even now I wish that God Had chose another Serving as your foe on his behalf Is the last thing that I wanted" Ramesses: "You who I called brother How could you have come to hate me so?" These lyrics alone just hit me & hurt so bad. Then I think about if I was in Moses' place against my siblings... I truly could cry just from that. Great movie though! Lol
This is why I like The Oak. The humanity and heart in that man. Almost every movie where a child or young person was hurt or dies he had a troubled reaction. Loved the reaction guys.
He also usually has the deepest insights concerning various aspects like being a father, love, etc! He comes across the toughest, most silent of the 3 but never fails to show great wisdom & emotion
In answer to Oak's question: As a Christian myself I will say that this was one of the first movies depicting a Biblical story that "took the kid gloves off" per se. And yes, it was absolutely used as a tool to teach Bible lessons. Also, it does indeed take some poetic license with some of the finer details, but I think that they did an excellent job of conveying the core story elements to the audience. I have a special place in my heart for this movie because of the uniqueness of the art style, music, and the effective story telling. Thank you guys for featuring this movie, I really enjoyed seeing your reaction to a movie I love dearly!
I always heard great things about this movie but somehow I managed to live 24 years without ever watching it. What a film, I didnt expect the music to go that hard and the cinematography!!! This movie not only was beautiful, the visual storytelling was damn perfect, I was tearing up the last 20 min and the epic scene of the departing of the red sea... my jaw dropped. This and the ten commandments are great films for animation and live action. They both show the strength of each medium.
Hi guys. If you go back to the scene where Moses cheers up Ramses after they're scolded by their father, you'll realize that Moses is actually whistling his mother's lullaby. So many people overlook this detail.
This movie was HUGE for us 90s church kids. Still is. Some of the film is accurate to story in the Bible, but other parts are fictionalized (for drama and action). Still, an incredible film!
@@sawanna508some people do. Something I love about this channel is they are always respectful towards other people's beliefs ❤ This isn't the best place to start that kind of argument.
For fun context: Batman, Professor X, Cat woman, Lord Voldemort, and The Grandmaster are all in this movie together. And yes, "Lord Voldemort" is really singing. 😁
When Moses tell Rameses "you bring this upon yourself", he means it literally. God had told Moses that Rameses himself would choose the last plague. By saying his father was right about how to deal with the slaves (killing first born children) and saying he'll do the same, Rameses seals his son's fate. That's why the son is in there in that scene, and that's why Moses looks so horrified, because he realizes that Rameses basically just condemned his own son. And Moses still very much cares about Rameses, which is why it hurts him so much (see him crying after seeing Rameses mourning his son).
It is indeed an eye for an eye for killing the Hebrew babies. All the plagues were an eye for an eye for what the Egyptian did to the Hebrews (and they also were targeted against each and every god the Egyptian worshiped). Just to correct you tho: the Egyptian didn’t just kill the first borns of the Hebrews, but they killed every MALE baby, that would be 50% of them.
It is indeed an eye for an eye for killing the Hebrew babies. All the plagues were an eye for an eye for what the Egyptian did to the Hebrews (and they also were targeted against each and every god the Egyptian worshiped). Just to correct you tho: the Egyptian didn’t just kill the first borns of the Hebrews, but they killed every MALE baby, that would be 50% of them.
One of the reasons this movie is so amazing to me is the way the portray rameses and Moses’s relationship. They were brothers and they loved each other, rameses was willing to do anything for Moses and then Moses ran away (understandably). And then we he returns rameses is so happy to see his brother that he thought was lost to him just to realize that Moses is not there for the reason he thinks and they’re strangers. And equally for Moses after he left rameses hardened and turned into another version of his father and he isn’t the same person Moses knew. And with the Passover like that’s Moses’s nephew and the pain that caused must have been unreal, and for rameses because he now believes the person he knew as his brother has killed his son. Even though Moses was adopted their relationship was strong and I think it adds to the message and makes it even more compelling and complex. Such an amazing AMAZING movie. The brother relationship is done so well, it makes the story even deeper to show and explain the internal conflict both of them were probably facing. When rameses says that’s the ONLY reason you returned, Rameses has probably been thinking about him for years wondering if he’s alive and their relationship is immediately and forever changed and Moses has obviously kept him in his thoughts because he kept the ring but he can’t even say he came to see his brother. When Moses was the only person rameses could confide in and be himself and trust. And for Moses to have to see his childhood home and people he knew laid to waste, losing the brother he had in rameses😭 rameses calling out for him like he did when Moses left the last time but for different reasons now. They did this so well. I could talk about the lyrics and scenes and the story FOREVER. The intentionality of it all is unmatched. And the music just ughhhhhhh
And see, this is why I kinda hate that the falling out between the brothers IS part of the central conflict. Because look, the biblical side of this story is strong enough. But adding the family conflict takes me outta that, in the way that I don'y actually care about that. Now I'm looking at the family dynamics and how much it pisses me off that Moses doesn't see that he's responsible for his brother closing himself off to him. Moses comes back after years of being gone, Ramses uncertain if he'd been alive or dead, ready to welcome his brother back with open arms! ...and Moses gives him back his ring and makes this impossible demand of him. And then proceeds to not see how much it kills Ramses in the process. And then wonders in "The Plagues" how they got there. I love this movie but I hate the biblical story being the driving force for what happens to these brothers. Like, literally, I do not care about this being a religious story the brothers at the center of it so much more important to me. And Ramses being turned into the villian makes me so angry, in the context of this story.
@@DarkYashaRyoko I understand where you’re coming from, however I think it is important because in the biblical story it just says pharaoh and Moses and you kind of forget that Moses was raised with the Egyptians and as a prince, and also realizing that when he came back the pharaoh would now have been rameses, his brother. I think when read in religious texts that part of the depth of what Moses was doing is lost, with discarding his relationship with his brother while trying to fulfill God’s wishes. And in the song I think Moses isn’t really confused as to how they got there but more upset and can’t really believe that this is what they’ve come to. You’re right about the biblical story being strong enough, but in my opinion their relationship is a big part of the story itself. I think you can’t have one without the other and this movie showed that it wasn’t nothing or totally easy for Moses to go there, like he wasn’t just talking to strangers. It does hurt me so much when he doesn’t even acknowledge how much he’s hurting rameses, but like I said I think that both things are intertwined. I never really thought about separating the two, it was cool to hear your perspective!
I can never get over how this is all 2d animation. imagin sitting their and drawing the parting of the red sea, than drawing it, than try to get it to move around. this is why i will always love 2d animation
dont forget that in his mothers lullaby she wished for him to remember the song also God is watching over Moses and always had plans for him, if he wanted moses to remember the lullaby then he will remember it lol btw oak the song is probably familiar because mariah carey and whitney houston did the duet of “when you believe” for the film it was very popular !
I was one of those children who was taken to the theatre to watch this by my catholic family. I am not religious now but as Oak said, I appreciate and respect anyone’s beliefs. I was moved beyond words when I was a child and now as an adult, get so emotional by the music and animation. I personally don’t think it was too heavy for a child to watch, as I was one of them who experienced it for the first time. It gives a true and honest account of the biblical story and I do think the movie is a masterpiece. I don’t think a biblical story can be portrayed respectfully if not shown historical accurately (some parts aren’t, but the majority is). Unfortunately tragedies occur in every part of life and introducing children in an informative way, through music, story telling and animation is a powerful way to educate. Thank you so much for watching this movie and for the respect you give it ❤
now that you're an adult and can understand complexities and truth more, look back into the true great minds of the Catholic Faith. You might find something far more compelling than what you were told as a child
One of my favorite thing I didn't notice until I was a adult is that Moses 100% remembers the song his mother sang to him. In the scene where he finds Rameses sitting up on the statue at the beginning of the movie, Moses is humming the song. Then he hears it hours later that same night from his sister.
