The Pharaoh saying “they were only slaves” always sends chills. Then Moses looking disgusted at his father,the fact that he realizes his “father” he once looked up to, has been a monster all along.
This movie may just be the greatest thing DreamWorks has ever released. The animation is incredible, it follows the story as written in the Bible almost verbatim, the score is perfect, (infact, this movie won an Oscar for Best original score,) and the bond, turned rivalry, turned hatred between Moses and Rameses was so fantastically and maturely written. Nothing the studio has released since has quite topped this in terms of pure cinematic scale.
@@Chuuzus And that, good sir, is mostly due to it being 2D, released just before cgi animation started to gain serious traction, and thus, was immediately overshadowed by DreamWorks' next colossal hit, Shrek. It's unfortunate.
Eh…it’s actually quite a deviation from the Biblical account in many ways. The main points are true to the account (Hebrew babies being murdered, Moses raised in the palace, he kills and Egyptian guard, flees and marries a midianite, burnish bush happens, he goes back to free the people, the plagues, the exodus, pillar of fire and red sea moments, and the tablets), however many details are hollywoodized in the very same way the Ten Commandments movie by Cecil B Demille was. In the bible, Moses was actually raised by his mother and grew up knowing he was Hebrew, he was not raised as a prince/royal, there was no brotherhood between Moses and the actual heir to the throne, the pharaoh wanted to kill him after he killed the Egyptian guard, Aaron was chosen to speak for Moses and be with him as he confronted the pharaoh bc he was extremely shy, the Egyptians actually gave the Hebrews their gold possessions bc they feared them so much, etc. That said, there is no doubt that this remains one of the greatest animated films ever made.
Fun fact! Ofra Haza who played Yocheved (Moses' biological mother), sang the song in the beginning in many other dubbings of the film (if not all). Legit, she had to learn the translations and pronounciations of those other languages and even though it was hard she insisted upon doing it herself. I'm greek and it BLEW MY MIND when I found out cause it's so seamless.
Ofra was truly impressive. I mean, just an example: she knew how to distinguish the accents in Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese in both dubbed versions almost perfectly.
She even did variations like European Spanish and Latin American Spanish and man... she ate!!! You can't tell she's not a native Spanish speaker. Blows my mind away!
I absolutely love the scene with the lambs blood and the Holy Spirit because of the uneasy silence, the hushed village as they watch the holy spirit pass by and collect the souls of unmarked homes. It was genuinely scary to me when I was younger and i love the portrayal of religious phenomenons being scary in some way. Like how biblically accurate angels are frightening to look at
@@Sam-0827 do not apologize, in the Hebrew text, it is “the destroyer” and does not mention an angel. The implication here is that it was in fact the Holy Spirit, God Himself who was the destroyer as He alone took the breath of life that He gave. That said, there is no one definitive interpretation of who the destroyer is. But using context clues: Each plague was a slap in the face to the Egyptian gods, as God Himself caused plagues of things that these so-called deities were lord over. So it makes sense given that the bible doesn’t use any such label as “angel of death”.
It scared me when I was a kid as well. It actually made me so afraid of death I was constantly in fear of dying growing up. Every little thing that I saw as could kill me I tried to avoid (even getting in cars because I knew people died in car wrecks a lot). As an adult now; the scene doesn’t scare me now but definitely draws me in. The animation, the silence. It’s just something captivating.
I miss 2D animation like this. It's so beautiful. It's actually a misconception that they stopped using it because it takes longer. They transitioned to 3D animation because 2D animators unionized. 3D animators haven't unionized, so studios can still abuse their labor, unlike 2D animators. The creation takes around the same amount of time for both.
There's even more than that. with 2D you have to COMMIT to the storyboard, you can't just change a scene midway through. And the model of Hollywood is really weird now where they change stuff constantly mid-production, by commission, which is kind of why the movies aren't very good anymore. They keep changing stuff even after filming, and in 3D you CAN alter scenes and tweek them mid production. You can't with 2D. You MUST have a strong pre-production and commit to it.
