Fun fact: it took two years for the animators to make the splitting of the sea scene alone, it just shows how much work and dedication Dreamworks put into this film😊
And then Shrek was easier to make and made more money >_>; It makes sense, but it's also a shame that such art as this gets overlooked and the artform has gotten left behind... Not that computer graphics can't be amazing too, but there is something so special about hand drawn animation too... I'm not sure how much in that scene was hand animated or CG, but you know? In regards to the film in general...
The crazy part? This was the second film that DreamWorks made. Ever. I think they had started working on this around the same time Antz was being made, and considering I hear people talk about this film today and not many talk about Antz, well...that just speaks to its quality. This movie is their best and yet it was only the second one they ever made. Like damn, they really pulled out all the stops here
And did so nailing every single line in every single language. Many people who didn't know het nationality thought the singer in their language version was native. I only caught two little pronunciations in one single letter and that' what made me investigate about who she was. I was amazed. She was GREAT❤
If you are not religious, this is one of the greatest animated films ever made... if you ARE religious? Its one of the greatest animated films ever made.. AND It will bring you to tears and it will do so, every single time.
i live in a catholic household (filipino) and im not the most religious but this movie was just good and is a good visual aid for those that knows the story of moses
9:00 In the bible, the sister followed the basket, went up to the Egyptian princess, and offered her mom to serve as the wet nurse for the baby. That's how Moses knew of his heritage. In the movie, you can actually hear grown up Moses whistling the lullaby tune before this interaction. We'll call it divine intervention for that memory to be preserved here.
The Quran indeed also states that that the sister followed the basket and offered her mom to serve as the wet nurse. Absolutely beautiful how they have implemented that in this movie!
@@PROVOCATEURSK Making the dubious assumption that you're merely mistaken and not trolling, most Christian theologians believe that the name Jesus is not a magic card. Salvation is about accepting your inadequacy and bringing your sins before God for redemption (who is after all, also Jesus). Virtually all Christian theologians accept the overwhelming textual evidence that many old testament Jews are in heaven.
@@PROVOCATEURSKTheologically, before Jesus came to make His sacrifice, the only requirement for salvation was faith that the Messiah would eventually come, and adherence to the Law. So, from a modern Christianity standpoint, all righteous Jews pre-Jesus would be in heaven.
In an early scene, you see Moses playing some pipes while Ramses complained about getting in trouble. The tune Moses is playing is the mother's lullabye, so when Mirriam sings, he knows there's a connection.
They don’t show this in the movie but in the Bible, im pretty sure his mom becomes his nurse maid. When his sister follows him down the stream she tells the woman who finds him that she knows someone who can raise him and the lady tells her to bring her over to help nurse him.
Having Val Kilmer voice Moses and God is nothing short of amazing, given how Val has lost his voice to his illness now. His voice is already immortalized in this animation. ❤
You're half wrong about him voicing God. Every VA voiced God, they whispered their lines so no one voice could dominate. But Val was given the lead when Gods voice was louder.
I think people understimate kids' resilience. I was born in 1993, and had this movie on VHS back when it came out. And never did I feel shocked or traumatised.
Well, if you grew up in a religous house hold you were told or read the very same storys at preschool age. Also a some of the old Disney/animated movies are kind of hardh, dark and brutal. Also I saw the Ten Commandments before I was ten. I never saw the whole Prince of Egyt sofaronly reaction videos.
Another detail I love from that whole scene....Where we actually watch Moses's staff change to the snake and back, it's not the same with the priests. One moment they're holding staffs, then there's a bright flash of light, and poof...the snakes are in their hands (a clever parlor trick).
True and true. It tells a story rather than actively instilling a thought like a lot of other religious media. The way they told the story was also very much in line with Christian and Judaic teachings without taking from either faith. I have no experience with Islam but I get the impression this isn't too impactful in their religion up until the new land portion which it seems only militant muslims get aggressively vocal about.