In the scene where Moses is cheering up Rameses after their father shouting at him, Moses unknowingly predicts the future. "Statues cracking and toppling over. The Nile drying up. Single-handedly, you will bring the greatest kingdom on earth to ruin".
Everybody is always praising "The Lion King", and while I think it's a good movie, I don't love it like I love "Prince of Egypt". Maybe it's because I was a young adult at the time they came out... The soundtrack of this movie is so good, I regularly have to listen to it. And I cry everytime at the beginning. Moses mother's desperate attempt to save her child always get's me. Ofra Haza did such a phenomenal job putting all this desperation and anguish in this song! And I really like that Ramses is not a one dimensional villain. He is a traumatized person who is deeply afraid to do the wrong thing (and is inadvertently doing the wrong thing...) In the end, he just wanted his brother back. You can see his hurt when he realized Moses came back for his people, not because he missed his brother. I think, a lot of the conflict in this movie can be explained this way.
This is one of my favourite movies of all time, not just animated but overall. And the cast is STACKED! Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin & Martin Short - and I probably forgot someone… I’ve listened to Hans Zimmer’s masterpiece of a soundtrack so many times. Gawd, I love this.
I’m a Christian. And i grew up hearing this story and watching this movie. There are some things about it that I understand better now that I’m older but I’m happy they didn’t dumb down the story. It makes for a great teaching tool and it’s over all a wonderful movie. I’m so happy you guys reacted to it!! You’re all amazing and definitely my top favorite reactors! God bless all of you ❤️
When Moses said "you bring this upon yourself", he was telling the truth, since God stated that Rameses would choose the last plague after the darkness. So much crazy cool stuff they put in here. It was not completely Biblically/Torah(ly?) accurate, but this is one of the best animated films ever.
I was raised Christian but have become more atheist/agnostic as I've gotten older. That said, this is THE movie where it doesn't matter if you're religious or not, it's so well done and the story is so compelling, anyone can enjoy it because of the obvious talent and passion that went into it. It's so good even my older cousin, who loved Exodus: Gods and Kings, thought this movie was better. Still one of my favourite movies to this day.
You guys should definitely check out the animated films of Don Bluth. They are top-tier animation with some of the most iconic scores of their time. THE SECRET OF NIMH, THE LAND BEFORE TIME, AN AMERICAN TAIL, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN, and ROCK-A-DOODLE are absolutely astounding.
Jewish long-time fan here! Many Jewish scholars have agreed (which is a rare thing) that it ***had*** to be Moses. A Jewish man who would be able to empathize with the Egyptians and weep for ***everyone*** harmed by Ramses' ego. He was chosen because he was the one person who would empathize with the Jews enough to follow through, but empathize with the Egyptians enough to not relish the pain caused to the innocents. Generally speaking, it's not taught that Moses was saved by G-d specifically to do this, but chosen by merit of his character as an adult. I love that they consulted both Christian AND Jewish scholars when making this movie, and you can see him experiencing both agony and resolve during The Plagues. He never once feels happy about doing this. It's about justice, not revenge. (Which is a truly excellent moral regardless of whether you're a biblical literalist, realist, or skeptic)
It's a great story, but a story is all it is. The archaeological records doesn't supoport it. With Amun-her-khepeshef, the son depicted dying her living to adulthood. Remains in KV5 suggest he died in battle from the blow of a mace.
You'll notice, 20:30 , the priests produce snakes after a flash of light, while Moses' staff-to-snake conversion is completely visible. Kinda obvious what happened. 😂
😅 I was born in 1998. Grew up with this movie as kid. Raised catholic but fam fell out of the faith in college. Went back into it over 2 years ago but on the Christian side. Got saved and wow. I myself don't know the deep details of the story but according to some other reactors, Ramses was Moses uncle and the brother, Aaron was in favor and Miriam was against Moses. I even think that in the Old Testament story the woman found Moses and asked for a mother to help care of Moses so his blood mother got to take care of him. I look forward to reading the actual story. Thank you for this video and for sharing your story. Looking forward to kidz kamp this month with the church I currently attend. My family doesn't belive much nowadays and since I'm not Catholic, well, they don't want to hear about Jesus. Thought they be proud of owning my faith and finally accepting Jesus into my life but God knows best and I trust He uses even the bad for good. Amazing movie. God bless you all.
Mexican 90's kid here. I was brought up in a very catholic family and I remember watching this movie in theaters with my parents. My grandmothers loved it and actually encouraged me to watch it again and again. I do admit that some of the themes went over my head the first couple of times I watched it but I was all-in for the music as soon as I heard that trumpet. Later on I truly understood all the themes and was still very much in love with the film even after separating myself from the faith I think of this as one of my favorite movies of all time. Simply wonderful.
Dont know if it's mentioned already in comments, but each of the plagues of Egypt was meant as a very specific challenge from God against the false gods of Egypt. He was showing that they have no power over him.
"They were only slaves" I love the delivery how the voice acter said it so calmly, he didn't yell it, didn't scream it, just said it in a soft almost comforting way. It just made it so much more insidious and disgusting.
Just started video since it dropped 6 minutes ago. One of my top Animated movies of all time. The soundtrack, the animation itself with beautiful cinematogrophy and the amazing cast giving if their all to this awe inspiring story. Even watched it recently with a friend as were doing a whole “Movies either havent seen ever or in a long time”. The destruction of the bond between Moses and Ramses is heartbreaking.
9:09 He DID recognise the song that his sister sings to him. It's shown that he at least remembers the melody as he whistles it in the hall when he approaches Rameses after their talk with the Pharao.
This movie was Jeffrey Katzenberg's way of showing that western animation did not have to be soft. That it was not just for kids. It was a massive middle finger to Disney, and the next movie they put out in theaters was Shrek if I am remembering correctly. Which was also a dunk on the Disney formula. Katzenbreg wanted to do this movie when it worked for Disney. But they did not think it would work. So when he founded DreamWorks it was like the first thing on his list to make.
@@spazzyshortgirl23 Road to El Dorado is older. Really. That's cool to know. I knew Antz was older. Pretty sure it was DreamWorks first movie. And Chicken Run was not made by them just distributed I believe so I don't really count it. And of course King of Dreams was straight to video.
Clicked on this IMMEDIATELY!!! I am so excited to see this. Such an ambitious film, and so respectful of all 3 main Abrahamic religions, which is something most people today can't accomplish while just talking. Also, fun fact: Val Kilmer voices God as the burning bush as well as Moses. I always thought that was a neat touch, that God chose to come to him as himself.
Not even religious but as a 2D animator this is legit one of the greatest animated films ever made PERIOD. Not just on a technical scale (although it IS one of the best animated films on a technical scale) but from a story and character writing perspective as well.
This movie was beautiful. The music was emotional and I cry every time they show the waters parting. As someone who believes the biblical story actually happened, it’s beautiful to see the scope of it.
Fun fact: At the very start of the scene where Moses and Rameses talk (after being diciplined by their father) you can actually hear Moses whistling the tune of his mother's lullaby. It's a very good subtle bit of foreshadowing which shows that, to some degree, he DOES remember the lullaby. I doubt he remembered the lyrics, but he probably, subconsciously remembered the tune. (Some people can vaguely remember snippets of very early infancy. It's not impossible. Just improbable.) So when he hears his sister actually singing to this tune that only he has ever known, in the form of a mother's lullaby, it is absolutely proof that what she told him might actually be true.
I grew up on this movie and like to watch it every Passover, and listen to the music often. The animation is absolutely incredible and the cast is fantastic. They did actually make it into a Broadway show in the West End in London, but ultimately its run was cut short due to COVID (I had tickets but due to the pandemic couldn’t go). Luckily they did film it and it’s on BroadwayHD.
