**THE PRINCE OF EGYPT** Is PHENOMENAL!! First Time Watching! (Movie Reaction & Commentary)
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- Опубликовано: 27 май 2022
- The Prince of Egypt Movie Reaction and Commentary
today we're gonna be watching The Prince of Egypt for the first time!
this one is a masterpiece, that's all I have to say.
hope you'll enjoy this reaction to The Prince of Egypt!
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The woman that plays Moses' mother was so pretty that the directors asked for her permission to change the face of the animated character to match her real one. Jochobed (his mother) in the movie is a straight up portrait of her voice actor.
She was taken from us too soon smh. Rest in peace Ofra Haza
Not to mention she sang her part in 18 languages, including English and Hebrew.
@@joshuawells835 I *heard* that! I forgot about that part. That's amazing.
She was absolutely STUNNING
@@phoenixwing5133 damn, I just learned about her and now I learn that she’s no longer with us
About the plagues/death of the first born:
They don’t show it (because it would have taken way to long to convey in a movie) but after EVERY plague Moses went and tried to get Pharaoh to let them go, warning him about what the next plague would be. And Pharaoh would say ok, but then go back on his word and say no again. He was told EXACTLY what the consequences would be if he didn’t let them go and CHOSE to still not release them. Including the death of the first born.
And prior to the death of the first born, everyone was told that if they did as God said and used the lamb blood on the doorframe and followed the instructions that they would be safe, including the Egyptian people. And most of them chose not to. Some probably did follow the instructions and didn’t lose their children.
God gives everyone the free will to make their own choices. He will warn people about it but it is up to them to heed the warning. Unfortunately, Pharaoh chose not to listen and his choices led to bad things happening to his people, as is the case when ANY political leader makes bad choices. That is not God’s fault or choice or purpose.
If you think about it, God was basically pleading with Rameses through Moses in that scene before that final plague. He really didn’t want to do it, but Rameses forced his hand.
the egyptians followed a different faith, why would they follow a deserts slave religion? they would more easily accept greek polytheism than the jews religion@@Powerranger-le4up
Yep everyone who folled the instructions even if they didn't believe was safe.from the death of the firstborn. And some Egyptians joined them. Also after they left people did return to Egypt. And they weren't slaves like it was shown in the movie. And Moses didn't go down the river. He was placed in a basket and put where the woman of the palace went to bathe in the river with his sister watching over him .And his own mother was his wet nurse and helped raise him when he was young because his sister was sent to go get a wet nurse.
The same is true today. The blood is that of Jesus Christ. And so many people don't accept it. They ignore it, deny it.
Sometimes people like the Pharoh got to learn the hard way
Couple of details I like about the sneks.
1. When Moses’ staff becomes a snake, we can clearly see it happen. When the priests do the same thing, there’s a blinding flash and no visible transformation, implying they simply chucked the sticks away and grabbed the snakes while everyone was blinded.
2. At the climax of the song, Moses’ snake fights and eats the other two. The symbolism goes without saying.
The scene with parting the red sea alone took two years to make. Something like that had never been done before. I saw it in theatres in 1998, and an audible gasp rose up from the audience when we all saw that. This movie came after "Antz," which didn't do well, and all of a sudden, there was a lot of pressure on "Prince of Egypt" to be great, which is why Dreamworks threw everything and the kitchen sink into the making of this movie. So glad you watched it!
To answer your questions at the end. Yes, the movie took a lot of liberties to make the story a better movie. The story they told was surprisingly accurate though. They did change some things and fill in blanks on a few other things where the Bible doesn't say what happened. Historians do know that Moses would not have been treated as a true prince and ancient Hebrew writings say that he had a really bad stutter, suggesting a lot of bullying growing up. Also in the real story, his sister approached the queen when she found Moses and suggested she go get 'a Hebrew woman' to serve as his nurse, to which she agreed. The sister then went and got their mother so Moses was at least partially raised by his real mom. He would not have been a prince. He would basically have been the queen's pity project. Not a great way to grow up. This is why he felt no loyalty to Egypt and just killed a guard one day to try to show his people he was really one of them.
Historians know Jews were never slaves in Egypt there is no historical evidence to it.
what makes it all ironic is that Aaron was voiced here by Jeff Goldblum who I think did have something of a stutter when he was younger.
@@agenttheater5 "Historians would've said this land would be, millions of years old. But for us Hebrews..."
Even in torahs we use today the translations and commentary still follow that Moses had difficulties speaking and that is why his brother was the spokesperson towards the Israelites.