@@gummylens5465Some governments claim that but my lil theory is they actually don’t want to have their people see a movie about an uprising since most also have several human rights violations under their belt. Might install the wrong thoughts or smth LOL a lot of theocratic govts historically and now claim religous reasons for PR rather than actual belief that its doing harm against their faith. I only say this cause this movie contacted over 600 people for this movie from all three abrahamic religions and lots of Muslims(ofc also Jews/Christians) pitched in for sensitivity reading so I can’t imagine they went so long in the process of helping with this movie without mentioning that. Its why I also feel the angels we see are abstract thoughts(the fire pillar, white smoke, etc etc)
@@Simplenotion the Prince of Egypt never flopped lol. it was highly regarded and is still highly regarded and loved. both Prince of Egypt and Shrek are great works from the same company.
@@HelloXrancidkittehin a weird way tho, if Dreamworks had been planning a series of animated historical dramas, then I think Joseph King of Dreams flopped. Ended the franchise in just two flicks
I can say as a 10 year old boy watching this film in theaters, Look At Your Life Through Heaven's Eyes was the most impactful message to me and it has shaped my life ever since.
They changed a few things for the movie, but the creators met with Islamic, Jewish, and Christian religious leaders to get their takes before finalizing anything. The two big ones are the fact that Moses has a stutter so Aaron had to speak for him, and Ramses would have been Moses's uncle rather than his brother because Moses was actually adopted by the Pharoah's daughter. To make the story more relatable, though, especially for non-religious audiences, they decided to make the brother-to-brother conflict a central theme between Moses/Ramses AND Moses/Aaron. So I think the changed were still super respectful of the source material, whether we're talking about the Bible, the Quran, or the Torah.
It's slanderous and disrespectful to Egyptians. Continuing the false history that the Pyramids were built by Hebrew slaves instead of paid contracted workers.
@chinyereugwu9431 it's not slanderous to demonstrate that slavery existed in Egypt. The idea that they would not have used paid labor AND slaves to build is childish.
@@robbinsnest6163 The idea that a human would free tens of thousands of slaves instead of god is childish. God told people how to punish slaves, not how to free them.
You might have heard the “miracle” song because Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey sang it together and it was played constantly after this movie came out
Music teachers all over the world started salivating when this movie came out. When I was still in thailand they had us sing "There can be miracles" in year 3 AND in year 5. Moved to Taiwan, had to sing it again another two separate years, and also at a regional choir meet lmao. I am now in my 30s and still remember the hebrew lines in that song.
In the story of Moses. God said that rameses would pick the final plague. So that scene where Moses talks to him and rameses says his father had the right idea of what to do with “your” people was him essentially picking what that last plague was gonna be.
Huh? God tells Moses at the burning bush to tell Pharoah to let Israel - God's firstborn - go or God will take Pharoah's firstborn. This was before Moses had even left Midian.
I think a lot of people forget that animation is a medium, not a genre. Just because something is animated, doesn't make it automatically lumped together with all the kids stuff (as you obviously know with stuff such as AOT). Great reaction as always. :)
Something to note about Moses' youth according to scripture (Exodus 2:7-10): Although his mother gave him up to save his life, she would later be allowed to nurse him and take care of him as he grew up. Maybe with this knowledge from the scriptures, the creators of the story of the POE, formulated the aspect of Moses meeting his sister who sung their mother's lullaby. If we think of it in that way, then as Moses' mother continued to nurse him and care for him past infancy, he may have remembered the melody of the lullaby. Hence his reaction when Miriam sang to him, even if in the movie it looks like he was only with his mother the first few months of his life. Hope this helps!
@@PROVOCATEURSKin the Old Testament it was different than the New Testament. Jesus hadn't been born yet and there was no Bible during that time, but they still knew who God was and worshipped Him and realized they were sinners and that God could save them
Hi guys. If you go back to the scene where Moses cheers up Ramses after they're scolded by their father, you'll realize that Moses is actually whistling his mother's lullaby. So many people overlook this detail.
@@Shuttle-256 crazy. I love this movie and Harry Potter, never realized Rameses was voiced by Ralph Fines. Love the movie The Patriot and it had Jason Isaacs so Ralph Fines gets put on the back burner
In the scene where Moses is cheering up Rameses after their father shouting at him, Moses unknowingly predicts the future. "Statues cracking and toppling over. The Nile drying up. Single-handedly, you will bring the greatest kingdom on earth to ruin".