For my viewing story, I grew up in church and served as an altar boy and did children’s choir for years but became an atheist in my later high school and college years. I came to faith in Jesus at 25 and immediately felt called to ministry. I barely got into ministry school and seminary because of my past grades, but in one of my early classes for preparation to ministry in 2002, we discussed our calling to ministry and the teacher show the burning bush clip from Prince of Egypt. I loved the clip so much I went out and bought the movie right after class. I have loved it ever since. My four kids have all watched it many times, and they all love it, even today, at ages 8 to 17. They watched this reaction with me, as they have seen many of your reactions on a wide variety of movies, and they were very interested to see your guys’ take on it. I even showed the movie to our adult Sunday school class when we were doing a study in exodus, probably around 2018, since not everyone had seen it. Still love the acting, animation, story, and music to this day. There are some slight differences to the biblical story, like Aaron’s role a bit reduced, for example, but overall, it’s a favorite animation movie with others like Lion King for me.
You missed a few things, but he did, somehow, remember the lullaby. Earlier in the movie he's casually whistling the tune, and it being in such a normal setting shows it's been part of his daily life. This hints to us that he's probably spent his entire life with that tune in his head, and whenever he asked around where it was from, no one could ever answer him. It's always been a mystery to him. But a random slave girl who claims to be his sister suddenly sings that tune to him unprompted, imagine the WILD rollecoaster of emotions he must be going through within those few seconds. The familiarity of the tune first puzzling him, then confusion to hear someone else sing it, extra confusion that it's THIS GIRL singing it, the realization she must have been part of his life at some point, then the realization and absolute shock that she must be saying the truth, and finally the even bigger shock and realization that his parents aren't his parents. And all of this is clearly visible on his face if you pay attention to it. I just love the details in this movie! Also see how all background characters are different individuals with different faces and body shapes, skin tones etc. There is no copy-pasting, they have actual personality and you can nearly see their story based on their behaviour and other things. The amount of effort they put in characters that are on screen sometimes for literally a couple of seconds is amazing.
This soundtrack crushes my heart♥️🥹My sunday school went to see this in theaters. Still makes me cry it’s so beautiful. As a mother and a Christian who struggled with my faith in my youth, we need more movies for kids that keep religion beautiful and hopeful because so much of the world is so tragic and this movie has all of it!♥️
The reason he was able to remember was actually hinted a few times. For example, he humms the same tune when looking for Ramses after the Father Disciplines him. He just cant remember where the song came from until his sister sings it.
I got to see this movie in the theaters, and it was so powerful to me I remember crying more than once. Thank you for doing this reaction guys, this is a really great movie.
you can actually hear Moses whistle the lullaby the song his mother sang to him in the beginning, so he actually did remember it. it's during the scene where he is preparing the prank on the priests. the attention to detail in this film is phenomenal, as well as the music. thanks for the reaction, guys! 😃
To Oak’s question: my little sister was about 6 when she saw this movie in the theatre. It caused her to ask about death and it became a great point of conversation about death and what happens when we die. Being Christians, it was obviously approached from a biblical perspective and she was fine after all the chats we had as a family.
This is my all-time fave animated film to date. The art and animation is truly breathtaking for '98. The music and voice acting outstanding. One change they made that I loved was making Rameses and Moses brothers. Story and thematically, it allows for the story to make a lot of sense why the Pharoah would be upset at what was happening and still favor Moses enough not to kill him immediately. This will always be a 5/5 movie for me!
I grew up being raised by Muslim father and a Christian mother. As I got older, I grew to have contempt for these mainstream religions and basically became an atheist. Despite my said contempt towards them, I still have fond memories of The Prince of Egypt. Used to watch it all the time and certain parts still gets me from time to time. Even if you’re not a religious person, you can still watch and enjoy this film for what it is and understand the context of the messages it was trying to convey. It is both tragic and yet, heartwarming at the same time. Take Ramses for example. He’s definitely an example of a tragic figure. While we do not agree or approve of his actions, we understand them. He is the result of his father’s mistakes and the approval of his expectations to follow his example. He didn’t have a choice but to follow those rules. But he also didn’t consider the reality of his actions. His pride and resentment ended up being his downfall. It’s very sad.
As a religious person and someone who just likes seeing the telling of historical stories (even when some liberties are taken), I'd love to see you watch Ben-hur and The Ten Commandments. Even Cleopatra from 1963, Samson and Delilah from 1950, and David and Bathsheba from 1951. Something about that era of movies just captures me and I'd love to see more reactions to the classics.
Such a great movie. I loved it from the first time watching it all these years ago, mostly because the music is so outstanding. And I really love that they put the focus here on the tragedy of the brothers' relationship.
It is a surprisingly good movie (surprising since I was not expecting a "religious" movie to be this good) and the falling out between the brothers just hits me so hard every time. And damn, that soundtrack is just amazing.
Having been raised Christian, I love that the movie made their brotherly relationship a focal point of the movie instead of "Hebrews good, Egyptians evil". Portraying Rameses as a human dealing with responsibility, betrayal, pride, and loss along with his stubbornness and decision making was an excellent choice!
you guys missed early on when Moses was humming the song his mother sang to him right before sending him adrift. That is why he recognizes the song when his sister sings it and suddenly he realizes there may be some truth in what she was saying. It has been said that a baby never forgets the sound of its mother's voice
I've read & learnt about it back in my school days, but actually watching those heavy scenes that happened gives it a whole different feel, agree that water animation was nicely done & I always like listening to your positive words of how a random act of kindness can make all the difference to someone's day as that's 100% true ❤
If you are not religious, this is one of the greatest animated films ever made... if you ARE religious? Its one of the greatest animated films ever made.. AND It will bring you to tears and it will do so, every single time.
i live in a catholic household (filipino) and im not the most religious but this movie was just good and is a good visual aid for those that knows the story of moses
Exactly! Every time I hear the Burning Bush theme I burst into tears for seemingly no reason but this movie is closest to my heart
I'm not a religious person, but I was still raised with the biblical stories, so it was pretty amazing to see this story as a movie.
I'm Catholic and this was one of the movies we watched all the time growing up, that and the Hunchback of Notre Dame. 😭😭
TRUTH !!!❤❤❤
Fun fact, the actress who voiced Moses' mother, Ofra Haza, sang the opening song not only for the English dub, but 17 others as well.
"The Madonna of the East," R.I.P Ofra Haza
RIP Ofra ❤❤❤
19 ^^
She was amazing, what a legend.
And did so nailing every single line in every single language. Many people who didn't know het nationality thought the singer in their language version was native. I only caught two little pronunciations in one single letter and that' what made me investigate about who she was. I was amazed. She was GREAT❤
Fun fact: it took two years for the animators to make the splitting of the sea scene alone, it just shows how much work and dedication Dreamworks put into this film😊
And then Shrek was easier to make and made more money >_>; It makes sense, but it's also a shame that such art as this gets overlooked and the artform has gotten left behind... Not that computer graphics can't be amazing too, but there is something so special about hand drawn animation too... I'm not sure how much in that scene was hand animated or CG, but you know? In regards to the film in general...
I love Dreamworks. They always do their job correctly.
@@O_Ciel_Phant0mhive *Looks at Shrek 3*
Shrek 3 wasnt bad, is just a side story afyer Shrek 2. @kenjutsukata1o1
The crazy part? This was the second film that DreamWorks made. Ever. I think they had started working on this around the same time Antz was being made, and considering I hear people talk about this film today and not many talk about Antz, well...that just speaks to its quality. This movie is their best and yet it was only the second one they ever made. Like damn, they really pulled out all the stops here
I think people understimate kids' resilience. I was born in 1993, and had this movie on VHS back when it came out. And never did I feel shocked or traumatised.
I watched Evil Dead and Robocop and many other "movies" before I was 10. All fun, zero trauma.
Same here! We watched this movie a lot as kids in my house! It’s still a favorite to this day!