You didn't show it but when Moses talked to Ramses while he was sitting on the statues lap, Moses was humming the lullaby his sister was singing. So he just had the song stuck in his head for his whole life and didn't know where it came from
Speaking of sacrilegious. My mom used to live across the street from a graveyard when she was a kid and during the day of the dead, people would lay out skeletons (for some reason) and my mom used to switch the bones with other bodies lol
Omg your mom 😂 sorry but that’s really funny
When my brother was about 2 1/2 our grandpa died and during the graveside part of the funeral, he wandered around and took out all the fake flowers and put them back but now color coordinated 😂
@@SophieLents being willing to kill and to die to fight for freedom, is the reason people are free today. Slavery was the norm for most of history. Be grateful for the sacrifices of soldiers, from Exodus to Lincoln, to D-day, to the fight against human-traffickers today.
"He has the same hairstyle as Rameses when he was a kid."
Okay so ancient Egyptian hairstyles! This is really interesting to me...the way people wore their hair in ancient Egypt was a symbol of their station in life. That hairstyle is referred to by modern egyptologists as "the sidelock of youth." It is depicted exclusively on royal children. So it's interesting that Rameses still had it as an adult before he became became Prince Regent. I think that says a lot about how his father viewed him.
Also, Egyptian royals would wear wigs made of other people's hair as a symbol of their absolute authority over them. The men would shave their heads but the women wore the wigs over their own hair.
Another Egypt detail. When Moses returns to Egypt, Pharaoh Setti had passed on.. But what about his Adopted Mother?
In Egyptian custom, when a Pharaoh dies, all of his house slaves, concubines and, His Wives, are ‘sent to the afterlife” with him…
It isn’t expressly mentioned, but you note that we never see her again.
Aww heck, I knew that about Ancient Egyptian culture but I never put it in the context of this movie... now I'm sad 😞
That "Playing with the big bois song" was actually the comic relief. The two priest were the comic relief, yet it still held that severity to it.
Well considering the priests are voiced by Steve Martin and Martin Short it is only right to let comedians sing something comedic.
I loved this movie so much growing up! (But how dare you call the priests’ song “cringe”!) they also made another biblical movie called “Joseph the king of dreams”, which is also an incredibly good movie! If you enjoyed this one, you should also check that one out :D and thanks for the reaction, it was a great video
I knew ppl would call me out 😂
Lol. I wanna say Joseph the King of Dreams was even better.
@@SophieLents also you said you were apparently the only person on earth who hasn't watched this movie when I am there XD
Btw could you react to dreamworks the bad guys movie?
@@SophieLents People also love this movie because the legendary vocalists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston sang the song When You Believe. ❤❤❤
Ikr!!! The priests’s song is what got me hooked on Ancient Egyptian culture!
I still think how awesome it is that the voice/singer for Moses's mom here played the character and sang for 18 different dubs! And her pronunciation is awesome! finnish version of deliver us still makes me cry.
Ofra Haza was a musical LEGEND in Israel and this movie was her grand introduction to America. RIP Ofra
Before Moses dropped the wine bag on the priests he was whistling the tune of the lullaby so yeah he remembered the melody it was engraved in his subconscious.
Also babies in real life remember so much more so it's not far off that he remembers that song especially sung so beautifully and lovingly by his mother. Especially if she sung it many times and the last time she sang it was a variation of it.
I remember my babyhood very vividly. I hated taking naps. As soon as I was put down and the door was shut wah wah wah. In fact I remember all of my childhood better than I remember present things.
I watched this movie for the first time in my Bible History class it was amazing I also already knew the story of Exodus before I watched this movie because I’m a Christian. The songs are phenomenal.
You guys had those? I guess it would be Religion, but for us it covered more than just the parables and bible stories
The Exodus story is maybe the story that has been adapted to movies more times, but I think this animation is the best adaptation ever made.
Okay, essay time!
This movie is based off of the first half-or-so of the book of Exodus in the Bible, and it leaves a lot of interesting details out for the sake of the narrative. I'll explain a few highlights...
The reason the Hebrews were enslaved is because the Egyptians at the time were afraid of them. Though their ancestor, Joseph, was a national hero to Egypt, a Pharaoh rose to power (some scholars believe that it might have been a foreign regime change) that looked at the Hebrews and saw a rapidly growing and successful ethnic group that would not confirm to their culture. They first tried to work them to exhaustion, but that didn't work so they decided to kill all the newborn boys - with limited success.
Moses was actually adopted by one of Pharaoh's daughters, and she sent for a Hebrew woman to be a nursemaid to Moses. This woman ended up being his birth mother, so they got to reunite! Tradition says that Moses grew up to be a general of the Egyptian army and became an advocate for the rights of the Hebrews.
