*HOW is it THIS GOOD!?* The Prince Of Egypt (1998) | First Time Watching | (reaction/review)
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Easily top 3 animated films for me! I loved the angle they took with the relationship between Moses and Ramesses. It really made the emotional stakes far more heartbreaking. Enjoy :)
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HOW is it THIS GOOD!? The Prince Of Egypt (1998) | First Time Watching | (reaction/review)
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If I recall correctly, this is the only film relating the story of Exodus that received a seal of approval from religious leaders of all three Abrahamic religions; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Does that matter? It's all made up anyway.
a borderline impossible feat lmao
Right!? Truly a miracle, it's awesome 😊
Well, the only glaring inaccuracy I can see is the significant diminishing of the role of Moses’ brother Aaron. If I remember correctly, he spoke on Moses’ behalf in the original text.
@@nicholaspeters9919 I can see why they would leave out Moses's speech impediment to streamline the narrative.
Another Fun Fact: It took them 2 years alone to animate the parting of the Red Sea. It paid off because it looks breathtaking to this day...
Oh the movie is absolutely gorgeous! There are so many breathtaking images in this movie,especially when they were in the red sea and you see the whale through the water,absolutely stunning!
@@DeityLink69 Visually stunning, yes. Biblically accurate, no.
@keithdean9149 it's not 100% accurate true but it's still fairly accurate for a movie.
@@I_Quarter_ I have no problem with the scene itself. If they made it biblically accurate, it would not be nearly as exciting or visually as impressive. Mostly because it would have to shown the Israelites waiting all night for the waters to part.
@@keithdean9149 as far as I'm aware it doesn't say anywhere the it took a full night for the waters to part, I know the Israelites camped next to the sea and that the sea flowed back together at daybreak but I can't find anywhere that says ot took a full night to part.
"Imagine raising up another cultures god when you feel like yours has abandoned you." That hit me hard for some reason. Also this is my favorite movie of all time, I was so excited when I saw you had watched it. ❤
Yeah, i'd never thought of it that way! Love his insights, wanted to watch as soon as i sae this video pop up in my feed!
I think people also forget that when they read xyz bad time happened to the Jews, there were things they did or disobeyed God on & they were often given the lesson to grow. Ex even they leave Egypt they start "murmuring" (complaining & griping). God JUST delivered them & it wasnt good enough??? So they got 40 years wandering in the desert. Ben Shapiro pointed out recently that Jews being the Chosen people of the Lord doesn't mean they are the favorites & they get their way. It means they have way more commandments, that they are the example for the rest of us, that they are held to higher standards in the Lords eyes.
@@orphanedhanyouOddly the grumbling is very in character
@@orphanedhanyou "dayeinu" exists as a song for a reason lol. We complained so much that we made a song to remind ourselves that God did more for us than he had to. Even if he did only ONE of the events of the story instead of all of them, it would have been enough, but he did all of them, so we're thankful.
A whole new perspective I’d never thought of. Very insightful.
The way I immediately clicked on the video when I saw the title
Same 🔥🔥🔥✨🤍
Same
Same! 😊
Same
Me too
26:56 A subtle detail with a huge visual impact is how the physics change when the river turns to blood. Blood is thicker than water, and so it behaves differently. The fact they animators knew that and took the time to animate it shows their incredible attention to detail.
That really shows when the priests attempt it. There's a distinct difference.
My child eyes managed to catch that when watching it,and I was so confused and amazed at the same time
I love that Moses even whistles the melody of the lullaby while strolling through the temple. It hints at him remembering his mum singing it to him... probably the only hidden memory he has of her.
Yes, but this is unbiblical
@@maromaged6623 The lullaby itself is unbiblical but in the context of the film it is plausible that he would be able to remember it because his birth mother became his wet nurse for a few years of his childhood.
@@kelsin8854 Possibly .. but I say this is not mentioned in the Bible
@@maromaged6623 The Bible is a book playing a 6000 year long game of Chinese Whispers across a dozen languages. I think we can afford to take a bit of creative liberty
@@maromaged6623 What I mean is there is no "original" story anymore. What REALLY happened, happened over 4000 years ago and was written in a language no one speaks anymore.
When we were kids playing Chinese Whispers at school, we could barely keep the message the same between 30 kids sitting in the same room. What makes you think the message in the bible is the same after 4000 years and a dozen translations into different languages?
Why do you think we have Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Judaism, etc? You all worship the same God, you just can't agree on how. You all change little details to suit yourselves, customizing your religion over a millennium. You have no right to claim an "original" story any more than a Catholic, a Jew or a Muslim and more than likely, you're ALL wrong and no one knows what really happened back then
In the Bible, when the Angel of Death came to smite the first-borns, it wasn't just the Hebrews who put the lamb's blood on the door frames. Some of the Egyptians also put the blood on their doors too, and the Angel of Death passed over their homes.
No it didn't. The angel of death is as fictional as the book it's from.
@@MontgomeryWenis Did you somehow manage to miss the first three words of his comment?
Even in this film, I think you can see some Egyptians who joined the Hebrews when they left!
Yeah, and with some of the other plagues too, I reckon. Just saying if I had been an Egyptian in this time and noticed that while my people were being tormented while the Hebrew slaves prospered (relatively) I would have paid close attention to what they were doing and copied them in the hopes that it would help my family.
