![]() ![]() They put a lot of extra stuff in the movie and it seems that little to no effort was made to see if these extras were historically accurate. A few of them are straightup incorrect and could have easily been researched. Some of these additions are misleading at best twisted to the point of having some sort of agenda at worst. Many of them are a lot more than just artistic license. Upon learning the truth of his past from a burning bush, Moses returns to Egypt with God on his side and demands that the pharaoh (now his brother Rameses) must "Let my people go." With songs written by Oscar-winner Stephen Schwartz and sung by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, The Prince of Egypt covers all the classic story points of the story of Moses, including the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea.Love the idea! Unfortunately there are a lot of problems with this short little movie.I will say that the animation is pretty good and many of the characters are beautifully done.But there are a LOT of additions to the movie. The pharaoh Seti (Patrick Stewart) raised Moses as his son. His secret, of course, is that he is really a Jew and as a child was floated down the river to escape mass genocide. ![]() While Rameses is groomed to take over the land, his beloved brother Moses is a carefree prankster, until he learns the true secret of his past. The story revolves around these two close brothers, Moses and Rameses. Moses' brother Rameses, previously played by Yul Brynner, is now voiced by Ralph Fiennes. In the Charlton Heston role of Moses is Val Kilmer. Think of The Ten Commandments with songs and an all-star cast doing the voices. The Prince of Egypt tells the story of Moses releasing the Jews from Egyptian slavery under the hand of the evil pharaoh Rameses. Dreamworks Pictures has taken the biblical story of Exodus, put it into cartoon form, and released it on the big screen as an epic animated feature. ![]()
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