Third, Moses actually spent forty years living in the land of Midian. By the time he returned to Egypt, he had two full-grown sons. He also "convinced" God to have Aaron meet him halfway and act as his translator for the Egyptians. The book says Moses was "slow of speech and slow of tongue" and some people interpret that to mean he either had a speech impediment or he hadn't spoken Egyptian in so long that he had forgotten how.
Fourth, the Ten Plagues can be... controversial for someone that lacks context for everything else of what was going on and the overall character of God. Each of the plagues mirrored a deity in the Egyptian pantheon. He, in a symbolic way, was killing each of their gods and proving His sovereignty. Pharaoh also had numerous opportunities to stop the plagues and allow the Hebrews to leave. There were even a couple times where he politely asked Moses to stop them and that they could go, but when the coast was clear changed his mind. He hardened his own heart out of pride, and so the suffering of Egypt was on his shoulders. After a certain point God turned him into an object lesson to show the whole world that He was God, they are not, and He alone was in charge.
As for the plague of the first born... There can be an argument to be made that it was retribution for the Egyptians killing the Hebrew children decades prior. However, one important detail was that the plague was avoidable for *everyone*. Anyone could put the lamb's blood on their doorpost, and the only reason they didn't was because even after all the other plagues they still didn't believe. Every family that trusted God's command to cover their door with the blood was passed over (as an aside, the original connotation of that phrase is the same that describes a mother hen passing her wings over her chicks to protect them) and was saved.
After everything was done, the Hebrews were all but kicked out of Egypt. Some, who were profitable Egyptian citizens, were practically dragged out kicking and screaming. There were also non-Hebrews that went with them, including Egyptians and former slaves of other ethnicities.
As for why God allowed this? Well... I found an interesting explanation from a scholar I follow. The Hebrews originally came to Egypt to escape a famine when they were just a couple hundred people, and when they left they were well over a million. God sent them to Egypt to "gestate" if you will, like a child in the womb. However, if a child stays in the womb for too long they will die just as surely as they would if they were taken out too early. Likewise, if the Hebrews stayed in Egypt for too long then they would have assimilated into their culture and lost their identity. Thus God allowed a Pharaoh to come to power that would force them out, reinvigorate their cultural and religious identity, and they would return to Canaan to claim their inheritance.
God would rather no one perish, and He gives a path to anyone who will listen. He also makes plans that span thousands of years and are difficult for us to grasp except in maybe hindsight.
Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk.
Thank you for this TEDtalk!
Love this take! Also, as an addendum, you noted that each of the plagues was in response to the Egyptian gods and a show of force that they were nothing compared to God. In that sense, since the Egyptian Pharaohs all considered themselves as akin to a god, the death of the firstborn was a direct challenge to them as "gods" who had previously taken the lives and deaths of Hebrew babies into their own hands.
Thank 👏 you 👏
Couldn't have said it better myself! Bravo!
Also, God calling His children out of Egypt was also meant to be a foreshadowing of Someone Else who would be called out of Egypt for a purpose. Because the Bible is really ONE story. :)
One year later, and I want you to know you balled out with this 🕊🔥🌳
In terms of the plague with the first born. One of the more common renditions of the story tells that God didn't actually decide to do this, Rameses did. God told Moses that the last plague will basically be Rameses' choice. When he goes to Rameses the last time Rameses says that he is going to have another purge, much larger than the one his father did, to kill all of the firstborn Hebrew slaves. So, by his own choice, the first born of all his own people were killed instead in the last plague as a form of what you do unto us will come back unto you.
Not only that, but God showed how serious he was when he turned the Nile to blood as a warning. The Nile was the primary source of everything for Egypt. God was basically saying, “If I can turn off your primary source of life, I can do a lot more”.
Holy crapu
@@Powerranger-le4up "I brought you into this world and I can tale you out" threat from mom energy
And Moses makes it very clear that any Hebrew who did not listen to his warning from God would lose something too and that was part of the last plague too. (But it didn't show that either.)
ridiculous, as if any good leader would do that, more easily herods a jew did this to the galileans to avoid his loss of power. killing ones own people is a cardinal sin. you as a christian should know that, instead of pointing fingers at one of the greatest religions ever, second only to roman, greek and norse polytheism
4:21 It went a little different in the Bible. Miriam, his sister, did follow him to make sure he got somewhere safely, and when the princess found him, Miriam struck a deal with her that his mother would be his nurse, as a means of sparing both Moses from being executed, and the family from living in slavery.
