The Prince Of Egypt

As I look again on this film with the knowledge I know now from class, for a movie that was made in 1998 the visual effects were beautifully executed to show the message of this bible story. The definition of the character's facial features really captured the way they would've looked during those times in Eygpt. The Israelites have defined cheekbones and tanned skin and long narrow noses while the Egyptians had darker and browner tones to their faces and with the eye makeup and clothing, it showed the difference and how you can tell how those different people looked. One particular scene that was very well edited and was amazing on how they made it look so flawless was when Moses and his people were trapped between the Pharaoh's army and the Red Sea. He then used his staff and parted the sea. The way they showed how it parted and how it looked on the outside and the inside. It was just a beautifully edited scene that was very moving and it captivated the faith that the Jews and even Moses had on God despite their troubles at that moment.
I've seen this movie too many times during my childhood and now because it is an animated adaptation of the biblical story of Moses. I liked how the director included all the important plot points from the story like how Moses was adopted and how he has Israelite siblings that he didn't know he had, and how God came to him while he was in Midian. There are different parts to this story that tend to get mixed up like how Moses realized he was a Jew. In the movie, he found out from his sister and his brother that he didn't know he had, in the bible, it doesn't explicitly say how he found out he was an Israelite but it says that he always knew he was a Jew because his mother still cared for him for three years before sending him back to the Pharaoh's wife. Besides that, I absolutely loved this movie. It's so uplifting and it incorporated many spiritual aspects that you would see in the bible. I would have to say for a music lover this soundtrack was mind-blowing, from the opening song to the song when the Israelites were traveling towards the Red Sea. Even the background music was phenomenal it really captured the tone in each scene whether it was joyous or serious. I recently researched more into the cast and music. Turns out that there were different people for the speaking role and for the parts where they were to sing. You would think they would sound different from each other, but the editors at Dreamworks did such a fantastic job layering the voice of the character with the different voice of the singer. It felt and sounded like it was the same person. I found it very interesting and very well executed. I even liked the character development between Moses and his brother Rameses that later becomes Pharaoh in the movie. Moses once truly believed he was a Prince of Egypt but until he discovered himself after running away and finding refuge and life out in the desert in Midian, he found out that he had a purpose in life and that his people needed his help. Rameses however born into the royal life in Eygpt really honed into the role of Pharaoh with an iron fist. You still see his humanity when it comes to his little brother Moses because that was his best friend and his supporter growing up.  I give this movie as many thumbs up I could give it, its a story that is relevant in many generations and can be enjoyed by children and adults everywhere.