Well, if you grew up in a religous house hold you were told or read the very same storys at preschool age. Also a some of the old Disney/animated movies are kind of hardh, dark and brutal. Also I saw the Ten Commandments before I was ten. I never saw the whole Prince of Egyt sofaronly reaction videos.
Hunchback came 1st in 1997 so....we were used to it atp
@@Adronitis hellfire was wild af to show a bunch of four year olds lmfao 🤣
In an early scene, you see Moses playing some pipes while Ramses complained about getting in trouble. The tune Moses is playing is the mother's lullabye, so when Mirriam sings, he knows there's a connection.
They don’t show this in the movie but in the Bible, im pretty sure his mom becomes his nurse maid. When his sister follows him down the stream she tells the woman who finds him that she knows someone who can raise him and the lady tells her to bring her over to help nurse him.
I think it was about my fourth viewing before I picked up on that detail
@@artzyangel241 yup, he is raised knowing he is a Hebrew, but was educated as an Egyptian, though not as Rameses’ brother. Such a great story.
@@melindamercier6811I’m not sure he knew he was a Hebrew, but yes, he was nursed and raised by his own mother in pharaoh’s palace.
He's not playing pipes, just whistling. His hands are busy sewing the pouch he used for the water balloon drop on the priests.
If animators working on Prince of Egypt misbehaved, they were sent to work on Shrek as punishment. They called it "getting Shreked"
lol
given how much of a hit Shrek was and how hard Prince of Egypt flopped....
Wait a second... Prince of Egypt didn't flop
It is true, though, that Shrek did really, really good 🧅💚
@@Simplenotion the Prince of Egypt never flopped lol. it was highly regarded and is still highly regarded and loved. both Prince of Egypt and Shrek are great works from the same company.
@@HelloXrancidkittehin a weird way tho, if Dreamworks had been planning a series of animated historical dramas, then I think Joseph King of Dreams flopped. Ended the franchise in just two flicks
I can say as a 10 year old boy watching this film in theaters, Look At Your Life Through Heaven's Eyes was the most impactful message to me and it has shaped my life ever since.
So you´ve been avoiding heaven since then?
That’s lovey I’m glad you had that experience 😊
@@PROVOCATEURSK Are you trying to be funny?
100% agree here. Fantastic message that I latched onto.
@@MrPhotosh00teryeah it’s classic atheist “humor”
The only movie ever made which is officially accepted by all three Abrahamic religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Because it’s respectful.
I didn't know that, that's incredible! 👏👏👏
This movie is so good that it managed to get Muslims, Jews, Christians and Atheists to agree on something. LMAO
True and true. It tells a story rather than actively instilling a thought like a lot of other religious media.
The way they told the story was also very much in line with Christian and Judaic teachings without taking from either faith.
I have no experience with Islam but I get the impression this isn't too impactful in their religion up until the new land portion which it seems only militant muslims get aggressively vocal about.
@wowkir
Actually it was banned in some Musl im lands because Is lam don't allow depictions of holy figures.
@@gummylens5465Some governments claim that but my lil theory is they actually don’t want to have their people see a movie about an uprising since most also have several human rights violations under their belt. Might install the wrong thoughts or smth LOL a lot of theocratic govts historically and now claim religous reasons for PR rather than actual belief that its doing harm against their faith.
I only say this cause this movie contacted over 600 people for this movie from all three abrahamic religions and lots of Muslims(ofc also Jews/Christians) pitched in for sensitivity reading so I can’t imagine they went so long in the process of helping with this movie without mentioning that. Its why I also feel the angels we see are abstract thoughts(the fire pillar, white smoke, etc etc)
when they are singing “playing with the big boys”, did you see Moses’ snake consume the other snakes in the shadows?
Another detail I love from that whole scene....Where we actually watch Moses's staff change to the snake and back, it's not the same with the priests. One moment they're holding staffs, then there's a bright flash of light, and poof...the snakes are in their hands (a clever parlor trick).
@@Pyro7k yessss
I did :)
This is straight out of the Bible too. Moses' snake eats the snakes conjured by Pharaoh's magicians.
It was also a cobra and cobras eat other snakes
They changed a few things for the movie, but the creators met with Islamic, Jewish, and Christian religious leaders to get their takes before finalizing anything. The two big ones are the fact that Moses has a stutter so Aaron had to speak for him, and Ramses would have been Moses's uncle rather than his brother because Moses was actually adopted by the Pharoah's daughter. To make the story more relatable, though, especially for non-religious audiences, they decided to make the brother-to-brother conflict a central theme between Moses/Ramses AND Moses/Aaron. So I think the changed were still super respectful of the source material, whether we're talking about the Bible, the Quran, or the Torah.
It's slanderous and disrespectful to Egyptians. Continuing the false history that the Pyramids were built by Hebrew slaves instead of paid contracted workers.
Not to mention the story took place nearly 200 years earlier through the reigns of Ahmoses I -Thutmoses III.
@chinyereugwu9431 it's not slanderous to demonstrate that slavery existed in Egypt.
The idea that they would not have used paid labor AND slaves to build is childish.
@@robbinsnest6163 The idea that a human would free tens of thousands of slaves instead of god is childish. God told people how to punish slaves, not how to free them.
@@chinyereugwu9431 As you can see,... they were not building pyramids.
Get a life.
Having Val Kilmer voice Moses and God is nothing short of amazing, given how Val has lost his voice to his illness now. His voice is already immortalized in this animation. ❤
You're half wrong about him voicing God. Every VA voiced God, they whispered their lines so no one voice could dominate. But Val was given the lead when Gods voice was louder.
@@mulqueen2023 haven't watched the reaction yet but I'm definitely going to listen for that, that's a really interesting way to handle that.
@@mulqueen2023 His was the only name credited.
James Avery from fresh prince of Bel-Air was the voice of God
He reprised the role again in Ten Commandments: The Musical. It´s on RUclips. Worth a watch!
No waaaaaaay Prince of Egypt 🤣 this soundtrack SLAPS
Music teachers all over the world started salivating when this movie came out. When I was still in thailand they had us sing "There can be miracles" in year 3 AND in year 5. Moved to Taiwan, had to sing it again another two separate years, and also at a regional choir meet lmao. I am now in my 30s and still remember the hebrew lines in that song.
@@lafatte24You’re not lying. My choir teacher made us sing the whole soundtrack for years 😂
@@lafatte24😆 "Ashira l’adonai ki ga’oh ga’ah..." We had to sing it for our graduation and I can still sing along when i hear it played.
@@lynnettesue6240 YESSSSS GIRL and I fucking LOVE IT SING IT WITH MY CHEST
In the story of Moses. God said that rameses would pick the final plague. So that scene where Moses talks to him and rameses says his father had the right idea of what to do with “your” people was him essentially picking what that last plague was gonna be.
Yep, that is why Moses yells "Rameses!" trying to stop him.
Huh? God tells Moses at the burning bush to tell Pharoah to let Israel - God's firstborn - go or God will take Pharoah's firstborn. This was before Moses had even left Midian.
Please don't spread misinformation. In no tennet is that true. God picked the final plague and told Moses to go tell the pharaoh.
Where does it say that?
50:02 Every nation throughout all of human history.
Prince of Egypt is very much a contender for Best Animated Movie of all time
Prince of lies, no doubt.
@@PROVOCATEURSK bro is liking his own comments cause no one else will💀💀💀💀💀💀
@@PROVOCATEURSKyou'd probably say the same thing on the movie "Passion of Christ" and any episode of Band of Brothers
It's Top 10 all-time on my list. I'd rank it somewhere between #10 and #6 spot.
@@sirjohnlegion2691 yet it's not a much watched film, yet it should be.
before he heard Miriam sing the lullaby when he’s walking among the sculptures you can hear him whistling the same melody
You might have heard the “miracle” song because Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey sang it together and it was played constantly after this movie came out
Yeah, and I swear they used to play it at SeaWorld during Christmas time way back in the day
Yeah it was lol
Yeah and their version was such a flop with the testaudience that it was bumped down to credits instead of acctually beeing in the movie XD
I hope I wasn't the only one who loved singing "Let My People Go" whenever there was thunder and lightning outside?