Note: i don't know the full story, that's just what I remember about it.
That's accurate to my knowledge! So biblically, Moses always knew he was a Hebrew. I've also heard people talk about how Egyptian deities are often represented in nature (like the sun, sky, rivers) so the princess who adopted Moses literally meant the the 'gods' brought Moses because the river brought him to her. Also, there's no mention of Moses having a brother so the princess could've easily been praying for a son and then a son appears in the river!
@@silver9wolf6 And then the plagues come and debunk all of the main Egyptian "gods":
The river Nile bleeds.
The sun goes dark.
Etc.
Isn't this based on the Torah? and not the Bible's interpretation?
@@Rudromukherjeenerv Torah is literally the first five books of the Bible.
@@jordancooney6817 I know, but the interpretation is different, this is not a retelling of the Biblical story of Exodus, this is from the Torah, so details may vary, that's all I was saying.
Dreamworks always does good animation for telling a story. I think their films go unnoticed a lot.
The plagues, especially the first born, was harsh, but in retrospect, it was all recompense for what Pharaoh had done to the Hebrews' children. Unlike Pharaoh, God gave warning.
I love this movie so much. I love the part how God yells at Moses for questioning him then comforts him by telling him he wont be alone. Always resonates with me.
Yeah, somethings in scriptures were different from this movie, like the last half being when Moses was WAY older.
Of note about the Egyptians all suffering, the scriptures include that a large group committing sin leads to equal justice. Even the Hebrews were not above it, with a large group commuting a sin that lead to them having to wait an extra 40 years.
Americans are quick to say we put a man on the moon or beat Hitler, but we say that only the bad people took land from natives, as an example for how foreign the concept of equal justice is for some people.
There’s also the fact that the Hebrews had to suffer a similar punishment from Egypt, as well as the fact that God gave him several other chances that were far less harmful.
The Egyptians were also being ungrateful considering Joeseph (who stars in this movie’s dtv prequel) was the reason they lived passed a horrible famine.
THANK YOU! Am I rude if I ask what exact religion you are? I myself am Messianic Jewish.
@@jordancooney6817 I’m non-denominational Christian
@@gamemaster2819 Gotcha.
This movie also doesn't depict the Hebrews slaughtering the natives of "the promised land"
Exactly. The Bible teaches all have sinned. So anyone who dies in the Bible is not necessarily “innocent”. Except Jesus.
I’m absolutely in love with this movie! Even though ever comment I see about this film is positive, I still think this movie is severely underrated. I think I more need to see it. And I’d like to see 2D films come back in some capacity, whether it be streaming or in theaters.
I apologize if this is getting repetitive for you, but I really mean these words as a 19 year old subscriber, your channel never fails to put a smile on my face not just on Saturday, but every day during the week whenever I’m feeling exhausted. Your hilarious editing, laughs, personality is really what makes this channel my favorite on RUclips.
Same. I love Sophie’s reactions a lot because it makes me feel better. ❤️
Thank you as usual :)
@@SophieLents You’re very welcome! ❤
I'm a Baptist and I grew up with this movie, to the point that when I picture the story of Exodus, this is what comes to mind. The imagery is great, the music is great, this is a film that knows less can be more.
This movie is phenomenal. Not only is the animation outstanding - the parting of the sea looks incredible, the CGI looks reall great for the time and blends in with the 2D amazingly and all the chracter designs are great - but it also has a phenomenal soundtrack, a story so good that even many atheists cite this movie as their favorite and the voice actors do an amazing job. It's insane to think that this movie did so poorly when it first came out.
It’s soooo good!
Yeah, for DreamWorks Animation's first 2D movie, they did a phenomenal job.
I don’t think it did poorly when it came out. It made $101.4 million domestically and $218.6 million worldwide on a $70 million budget. In fact, this was DreamWorks’ only financially successful 2D animated release as El Dorado, Spirit, and Sinbad were box office disappointments.
@@nicolasbaron4506 True, but they were still pretty good movies.
@@ezequielreyes5677 Same, but it’s a shame that those three films led to the huge decline and disinterest in 2D animated films.
@6:22
"At least they're not filming Tick-Tocks"
I chocked on the coffee I was having when I heard that 😂
fun fact: Moses mother is voices of Ofra Haza and she made this roll in this movie for 17 languages
Yeah, it is kinda messed up. But remember, the story started with the Pharoah killing the firstborn Jewish babies. So it came back full circle
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This was the best animated/most specific/darkest portrayal of death in animation of how it's quick, peaceful and completely painless yet still has it's dark reputation
While I will always have a soft spot for The Tend Commandments starring Charlton Heston, The Prince Of Egypt is by far the most beautiful adaptation of the Exodus story. Dreamworks did an incredible job.