Growing up muslim this movie was THE movie to watch and I remember loving it so much (till this day i still think its one of the best animated movies)! Love how this movie got so many non-religious people to learn more about the life of prophet Moses
@@WolfLove89 In Islam, we do indeed believe in Moses, known in Arabic as Musa. He is mentioned in numerous verses of the Quran and holds a distinguished position within our faith. Musa is one of the select prophets who had the unique honor of speaking directly with God. Additionally, he is among the prophets who received a holy book from God, specifically the Torah, which is referred to as the Tawrat in Arabic. In fact, Christianity and Islam share many of the same prophets ✝️☪️🤍
I always heard great things about this movie but somehow I managed to live 24 years without ever watching it. What a film, I didnt expect the music to go that hard and the cinematography!!! This movie not only was beautiful, the visual storytelling was damn perfect, I was tearing up the last 20 min and the epic scene of the departing of the red sea... my jaw dropped. This and the ten commandments are great films for animation and live action. They both show the strength of each medium.
This movie was HUGE for us 90s church kids. Still is. Some of the film is accurate to story in the Bible, but other parts are fictionalized (for drama and action). Still, an incredible film!
@@sawanna508some people do. Something I love about this channel is they are always respectful towards other people's beliefs ❤ This isn't the best place to start that kind of argument.
You guys should definitely check out the animated films of Don Bluth. They are top-tier animation with some of the most iconic scores of their time. THE SECRET OF NIMH, THE LAND BEFORE TIME, AN AMERICAN TAIL, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN, and ROCK-A-DOODLE are absolutely astounding.
As a Christian, this movie was a must watch as a kid! But this movie is beautiful even for non religious people. The soundtrack is a work of art! Thanks for the wonderful reaction guys! I always enjoy watching your videos!
Why do you want feed people lies and fake stories? The Aztecs killing people and offering their hearts to gods is beautiful even for christians, right?
I can only agree. I am non religious,though I had a religious upcoming and went to church as a child. I can't remember when I watched this or why the first time. But I enjoy it very much and listen to the music from time to time. The "brutal" scenes didn't bother me. And I love that a movie this "old" (ouch) stood by their material. It was brutal. And animation isn't only for children. Sure it's more enjoy full for kids to watch animated then real life... But if any adult passes on this movie because it is animated. They are missing out!
When Moses said "you bring this upon yourself", he was telling the truth, since God stated that Rameses would choose the last plague after the darkness. So much crazy cool stuff they put in here. It was not completely Biblically/Torah(ly?) accurate, but this is one of the best animated films ever.
In answer to Oak's question: As a Christian myself I will say that this was one of the first movies depicting a Biblical story that "took the kid gloves off" per se. And yes, it was absolutely used as a tool to teach Bible lessons. Also, it does indeed take some poetic license with some of the finer details, but I think that they did an excellent job of conveying the core story elements to the audience. I have a special place in my heart for this movie because of the uniqueness of the art style, music, and the effective story telling. Thank you guys for featuring this movie, I really enjoyed seeing your reaction to a movie I love dearly!
You'll notice, 20:30 , the priests produce snakes after a flash of light, while Moses' staff-to-snake conversion is completely visible. Kinda obvious what happened. 😂
When Moses tell Rameses "you bring this upon yourself", he means it literally. God had told Moses that Rameses himself would choose the last plague. By saying his father was right about how to deal with the slaves (killing first born children) and saying he'll do the same, Rameses seals his son's fate. That's why the son is in there in that scene, and that's why Moses looks so horrified, because he realizes that Rameses basically just condemned his own son. And Moses still very much cares about Rameses, which is why it hurts him so much (see him crying after seeing Rameses mourning his son).