Out of curiosity, can anyone explain to me HOW the Hebrews still had flocks and herds in order for every family to have a lamb to sacrifice? I mean, such things were a luxury and I would have thought slaves wouldn't be allowed such things
@@MontgomeryWenis Dude be quiet. I’m an Atheist & even I don’t say shit like that to people. If you don’t like the movie & don’t believe in the religion so strongly that you actively want to hurt others, don’t watch the reaction or read/respond to the comments.
Fun fact, God in this movie was originally supposed to be voiced by a man, woman,and child at the same time,but test audiences found it disconcerting, so they had God and Moses share a VA
Yeah probably a good choice I can see why it would freak some people out lol
Would have been cool though
That would've been so cool
Wait what??? Biblical entities being too creepy and unsettling for human eyes and ears? Never. 😂
@@short_spriteExcept the entire bible is full of crazy, unsettling shit and it's ALWAYS toned down for the general public. By that I mean the people even dumber than the ones who believe any of it in its original form.
Angels weren't cute babies with wings in white robes. They were terrifying collections of winged, eyed rings. They didn't provide comfort and guidance, they struck unfathomable fear into anyone cursed to gaze upon them. But again, it's all poppycock anyway.
Fun fact: People who did not do well animating this movie got ”shreked”.
They got to work on shrek instead as a punishment.
That's just a win win situation
Maybe that's why it was, and still is, so good. They did their best work out of spite.😂
@@beetlebob4675Wouldn’t say spite they where given another chance at their own project and they killed it
@@jabronisauce6833 Honestly different people are more suited to different types of tasks. It was just smart for them to split them up this way.
Shrek had a very troubled development in it's early stages and they had no idea it would end up transforming in to the pop culture icon it is today, so yeah, it was seen as a punishment.
To this day, "Through Heaven's Eyes" has me in tears every time I hear it. As someone dealing with depression and low self esteem, it's comforting to know that I can be viewed with more value than I see in myself.
Each of the 10 Plagues was a metaphor for how the Egyptian's gods were powerless against the Hebrew God
- The Nile turning to blood represented Hapi (god of the annual flood of the Nile)
- The Frogs represented Heket (a frog-headed goddess of Fertility)
- Gnats & Biting Insects emerging from the dirt represented Geb (god of the earth)
- Flies represented Khepri (beetle god & one of the forms of Ra)
- Death of livestock represented Hathor (cow-headed goddess of Love & Fertility)
- Boils & Sores represented Isis (goddess of Magic & healing of disease)
- Burning hail represented Shu & Nut (goddesses of the Sky)
- Locusts represented Nepri (god of Grain & Agriculture)
- Darkness represented Ra (god of the sun)
- Death of firstborn represented Horus (the patron god of the Pharaoh)
It's cool that they mention some of those Egyptian gods in the "playing with the bad boys" song as well. At least Ra and Heket! (i remember them doing a frog I think)
Edit: Playing with the Big Boys
Another little detail they did for the boils and sores in the movie was show a bunch of women affected by them in one part of it. Isis was known to be the protector of women as well as goddess of medicine and magic!
@@silver9wolf6 Playing with the *Big Boys.
Slight Issue, in Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet would wonder up and down the nile when Man had been disrespectful or misbehaved and smite people. The only way Ra and the other gods were able to stop her was by getting her drunk until she passed out, but only after she would turn the nile red with blood. This shows the nile turning red wasn't a freak occurrence because of Moses but was a semi-regular thing and it was. Large deposits of clay would sometimes wash through the nile, turning it red and ruining the water which then usually lead to disease outbreaks, etc.
Basically Moses just happened to be in the right place at the right time for a semi-regular event to suddenly become "biblical"
@@shykorustotoraokay, babes, whatever helps sleep at night
"Deliver Us" literally gave me tears and goosebumps whenever I listen and watch this scene alone. Also, Ofra Haza who does the voice and singing voice of Moses's biological mother, Yocheved, not only did the singing voice in English and Hebrew but also reprise the role in 17 other languages including Spanish (Latin and Castillian) and Portuguese (European and Brazilian) for a total of 19 languages in the film's dubbing.
Sadly, she was taken far too soon and passed away from an AIDS related illness in 2000 at 42 years old, just two years after the release of this movie. May she rest in peace.
Finally, one thing to note is that while this is DreamWorks Animation’s most serious film, the two priests: Hotep (Steve Martin) and Huy (Martin Short) act as the film’s comic relief in the film, but once they leave the picture during the song, "The Plagues" (they last were seen when Ramses ordered them out while removing the boils on their bodies) the film becomes serious once again.
May her memory be a blessing.
"Playing with the big boys now" always gives me chills though knowing the power of the Lord over those two & Moses staff will overtake theirs.
@@orphanedhanyou Although "Playing with the Big Boys Now" is in my top three favorite songs I literally didn’t got chills and goosebumps from that song those go to "Plagues" and "Deliver Us"
@@NetanelWorthy Agreed. God bless her.
Deliver Us gives me chills every single time. I feel like it’s worth mentioning I’m not religious, it’s a testament (no pun intended) to how powerful the message of this film is. It can transcend individual beliefs. Everyone feels something when they watch it and I think that’s beautiful.
The song the little girl sings is in Hebrew and it translates to
Ashira l’adonai ki ga’oh ga’ah
I will sing unto Adonai for He has triumphed gloriously
Ashira l’adonai ki ga’oh ga’ah
I will sing unto Adonai for He has triumphed gloriously
Michamocha, ba-elim adonai
Who is like You, O Adonai, among the gods?
