Diary entries forThe Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt
If there were no songs..................
The Prince of Egypt
- first, i want to thank my friend, cc, for bringing the film back to my radar with their logging of it. i'd been meaning to rewatch it for so long, but something about seeing it on my main page one day put a pep in my step. - secondly, while i am not a religious person--while growing up in a christian background--i understand and appreciate the good that comes from those steeped in their faith, and i thank my parents for the love they've exhibited in my life and the lives of other people. - i've always loved this movie. - the last time i watched it was through my vhs copy, as a child. and i was fortunate enough to see it during its initial theater release. - as an adult, i'm as astounded as i was when i first saw it--if not more. it's still an amazing work, but i also noticed more of how absolutely intense and terrifying it is. - one thing that's turned me away from religion, is how manmade it feels to me, how power dynamics and personal biases change essential concepts, such as love, trust, selflessness, that is often mentioned in turn with things that seem to contradict these aspects. - the contradictions didn't take center stage in my mind when watching the film, but while a major plot point is the freeing of the hebrews, there's also this power play between the institution of egypt, its pharaohs, its traditions and the hebrew god. which, in turn, greatly affects the plot that i've always been the most interested in: the brotherhood of moses and rameses. - it's sad. - and part of what makes things more apparent, especially seeing it as an adult, is that rameses held on to that "weak link in the chain" comment and mentality for so long, that i think it put an unbearable pressure on him, even moreso when he becomes pharaoh. and ralph fiennes does such a phenomenal job just showing what rameses is going through, even when not outwardly telling us. you hear so much weight in his words. - i find the more i think about this film, the more i believe i can go on and on about it. i won't go much longer, but one other thing that stuck with me this viewing was this: - as a widely-marketed, faith-based animated film, from a big studio--something that i don't think i would've witnessed in 1998--it would've been so cool if the characters were portrayed by people of color.
The Prince of Egypt
chef’s kiss indeed, they don’t do movies like this anymore
The Prince of Egypt
gorgeous animation and soundtrack! honestly more religious stories and myths should be adapted in 2D animation like this.
The Prince of Egypt
Holy moly better than the other one in almost every way. Still bullshit, but these princes of Egypt feel like they have an actual goddamn heart beating inside the both of them. Love the art, love the score. Quite a transitional time for animation as a whole, as 2D and 3D shared the screen more and more in exciting new ways. Continues to sit comfortably at or near the top of the Dreamworks pile, for me at least. (Side anecdote: back in my fundamentalist church days this one was generally well received but there was always a point made about its *ahem* issues and the liberties it takes. That the oft-shown '56 tale never drew even a whiff of the same critical treatment says quite a lot.)
The Prince of Egypt
one of the greatest animated movies of all time...i miss 2D animated movies, they used to be so masterfully and beautifully crafted </3
The Prince of Egypt
one of the best animated films of all time
The Prince of Egypt
The 2D, original Ice Age esque animation was entirely distracting. I couldn’t focus. One star for the music.
The Prince of Egypt
a movie that never gets old
The Prince of Egypt
83/100 Only follow you must, he will lead you to freedom for he has been touched by God, for he is the chosen one, he is the liberator, he is Moses. Quite possibly the greatest religious story ever told. Hinduism has so many good tales but none give the chills that this does. Everytime Hans Zimmer stepped up, he cooked. That orchestra was worth every penny. The moment Moses stamped down his staff and opened the sea was like watching God himself, instant chills. I dislike musicals, animated films make it better but I still dislike them and the way the first 10 minutes were going, I thought this was gonna be a full fledged musical but they restrained themselves and gave us dialogue. I didn’t like a single song apart from the end credits funnily enough. That Hieroglyphics/ 2D artistic montage was fucking beautiful. This really is one of the most gorgeous animated films I’ve ever seen. They nail down the scale, they zoom in when they have to emphasise the atrocities and zoom out when they have to show God’s miracle.