This is truly the BEST DreamWorks movie ever made. It literally took them two years just animate the 4 min parting of the sea scene. And the cast? Having them all voice god during the burning of the bush? The music? OFRA HAZA??? Like DreamWorks. Please. Y’all didn’t have to snap like this but y’all did. I’m no longer Christian but I fully wholeheartedly believe you don’t need to be, to enjoy this complete work of art
I am LIVING for your animation responses. Hunchback... 🔥 Prince of Epgypt 🤌🏾. But eventually, if possible.. please add to your list Anastasia. 1997 Don Bluth film. Not as iconic but very hilarious and Aaliyah (RIP) did some music. ❤ Appreciate all your content.
Also, all the symbolism in the animation. Pharaoh's face aligning with the Statue when Moses and Rameses get scolded; Moses being devastated when he finds out that horrific picture, him surrounded by 2 crocodiles (this is more symbolic when, instead of Moses, it's Rameses's son; the Statue or painting of Pharaoh behind Rameses in many scenes (like, he is dead but still chasing him somehow)... Also, the contrast between the colours red and blue. And did you notice how in some scenes where you can clearly see the landscape Moses is really small compared to it? (Him running towards the palace because of existential crisis, him in the desdert...)
Everything from the performances, the writing, the score, the animation. This movie is the definition of a masterpiece and the Academy owes it a retroactive Oscar for animated film, since they didn't start giving Oscars for animated films until a few years later. Fun fact it took them years to animate the Red Sea sequence. thank you for reacting to this movie
The first born plague is so terrifying and done so beautifully. Just the sound. The whole movie is so beautiful! That shot with the whale in the parting of the red sea!
This story is so bittersweet... Moses freed his people, but at what cost? The relationship with his brother. This movie really shows what true sacrifice means. Also, although what Rameses does/doesn't do is unjustified, I think many of us would have been as stubborn as him in his place. I think he is a very complex antagonist, which I like (the character, his (in)actions are not justifiable). I mean, the two "Goodbye, brother"'s made my heart 💔. Also, in the beginning Ralph Finnes (the voice of Rameses) could not believe the animators would be able to portray such conplex facial expressions of Rameses (the scene when Moses gives him back the ring), but they nailed it!! By the way, GREAT REACTION!!!
I definitely felt like Rameses was a sympathetic villain. He was raised to see the Hebrew people as lesser beings. “They were only slaves,” as his father told Moses. His mother seemed to recognize the humanity of them, but his father’s influence was stronger. Rameses wanted to be the Pharaoh his father expected him to be. And that unfortunately caused the suffering of innocents. Avoiding religious debate about which beliefs are “right” or “wrong,” I always loved this film. It’s a beautiful story. At the very least, it’s a story of liberation and hope.
The quieter side story of this movie - as Ramases and Moses's relationship deteriorates, Moses's relationship with Miriam and Aaron grows. He says "Goodbye brother" and turns away to rejoin his true family.
I think Ramses's behaviour is stupid no matter the reason. He was controlled by his father, he wasn't HIM. Also seeing all the horrible stuff that God can make to his nation and just not thinking about the prosperity of his people is absurd. He could've just easily let people go after one or two plagues for the sake of safety of his nation. He is one in charge for his people and he understands that yet he choses to ruin everything just for the sake of his PRIDE and egoism. That's stupid 😐 any wise ruler will understand that it's better to give something to prevent more loses. In his brain though... There's no wise thoughts at all
I remember watching this for the first time and I was completely awed at how beautiful this film was even as a young child. Still a classic, still has bops, well-acted/animated, just an amazing piece of ART.
I remember seeing this in theaters when it came out (a teacher who was a friend of the family took me with 2 other gurls). I sound really old saying that because this is an older movie, but I remember crying in the theaters and not understanding why exactly I did. I remember coming home and telling my parents and we watched it together and my mom bought me the soundtrack because I loved these songs. This movie is so emotional and I love the way it looks and of course, the music is beyond. Last week's movie and this week's movie best music honestly.
The first time I watched it my Grampa bought me the VHS tape and played it for me in the hotel room we were staying in. It felt like a life changing experience. I was never religious and knew very little about the Bible. I’m still not religious but this story was so impactful, I’ll never forget it.
"Through Heaven's Eyes" might be my favorite song in the world and I'm an atheist. Such a beautiful, uplifting song with a meaningful message. And it's a bop!