The plague of the first born was God dishing out on Egypt what Pharoah had done to the Israelites. Also, each plague was God showing how His power dominates the false gods of Egypt. Each plague is thematically tied to a chief god in Egyptian myth.
Definitely one of the greatest animated masterpiece of all time and I'm so glad "The Prince Of Egypt" is one of my all time favorite. ✝️ Thank you DreamWorks for making the film back in 1998.
The voice acting talent in this movie is phenomenal, but I always have to pay special tribute to Michelle Pfeiffer, the only one with a major part who did both the speaking and singing voices (for Tzipporah).
You’re not supposed to take the priest-magicians seriously; “Playing with the Big Boys Now” has a comic twist to it because the audience knows they’re frauds. But there’s a cover version of this on RUclips that’s truly intimidating: ruclips.net/video/gqlNY5iX-nA/видео.html .
“When You Believe” is the hit single from this movie, but “The Plagues” is the most powerful song. When they tried to turn this into a stage musical, one of the biggest failures was that they messed with that song.
28:30 Here is the biggest difference between this movie and the cast-of-thousands live-action epic “The Ten Commandments.” Moses and Ramses always hated each other in the other version (there’s no actual discussion of this in the Torah, so the story can be interpreted either way) but when Ramses’ son and all the other Egyptian first-born sons die, Charlton Heston’s Moses walks off-screen chanting and praising God’s deliverance of the Hebrews from Egypt. This Moses breaks down and weeps for everything he’s had to do and witness to achieve that deliverance.
I thought Ralph Fiennes (Ramses) also did both the singing and speaking lines for his part
It also shows how powerless Hotep and Huy are compared to God. They had to do all those elaborate tricks to do what only took Moses about 10 seconds.
03:48 "not gonna lie, this might be my favorite opening scene. It is so impactful!"
You are perfectly right. For another movie with such a strong opening, there's "Up". The first 8 minutes are also so emotional!
Phenomenal is truly the only word to describe this film ✨ one of my all-time favorites and a comfort movie for my childhood! I'm so so glad you enjoyed it as well 🥰
Honestly, the part where a mother stands at the door in an attempt to not let a soldier in always stuck with me as a kid. They show that lady twice in the movie and I always tear up with her because unlike Moses' mom, she didn't have time to run and hide her child. The soldiers were already at the door.
Love your reaction~ New sub! I love the scene where he remembers the song, because i fell in love with a song at 12 years old that my mom played non stop when she was pregnant with me when she never played it after i was born. It's crazy what can trigger latent memories!
11:51 ...."How the hell is he going to remember that?".... Moses was humming the melody in the scene of the wine (Right before talk to Rameses).... He may not remember the lyrics, but he remembers the melody.....
It's been years since I watched this film
I often forget just how gorgeous the animation in this film is. It's breathtaking
I love your reactions Sophie! Hope you have a great day! ❤️
I absolutely love this movie and especially the songs are awesome. Thank you for watching it and reacting to it!
Thanks for your hard work, I know you're dealing with finals. May everything be well
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Yesssss Sophie!!! You finally watched it!!!! 😆 omg everything about this movie really goes extra hard. The animation 🔥 the acting 🔥 the Hans Zimmer score 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. I am just beyond happy that you watched it and enjoyed it!!!!
HANS ZIMMER?! It makes a lot more sense now
@@SophieLents yep! Hans Motherfucking Zimmer!! The maestro himself!!
@@SophieLents yes, Hans Zimmer in charge of the ost and Stephen Schwartz in charge of the songs (Stephen also took part in Hunchback of Notre Dame, which also has an incredible music).
11:52 We heard him whistling that melody when he talked to Ramases before dropping the bag on the priests, so we know already that he remembered it. Babies and small children remember a lot more than they're given credit for.
The majority of the budget went into animating the parting of the red sea, and as a result it took them 2 years.
It's always interesting to see people with no Bible knowledge reacting to the "Death of the Firstborn". Modern pop-culture only remembers the "Mercy" part of Christianity, but not the "Judgement" part for some reason. This was God's judgement for all the torment the Egyptians all gave to the Hebrews. It was still tame, all things considered.