I have never done that before, but I definitely will now that I have the idea!
It´wasn´t god´s plan to let them go, why would the pharaoh go against god?
@@PROVOCATEURSKGod wanted His people to be free
@@PROVOCATEURSK
The pharaoh worshipped different gods
I live by the ocean so I sing that song A LOT 😂
Making a brother-brother relationship falling apart basically the central conflict of the movie apart from the obvious was a stroke of genius.
I think a lot of people forget that animation is a medium, not a genre. Just because something is animated, doesn't make it automatically lumped together with all the kids stuff (as you obviously know with stuff such as AOT). Great reaction as always. :)
He remembered the lullaby subconsciously. He was humming it toward the beginning of the movie when he was walking through the palace, so it’s in there somewhere
Yes. That’s the movies explaining but that isn’t biblical. In the Bible after pharaoh‘s daughter finds Moses she immediately requests for a Hebrew nurse maid. Miriam followed and heard. She popped out of her hiding spot and told pharaoh‘s daughter about her mother. Moses was then returned to live with his birth parents for the first few years of his life. Then he was sent to live in the palace. So he knew who he was the entire time.
@@shannak657 Okay? They made a comment about how he knew the lullaby, not him knowing who he was. I was commenting on the song being sung, or in Moses’ case, hummed as he was walking around. I know the movie is not the biblical story. Thanks.
As a Christian, this movie was a must watch as a kid! But this movie is beautiful even for non religious people. The soundtrack is a work of art! Thanks for the wonderful reaction guys! I always enjoy watching your videos!
Why do you want feed people lies and fake stories? The Aztecs killing people and offering their hearts to gods is beautiful even for christians, right?
I can only agree.
I am non religious,though I had a religious upcoming and went to church as a child.
I can't remember when I watched this or why the first time. But I enjoy it very much and listen to the music from time to time.
The "brutal" scenes didn't bother me. And I love that a movie this "old" (ouch) stood by their material. It was brutal. And animation isn't only for children. Sure it's more enjoy full for kids to watch animated then real life... But if any adult passes on this movie because it is animated. They are missing out!
This is one of those movies that made Disney shake in their giant yellow micky mouse shoes.
And then came Shrek and they knew they’d never be able to compete again
@@edgarcardenas1777 There are enough Disney/ Pixar movies that are equally great.
@@sawanna508 nah, Pixar is a level on it's own. Nothing comes close to that. But the disney stuff as been truly lacking.
@@sawanna508yeah woke Disney hahahahah
Honestly yeah, they even kicked Stephen Schwartz off the team for Mulan because he was writing the music for this movie
The Oak with his Gryffindor scarf not recognizing the voice of Voldemort😅
Ralph Fines was a voice in this movie?
@@TexArizocan Yea, Ramses.
@@Shuttle-256 crazy. I love this movie and Harry Potter, never realized Rameses was voiced by Ralph Fines. Love the movie The Patriot and it had Jason Isaacs so Ralph Fines gets put on the back burner
@@Shuttle-256when he ordered the troops to charge, all I heard was Voldy
Something to note about Moses' youth according to scripture (Exodus 2:7-10): Although his mother gave him up to save his life, she would later be allowed to nurse him and take care of him as he grew up. Maybe with this knowledge from the scriptures, the creators of the story of the POE, formulated the aspect of Moses meeting his sister who sung their mother's lullaby. If we think of it in that way, then as Moses' mother continued to nurse him and care for him past infancy, he may have remembered the melody of the lullaby. Hence his reaction when Miriam sang to him, even if in the movie it looks like he was only with his mother the first few months of his life. Hope this helps!
Moses must be in hell for not believing in Jesus or following the bible.
What a weird thing to say😂@@PROVOCATEURSK
@@PROVOCATEURSKOk, troll. If you’re going to try to make a point, at least make a theologically correct one. 🙄
@@PROVOCATEURSKin the Old Testament it was different than the New Testament. Jesus hadn't been born yet and there was no Bible during that time, but they still knew who God was and worshipped Him and realized they were sinners and that God could save them
@@PROVOCATEURSKHe’s actually in heaven since he conversed with Jesus.
The music is pure magic, I KNEW you guys would love it!🫶
“pretty powerful score so far”
the most powerful
Growing up muslim this movie was THE movie to watch and I remember loving it so much (till this day i still think its one of the best animated movies)! Love how this movie got so many non-religious people to learn more about the life of prophet Moses
A fictional story full of evil allowed by god you mean.
As a Christian that was raised in a Muslim country, no Muslim I know ever mentioned Moses
@@TexArizocan
In Islam, we do indeed believe in Moses, known in Arabic as Musa. He is mentioned in numerous verses of the Quran and holds a distinguished position within our faith. Musa is one of the select prophets who had the unique honor of speaking directly with God. Additionally, he is among the prophets who received a holy book from God, specifically the Torah, which is referred to as the Tawrat in Arabic. In fact, Christianity and Islam share many of the same prophets ✝️☪️🤍
@@TexArizocan well that's weird, because in the Quran, Moses is the one who got mentioned the most
@@PROVOCATEURSK whatever makes you sleep at night. lol
The scene where the angel of death kills all of the firstborn was so simply but powerfully done at the same time. Very moving when seen in the theater.
Something that will always making me cry in this movie is the brothers essentially being ripped apart. Moses knowing it's the right thing to do but it's his brother! He loves him & he would never want to do anything to hurt him.
For Ramesses, all he knows is his brother ran off & is missing for years. They finally meet again & he's so happy & excited to see his brother, only for Moses to start a seemingly random crusade against him & all he's work for. Pre Moses leaving, he would've been Ramesses' right hand man in leading & ruling Egypt.
When they are singing The Plagues, their lines towards each other HURT
Moses: "Once I called you brother
Once I thought the chance
To make you laugh
Was all I ever wanted"
"And even now I wish that God
Had chose another
Serving as your foe on his behalf
Is the last thing that I wanted"
Ramesses: "You who I called brother
How could you have come to hate me so?"
These lyrics alone just hit me & hurt so bad. Then I think about if I was in Moses' place against my siblings...
I truly could cry just from that.
Great movie though! Lol
This is why I like The Oak. The humanity and heart in that man. Almost every movie where a child or young person was hurt or dies he had a troubled reaction. Loved the reaction guys.
He also usually has the deepest insights concerning various aspects like being a father, love, etc! He comes across the toughest, most silent of the 3 but never fails to show great wisdom & emotion
Fun fact: the score is amazing because it was composed by Hans Zimmer! :D
Nevermind, just got to the part after the credits where you found out xD.
In answer to Oak's question:
As a Christian myself I will say that this was one of the first movies depicting a Biblical story that "took the kid gloves off" per se. And yes, it was absolutely used as a tool to teach Bible lessons.
Also, it does indeed take some poetic license with some of the finer details, but I think that they did an excellent job of conveying the core story elements to the audience.
I have a special place in my heart for this movie because of the uniqueness of the art style, music, and the effective story telling.
Thank you guys for featuring this movie, I really enjoyed seeing your reaction to a movie I love dearly!
i teach in a Catholic School and we watch this in theology class
I always heard great things about this movie but somehow I managed to live 24 years without ever watching it. What a film, I didnt expect the music to go that hard and the cinematography!!! This movie not only was beautiful, the visual storytelling was damn perfect, I was tearing up the last 20 min and the epic scene of the departing of the red sea... my jaw dropped.
This and the ten commandments are great films for animation and live action. They both show the strength of each medium.
Hi guys. If you go back to the scene where Moses cheers up Ramses after they're scolded by their father, you'll realize that Moses is actually whistling his mother's lullaby. So many people overlook this detail.