Michamocha nedar-bakodesh
Who is like You, glorious in holiness?
Nachitah v’chasd’cha, am zu ga’alta
In Your mercy, you lead the people You redeemed
Nachitah v’chasd’cha, am zu gaalta
In Your mercy, you lead the people You redeemed
Ashira, Ashira, Ashira…
I will sing, I will sing, I will sing…
It's beautiful
So perfect! I love that touch
Thank you for the translation!
Its amazing you actually mangaed to translate it i speak hebrew fluently but the accent makes it really hard to understand
Isn't that the Song of Miriam?
It's that kind of movie you kick yourself for not watching sooner
Yes
Unless you're not religious?
I mean, it is a compelling story. But it's just that: a story.
@@MontgomeryWenis You seem to be replying to any comment that gives you a chance to say that you're an athiest. lol
@@MontgomeryWenisYou don't have to be religious to enjoy a story, even if it is derived from a mythology or religion.
@@MontgomeryWenis If you’re not religious, then you can still appreciate it for being a good movie.
I can't tell you how refreshing it was to watch someone react to this movie that actually knows the story and is not just watching it for the entertainment factor.
I just realized that Ramesses in the very end of the movie screams "Moses" just like he did when Moses ran away after killing a man. I love this movie SO MUCHHHH
I love those shots so so much because in both of them,Ramses tries to have Moses to be by his side because he wants his brother. The original story may have been vastly different in their relationships but I always loved how humans they felt just on those 2 shots
Showing Ramses STILL at the end holding out his hands in defiance as if he could stop the sea crashing back down & refusing to accept reality & the power of God was always so telling for me.
The fact that in the bible aaron was actually the one Who did the talking because moses had a stutter is so interesting to me. This story is more than just a a belief thing this is just a human story about how pride can hurt not only you but those who are around you and how standing up for what is right is the correct way even If it's hard
Aaron wasn’t originally supposed to be his spokesperson either. Moses was just so insecure about his speech that he kept insisting he couldn’t do it, even when God said he’d be with him. Aaron was a compromise: Moses would still confront Pharaoh, but he would have his brother there to speak for him.
Friend Moses did not have a stutter, he just was not fluent in Egyptian anymore. I really like your last point, between the brothers one incident really brings this to life. While Moses was on Mount Sinai, the people of Israel felt anxious and uncertain. They missed Moses and were not used to trusting an invisible God since they were familiar with physical idols in Egypt. During this waiting period, they should have focused on understanding God's laws better but instead grew careless and unruly. The situation worsened, especially among a group known as the "mixed multitude," who were particularly impatient and suggested either moving forward to the promised land or returning to Egypt.
In Moses' absence, Aaron was left in charge. When the people demanded an idol to worship, Aaron, lacking strong leadership qualities, gave in to their demands. They collected gold earrings and made a golden calf, an idol similar to those worshiped in Egypt. This act was a significant betrayal of God, who had shown His power through miracles and had forbidden such idols. Aaron even organized a festival to celebrate the idol, which turned into excessive feasting and revelry, misrepresenting true worship.
This story reflects a broader theme where people sometimes disguise selfish desires as religious devotion, both in history and today. Aaron's failure to stand firm for God's honour led to widespread disobedience among the people. If Aaron had stood firm, the Israelites would have never fallen into apostasy.
Just an interesting thing to note.. In the Book of Jasher, there is a moment where Moses as a child setting on the Pharaohs lap during a banquet with High Officials of the Land, grabbed the crown off of Pharaohs head and put it on his own head. (To say it short) The Pharaoh and High Officials wanted to kill baby Moses for what he did. An Angel of God came down to help them decide what to do. (The Angel said put an Onyx Stone and a burning Coal in front of the child. If Moses picks up the Onyx, then he took the crown on purpose and knew what he was doing. If he picks up the burning Coal, then he is innocent, without knowledge. Moses started to reach for the Onyx Stone but the Angel moved Moses' hand to the burning Coal and touched it to his mouth and tongue, causing the way he speaks later)....
God saved Moses again and if Moses would have believed that God can heal him and cause him to speak perfectly, then there would have been no need for his Brother to help.... If that is what really happened, then that would clear things up with the story of Moses not speaking well.
Also, an answer to another person in this comment.. God would have given Moses the speech to speak in the Egyptian Tongue by his Spirit if he has forgotten. Also, given that Moses was brought up in Egypt and have leading roles, then he would have known the Language.
Fun Fact: During the burning bush scene, Val Kilmer, who voiced Moses, was the main voice for God as well. They wanted to avoid controversy for the voice of God, so they had the main cast whisper the lines. They did need a voice to stand out more, so they had Val Kilmer do his more dominate and had the cast's whispers underneath his voice. Such a brilliant choice...
Very open-minded, empathetic, and rational for a bunch of people who believe a magic space wizard snapped his fingers and made everything exactly as it is now.
@@MontgomeryWenis What a negative response to a perfectly neutral comment.
My favorite part of the burning bush scene is how, rather than burning up, the bush becomes more alive as the scene progresses.
@@MontgomeryWenis If you don't take this trash ass comment the fuck on somewhere with this unneccesary ass comment. I may not be religious, but I'm not some asswipe who goes out of their way to disrespect someone else's beliefs...
makes a lot of sense, given that anyone who has ever heard a god talking to them is really just hearing voices in their own head, or praying (talking to themselves) and then listening to their own ego to get the answer...