You have exhausted my patience, but I do hope you understand, that even now, what's about to happen, this is me being reasonable.--Wanda Maximoff
@@brianstewart3897 ...not the quote I would expect in this context, but I guess it kinda works? 😂
I mean honestly it was very tame. Those children didn’t suffer. They were taken presumably to be with God because they were innocent. Considering all the murder and violence Hebrew children that age had gone through thus far it was done as a last resort to establish equilibrium so that the pharaoh would know pain. I think people also forget that Ramases literally says he would be carrying out a second genocide of the Hebrew people, and it would not have been nice and painless the way Gods smiting was. This was quite honestly the only option.
@@astrea4020 You're right. Also, it wasn't just the Pharaoh that God was punishing. All of Egypt was guilty of tormenting the Hebrews. We can't just pretend that the whole society that ran on slavery for decades was innocent in this whole thing. It was Nation vs Nation, not Ramses vs Moses.
Ever since I saw this movie in theatre as a kid. I have loved this movie and I love it just as much now that I am older. Great reaction.
I watched this movie for the first time the day you posted this video, don’t worry, you weren’t alone. BUT OH MY GOD IT’S AWESOME AND IT’S ACTUALLY SO AWESOME THOUGH
oh my god this is a best gift for my birthday,,, thank you sophie, you literally saved this day for me
Happy birthday 🥳
"Nobody deserves that, killing your children". Exactly what the Egyptians did to the Jews earlier. God from the old testament is pretty much an eye-for-an-eye guy.
More like a judge who gave Pharaoh plenty of chances, but was eventually forced to act:
God was a dick in his own right
Not really ..if you read the story Egyptians had the option with the blood of the lamb, their first born kids would have been spared too. Also after each plague Moses went back to the Pharaoh to ask for the release of his people and warned him if he doesnt allow them to leave the next disaster will be worse. And the Pharaoh always went back on his word and kept them there.
Also if you take into account that God pretty much knows everything because he is outside of time he used the Pharaoh for the "story". Since people have free will but God knows what will happen he knew that the Pharaoh wont let the slaves go ..which gave the opportunity to dish out some justice and show the power of God.
And for context Egypt did some pretty bad things ..just like some other places that ended up destroyed. People tend to not take into account that in these stories in the Bible when God actually decided to destroy some city that city showed some pretty bad behavior for decades or centuries ..and even then God was willing to listen to ppl who tried to bargain with him lowering requirement to spare cities :D
God often called wrathful etc. but in the context he is actually waaay to patient with evil ppl and nations.
Also he is often going with mercy instead of wrath. For example Adam and Eve was supposed to die for breaking the one and only rule they were given, but God spared them, clothed them ..and even though they had to be exiled if you compared that to death its cleary a waaaay better deal for humanity :D
25:44
To kind of explain what all the plagues were kinda about, like not only did God only start a new plague every time Pharaoh refused to let them go, but it was also a demonstration of power kinda. Egyptians had a lot of gods (as you commented on during the big boys song 😂) and for each plague that God send, there was an Egyptian god to go along with it that thing. So each time there was a plague it was kind of God being like “okay, what are your ‘gods’ gonna do about this?” and so the movie kind of demonstrates that at the end of the song when you see the statue of one of the gods crumbling.
Also I’d like to point out how interesting the priests are in this movie, like during the song again you talked about how it was basically just a light show more than any “miracles” and that’s exactly what they were trying to show you. Like when they demonstrated they could turn the bowl of water to blood too, comparing it to the river where it looks dark and thick, the bowl looks watered down and so fake, and so it shows that all their miracles were just magic tricks
One more thing going back to the plagues tho, it’s so interesting to learn how the plagues kinda caused one another. Like they happen in a specific order for a reason. The river is turned to blood so all the frogs come out and then after the frogs die the bugs start acting up cuz there’s so much dead stuff, and just yeah, it’s really interesting.
I Loved this movie as a kid they did a really good job with it and I loved all the songs and the music so glad you enjoyed it as well 😇
17:50 It’s a bush that is on fire, but not burning. God is talking to Moses. God doesn’t have a foot fetish. He told Moses that what he was standing on is holy ground. It’s kind of like how I will dip my fingers in Holy Water and do the Sign of the Cross when I enter a church.
Fun fact: in the Bible, Moses was horrible at public speaking and had a stutter, so while he was sending the plagues, his brother Aaron was the one negotiating to have the slaves freed.
And the staff Moses uses for the snake trick is actually Aaron's.
Moses also had anger issues.
Yes, the opening scene of Prince of Egypt is a banger. It grabs you and doesn't let go.
Fun fact about the animal in the Red Sea near the end: Whale's tails move up & down, that animal's didn't. That was a shark. A *massive* shark.
It's a megladon!
