Watching THE PRINCE OF EGYPT for the first time! The best Animated Film ever? Reaction and Analysis
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23:45 I don't blame you for thinking that, but at the same time in this movie and especially in the bible before every plague Moses gave the Pharaoh the chance to choose. Pharaoh did this to himself and his own people because he hardened his heart and didn't listen to God. It doesn't make it any less terrible to what happened to the Hebrew children who were killed, but it was preventable. God was straight out telling him that 'If you mess with Me and Mine you'll pay the price'. But what I honestly hope is true is for the firstborn children who were taken to be up in Heaven with God. The ones who were very young would have been too young to be accountable for wrongdoing and God loves children. When the Rapture happens every single infant and young child will go directly to Heaven along with every teenager and adult that is saved. He wants to get through to as many of us as will listen because He loves us.
OK I am watching from Nigeria trying to get my nieces and nephews to watch Naruto , the night parade of a hundred demons, as well as inuyasha but it does not air as well so when is it airing!?🤷🏾
Fun fact: the parting of the sea scene took 2 years to animate. Most animated movies took 2 years to animate total. They took their time with that one.
20:52-21:01 that’s good to know.
um the average animated movie takes 5 years what are you talking about
Because combining 2d and 3d steady to moving animation is hard to combine at that time, as it took time to perfect it like the darkness, death of the fist born plague and the splitting of the sea. As a result it this was a master piece,
In terms of the ending, there are some tellings of the story where God said that Ramses would choose the final plague. So when Ramses says he would bring his own plague of doing what his father did, that was him (while unknowingly) choosing the 10th plague
for every single plague(except the water turning to blood) moses warned ramases what the next plague would be if he doesn’t free his people. ramases had his chance to not let the plagues happen but he still refused to free the slaves. and moses did tell ramases what the 10th plague was as well.
5:34 after all these years, I just now realized Moses is whistling that lullaby. Amazing if you think about it story wise. Like it's always been engraved into his subconscious.
Which is how Miriam gets him to believe her.
Omg I have never noticed before!! 🤯
I’ve never noticed that before!!!
Literally same. This was one of my favorite movie's as a child and I just now noticed this in this very same video. Very cool detail.
In the real story, Miriam approaches Pharaoh's daughter and offers to find a wet nurse for him. She then brings Jochebed, Moses' mother, who nurses him until he's weaned. So in real life, he had longer with his family than in the film.
Such a great movie!
Quick note: The reason God killed the first born in Egypt had to do with the set up of Egyptian culture. The first born children in Egypt ruled over the households, and they were the central power of the culture. God sent the plagues to the Egyptians as signs to turn away from their false gods, and anyone - Egyptian or Hebrew - who put blood on the post of their door as a sign of following the one true God was spared of the final plague. Since the Egyptians were refusing to relinquish power over the slaves, God had to destroy the main line of power in the culture.
Also killing the "first born" didn't mean only children, but all people who had or were going to have power over the Hebrews. This would include adults as well. (The Bible even mentions God killing the first born of the Egyptian livestock.)
I know it still sounds harsh, but at the same time, the main point of Christianity is that God had His only Son crucified to free all people; so killing the first born in Egypt also has some parallels with God killing His own Son in the New Testament.
I hope that's helpful. :)
Now, I could be wrong, but was the final plague also recompense for the genocide that happened to Hebrew babies many years before?
Edit: SCRATCH THAT! It was the river turning to blood
That's what I've told people who view God as evil for the plagues, yet turn a blind eye to the Egyptians enslaving the Hebrews for hundreds of years, and committing genocide.
In the story of Joseph, God had him sent to Egypt to save the land from a terrible famine. After that, Egypt profited off the land, and forced the Hebrews to work it. Each of the plagues was designed to destroy the land, which the Egyptians would have to learn to rebuild without the Hebrews doing it for them, but there was symbolism in it as well.
The Nile turning into blood was most likely a reminder of the last time the Nile filled with blood (when Seti threw thousands of Hebrew sons into the Nile to drown or be devoured by crocodiles) and says, "Hey, remember the last time this happened? Guess what? It's payback time." Egypt relied heavily on the Nile to water their farms, not to mention it was their source of drinking water and fish. So that was the first to go.
The frogs, lice and flies most likely chased off merchants seeking trade with Egypt, which would have dealt a huge blow to their economy.
The death of the cattle showed that the Egyptians wouldn't even be able to use their horses and oxen to rebuild; it would have to be by themselves.
The hail destroyed the crops, and the locusts devoured what was left.
The darkness ruined plants that needed sunlight for growth, as well as made it impossible for work to be done (torches would have been limited, and given the size of Egypt, couldn't produce enough to keep the Hebrews working in the dark).
The boils wracked the Egyptians with pain, making it hard for them to exact vengeance on the Hebrews or force them back to work.
And the death of the first born goes back to when Seti murdered thousands of first born Hebrew children. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. But at least God was merciful enough to have the angel of death take them in their sleep (it's a more peaceful passing than having crocodiles devour you)
@@patrioticjustice9040 wow. never saw it layed out like that.
@@memyselfandi7782 History is a passion of mine. Land, trade and fertility will essential to the success of empires like Egypt.
I'm not saying this is what God is doing, as I do not claim to be on the same level of understanding as God. But I do notice how much of the plagues targeted that which was essential to Egypt's economic growth and sustenance, while shielding the Hebrews from harm. Without crops, without fish or livestock, without merchants willing to enter their land, and now without slaves to do the work for them, Egyptians would have to learn to do the work themselves, not profit off the backs of slaves.
It goes back to the verse; the Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away. God had blessed Egypt with bountiful land with Joseph, and they repaid Him by enslaving and killing His people, so He took it away.