I've always loved Sandra Bullocks speech delivery. "I have been a slave all my life, and God has never answered my prayers until now. God saved you from the river, he saved you in all your travels, and even now, he saves you from the wrath of Pharoah. God will not abandon you, so don't you abandon us."
I am not a person of faith, but this film is incredible and from what I’ve seen from other people of faith, this movie is a fantastic retelling and interpretation of the story.
same. i dont believe, but you dont need to in order to enjoy this as the masterpiece it is
I've heard some mention that because this movie is not only a retelling of a biblical story, but a heartbreaking tale of a schism formed between two people who loved each other (Moses and Ramses), it can still appeal to people of other faiths or no faith.
There's a line in an old movie where a little old Chinese man says to a woman who asked why he is he telling Bible stories when he doesn't believe "don't have to believe, good stories anyway," and that stuck with me.
I watched this movie while having Bible stories and being Christian.
Nowadays,I'm not anymore but I still hold this movie close to my heart because of how good it is
24:30 That's actually a detail that I love about this movie. You never actually see the Pharaoh's Priest perform any real magic or miracles. We only ever see them act like theater magicians, using sleight of hand and distractions.
I remember watching the film when I was really young (like 3-5) and thinking “why did God do the snake miracle for the bad guys too?”
Few years passed before I rewatched the movie again, and when I got to that scene on the rewatch, it blew my mind to realize what was actually going on. Love that detail!
There is another Dreamworks movie like this one called "Joseph: King of Dreams". So beautiful! ❤🔥
I love that movie, I grew up watching it and now it’s part of my earliest memories❤❤❤
@@Libetty_03 Same here! I want to see more Dreamworks movie like this one! 💖
It's pretty much the prequel story. I feel like the artistry was slightly less quality than POE, but the story was much more spot on.
YES!! it’s such an underrated one, I love all of the songs and the way it’s made almost just as much as this one!! And yet, because it was basically direct to DVD and not super successful, almost no one knows about it!
It was a Direct to Video movie (Disney was doing a lot of D2V "sequels" at the time, too, like the Aladdin 2 & 3 or Lion King 2) and animated much more cheaply. You definitely don't see the lighting and cinematography that you see in Prince. I like the songs from Joseph, but you can tell they didn't have the movie-budget orchestra or choirs that Prince got.
On the one hand, it's a much less "epic" a story and more personal - so the movie doesn't suffer as much for it as, say, Aladdin 2 did - but I still wonder what King of Dreams might have been if Dreamworks had sunk as much money into it as they did with Prince of Egypt.
Fun fact I didn’t notice until someone pointed it out years later. Take a closer look at the giant “whale”. Its tail is going side to side. Whales (and other aquatic mammals) go up and down. That’s not a whale. It’s a SHARK! A freaking megalodon!!
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Awesome! My daughter has just discovered megs and is obsessed! She's going to LOVE that detail!
One of the more Biblically/Torah literate reactors I've seen on this. I can tell at some point you have studied the Exodus story in detail and that you remember what you learned. And I appreciate that knowledge in you.
Someone else mentioned it, but I wanted to second that I was very struck by your observation that the Hebrews raised up the gods of their oppressors, feeling their own God had abandoned them. That was deep, and it was a symbolism in the movie I had never seen before.
This movie is just AMAZING! The soundtrack of Hans Zimmer ✨️😭✨️
As a child I was obsessed with this one (mostly because my hyperfocus on egyptian mythology) and used to rewatch every week even being such a heavy film
As a child I was heavily obssessed with this movie and it's kind of the reason why mythology in general is something I LOVE
The cast of this movie is spectacular! Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Danny Glover!
And Ofra Haza singing the soundtrack just adds on to it ❤
You forgot Whitney Houston
@@MatthewTeachout-xj4yy When I heard "When You Believed" for the first time (I did see this movie in theaters), I literally freaked out since I was a HUGE fan of both artists and had been wanting to see Mariah and Whitney join up for several years. It definitely deserved the Oscar that year for best Song.
For an atheist like myself who value historicaly accurate movies... This is one of the best animated movie ever made. It as a great story, visual, characters, etc...
Yep, even as the dramatization of a myth, it's am amazing movie
this and ten commandments are the only religious movies i like as an atheist, because they are not victim complexes, they aren’t preaching against non belief or there to reaffirm religious insecurities
they are telling a powerful story, that reaches all aspects of the human condition.
@@mckenzie.latham91how you described these movies reminded me of Hacksaw Ridge ngl
Prince of Egypt is one of those movies I get giddy over when someone says they haven’t seen it. It’s truly a masterpiece and an experience I wish I could relive again to watch for the first time. Thank you for sharing this watch with us 💜
this was Dreamworks' first animated project. After Stephen Spielberg started the company, he asked his staff, "What'll we do first?"
Someone said, "How about the 10 Commandments?"
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the animators biggest worry: "How do we animated God's wonders? What would it have looked like?"
Yes! And you can tell it takes a lot from the 10 Commandments movie! Just like how the animated Anastasia is pretty much the animated version of the 1950's movie with the same name. Both films also had Yul Brynner as one of my main characters. 💕
@TheCrayonMaster I think you're thinking the king and i
@@catandrobbyflores Yul Brynner was in The King and I with Deborah Kerr (they both also starred together in The Journey in 1959), but he was also in the 10 Commandments with Charlton Heston and he was in Anastasia with Ingrid Bergman. Sorry, I'm a film history buff and I was obsessed with Yul Brynner movies in the early 2010's.😅🙈
Teeeeechnically it's the second DreamWorks movie after Antz, but it was started as a project first and Antz only came out earlier because it was rushed to be ready before A Bug's Life.