I was one of those children who was taken to the theatre to watch this by my catholic family. I am not religious now but as Oak said, I appreciate and respect anyone’s beliefs. I was moved beyond words when I was a child and now as an adult, get so emotional by the music and animation. I personally don’t think it was too heavy for a child to watch, as I was one of them who experienced it for the first time. It gives a true and honest account of the biblical story and I do think the movie is a masterpiece. I don’t think a biblical story can be portrayed respectfully if not shown historical accurately (some parts aren’t, but the majority is). Unfortunately tragedies occur in every part of life and introducing children in an informative way, through music, story telling and animation is a powerful way to educate. Thank you so much for watching this movie and for the respect you give it ❤
now that you're an adult and can understand complexities and truth more, look back into the true great minds of the Catholic Faith. You might find something far more compelling than what you were told as a child
dont forget that in his mothers lullaby she wished for him to remember the song also God is watching over Moses and always had plans for him, if he wanted moses to remember the lullaby then he will remember it lol btw oak the song is probably familiar because mariah carey and whitney houston did the duet of “when you believe” for the film it was very popular !
Jewish long-time fan here! Many Jewish scholars have agreed (which is a rare thing) that it ***had*** to be Moses. A Jewish man who would be able to empathize with the Egyptians and weep for ***everyone*** harmed by Ramses' ego. He was chosen because he was the one person who would empathize with the Jews enough to follow through, but empathize with the Egyptians enough to not relish the pain caused to the innocents. Generally speaking, it's not taught that Moses was saved by G-d specifically to do this, but chosen by merit of his character as an adult. I love that they consulted both Christian AND Jewish scholars when making this movie, and you can see him experiencing both agony and resolve during The Plagues. He never once feels happy about doing this. It's about justice, not revenge. (Which is a truly excellent moral regardless of whether you're a biblical literalist, realist, or skeptic)
It's a great story, but a story is all it is. The archaeological records doesn't supoport it. With Amun-her-khepeshef, the son depicted dying her living to adulthood. Remains in KV5 suggest he died in battle from the blow of a mace.
Something that will always making me cry in this movie is the brothers essentially being ripped apart. Moses knowing it's the right thing to do but it's his brother! He loves him & he would never want to do anything to hurt him. For Ramesses, all he knows is his brother ran off & is missing for years. They finally meet again & he's so happy & excited to see his brother, only for Moses to start a seemingly random crusade against him & all he's work for. Pre Moses leaving, he would've been Ramesses' right hand man in leading & ruling Egypt. When they are singing The Plagues, their lines towards each other HURT Moses: "Once I called you brother Once I thought the chance To make you laugh Was all I ever wanted" "And even now I wish that God Had chose another Serving as your foe on his behalf Is the last thing that I wanted" Ramesses: "You who I called brother How could you have come to hate me so?" These lyrics alone just hit me & hurt so bad. Then I think about if I was in Moses' place against my siblings... I truly could cry just from that. Great movie though! Lol
One of my favorite thing I didn't notice until I was a adult is that Moses 100% remembers the song his mother sang to him. In the scene where he finds Rameses sitting up on the statue at the beginning of the movie, Moses is humming the song. Then he hears it hours later that same night from his sister.
This movie was Jeffrey Katzenberg's way of showing that western animation did not have to be soft. That it was not just for kids. It was a massive middle finger to Disney, and the next movie they put out in theaters was Shrek if I am remembering correctly. Which was also a dunk on the Disney formula. Katzenbreg wanted to do this movie when it worked for Disney. But they did not think it would work. So when he founded DreamWorks it was like the first thing on his list to make.
@@spazzyshortgirl23 Road to El Dorado is older. Really. That's cool to know. I knew Antz was older. Pretty sure it was DreamWorks first movie. And Chicken Run was not made by them just distributed I believe so I don't really count it. And of course King of Dreams was straight to video.
This is one of my favourite movies of all time, not just animated but overall. And the cast is STACKED! Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin & Martin Short - and I probably forgot someone… I’ve listened to Hans Zimmer’s masterpiece of a soundtrack so many times. Gawd, I love this.
For fun context: Batman, Professor X, Cat woman, Lord Voldemort, and The Grandmaster are all in this movie together. And yes, "Lord Voldemort" is really singing. 😁
The scene where the angel of death kills all of the firstborn was so simply but powerfully done at the same time. Very moving when seen in the theater.
It is a surprisingly good movie (surprising since I was not expecting a "religious" movie to be this good) and the falling out between the brothers just hits me so hard every time. And damn, that soundtrack is just amazing.