Literally just watched this yesterday after a few years. I still react in the same way. As a non-religious babe is I sit emotional the entire way through. The music is beautiful! Can’t wait to see you react to it!
What I love about this movie is it went to leaders of all 3 religions this story is a part of. Judaism, Islam and Christianity and took into account all three. They showed respect to all three and it shows. The words "they were only slaves" ring true to so many times in history. The justification of ending human life by believing one group are not as deserving of it as others is one that did not end there. The seeing of human beings as lesser beings, thinking yourself to be the "chosen people" is still sadly with us as we are seeing at this very moment. You would hope these movies and past brutalities would teach people to be kinder but instead, some use it as a template to continue such beliefs.
Was looking for a comment about this!! Though I will say, in making a film like this, there will always be some disregard to something within the religion. Looking into the Islam side of things, I learned y wasn’t just depictions of the Prophet Mohammed that was forbidden but of all prophets, so unsurprisingly, this movie is banned in Muslim countries for depicting Moses. So it’s things like that which, by nature of what a film adaptation is, is disregarded. One of the things I love though, that show it’s not just one Abrahamic religion being considered over others is at the end of the film, it shows lines expressing the same sentiment from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. I know when I learned that they consulted leaders and scholars for all three religions, my love for this movie grew. When they say that it’s a story of significance to millions of people in the beginning, it’s also such an understatement as the combined number of followers is in the *billions* I recently saw a reaction from a channel where between the three watching, they didn’t really even know the story f Moses *at all* and that they still saw it as a great film really speaks to how good it is. You don’t need to be religious or even know the story going in. There’s a lot more layers to it if you have even. passing knowledge of the story but I love that the film didn’t *depend* on n audience already knowing the story to carry it. That’s the mark of a good adaptation.
One lesson people don't see when watching this is the effect of terrible parenting. The Pharaoh calling Ramses the "weak link" and being harsh on him to maintain the dynasty worsened this propblem. Ramses refused to let them go so he wouldn't be the "weak link".
I am no longer religious, but i STILL love this movie and its beauty can still bring me to tears. I think ive probably watched it at keast once a year since it came out and i was 7 years old. It may be told through the lens of religion, but its messages are universal and moving regardless.
May I ask why you lost your faith?I may not know your life or anything about you, but what I do know is that there is a God who knows the number of hairs on your head.He has a plan for your life whether you believe in him or not, there is no religion is Gods kingdom to which he calls you. Trust in the one who sent his son for our transgression ,I pray you see the validity in these words and consider the words which God spoke to us they're our food, and whatever you are going through let him take it on because He cares for you.
I'm with you! I was extremely done with religion before this movie even came out, but the passion this story was told with is so moving! The Prince of Egypt is REAL ART. Utterly beautiful and manages to capture so much cultural depth and significance. I may not believe in any gods, but I do believe in the amazing humans who put so much love into this project.
The 10th plague is brutal and terrifying, and yet I've always been struck by how gentle they chose to depict it at the same time. 😢 All children, but passing peacefully and painlessly. Their soul, their spirit, depicted as their BREATH (which has been practically synonymous with life/spirit in Abrahamic religions & cultures for hundreds if not thousands of years) being taken, absorbed, and become one with the Holy Spirit. Because they were innocents. Their sacrifice should be met with mercy & by immediately encircling them in the wholeness of the Spirit. At least, that's what a kind, if not "nice" god would do. Like, I don't even believe in these religions, but that is so breathtaking to me. It is such beautiful, meaningful symbolism. I don't believe or take any human religion literally, but I do believe there is a higher reality/consciousness to the universe that we are all a part of (that we can't fully perceive or comprehend) and that we return to when we die. (And why I don't really do organized religion anymore. Humans arguing over who got their understanding of the universe "correct" is pointless when our understanding is so limited - especially to the point that causes conflict & human suffering. Our faith and personal connection to that higher consciousness, to the universe, should not cause suffering. We are all tiny pieces of it, momentarily separate into billions of temporary bodies. We should not be hurting each other, we are all a part of a larger whole. Hurting someone else because they've found different ways to verbalize their faith and connection to that is only self-harm, in my opinion.)