@@tau-5794 oh, yeah. Antz. forgot about that one. thnx for the teeeeeechnicality!😄
It’s really refreshing to see a reactor who knows the Exodus story. A lot of reactors appreciate the movie (as they should), but it hits different when you know the actual story
In this storyline version, it's supposed to be a dream that God sent to him, so he could see why he was saved and his fate, unlike the other children who were killed and murdered by his adopted father's hands. So, he does somewhat remember the song somehow in his head, but otherwise, he didn't know the truth until his sister told him the truth. And his eyes opened for the first time he was a slave being raised by the royals. He was saved when millions of others were slaughtered. He realizes that ugly truth.
One thing I find interesting is what they chose to do with the wall depicting Pharaoh wiping out the Hebrew children.
Moses and Ramses were in that room all the time. Later in the movie, Ramses is sitting on the same ledge as the beginning, and Moses even says they could always talk there.
However, Moses is clearly shocked at seeing the wall after the dream sequence, even though he’s been in that room many times before. It just shows how much he didn’t pay attention, or chose not to see, before everything happened.
"I did not see because I did not wish to see."
Such a profound statement on how blind we are to what really matters. We are happy to distract ourselves with temporary pleasures, but we often pay no mind to the people in our lives and the problems of society at large.
The scene where Moses parted the sea took two years to animate!
That’s correct.
Why didn't the animators ask their god for another miracle then?
@@MontgomeryWenisomg you are so witty and funny, can't believe I'm finding you here too lmao
@@MontgomeryWenisoh so you're one of those "special" kids
The coolest moment is the animation with the bush 20:44. If you really pay attention, the animators used the light like hands, lifing him to his feet, gently turning his chin, and walking with him as God reassures him. It's so comforting and gentle, it's hard to imagine a God without form with all that power taking a moment to console this frightened man.
You know, the funny and interesting thing is that I literally didn't know Michelle Pfeiffer was in this movie as the voice of Tzipporah, cause at the time I initially thought her role as Eris in _Sinbad_ (released five years after _Prince of Egypt)_ was her first and only DreamWorks Animated film she provided voicework.
Still, it’s interesting to see Michelle providing voice as the heroine and love interest to Moses in _Prince of Egypt_ to becoming the main villain in _Sinbad_ five years later.
She did the voice work and the singing in "When You Believe". My first experience with Michelle Pfieffer was Grease 2...
@@AshLee92490 My first experience on seeing or hearing Michelle Pfeiffer was _Sinbad_ and especially _Stardust_ where she played the villainous witch Lamia.
Come to think of it Michelle’s usually cast as either the Mom’s or as the Villains in later films.
This movie slays so fucking hard, not one song is boring or anything less than fantastic. This movie had no business being so absolutely incredible.
The song, Through Heaven's eyes, may have been inspired by a speech from The Ten Commandments (1956) given by Sephora (the equivalent of Tzipporah in The Prince of Egypt.)
"A jewel has brilliant fire, but it gives no warmth. Our hands are not so soft, but they can serve, our bodies not so white but they are strong. Our lips are not perfumed but they speak the truth. Love is not an art to us. It is life to us. We are not dressed in gold and fine linen. Strength and honor are our clothing. Our tents are not the columned halls of Egypt, but our children play happily before them. We can offer you little, but we offer all we have."
Pretty sure Tzipporah is more accurate than Sephora.
“I shall passover you.” And we just celebrated passover. Good time to watch this movie.
Exactly my thoughts
I’m not religious but I was raised in the church. I love this film. The emotions it brings out are incredible it tells the exodus story so beautifully.
35:48 everybody is caught up in the fantastic spectacle and triumph of animation of the splitting of the Red Sea but everyone seems to skip out on the subtle horror just inside the water. That’s not a whale. That’s a frigging shark of such fear-inducing proportions that reaffirms the fact that the ocean is absolutely terrifying.
I’d be surprised if anyone missed the ocean being terrifying in that scene 😆
@@thecocoacouch water in the bible is described as the chaos from which god brought life from and in which monsters and beasts hide in. If you go into the water you die but if you managed to leave it you are reborn. Now contrast that to the hebrews when they crossed the sea and all types of beast they have never seen passing by them after they crossed it they were given a new life free from slavery they were reborn. It sounds familiar doesn't it😅
What I like about the movies is how even the Pharaoh (their father) wasn't evil. He loved his sons. He was tough on Rameses because he wanted him to be a good leader, he listened to Moses's advice, and when Moses's found out the truth, he tried to comfort him (albeit very poorly but he thought his words would help) hugging him. You see so little of the character, but they humanized him. It's easy to see that what Rameses went though was probably how he was raised as well.
Sure you gonna notice it but I love the scene where they show the Pharaoh's profile and his statue in the back, and then in the future we have the parallel of Ramses profile, and his statue is bigger than his father's.
But I gotta say the voice actors cast in this is super ironic.
Ramses' statue is bigger, but his head appears noticeably smaller in frame, a nice visual metaphor for his inflated sense of greatness.