This movie was HUGE for us 90s church kids. Still is.
Some of the film is accurate to story in the Bible, but other parts are fictionalized (for drama and action).
Still, an incredible film!
You think they story in the Bible is accurate not fictionalized at all?
@@sawanna508some people do. Something I love about this channel is they are always respectful towards other people's beliefs ❤
This isn't the best place to start that kind of argument.
For fun context:
Batman, Professor X, Cat woman, Lord Voldemort, and The Grandmaster are all in this movie together.
And yes, "Lord Voldemort" is really singing. 😁
"Through Heaven's Eyes," in Hebrew is magnificent.
Also, the plague song in Japanese is amazing!
Yess it itss🥹
When Moses tell Rameses "you bring this upon yourself", he means it literally. God had told Moses that Rameses himself would choose the last plague. By saying his father was right about how to deal with the slaves (killing first born children) and saying he'll do the same, Rameses seals his son's fate. That's why the son is in there in that scene, and that's why Moses looks so horrified, because he realizes that Rameses basically just condemned his own son. And Moses still very much cares about Rameses, which is why it hurts him so much (see him crying after seeing Rameses mourning his son).
It is indeed an eye for an eye for killing the Hebrew babies. All the plagues were an eye for an eye for what the Egyptian did to the Hebrews (and they also were targeted against each and every god the Egyptian worshiped). Just to correct you tho: the Egyptian didn’t just kill the first borns of the Hebrews, but they killed every MALE baby, that would be 50% of them.
It is indeed an eye for an eye for killing the Hebrew babies. All the plagues were an eye for an eye for what the Egyptian did to the Hebrews (and they also were targeted against each and every god the Egyptian worshiped). Just to correct you tho: the Egyptian didn’t just kill the first borns of the Hebrews, but they killed every MALE baby, that would be 50% of them.
One of the reasons this movie is so amazing to me is the way the portray rameses and Moses’s relationship. They were brothers and they loved each other, rameses was willing to do anything for Moses and then Moses ran away (understandably). And then we he returns rameses is so happy to see his brother that he thought was lost to him just to realize that Moses is not there for the reason he thinks and they’re strangers. And equally for Moses after he left rameses hardened and turned into another version of his father and he isn’t the same person Moses knew. And with the Passover like that’s Moses’s nephew and the pain that caused must have been unreal, and for rameses because he now believes the person he knew as his brother has killed his son. Even though Moses was adopted their relationship was strong and I think it adds to the message and makes it even more compelling and complex. Such an amazing AMAZING movie. The brother relationship is done so well, it makes the story even deeper to show and explain the internal conflict both of them were probably facing. When rameses says that’s the ONLY reason you returned, Rameses has probably been thinking about him for years wondering if he’s alive and their relationship is immediately and forever changed and Moses has obviously kept him in his thoughts because he kept the ring but he can’t even say he came to see his brother. When Moses was the only person rameses could confide in and be himself and trust. And for Moses to have to see his childhood home and people he knew laid to waste, losing the brother he had in rameses😭 rameses calling out for him like he did when Moses left the last time but for different reasons now. They did this so well. I could talk about the lyrics and scenes and the story FOREVER. The intentionality of it all is unmatched. And the music just ughhhhhhh
Yes, DreamWorks really out did themselves with this movie. It be nice if they done more of it. Love what you had to say!
And see, this is why I kinda hate that the falling out between the brothers IS part of the central conflict. Because look, the biblical side of this story is strong enough.
But adding the family conflict takes me outta that, in the way that I don'y actually care about that. Now I'm looking at the family dynamics and how much it pisses me off that Moses doesn't see that he's responsible for his brother closing himself off to him. Moses comes back after years of being gone, Ramses uncertain if he'd been alive or dead, ready to welcome his brother back with open arms! ...and Moses gives him back his ring and makes this impossible demand of him. And then proceeds to not see how much it kills Ramses in the process. And then wonders in "The Plagues" how they got there.
I love this movie but I hate the biblical story being the driving force for what happens to these brothers. Like, literally, I do not care about this being a religious story the brothers at the center of it so much more important to me. And Ramses being turned into the villian makes me so angry, in the context of this story.
@@DarkYashaRyoko I understand where you’re coming from, however I think it is important because in the biblical story it just says pharaoh and Moses and you kind of forget that Moses was raised with the Egyptians and as a prince, and also realizing that when he came back the pharaoh would now have been rameses, his brother. I think when read in religious texts that part of the depth of what Moses was doing is lost, with discarding his relationship with his brother while trying to fulfill God’s wishes. And in the song I think Moses isn’t really confused as to how they got there but more upset and can’t really believe that this is what they’ve come to. You’re right about the biblical story being strong enough, but in my opinion their relationship is a big part of the story itself. I think you can’t have one without the other and this movie showed that it wasn’t nothing or totally easy for Moses to go there, like he wasn’t just talking to strangers. It does hurt me so much when he doesn’t even acknowledge how much he’s hurting rameses, but like I said I think that both things are intertwined. I never really thought about separating the two, it was cool to hear your perspective!
I can never get over how this is all 2d animation. imagin sitting their and drawing the parting of the red sea, than drawing it, than try to get it to move around. this is why i will always love 2d animation
It took them 2 years just to animate the parting of the dead sea alone. Shows how amazing this movie truly is
dont forget that in his mothers lullaby she wished for him to remember the song also God is watching over Moses and always had plans for him, if he wanted moses to remember the lullaby then he will remember it lol btw oak the song is probably familiar because mariah carey and whitney houston did the duet of “when you believe” for the film it was very popular !
I was one of those children who was taken to the theatre to watch this by my catholic family. I am not religious now but as Oak said, I appreciate and respect anyone’s beliefs. I was moved beyond words when I was a child and now as an adult, get so emotional by the music and animation. I personally don’t think it was too heavy for a child to watch, as I was one of them who experienced it for the first time. It gives a true and honest account of the biblical story and I do think the movie is a masterpiece. I don’t think a biblical story can be portrayed respectfully if not shown historical accurately (some parts aren’t, but the majority is). Unfortunately tragedies occur in every part of life and introducing children in an informative way, through music, story telling and animation is a powerful way to educate. Thank you so much for watching this movie and for the respect you give it ❤
So you respect people that unalive others for "sins"? Kinda evil.
@@PROVOCATEURSK grow up
@@PROVOCATEURSK Anyone who uses the word "unalive" is an infantile bug man who needs to grow up and grow a back bone.
now that you're an adult and can understand complexities and truth more, look back into the true great minds of the Catholic Faith. You might find something far more compelling than what you were told as a child
One of my favorite thing I didn't notice until I was a adult is that Moses 100% remembers the song his mother sang to him. In the scene where he finds Rameses sitting up on the statue at the beginning of the movie, Moses is humming the song. Then he hears it hours later that same night from his sister.
In the scene where Moses is cheering up Rameses after their father shouting at him, Moses unknowingly predicts the future.
"Statues cracking and toppling over. The Nile drying up. Single-handedly, you will bring the greatest kingdom on earth to ruin".
Well, the Nile turned to blood as opposed to drying up, but otherwise yes!
Everybody is always praising "The Lion King", and while I think it's a good movie, I don't love it like I love "Prince of Egypt". Maybe it's because I was a young adult at the time they came out...
The soundtrack of this movie is so good, I regularly have to listen to it. And I cry everytime at the beginning. Moses mother's desperate attempt to save her child always get's me. Ofra Haza did such a phenomenal job putting all this desperation and anguish in this song!
And I really like that Ramses is not a one dimensional villain. He is a traumatized person who is deeply afraid to do the wrong thing (and is inadvertently doing the wrong thing...) In the end, he just wanted his brother back. You can see his hurt when he realized Moses came back for his people, not because he missed his brother. I think, a lot of the conflict in this movie can be explained this way.