Human's soul still lives after death. So "death" is only death for other people, not for someone who died. But of course another question is "will this soul be with God or with demons?" - that's another story
There are three destinations after life. Hell, where sinners go to be punished. Heaven, where righteous believers go to be rewarded. And purgatory, where the virtuous nonbelievers, or unknowing of God go, which is more neutral. Before Jesus died on the cross, only Hebrews could enter Heaven, all else went to Purgatory or Hell. The firstborn taken by the holy spirit were innocent, but also nonbelievers so were taken to Purgatory.
This movie makes me cry every time. Yocheved singing, "River, flow gently for me, such precious cargo you bear," guts me. The slaves leaving Egypt. The ending with Moses coming down from Mount Sinai with the tablets. GUTTING.
My favorite line "That's why papa says she'll never get married." Also, my sister and I were watching this. We were at the burning bush, the phone rang and she jumped. Also listening to The Plagues in German makes it mor powerful.
This film is a masterpiece. I was never religious but when I first watched this as a child, it captivated and moved me in ways I couldn’t put words to. Regardless of one’s beliefs, the stories in the Bible are worth telling. I hope we’ll get a renaissance of these deeply emotional and epic animated films again.
When Moses goes to Egypt, his face is is stern, determined to face the monster he once called father. The shock on Moses' face when the Pharaoh that God says won't listen turns out to be his brother instead is heartbreaking.
In this time of fear, where prayer so often proves in vain. Hope seems like the summer birds, too swiftly flown away. Yet, now I'm standing here, my heart so full, i cant explain. Seeking faith and speaking words, I never thought I'd say. There can be miracles when you believe. Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill. NOW, these are some lyrics that can really help you through some hard times. I hope to see all of you on the other side when the time comes. ❤
Two fun facts: 1. Stephen Scgwartz doing the music for this made Disney no longer allow him to do the music for "Mulan." Such a shame. 2. Because of how deep this was, they decided to scrap the idea for "The Road to El Dorado" being a serious film and focused more on comedy. Again, such a shame.
Another great Dream Works animated film from the same time period is The Road to El Dorado! I think you will love it, so funny, fun songs, and a bad bitch! Highly recommend! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Everything about this movie is movie making at its best ugh I love it so much. And the Mariah Whitney version of when you believe is one of my top songs
It's crazy that after all of this, when moses comes down from the mountain, people are worshipping a golden bull. Id be like, alright. Back to egypt you go
I always love watching people experience this movie for the first time. I am not religious, and I know thousands of us agree that regardless of this, this movie's quality is top notch beyond the story. The music, the writing, the voice acting by the star-studded cast, and by far the most beautiful 2D animation.
I prefer your current name bestie but What-Chu-Watching is lowkey genius. Maybe it can be the name of your playlist/a series? Just a warning, if it becomes your brand and you blow up, you’ll probably have to pay the person who came up with it royalties forever. I noticed the sound in this video was kind of echoey btw. Love this movie so much - it’s beautiful. I loved your reaction.
Prince of Egypt is such a classic. And the soundtrack is top tier! Don’t know if someone commented this already but there’s a Dreamworks movie on Joseph that you might enjoy
I finally got time to sit and watch your reactions to TWO of my favourite animated movies, The Prince of Egypt and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Im always so happy to see people watch these movies. Two masterpieces!
One of my absolute favorite movies as a kid even though I realized I was atheist when I was like 10. Obvi I still love it dearly since I’m watching some reactions to it. It’s a special film, the music is incredible.
I think, legally, you should watch Joseph: King of Dreams next, it's the prequel to this movie. It also has great songs and a great story based on the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis.
Knew you would love the music and yes every frame is a piece of artwork because there's so much care and artistry in 2D animation we really need to return to that.
*Fire rains down from the sky. The river is now blood. Cattle dying left and right. Darkness covers the land. Locusts every last piece of crop* Ramses: Nope, I'm still right.
8:25 I love how you picked up on that little detail; Moses whistling the tune of the song his mother sang before sending him off in the basket down the Nile. I myself just realized it during a recent re-watch.
One of my all times favorites!!! I’m an atheist, but the storytelling is amazing! Whether or not any of this happened exactly this way or not, the inspiring message, incredible music, and beauty of the animation transcends all beliefs!
