The Prince of Egypt

Whether you follow any specific religion/faith or not, I find it difficult to see how anyone could say that this isn't an amazing story. Take away the religious content, you're still left with a very passionate story about oppression, discovering who you truly are, giving a voice to those who would otherwise remain silent and finding the strength to face a difficult situation and do what is right. The general story is one that has popped up in various places, but DreamWorks just made a production of the traditional story found in the Bible.Speaking as someone who lives on a wish rather than a prayer and stacks her copy of the Bible and the Tanakh on the same shelf as Grimm, Anderson, Kipling and Aesop, I didn't find The Prince of Egypt at all bias or preachy. There obviously had to be references to faith and God, but there was nothing that suggested all audience members should believe in a specific entity or that anyone followed the 'wrong' faith. Instead of presenting religious conflict, it was moral conflict - i.e. leading slaves to freedom.It is rated 'U' but, in my opinion, it really stretches the limits. The plague scene in particular is quite graphic and the beginning scene where you see how badly the slaves are being treated and the killing of the babies is really quite heart-wrenching - something the written texts never quite capture.While a fair amount of artistic licence has been taken, the actual events from Moses being cast adrift in the river to his leading the Hebrews to their own land are accurate enough to tell the story. The characters were all brought beautifully to life with qualities and flaws, emotions and feelings and, being able to relate with them was quite surprising, but very well done. While in the text, there is no close brotherly relationship between Moses and Ramesses (I don't think Ramesses is even the Pharaoh mentioned in the texts - I could be wrong) it brought a new level of emotional turmoil to the story. The fact that they had a connection made the plagues and the last few scenes all the more devastating. Unless you are a very very devout follower (which is fine - I understand that) I wouldn't think the use of artistic licence would be enough to cause offence.As far as animation goes, I was a bit dubious. Having previously watched Sinbad (which I gave up on) and El Dorado, which I enjoyed but is rather badly animated in some ways, I was very surprised by the quality presented in this. The details of the scenery and, even the 'extra' characters is almost breath-taking. From the colours and tones used in the images to the attention paid to the slightest breeze (the first river-scene with Jochebed for example) and the way Moses keeps shrugging his too-big robe onto his shoulder is fairly astounding. I'm not sure it would kick Disney off the scale, but it definitely sets a strong precedent for DreamWorks.My favourite sequence is 'Through Heaven's Eyes' where we see the time Moses spends in Midian and truly begins to embrace who he is and finds contentment as a shepherd and a husband to Tsippora. The entire sequence is probably five minutes long - there are no long-drawn out romance scenes or big life-lessons thrown at you, but the sentiments are there.The soundtrack is what, for me, throws this entire production onto a completely different level. Not only do the songs move things along quickly, but clearly (as mentioned about in 'Through Heavens Eyes') but the musical pieces range from sinister to soft to cheerful and rousing. The music that supported the plagues sequence was almost frightening while the River Lullaby was the heart-breaking lines amongst a very angry and desperate musical piece (Deliver Us)At the minute, this has been placed near the top of my list of favourite animated films purely for every element that creates it - from the story and the characters, to the music and scenery. In my opinion, there is no really weak element - even the priests who were maybe there for comic relief weren't out of place. A definite recommendation.

Not really a teenager but I still love animation for for grown ups!I will definitely check what else is available!

Although I would prefer this to be more biblically accurate, its still an amazing movie! The Jews have suffered so much throughout the eras, and looks like the Christians have inherited this blessing too.

A brilliant film with wonderful visuals, artwork, animation and sound. I did experience issues with the odd momentary flicker or two frames appeared in one. (Hard to explain) This was obvious and was distracting.Update: A replacement disc has been sent from AmazonUSA

I have always liked this animated film and now it comes in a very nice 4k limited edition collectors set. Comes in a hard outer box and a set of art cards inside the plastic case that holds the disc. Arrived very quickly with no damage.

Wonderful film, stunning animation and soundtrack, this 4k edition finally gives us the film in all it’s glory. The earlier DVD and Bluray releases were based on the same aged and inferior scan, this new 4k based on a new scan is excellent.

This is an excellent film based on the bible story of Moses, from the escape of Pharaoh to God's wonders and to ultimately saving his people from the hands of the Egyptians; this is one of my favourite movies of all time.Slick,lovely flowing animation adds another dimension.The relationship between the characters(Moses & the Pharaoh) is made to be believable thanks to the animation & dialog, you actually forget that this is an actual animation movie. Also the musical scores/songs in this movie are all wonderful and top notch. My favourite one is deliver us and the river lullaby.As a Christian this makes me want to read the story of Moses straight from the off and as an animation student I am greatly inspired as I look to hopefully create shorts based on bible stories in the near future and then a TV series on it.Dreamworks did a great job, bravo.

This is a very moving film, in some scenes I even had shivers down my spine, particularly where 'God' is present.I thoroughly enjoyed the Prince of Egypt. The character of Moses is deep and thought-provoking and it's interesting to follow how he changes from a spoiled Pharoah's son to a normal poor man as time goes on. I really liked the relationship portrayed between Moses and Ramases and the final show-down by the sea is really powerful.I was fully engaged, and as I have ADHD this is unusual. The start was slightly slow, but quickly picks up and I became engrossed by the time Moses sets the girl free.Highly recommended, religious or non-religious. This movie is sure to move you.