What I love about this film (aside from the breathtaking artwork, soundtrack, and voice acting), is how impactful the story is regardless of the audience’s religious beliefs. I honestly feel like it changed my perspective of life at a young age. Hope is a beacon of light in the darkness. This film is such a timeless masterpiece of animation.
I had the great privilege to wach this on the big screen upon release, and the whole opening sequence in a proper cinema setting is by far the most impactful movie experience i've ever had.
Such a beautifully made film.
MAJOR KUDOS for you knowing its children under three and all ur biblical knowledge i am Christian so this makes me happy
It was Hebrew boys under the age if 2, not all children under 3.
If anyone is interested, there’s actually some pretty cool archaeological evidence to support the Exodus story as being a real historical event. Some facts are as follows:
- The city of Kahun (just outside the Egyptian city) was known to have Semitic slaves (the Israelite people) - showing that these people did exist.
- Large wooden boxes, probably used originally to store clothing and other possessions, were discovered underneath the floors of many houses at Kahun. They contained the skeletons of babies, sometimes buried two or three to a box, and aged only a few months at death. In the Bible, Exodus 1:22 says, ‘Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile..." Many grieving mothers must have had their babies snatched from their arms and killed. They apparently buried them in boxes beneath the floors of their houses.
- Another striking feature was the fact that these slaves suddenly disappeared off the scene. An archaeologist writes, ‘It is apparent that the completion of the king’s pyramid was not the reason why Kahun’s inhabitants eventually deserted the town, abandoning their tools and other possessions in the shops and houses. The quantity, range and type of articles of everyday use which were left behind in the houses may indeed suggest that the departure was sudden and unpremeditated.’
- The Pharaoh at the time of the exodus story had a daughter who couldn’t bear children. She would have come to the river to bathe, praying to the river god Hapi, who was also the god of fertility. Having no children she would have needed such a god, and when she found the baby Moses there she would have considered it an answer to her prayers (Exodus 2:5-6).
- Regarding the plagues of Egypt, Exodus chapters 7-12 describes waters of the sacred River Nile were turned to blood, herds and flocks were smitten with pestilence, lightning set combustible material on fire, hail flattened the crops and struck the fruit trees, and locusts blanketed the country and consumed what might have been left of plant life. The economy of Egypt would have been so shattered that surely there would be some record of such a national catastrophe. In the Leiden Museum in Holland there is a papyrus written that describes the conditions that prevailed after the plagues had struck. It reads, ‘Nay, but the heart is violent. Plague stalks through the land and blood is everywhere … . Nay, but the river is blood. Does a man drink from it? As a human he rejects it. He thirsts for water … . Nay, but gates, columns and walls are consumed with fire … . Nay but men are few. He that lays his brother in the ground is everywhere … . Nay but the son of the high-born man is no longer to be recognized … . The stranger people from outside are come into Egypt … . Nay, but corn has perished everywhere. People are stripped of clothing, perfume and oil. Everyone says "there is no more". The storehouse is bare … . It has come to this. The king has been taken away by poor men.’
Where the crossing of the Red Sea took place is a gigantic section of melted sand (glass) between the path and the coastline, where the Israelites would have camped, where pillar of fire would have blocked the Egyptians from reaching them. Later on, there was a marble pillar that was put in place by King Solomon to mark the place where they emerged from the sea floor. There also used to be one on the Egyptian side, but it was torn down.
There's also a very old tradition in Egypt, an ancient myth dating back centuries before the Exodus, that a day was coming when the first-born of Egypt would die.... Even the pyramids of (5th Dynasty) king Unas, and (6th Dynasty) king Teti, are inscribed with this line from a well known inscription called the "Cannibal Hymn":
" It is the king who will be judged with Him-whose-name-is-hidden on this day of the slaying of the first-born".
Him-whose-name-is-hidden.....ie. I AM WHO I AM (Exodus 3:14), the One who would someday fulfill the prophecy of the slaying of the first-born.
That's speculation, of course, but fascinating.
You should also check out the three other traditionally animated movies that Dreamworks made!
• The Road To El Dorado
• Spirit; Stallion of the Cimarron
• Sinbad; Legend of the Seven Seas
I can almost hear Rameses screaming "Avada kedavra" lol
that good vocalist at the start? that's the iconic amazing late Ofra Haza. she was an israeli legendary singer we lost when she was way too young. I'm pretty sure she sang in this opening song in many different languages for this.
There are so many little moments in this movie that have a small story arc. 1) 2 Egyptian soldiers drop their weapons and join the Hebrews. Then they can be seen helping people crossing the Red Sea. 2) A little girl helps an old woman leaving Egypt. Then the old woman comforts the little girl when she's scared in the Red Sea. It's small things like that that make this movie even more special.
And there is so much foreshadowing. I like that Rameses yells after Moses when Moses flees Egypt, and then Rameses yells after Moses in the same way after the Red Sea collapses.
This is one of those movies that leaves you speechless. Its so gorgeous in every way.
Fun fact: The actor who did Moses birthmother (Ofra Haza) Sang the lullaby in 17 different languages.
Also if im not wrong. In the original story it is actually Aron standing with the staff in the Nile when it turned into blood not Moses.
Such a fantastic movie. There Can Be Miracles was an award winning song, but Let My People Go is my fave
The songs are called When You Believe and The Plagues...
@@billiebuffalo Yes, I forget When You Believes exact name. And yes I know its called The Plagues, but some also refer to it by its chorus of Let My People Go
You know the voice actors for Pharaoh’s priest are Steve Martin and Martin Short😁 They’ve been a comedic duo since the Three Amigos!