I’ve always admired the art style and Tuya, Ramses’ mother, has such a gorgeous look I often compared her to my mom because they looked alike when I was a child.
Towards the end, you mentioned as Moses came off of the mountain with the Ten Commandments that you want God to use you in such a way… that’s up to you my friend. You can be an instrument of the lord’s will. But I’ll warn you that waiting for him to utilize you will probably put you in the most uncomfortable place ever, and not at no cost! God bless friend.
13:28 You saw that look of fear in his eyes as he said that. It was only there for the moment, and he keeps trying to convince himself "they were only slaves", "they might have risen against us" and "sacrifices must be made for the greater good", but he still knows what it is he did, and what that makes him. He knows that when he dies, according to his own beliefs, his heart will be weighed and found heavy with all the lives he destroyed and all the babies he ordered killed, his heart will be thrown to the crocodile Goddess Ammit, the devourer of souls, and he will go to nothingness.
I always felt bad for Ramses in this movie. His brother who he thought was dead returns after many years and because of the slavery Ramses inherited from his horrific father who treated him horribly. Then has to endure the plagues, the loss of his brother, and then the death of his son. The slavery is awful, but it’s also accurate to the time period and many including the slaves had come to believe that this is just the way things are. It’s not an excuse for such a horrible thing, but it’s still an explanation. I feel like if Moses had maintained his brotherly bond with Ramses then he could have gotten him on his side, without it having to be as bloody and tragic. Ramses is however a real Pharaoh known a Ramses the great so he probably went off to make more of himself afterwards.
I watched this movie for the first time last week because of your poll. I had goosebumps! The music, the story, the animation - it was stunning! I cant wait for your Coco reaction; make sure you have tissues!
Your reaction was beautiful. I agree completely what you said I’m glad you’re not afraid to show your faith bless you. Thanks for the fun until next time.
Good reaction as always. Little info from me: 1st the names that the two priests sing are actually Egypt gods (not all but a fair collection of them). Second: later when there is the discussion with Moses, Ramses and Ramses' son you ask "does he think he (Ramses) is a god?" To which I say: yes. In ancient egypt Pharao was worshipped as God among living and thus the next Pharao got raised, so it makes perfect sense that Ramses 'thinks he is a god', because that's what he was according to ancient Egypt social rules. And as such you make no mistakes, your words are absolute and so forth. 😉
I'm so happy you're here Chu! The way you edit is amazing, really top tier entertainment. What you put out here makes my day brighter, always! Good luck with the rebranding, you got this! ❤️💕
I just love the music. I said before I can't really choose between this and Huchback. Prince of Egypt the music just feels like its more epic in scale. The choir vocals just makes it so big. The only son'g I can compare it to in hunchback is hellfire when the robe guys were singing in latin. I know the Whitney Mariah version was the one people heard the most but I do love the voice actors versions. Hands down though my fave song is The Plagues.The backing chorus goes hard. Oh and lets not sleep on a whole ass cinematic intro in front ob both movies.
I’ve been watching a lot of reactions to this movie and I think you’re the first I’ve seen to notice Moses whistling Deliver Us when talking to Rameses. I’ve seen someone describe how it must’ve freaked out Moses when he hears, probably for the first time, this tune he’s has stuck in his head his whole life and no one around him ever having heard it, and the first time he hears it anywhere but inside his own head is a slave woman telling him he’s her brother. And I love how this is something they can convey just by having him whistling it to himself in an earlier scene.
I noticed that too! Haven't seen a reactor other than him make the possible connection. Tbh, first time I watched this I missed it too, but the more I dad, the more small things I noticed
“I would like to see the tape 😝 “ 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I gotta say this is my first time coming across your videos and I gotta say you had me laughing from start to finish 😂😂
It's actually "hush now, my baby, be still now, don't cry, sleep as you're rocked by the stream..." And then "river, oh river, flow gently for me, such precious cargo you bear, do you know somewhere he can be free? River, deliver him there..."
This 2D animation is traditionally hand-drawn, mixed with a bit of cgi. They spent 2 years just to animate the sea parting scene. Also, they consulted 600 religious experts from the 3 religions to make sure they stayed true to the story. Songs by Stephen Schwartz (the same that composed the songs of Hunchback of Notre Dame) and soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. And the cast is very famous.