Or just a whale shark ._.
Or basking shark
28:01 - and that was the first Passover, now a very important holiday. Passover, also called Pesach, is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of Aviv, or spring.
This movie is AMAZING!
The thing that made me mad is that Pharaoh in the Bible actually agreed to release the Israelites to end each plague individually, and then he would take his word back and thus the cycle of plague after plague happened. It wasn't until Pharaoh kept on doing it was God like "You're done." and gave the rest of the plagues. While that was happening, Pharaoh was too proud and determined to give up so he hardened his heart to seem strong. This story isn't one of joy. Back then, death was common and it still hurt my heart that the parents after all they seen didn't take precautions and their kids payed the price, at least they didn't suffer in the process like the Israelite babies, but still. Idk if you noticed but many of the Egyptians joined the Israelites in leaving so it really was to free everyone.
It's too bad the Israelites sabotaged themselves into spending all those years in the desert tho.
That's not really what happened, or why. In the Bible, the Pharao was actually willing to let the slaves go multiple times, but God interfered with his free will, to harden his heart.
"The Lord had said to Moses, “Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you-so that my wonders may be multiplied in Egypt.” Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go out of his country."
As to why God would harden the heart of the man if he wanted his people to be free, the Bible have this to say: ex 9:14 NIV: "This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me, 14or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth. 15For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. " So yeah. Old testament God created the Egyptians in so that he could kill them slowly and torturously to flex his powers, and set and example, even though He was the one to arrange for the slavery of his people, and prevented the success of diplomatic talks, that were only happening for show anyways.
@@Vincenturious in Exodus 8:8 it happened. With the frogs specifically first. Pharoah changed his mind. Idk if the NIV changed that detail (it didn't, it just shows each of the plagues seperately before the chapter you included happened) but I'm reading from the KJV.
@@Vincenturious God knew that Pharoah would've hardened his heart on his own, then after a few times of him bouncing back and forth God THEN hardened his heart to stop the cycle. Yes to show his power, but also to prove to the Israelites that He is God. Or at least that's what I took from it. I don't think the reason was for torture, although alot of what happened in the Old Testement was brutal and scary. Why they ended up being slaves, thats has to do with Abraham.
Their way of thinking was so differently done than mine. This is what I got from it.
This movie is truly Dreamwork's Magnum Opus!
I hope you react to these movies someday:
. Tangled
. Hunchback Of Notre Dame
. Inside Out
. Mitchells Vs. The Machines
. Train To Busan
So happy you reviewed this movie sophie
How you have an great and awesome weekend Sophie ❤
13:45: Calling these people slaves was one thing, but the Pharoah just massacred them out of fear of rebellion. He also tried to justify his actions by treating them as lesser beings.
I haven't seen this movie in a while, so I don't know if it's in there, but the reason Moses's mother gave him up wasn't to give him a better life free of slavery, but to literally save his life. The Egyptians were killing all newborn Israeli boys to stop the growth of the nation (yeah, I just remembered the scene where he finds the hieroglyphics). The princess that adopted him knew he was an Israeli, so she hired an Israeli woman to be his nanny (who was his actual mum). He knew he wasn't an Egyptian since the beginning. Also Miriam (his sister) was the oldest of the three siblings and she was waiting around to see what would happen to him (when he was put in the basket). She was the one who suggested to the princess to bring an Israeli nanny and then recommended their mother. Aaron was actually much more supportive than he is portrayed in here. After Moses came back to Egypt (after his experience with the bush on fire), he was nervous to appear before the pharaoh, so Aaron became his spokesman. Also, Moses fled from Egypt when he was 40 and he spent another 40 years in the desert, so he was literally 80 years old when he came back to free the nation. And he only met his wife in the desert at the well where he helped her and her sisters to water their sheep, she wasn't imprisoned by the Egyptians. Just a few interesting details ♥️
Also, after finally watching your reaction, since the 7th of the 10 plagues, the Egyptians could have always protected themselves and their families and possessions from any harm. Moses always told them beforehand what precautions to take, it didn't even require that much effort. Only the ones who thought all of this was nonsense even after seeing Moses's words come true again and again and again and still refused to do anything lost their firstborns. And they could have left Egypt with Moses. Many of them did.