Having been raised Christian, I love that the movie made their brotherly relationship a focal point of the movie instead of "Hebrews good, Egyptians evil". Portraying Rameses as a human dealing with responsibility, betrayal, pride, and loss along with his stubbornness and decision making was an excellent choice!
I’m a Christian. And i grew up hearing this story and watching this movie. There are some things about it that I understand better now that I’m older but I’m happy they didn’t dumb down the story. It makes for a great teaching tool and it’s over all a wonderful movie. I’m so happy you guys reacted to it!! You’re all amazing and definitely my top favorite reactors! God bless all of you ❤️
If you're interested, Inspiring Philosophy has a video series on RU-vid of the historical evidence for the Exodus, in his Exodus: Rediscovered series. High quality and all scholarly sources cited. Not to react to, but just to watch for fun. 🍻
Everybody is always praising "The Lion King", and while I think it's a good movie, I don't love it like I love "Prince of Egypt". Maybe it's because I was a young adult at the time they came out... The soundtrack of this movie is so good, I regularly have to listen to it. And I cry everytime at the beginning. Moses mother's desperate attempt to save her child always get's me. Ofra Haza did such a phenomenal job putting all this desperation and anguish in this song! And I really like that Ramses is not a one dimensional villain. He is a traumatized person who is deeply afraid to do the wrong thing (and is inadvertently doing the wrong thing...) In the end, he just wanted his brother back. You can see his hurt when he realized Moses came back for his people, not because he missed his brother. I think, a lot of the conflict in this movie can be explained this way.
One of the reasons this movie is so amazing to me is the way the portray rameses and Moses’s relationship. They were brothers and they loved each other, rameses was willing to do anything for Moses and then Moses ran away (understandably). And then we he returns rameses is so happy to see his brother that he thought was lost to him just to realize that Moses is not there for the reason he thinks and they’re strangers. And equally for Moses after he left rameses hardened and turned into another version of his father and he isn’t the same person Moses knew. And with the Passover like that’s Moses’s nephew and the pain that caused must have been unreal, and for rameses because he now believes the person he knew as his brother has killed his son. Even though Moses was adopted their relationship was strong and I think it adds to the message and makes it even more compelling and complex. Such an amazing AMAZING movie. The brother relationship is done so well, it makes the story even deeper to show and explain the internal conflict both of them were probably facing. When rameses says that’s the ONLY reason you returned, Rameses has probably been thinking about him for years wondering if he’s alive and their relationship is immediately and forever changed and Moses has obviously kept him in his thoughts because he kept the ring but he can’t even say he came to see his brother. When Moses was the only person rameses could confide in and be himself and trust. And for Moses to have to see his childhood home and people he knew laid to waste, losing the brother he had in rameses😭 rameses calling out for him like he did when Moses left the last time but for different reasons now. They did this so well. I could talk about the lyrics and scenes and the story FOREVER. The intentionality of it all is unmatched. And the music just ughhhhhhh
And see, this is why I kinda hate that the falling out between the brothers IS part of the central conflict. Because look, the biblical side of this story is strong enough. But adding the family conflict takes me outta that, in the way that I don'y actually care about that. Now I'm looking at the family dynamics and how much it pisses me off that Moses doesn't see that he's responsible for his brother closing himself off to him. Moses comes back after years of being gone, Ramses uncertain if he'd been alive or dead, ready to welcome his brother back with open arms! ...and Moses gives him back his ring and makes this impossible demand of him. And then proceeds to not see how much it kills Ramses in the process. And then wonders in "The Plagues" how they got there. I love this movie but I hate the biblical story being the driving force for what happens to these brothers. Like, literally, I do not care about this being a religious story the brothers at the center of it so much more important to me. And Ramses being turned into the villian makes me so angry, in the context of this story.