5:40-7:20 They’re actually best friends in real life.
I was mind-blown when i found out it was them who voiced the two priests! 😃
I feel the same way about the ending. Knowing what waits for Moses at the foot of that mountain. It really is best they ended it there.
I like to think of it portraying the SECOND time Moses came down. Otherwise, it's pretty much Moses screaming, "Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! Dishonor on YOU! Dishonor on your COW!"
@@PHSDM104 I need a Moses voiced by Mushu in my life
Ayyyeee the soundtrack always gets me so emotional especially the beginning and the plague scene
lol I love how we’re all in an agreement to just skip what happens after Moses comes down with the Ten Commandments😬 Fantastic Reaction to a Fantastic movie though! Absolutely love watching others experience a movie we all enjoy!
If no one else has said it yet, I recommend this film's companion piece Joseph, King of Dreams. Even less well known, but similar quality!
I like to think of the dream sequence as more a vision from God than Moses remembering. God has been written as sending visions in dreams with many prophets. 12:15
30:52 The blood of the lamb they put on there doors foreshadows the coming of christ since he is called the lamb of god that has to be sacrificed and through his blood we are saved from death gives me shivers everytime i see this scene😢
This movie brought Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey together. That’s a classic just off that alone
That song still slaps!
Woah 39 seconds don't think I've been this early anywhere, LOVE this movie! I'm not even religious at all and it's one of my all time favorites!
Fun fact that made me tear up;
The hebrew song near the end is the "Song of the Sea", or "Shirat Hayam", from Exodus 15:1-18 after they'd crossed the sea.
According to internet, this is the translation.
"I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously
Who is like You in the heavens, O Lord?
Who is like You, glorious in holiness?
In Your mercy, You lead the children You have redeemed
In Your love, You lead the people You redeemed
I'll sing, I'll sing, I'll sing"
It’s a very popular myth that Moses’ basket was sent floating down the river; He was just kept in some reeds. Also, it wasn’t the queen who found him, but the princess.
im so happy you reacted to the prince of Egypt, my favorite movie ever, fun fact: whenever they did the voice for god they had everyone working on the movie saying the same lines, because god has the voice of everyone.
My choir had a concert with a lot of songs from this movie! It was awesome and powerful. I sang tenor 2. 😊
This movie has an amazing all-star cast of voices: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Sandra Bullock, Patrick Stewart, Jeff Goldblum, Helen Mirren, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Danny Glover (with Brian Stokes Mitchell supplying the singing voice), and Michelle Pfeiffer. It was a dazzler then, and it's still a dazzler today, some 25 years later.
This film is absolutely incredible, like not even trying to be biased because I have known this story since I was a kid. I'm talking about the film itself, like how it is presented, the animation, the soundtrack, everything! Literal GOOSEBUMPS!
You should watch Joseph: King of Dreams next! That had me crying so much. 😭
Thing abt his adoption, egipt ppl though Nilo is a miracolous river that connect them to the gods, so that is why whatever thing comming from that is a gift from the gods
Aaand even if they knew that bby is the son of slaves, cause he survived the Nilo's stream and got his way to the palace of the queen (who had a misscarriage like a week ago or something) she just accepted that as the will of the gods and the mercy of Isis (the goddes who reigns over Wisdom and family) so yeah, adopted.
Also abt Nilo, same reason why they all got flabbergasted when the water turned into blood. It just terrified them awfully
Classic movie we all watched in children’s church 😂 man the nostalgia is so strong
I am not religious at all, I loved your insight, how you knew the names and such! I would watch this with my disney movies all the time when I was little. I was 17 when I found out it was highly religious!!!
grew up watching if from vhs to dvd and love it from beginning to the end love when the bush shows up and the plagues and the red sea as well also am an atheist but still very much love this movie and I do know my religions since I do respect the history and what was left behind
I recommend The Ten Commandments (1956) staring:
Charlton Heston,
Yul Brynner
Anne Baxter
Edward G. Robinson
Yvonne De Carlo
Debra Paget
John Derek
It’s an oldie but a goodie. Highly recommend!
I watched it. I like this one better not only because of the songs, but also because I kinda have a little crush on Moses.
This movie along with Joseph, King of Dreams are my all time favorites. I’m sure you will like that one just as well as this one.
They had this movie on at work not too long ago (the TVs are basically mute with subs just so we don't go insane from boredom when work is slow), and the imagery ALONE just had me glued to the screen the whole movie. I know I watched it when I was young but I didn't remember it really, the movie really is gorgeous
You're my favourite youtuber now! So incredibly happy to see how well your channel is doing!
Yes!!! My favorite DreamWorks movie. It's amazing!
Me too.
Another excellent reaction. I don't comment often but I just wanted to let you know, if you ever see this, that out of all the reactors I've ever seen you are undoubtedly one of the best. Some people feel like they are forcing themselves but you just seem to bring us along for a ride you are invested in. I've watched every single one of your videos so long as they were of things I've already seen (I don't like spoilers but it gets hard sometimes when I'm getting tired not seeing as great reactions elsewhere after watching all of yours that I can). You seem very genuine and naturally have interesting reactions (physical and verbal, great for learning about how effective storytelling is/what makes other people interested, and you have interesting and thoughtful insights.) probably because you seem to have a true appreciation for this art form.