Awesome songs! Anybody not adopted, will never understand this story ;-) Egyptians didn't have to work in the fields all the time, but several times a year, the rest of the year they were "idle hands". The Pharaoh was an incarnate god! Most builders were Egyptian, not foreigners. Pharaoh Ramses built a new capital in Goshen (Eastern Delta), were the Hebrews already were living, so they would naturally be drafted (there was no money tax, just labor tax). Today we send our delinquents to college, to party hardy ;-(
Pharoah sent out the judgement on the final plague. It's like putting a curse on someone and if they don't deserve it they'll come back to you. That's why we should always be careful speaking curses
Fun Fact- When the priests sing “Playing with the Big Boys” They display a show of magic. In their song's lyrics, they name all of the Gods. Except for Heka, The God Of Magic. Because the magic was all fake and naming him would be disrespectful to him and the Gods. Also when Moses steps out of the Palace (after Ramses son dies) you can hear the cries of the Egyptians after the final plague. Self fulfilling after Ramses says “there will be a great cry.” ✨xxx
And during the plagues, God is not only showing his power over Egypt’s gods, but mocking them too.
Good job Sophie great video🥰👍
Thanks for watching this. You should check out surfs up, I think it's one of the most creative and unique movies animation has to offer.
Ooh, that’s a good one! Ever since I watched TimotheeReacts (and NickFlix since both of them reacted to the film together) reaction to Surf’s Up, I’ve been wanting Sophie to react to that film too!
The beginning still makes me cry to this day. Also, It's quite common to take the shoes off In a holy place, which symbolizes humility. Look it up.
A MASTERPIECE
I love your reaction to Egypt Prince amazing movie. That’s wonderful.
The opening song for this movie is everything
He was humming the song in the beginning of the movie.
The intro best part of the movie!!!
Fun fact, the voice actress that voiced Moses mother, Ophra Hazra, was a Israeli Singer and she sang the song in pretty much every language the movie wasn't translated.
I love this movie it has a great message to it and this movie is a classic and kind of a musical
YES! Such a classic...
Yessss what a way to comfort my bad day :)❤❤
I’m not religious but I love this movie. The songs, the art..it’s just stunning.
“Ideals are peaceful, history is violent”- Fury
I’m Catholic and grew up with this movie. Since then, I learned more about how well liked it is by people, even atheists.
I loved the movie so much I now want to watch everyday
I love that pretty much anyone can watch and enjoy this film whether they're religious or not
This movie is awesome! Still love watching it every now and then :)
Also you should give Song of The Sea a watch! It’s a great movie with amazing 2D visuals I’m sure you’ll love it!
11:25 because in the story, although Moses’ mother left him, she was reunited with him when they hired her to become his caretaker without knowing that she’s his mother so Miriam would assume that they told him the truth.
I remember that in Year 7 (6th Grade I think) we watched this movie in a R.E lesson for Judaism, a few months ago.
After the Pharaoh lectures Moses and above all Rameses, did you notice Moses whistling the part of Deliver Us his mother sang to him before letting the river carry him?
I'm not the kind of person to cry movies in fact it's actually quite unusual. But this movie actually was like the only one that has ever made me close to crying
9:51 Did you just call those dogs cats?
24:41 Did you just call that cow a sheep?
30:23 Did you just call that shark a whale?
Sure did, welcome to my channel
I'm here for it.
I don’t remember watching this but I might have so you aren’t the only one
Seeing someone watch Moses story without knowing his story is very interesting to watch
24:22 good attention to detail by the animation team. Since moses is protected by god the area of river where he stands is still pure water whereas the rest is blood
I love this movie
This movie is awesome and teaches you alot
RUclips Musicians, Caleb Hyles and Jonathan Young did a cover of "Playing with the Big Boys" that I think is better than the one in the movie. It sounds like a WWE Intro which fits in the same vein in that the priest's performances are a smoke and mirrors act.
30:54 that’s the last time Moses ever said goodbye to Ramesses.
im a 90’s kid and old dreamworks and old pixar was my life growing up.
Have you watched the Disney movie The Fox And The Hound? My mom went to go see this movie in theaters when she was younger and babysitting some kids. Gets emotional though
So emotional. 😭
29:37 Neither am I, but Ramases could've let them go when his own people were covered in boils and their cattle died.
11:14 Because Miriam has survived her life as a slave by convincing herself that Moses was saved by God so that he will come back and save them some day. She can't just let go of that belief.
Aaron on the other hand has survived his life as a slave by keeping his head low and not saying anything, trying to take it one day at a time and avoiding being flogged whenever he can because he knows they can and will flog him for anything
Didn't expect this movie, but really love it! Can you pls watch «Joseph: king of the dreams», it's similar to this movie, and also very good!
This movie is amazing, inspires most people
27:25 Girl, those kids were already damned.
Think about it. God took their lives, while sleeping peacefully, instead of still living as SLAVES for who knows how long.