@@DarkYashaRyoko I understand where you’re coming from, however I think it is important because in the biblical story it just says pharaoh and Moses and you kind of forget that Moses was raised with the Egyptians and as a prince, and also realizing that when he came back the pharaoh would now have been rameses, his brother. I think when read in religious texts that part of the depth of what Moses was doing is lost, with discarding his relationship with his brother while trying to fulfill God’s wishes. And in the song I think Moses isn’t really confused as to how they got there but more upset and can’t really believe that this is what they’ve come to. You’re right about the biblical story being strong enough, but in my opinion their relationship is a big part of the story itself. I think you can’t have one without the other and this movie showed that it wasn’t nothing or totally easy for Moses to go there, like he wasn’t just talking to strangers. It does hurt me so much when he doesn’t even acknowledge how much he’s hurting rameses, but like I said I think that both things are intertwined. I never really thought about separating the two, it was cool to hear your perspective!
He remembered the lullaby subconsciously. He was humming it toward the beginning of the movie when he was walking through the palace, so it’s in there somewhere
And to think there's chariot wheels that have been found at the bottom of that sea. Along with volcanic glass in areas the fire from heaven struck the sea floor.
Clicked on this IMMEDIATELY!!! I am so excited to see this. Such an ambitious film, and so respectful of all 3 main Abrahamic religions, which is something most people today can't accomplish while just talking. Also, fun fact: Val Kilmer voices God as the burning bush as well as Moses. I always thought that was a neat touch, that God chose to come to him as himself.
Dont know if it's mentioned already in comments, but each of the plagues of Egypt was meant as a very specific challenge from God against the false gods of Egypt. He was showing that they have no power over him.
As a religious person and someone who just likes seeing the telling of historical stories (even when some liberties are taken), I'd love to see you watch Ben-hur and The Ten Commandments. Even Cleopatra from 1963, Samson and Delilah from 1950, and David and Bathsheba from 1951. Something about that era of movies just captures me and I'd love to see more reactions to the classics.
Remember folks ❗️ slavery is gross and if we all agree then we should be currently paying close attention to how our electronics are made and sourced and the people of Congo ❗️🫶🏽
you can actually hear Moses whistle the lullaby the song his mother sang to him in the beginning, so he actually did remember it. it's during the scene where he is preparing the prank on the priests. the attention to detail in this film is phenomenal, as well as the music. thanks for the reaction, guys! 😃
😅 I was born in 1998. Grew up with this movie as kid. Raised catholic but fam fell out of the faith in college. Went back into it over 2 years ago but on the Christian side. Got saved and wow. I myself don't know the deep details of the story but according to some other reactors, Ramses was Moses uncle and the brother, Aaron was in favor and Miriam was against Moses. I even think that in the Old Testament story the woman found Moses and asked for a mother to help care of Moses so his blood mother got to take care of him. I look forward to reading the actual story. Thank you for this video and for sharing your story. Looking forward to kidz kamp this month with the church I currently attend. My family doesn't belive much nowadays and since I'm not Catholic, well, they don't want to hear about Jesus. Thought they be proud of owning my faith and finally accepting Jesus into my life but God knows best and I trust He uses even the bad for good. Amazing movie. God bless you all.
The song might sound familiar cause Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston made it chart! Also a bit of history: The Egyptians had slaves, yes, but the pyramids and a lot of other tombs and religious monuments were built by hired workers. They lived near their building sites and were paid in bread and beer. A lot of them died, but they had the extreme honour of being buried near their building sites/tombs of their Pharaoh. So it was huge for 'em. Gotta remember the bible was written thousands of years after all this went on, so.
To Oak’s question: my little sister was about 6 when she saw this movie in the theatre. It caused her to ask about death and it became a great point of conversation about death and what happens when we die. Being Christians, it was obviously approached from a biblical perspective and she was fine after all the chats we had as a family.
The only real major difference between this and what's in the Bible/Torah/Holy Text is that in the original one Moses actual mom is his wetnurse, and therefore raises him secretly without them know he's her mother. So he's actually raised knowing who he is. So the story is more about him accepting his fate his whole life rather than a surprise. Yes there's a few other changes but that's really the only major on, this was a really well done movie.
Fun fact: At the very start of the scene where Moses and Rameses talk (after being diciplined by their father) you can actually hear Moses whistling the tune of his mother's lullaby. It's a very good subtle bit of foreshadowing which shows that, to some degree, he DOES remember the lullaby. I doubt he remembered the lyrics, but he probably, subconsciously remembered the tune. (Some people can vaguely remember snippets of very early infancy. It's not impossible. Just improbable.) So when he hears his sister actually singing to this tune that only he has ever known, in the form of a mother's lullaby, it is absolutely proof that what she told him might actually be true.