This is one of my favourite movies of all time, not just animated but overall. And the cast is STACKED! Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin & Martin Short - and I probably forgot someone…
I’ve listened to Hans Zimmer’s masterpiece of a soundtrack so many times. Gawd, I love this.
I’m a Christian. And i grew up hearing this story and watching this movie. There are some things about it that I understand better now that I’m older but I’m happy they didn’t dumb down the story. It makes for a great teaching tool and it’s over all a wonderful movie.
I’m so happy you guys reacted to it!! You’re all amazing and definitely my top favorite reactors! God bless all of you ❤️
Isn´t commanding a god to change his plan and bless someone heresy? You should obey and fear god, not tell him what to do.
@@PROVOCATEURSK...So I guess you just never pray for fear that it goes against God's plan.
@@demo2823Dude’s just a crap troll who doesn’t even know enough about the religion he’s trolling to do it properly, just ignore him ❤️
When Moses said "you bring this upon yourself", he was telling the truth, since God stated that Rameses would choose the last plague after the darkness. So much crazy cool stuff they put in here. It was not completely Biblically/Torah(ly?) accurate, but this is one of the best animated films ever.
Funny how this movie was considered by Dreamworks to be their "Disney equivalent" while Shrek was the throwaway project.
both ended up being great, and both loved by fans and new fans alike. Shrek AND Prince of Egypt are well done, awesome movies in their own right.
I was raised Christian but have become more atheist/agnostic as I've gotten older. That said, this is THE movie where it doesn't matter if you're religious or not, it's so well done and the story is so compelling, anyone can enjoy it because of the obvious talent and passion that went into it. It's so good even my older cousin, who loved Exodus: Gods and Kings, thought this movie was better. Still one of my favourite movies to this day.
I’ve listened to the soundtrack of this movie so many times. This film is just so good!
Have you seen a taiwanese choir singing one of the songs, 'deliver us'?
@@JoC-l2h I haven’t.
@@JoC-l2h I haven’t.
You guys should definitely check out the animated films of Don Bluth. They are top-tier animation with some of the most iconic scores of their time. THE SECRET OF NIMH, THE LAND BEFORE TIME, AN AMERICAN TAIL, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN, and ROCK-A-DOODLE are absolutely astounding.
Aww man..watching 'land before time' is a core memory for me 😢 littlefoot 😭
Land Before time was great
I love the voice of God: it's Val Kilmer and then the other cast members whisper the same lines of dialogue.
Ralph Fiennes is pronounced "Rafe"
Ralph Fiennes perfected his “NNNYEEEEEAAH!!” war cry before Voldemort and now I can’t un-hear it whenever I watch this 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 can't un hear that now
Jewish long-time fan here! Many Jewish scholars have agreed (which is a rare thing) that it ***had*** to be Moses. A Jewish man who would be able to empathize with the Egyptians and weep for ***everyone*** harmed by Ramses' ego. He was chosen because he was the one person who would empathize with the Jews enough to follow through, but empathize with the Egyptians enough to not relish the pain caused to the innocents. Generally speaking, it's not taught that Moses was saved by G-d specifically to do this, but chosen by merit of his character as an adult. I love that they consulted both Christian AND Jewish scholars when making this movie, and you can see him experiencing both agony and resolve during The Plagues. He never once feels happy about doing this. It's about justice, not revenge.
(Which is a truly excellent moral regardless of whether you're a biblical literalist, realist, or skeptic)
It's a great story, but a story is all it is. The archaeological records doesn't supoport it. With Amun-her-khepeshef, the son depicted dying her living to adulthood. Remains in KV5 suggest he died in battle from the blow of a mace.
You'll notice, 20:30 , the priests produce snakes after a flash of light, while Moses' staff-to-snake conversion is completely visible. Kinda obvious what happened. 😂
😅 I was born in 1998. Grew up with this movie as kid. Raised catholic but fam fell out of the faith in college. Went back into it over 2 years ago but on the Christian side. Got saved and wow.
I myself don't know the deep details of the story but according to some other reactors, Ramses was Moses uncle and the brother, Aaron was in favor and Miriam was against Moses. I even think that in the Old Testament story the woman found Moses and asked for a mother to help care of Moses so his blood mother got to take care of him. I look forward to reading the actual story.
Thank you for this video and for sharing your story. Looking forward to kidz kamp this month with the church I currently attend. My family doesn't belive much nowadays and since I'm not Catholic, well, they don't want to hear about Jesus. Thought they be proud of owning my faith and finally accepting Jesus into my life but God knows best and I trust He uses even the bad for good. Amazing movie. God bless you all.
Mexican 90's kid here. I was brought up in a very catholic family and I remember watching this movie in theaters with my parents. My grandmothers loved it and actually encouraged me to watch it again and again. I do admit that some of the themes went over my head the first couple of times I watched it but I was all-in for the music as soon as I heard that trumpet. Later on I truly understood all the themes and was still very much in love with the film even after separating myself from the faith I think of this as one of my favorite movies of all time. Simply wonderful.
Dont know if it's mentioned already in comments, but each of the plagues of Egypt was meant as a very specific challenge from God against the false gods of Egypt. He was showing that they have no power over him.
All gods are false or none.
@@sawanna5081 world,1 kingdom,1 god
Exactly!!!🎯. And also eye for an eye punishments for everything they did to the Hebrews.
I used to watch this and Joseph: King of Dreams nonstop when I was younger haha! Glad to see you react to it.
I'm not even Christian but I used to watch it a lot at Christmas Eve on tv when I was a kid ❤❤❤ I have goosebumps on every song in Hebrew
“When you believe” was sung afterwards by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, that’s why you thought you recognized it as a 90s song.
"They were only slaves"
I love the delivery how the voice acter said it so calmly, he didn't yell it, didn't scream it, just said it in a soft almost comforting way. It just made it so much more insidious and disgusting.
3 Potterheads and nobody realizes Voldemort being Ramses ❤😂
That scream when he ordered the charge has Voldemort written all over it
@@gas-bocor264 absoluuuutely
Omg! Omg omg omg omg. This posted 37 seconds ago and Imma watch RIGHT NOW!!!!! I know especially Oak is gonna LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!
Just started video since it dropped 6 minutes ago. One of my top Animated movies of all time. The soundtrack, the animation itself with beautiful cinematogrophy and the amazing cast giving if their all to this awe inspiring story. Even watched it recently with a friend as were doing a whole “Movies either havent seen ever or in a long time”.
The destruction of the bond between Moses and Ramses is heartbreaking.
"Deliver Us" is such a great song
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He DID recognise the song that his sister sings to him.
It's shown that he at least remembers the melody as he whistles it in the hall when he approaches Rameses after their talk with the Pharao.
When You Believe was done for the soundtrack as a radio release by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston and got quite a bit of airplay
The song track of this movie is always oiling my soul! Thank you for watching it and sharing it with us!
This movie was Jeffrey Katzenberg's way of showing that western animation did not have to be soft. That it was not just for kids.
It was a massive middle finger to Disney, and the next movie they put out in theaters was Shrek if I am remembering correctly. Which was also a dunk on the Disney formula.
Katzenbreg wanted to do this movie when it worked for Disney. But they did not think it would work. So when he founded DreamWorks it was like the first thing on his list to make.
Nope; antz, road to el dorado, chicken run preceded shrek
@@spazzyshortgirl23 Road to El Dorado is older. Really. That's cool to know.
I knew Antz was older. Pretty sure it was DreamWorks first movie.
And Chicken Run was not made by them just distributed I believe so I don't really count it.
And of course King of Dreams was straight to video.
The burning bush as the presence and physical form of God is truly beyond epic and mighty.
Clicked on this IMMEDIATELY!!! I am so excited to see this. Such an ambitious film, and so respectful of all 3 main Abrahamic religions, which is something most people today can't accomplish while just talking.