If you read this, here are a few suggestions for future movies and shows to react to would be:
*Joseph King of Dreams* (I know others want this as well), *Merlin* (a BBC series that is amazing and so underrated. It's genius in terms of character and acting, generally story wise as well, despite a couple of things that are forgivable due to how awesome it is overall), *Hidalgo*, *Padington* 1&2, *Arsenic and Old Lace* (very fun and bizarre), *Alita: Battle Angel* (underrated), *Narnia (the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* is the best of the ones Disney put out and the most accurate. It's a 10/10), *The Secret World of Arrietty* (a Studio Ghibli adaptation of The Borrowers), *Castle in the Sky* (another Ghibli film), and if possible *Spy x Family* (Idk how possible it is, I'm pretty sure that animes tend to be a bit trickier with copyright)
There are lots more that could be suggested.
Mostly oldies but goodies, *The Lady Vanishes* (directed by Alfred Hitchcock), *Shane* (a western), *Fandango* (1985) and *Gaslight* .
No idea if you've seen these animated films already but also: *The Incredibles, A Bugs Life, The Fox and the Hound, Up, Toy Story (1,2&3), Nemo, Megamind and Wreck it Ralph* .
*Edits* were made to make some of the text bold.
Random thought for any watchers who enjoy MBTI stuff, Oscar seems like he is probably an I(N or S)FP
I really like the look Mrs. Seti (can’t remember her proper name, ok?) gives her slaves as well: “This is MY kid now! NO ARGUMENTS!” What Queenie wants, Queenie gets!
As an Egyptian I adore this film ❤
If y'all are not fans of Ofra Haza, who played Yocheved, you're missing out. Seek her out.
The passover scene from this movie is by far one of the most hauntingly impactful scens in animation history to me. The lack of music and just the sounds it gives me chills everytime.
Oh HELL yeah!
Now I'm hoping for "Joseph King of Dreams"
And "The Road To El Dorado" (my favorite film)
I absolutely love Joseph King of Dreams. It's not as obviously epic in scale but it's just as focused on family issues and how it can impact bigger things. Plus all the songs are just wonderful too.
@@Loulizabeth I love that both films have Batman as their main protagonist lol
I am an atheist and I love this movie! About your thought at the beginning, being separated from your biological parents at a young age is actually easier than later. I am an adopted child and I had no problem growing up. It depends on what kind of family you end up with and how they tell you about your adoption
Right that makes sense, humans are really adaptable. I was wondering if there was like an effect like some animals that like imprint of the first creature they see etc. but yeah humans are so flexible.
@@thecocoacouch there is scientific research showing that babies who stay on their mother skin can develop a better link with her. Personally I don’t know a lot about my biological mother but my adopted parents always told me she didn’t abandoned me but gifted me in hope of a better life. I also had a name given to the nuns at the adoption center contrary to other babies who had numbers for nicknames. A name that I kept as my second name. That’s how you handle adoption with a kid. You don’t erased their past, you tell them so they can rise. I think it’s not about adaptation but more about love and care
Yes! The one movie that actually unites all religions into loving it and praising it as a masterpiece.
Many have said that aside from religion, this movie is just a really good movie about finding hope and Faith in all sense of the word. And keeping strong from it. Which is why the messages could be applied to many.
Also makes me happy to see people appreciating the Vocalist in the first ‘Deliver Us’ musical! It was sung mostly by the late Ofra Haza. Who I think was confirmed to have sung her part in almost all of the languages this film came out in!
My mother used to sing the mother's lullaby to me as a goodnight song. It has me in nostalgic tears to this day
I gotta say, it's really neat to see you coming into this movie already knowing the story of Exodus; makes the experience a lot more unique in places
Oh i'm so happy to see a new video on the channel. Your videos make my day
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Thanks for reacting. Low key glad Disney refused to make this one. It led to such an underdog. God's plan is best and His timing is perfect. Not bad for one of Dreamwork's first animated films.
I think a word that can best describe this movie is breathtaking. Every shot, music, line delivery, animation. This Is really one of the best movies ever made
I have chills when the angel of death descend, it's part beautiful and horrifying at the same time.
Hell yes!!! You gotta watch The Road to El Dorado too! 😍
As someone who's not really religious at all, this is definitely still one of the top movies for me.
The animation, the music, the cultures shown are just so grand and amazing.
And yes, I personally really love the egyptian culture, even if it's basically the bad faction of this story.
12:43 Look at his eyes as he says he did it for the greater good. I kinda like this one subtle hint that Pharaoh knew EXACTLY how awful it was, and was more haunted by what he'd done than he let on. He's trying to convince himself with those words, even now. It doesn't seem to be working.
"Playing with the Big Boys" is their way of pulling a veil over peoples eyes and it is such a great song and scene!
even though it's a biblical story I love how they animated it it's one of my childhood animation and it's a true masterpiece please react to Ferngully the last rain forest a truly underated animation movie about nature and environmental issues and the impact of mankind on it with an enchanting and otherworldly concept
You still need to see Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective!
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Criminally underrated!
Ofra Haza, the woman who sings Moses mothers part/lullaby in the beginning did it in 17 languages. Im Like this verision, and the Swedish I grew up with, the hebrew verision.. She is just amazing.
Just a fun fact :3
I was a missionary kid around the time this movie came out, so I have A LOT of stuff attached to this. I hadn't seen the film in years and when I heard the first song after years while driving home one day I was bawling my eyes out.
It is great watching your first time reactions to a film I could once quote all the way through.