This is why I like The Oak. The humanity and heart in that man. Almost every movie where a child or young person was hurt or dies he had a troubled reaction. Loved the reaction guys.
This soundtrack crushes my heart♥️🥹My sunday school went to see this in theaters. Still makes me cry it’s so beautiful. As a mother and a Christian who struggled with my faith in my youth, we need more movies for kids that keep religion beautiful and hopeful because so much of the world is so tragic and this movie has all of it!♥️
You missed a few things, but he did, somehow, remember the lullaby. Earlier in the movie he's casually whistling the tune, and it being in such a normal setting shows it's been part of his daily life. This hints to us that he's probably spent his entire life with that tune in his head, and whenever he asked around where it was from, no one could ever answer him. It's always been a mystery to him. But a random slave girl who claims to be his sister suddenly sings that tune to him unprompted, imagine the WILD rollecoaster of emotions he must be going through within those few seconds. The familiarity of the tune first puzzling him, then confusion to hear someone else sing it, extra confusion that it's THIS GIRL singing it, the realization she must have been part of his life at some point, then the realization and absolute shock that she must be saying the truth, and finally the even bigger shock and realization that his parents aren't his parents. And all of this is clearly visible on his face if you pay attention to it. I just love the details in this movie! Also see how all background characters are different individuals with different faces and body shapes, skin tones etc. There is no copy-pasting, they have actual personality and you can nearly see their story based on their behaviour and other things. The amount of effort they put in characters that are on screen sometimes for literally a couple of seconds is amazing.
I can never get over how this is all 2d animation. imagin sitting their and drawing the parting of the red sea, than drawing it, than try to get it to move around. this is why i will always love 2d animation
Mexican 90's kid here. I was brought up in a very catholic family and I remember watching this movie in theaters with my parents. My grandmothers loved it and actually encouraged me to watch it again and again. I do admit that some of the themes went over my head the first couple of times I watched it but I was all-in for the music as soon as I heard that trumpet. Later on I truly understood all the themes and was still very much in love with the film even after separating myself from the faith I think of this as one of my favorite movies of all time. Simply wonderful.
This was Dreamworks Animation's second film (the first being Antz, a rushed rival for PIXAR'S A Bug's Life). This was truly a masterpiece for the animators of Dreamworks who really showed Disney that they were a real rival.
This movie was beautiful. The music was emotional and I cry every time they show the waters parting. As someone who believes the biblical story actually happened, it’s beautiful to see the scope of it.
I _Really_ wish y'all would react to "Joseph: King of Dreams", it's made by the same people and a prequel to this story. It tells us how the Jewish even got to Egypt. And honestly, I've always found is a great movie. "Better than I" is just as iconic to me as "When you believe", but people rarely speak about that movie.
As far as small acts of kindness changing lives, there was an author or motivational speaker or something. Who shared a story at his high school graduation about how his best friend had saved his life. He wasn’t his best friend yet but he was walking home carrying all his school books and dropped them. The soon to be best friend helped him pick them up and maybe gave him a ride or something and they became friends. Idk but the point is that that action changed his mind about taking his life that day. He had all those books because he had cleaned out his locker so that his parents wouldn’t have to deal with it after he was gone. The best friend helped him pick up some books. And the guy decided to live. I can’t remember all the details of that story but I remember enough not to forget the impact what we think is a small gesture can have.
Dreamworks made a great choice to have the voice of God, as Moses hears it, his own voice in a way using the same voice actor (Oak, I was kicking myself too not knowing Val Kilmer, Ice Man himself, voiced Moses)
Just started video since it dropped 6 minutes ago. One of my top Animated movies of all time. The soundtrack, the animation itself with beautiful cinematogrophy and the amazing cast giving if their all to this awe inspiring story. Even watched it recently with a friend as were doing a whole “Movies either havent seen ever or in a long time”. The destruction of the bond between Moses and Ramses is heartbreaking.