Also, fun fact: Val Kilmer voices God as the burning bush as well as Moses. I always thought that was a neat touch, that God chose to come to him as himself.
This is honestly one of the best Looking animation movies. Everything is so smooth and fluid. It's wild. I wish movies were still done like this
Now y'all definitely need to watch The Ten Commandments. It's a classic that must be seen.
And then Ben Hur!
@@sarahmattingly6971 Amen!
Not even religious but as a 2D animator this is legit one of the greatest animated films ever made PERIOD. Not just on a technical scale (although it IS one of the best animated films on a technical scale) but from a story and character writing perspective as well.
This movie was beautiful. The music was emotional and I cry every time they show the waters parting. As someone who believes the biblical story actually happened, it’s beautiful to see the scope of it.
Fun fact: At the very start of the scene where Moses and Rameses talk (after being diciplined by their father) you can actually hear Moses whistling the tune of his mother's lullaby. It's a very good subtle bit of foreshadowing which shows that, to some degree, he DOES remember the lullaby. I doubt he remembered the lyrics, but he probably, subconsciously remembered the tune. (Some people can vaguely remember snippets of very early infancy. It's not impossible. Just improbable.)
So when he hears his sister actually singing to this tune that only he has ever known, in the form of a mother's lullaby, it is absolutely proof that what she told him might actually be true.
I grew up on this movie and like to watch it every Passover, and listen to the music often. The animation is absolutely incredible and the cast is fantastic. They did actually make it into a Broadway show in the West End in London, but ultimately its run was cut short due to COVID (I had tickets but due to the pandemic couldn’t go). Luckily they did film it and it’s on BroadwayHD.
For my viewing story, I grew up in church and served as an altar boy and did children’s choir for years but became an atheist in my later high school and college years. I came to faith in Jesus at 25 and immediately felt called to ministry. I barely got into ministry school and seminary because of my past grades, but in one of my early classes for preparation to ministry in 2002, we discussed our calling to ministry and the teacher show the burning bush clip from Prince of Egypt. I loved the clip so much I went out and bought the movie right after class. I have loved it ever since.
My four kids have all watched it many times, and they all love it, even today, at ages 8 to 17. They watched this reaction with me, as they have seen many of your reactions on a wide variety of movies, and they were very interested to see your guys’ take on it. I even showed the movie to our adult Sunday school class when we were doing a study in exodus, probably around 2018, since not everyone had seen it. Still love the acting, animation, story, and music to this day. There are some slight differences to the biblical story, like Aaron’s role a bit reduced, for example, but overall, it’s a favorite animation movie with others like Lion King for me.
OMG... I tripped over myself in my haste to click on this video as soon as I saw the thumbnail 😅
This cast was HUGE. Val Kilmer, Michelle Pheifer, Sandra Bullock, Ralph Finnes, Jeff Goldbloom, Steve Martin, Martin Short and MORE. Insane.
You missed a few things, but he did, somehow, remember the lullaby. Earlier in the movie he's casually whistling the tune, and it being in such a normal setting shows it's been part of his daily life. This hints to us that he's probably spent his entire life with that tune in his head, and whenever he asked around where it was from, no one could ever answer him. It's always been a mystery to him. But a random slave girl who claims to be his sister suddenly sings that tune to him unprompted, imagine the WILD rollecoaster of emotions he must be going through within those few seconds. The familiarity of the tune first puzzling him, then confusion to hear someone else sing it, extra confusion that it's THIS GIRL singing it, the realization she must have been part of his life at some point, then the realization and absolute shock that she must be saying the truth, and finally the even bigger shock and realization that his parents aren't his parents. And all of this is clearly visible on his face if you pay attention to it. I just love the details in this movie! Also see how all background characters are different individuals with different faces and body shapes, skin tones etc. There is no copy-pasting, they have actual personality and you can nearly see their story based on their behaviour and other things. The amount of effort they put in characters that are on screen sometimes for literally a couple of seconds is amazing.
This soundtrack crushes my heart♥️🥹My sunday school went to see this in theaters. Still makes me cry it’s so beautiful. As a mother and a Christian who struggled with my faith in my youth, we need more movies for kids that keep religion beautiful and hopeful because so much of the world is so tragic and this movie has all of it!♥️
The reason he was able to remember was actually hinted a few times. For example, he humms the same tune when looking for Ramses after the Father Disciplines him. He just cant remember where the song came from until his sister sings it.
I got to see this movie in the theaters, and it was so powerful to me I remember crying more than once. Thank you for doing this reaction guys, this is a really great movie.
you can actually hear Moses whistle the lullaby the song his mother sang to him in the beginning, so he actually did remember it. it's during the scene where he is preparing the prank on the priests. the attention to detail in this film is phenomenal, as well as the music. thanks for the reaction, guys! 😃
Props to you for making it through without tearing up. I'm in tears already at the first song!!
Grew up watching this movie in Sunday school, we loved it! My favorite part of this movie was the depiction of Moses and Ramses relationship.
To Oak’s question: my little sister was about 6 when she saw this movie in the theatre. It caused her to ask about death and it became a great point of conversation about death and what happens when we die. Being Christians, it was obviously approached from a biblical perspective and she was fine after all the chats we had as a family.
This is my all-time fave animated film to date. The art and animation is truly breathtaking for '98. The music and voice acting outstanding. One change they made that I loved was making Rameses and Moses brothers. Story and thematically, it allows for the story to make a lot of sense why the Pharoah would be upset at what was happening and still favor Moses enough not to kill him immediately.
This will always be a 5/5 movie for me!
I grew up being raised by Muslim father and a Christian mother. As I got older, I grew to have contempt for these mainstream religions and basically became an atheist.
Despite my said contempt towards them, I still have fond memories of The Prince of Egypt. Used to watch it all the time and certain parts still gets me from time to time. Even if you’re not a religious person, you can still watch and enjoy this film for what it is and understand the context of the messages it was trying to convey. It is both tragic and yet, heartwarming at the same time.
Take Ramses for example. He’s definitely an example of a tragic figure. While we do not agree or approve of his actions, we understand them. He is the result of his father’s mistakes and the approval of his expectations to follow his example. He didn’t have a choice but to follow those rules. But he also didn’t consider the reality of his actions. His pride and resentment ended up being his downfall. It’s very sad.
As a religious person and someone who just likes seeing the telling of historical stories (even when some liberties are taken), I'd love to see you watch Ben-hur and The Ten Commandments. Even Cleopatra from 1963, Samson and Delilah from 1950, and David and Bathsheba from 1951. Something about that era of movies just captures me and I'd love to see more reactions to the classics.
I was thinking the same thing while watching this reaction!
This doesn't get talked about enough when great animated films are brought up.
I love this film, this and Joseph, King of Dreams are my two favourite Dreamworls films and have been since i first watched them on VHS in the 90's.
Such a great movie. I loved it from the first time watching it all these years ago, mostly because the music is so outstanding. And I really love that they put the focus here on the tragedy of the brothers' relationship.
It is a surprisingly good movie (surprising since I was not expecting a "religious" movie to be this good) and the falling out between the brothers just hits me so hard every time. And damn, that soundtrack is just amazing.
Having been raised Christian, I love that the movie made their brotherly relationship a focal point of the movie instead of "Hebrews good, Egyptians evil". Portraying Rameses as a human dealing with responsibility, betrayal, pride, and loss along with his stubbornness and decision making was an excellent choice!
you guys missed early on when Moses was humming the song his mother sang to him right before sending him adrift. That is why he recognizes the song when his sister sings it and suddenly he realizes there may be some truth in what she was saying. It has been said that a baby never forgets the sound of its mother's voice
"Deliver Us" always brings me to tears 😭
I've read & learnt about it back in my school days, but actually watching those heavy scenes that happened gives it a whole different feel, agree that water animation was nicely done & I always like listening to your positive words of how a random act of kindness can make all the difference to someone's day as that's 100% true ❤