@@patrioticjustice9040 The plagues were also God mocking the Egyptian religion saying where were their gods when used or attacked their symbols. God was basically saying "come at me bro oh whats that, they don't exist?"
One thing that took me a while to notice is that in the set up to the final plague we can see Moses and his siblings huddling in the room together with Aaron leaning against Miriam while covered by a blanket. Makes me realize that he was the firstborn, and even being assured that he'd be safe, the lead up to that plague must have been terrifying for him. Makes sense why they all stay close.
Omg yessssss sooo true
No, he wasn't - Miriam was the oldest despite the shorter stature as adult. But yes, it was still terrifying for him (wouldn't it be that for anyone?)
@@tatewakinew Ah. My mistake. I'm not as familiar with the material. But yes, it would be terrifying. I suppose in that respect he was afraid his sister would be lost in the middle of the night and he might not be aware of it. So, still sticking close.
@@tatewakinew oh, she was? Good to know!
@@Icemirror319 It makes sense. They've been together pretty much their whole lives. Decades of slavery, seemingly losing their baby brother, and their mother dying off at some point probably would've brought them super close. Makes sense why they were worried about the plague
I watched this as a kid and I can still sing the intro song word for word lol
Me too.
Same. Saw this in theaters and can still sing all the songs
@@LokiGodOfTime awesome 👏🏻
Something also that the movie doesn’t really discuss in too much depth about the last plague is that everyone was informed of the command to put the blood on their door posts to have death Passover their home. (This is where the Jewish holiday of Passover comes from btw) It wasn’t only the Israelites who did it, but even some Egyptians. There was a desperate plea from Moses to get the people to protect their children, so they didn’t go blindly into this. It wasn’t just a final act of defiance on pharaohs part to let God’s people go, but also ignoring the precise instructions given to spare their children. Everyone was told, but of course pharaoh and many others did not follow through. So it wasn’t an unexpected massacre, there was time and means to prevent it and those who continued to refuse are the ones who suffered.
I hope that answers some of the questions about it
I noticed that. So Egyptians turned and followed them. Which made even more since why, in the bible, they started worshiping pagan gods again when Moses was up in the mountains getting the 10 commandments
Also, firstborns were just anyone that was a first born, not just children.
I always chuckle about the last scene of him coming down with the 10 Commandments, lol. They've conveniently passed over what the people were doing down there....
True lol
what were they doing down there ?
@@katherine8410 They were worshipping a golden calf.
@@katherine8410 I am a little fuzzy on the details but Moses was up in the mountains for many many years before he came down with the commandnents. One of which says thou salt not worship false idols or some such. Which is exactly what they were doing because Moses took so long.
@@katherine8410 Aaron forged a golden calf and the people were worshipping it. It's kind of a theme in the Old Testament that people will start worshipping something else the *moment* they're not being watched.:)
17:32
You’ll notice that there’s a circle of water surrounding Moses, but the rest of the river is blood
True
Yeah I noticed that
Surrounding Jews to be exact. In the Bible, water turned into blood for Egyptians but not for Jews, and the latter also turned to blood if taken by force, but remained a water if was bought from them.
I noticed that.
Notice that Hotep and Hoys preformence in Playing with the big boys now was all smoke and mirrors while Gods wasn’t
There was also how the snake from the staff ate both of the other snakes.
Vegas has their own Egyptian theme, even a pyramid, but it’s all fake and designed to be flashy. That’s why they went with the Vegas showman theme, they wanted to portray it as a performance.
Great reaction.
A nuance allot of people forget in this story is that the children’s souls go back to God, the only ones ultimately punished were the parents and the system of slavery they were complicit in.
Agreed. And also, by taking the souls of Egypt's firstborn back to Him, God prevents them from becoming active participants in the system of slavery set by their ancestors, thus removing them from complicity. In a sense, if Egypt will not break the cycle of oppression, then God will break it for them.
Yup it's something people forget God was in a very round about way saving the first born, while punishing the parents for their crimes (not really a believer but that's how I took it when I read it)
in case you all wanna know some the changed of the movie from the original story here they are
1. after the princess found moses, miriam went up to the princess asking if she needed a sort of babysitter until moses got older, and luckily she said yes, so moses would go to his real moms house (im not sure if he knew she was his real mom or not), she was like his nurse kind of, he stayed there until he was 7, after that he went to live with the princess (his adoptive mom) in the palace and throughout those seven years he was with his real mom he probably found out he was a Hebrew then not when he was older
2. moses was 40 years old when he left egypt after murdering the egyptian man
3. moses had a stutter, thats why when God was talking to moses he said he couldn’t even speak to them so actually aaron went with moses to egypt to talk for moses
4. moses was 80 years old when he came back to Egypt, theres more details but the main plot of the story is there, but either way its an amazing movie and easily my favorite dreamworks one
5. Princess/adoptive mother of Moses lived up to Exodus, was the only Egyptian woman whose firstborn didn't die at the tenth plague and joined Jews when they left Egypt.
@@tatewakinew really ? wow i didnt know
@@goldm3dalribb0n Really. Relatively popular Jewish name Batya or Bityah (lit. daughter of Yahweh) refers to her.
Me too.
Arguably the most important detail left out of the movie is god was the one who hardened pharaohs heart, forcing him to disobey Moses.
The reality is, the children were not the ones who suffered (I doubt there was any pain), it was the parents who suffered loss. Arguably, it would have been worse for the children if all their parents died.
Uhh.. they got thrown to the alligators and killed with the sword.
@@deetwobird by the Egyptians, not God
@@Walkinjoy when did I say God did it?
If you’re talking about the final plague- that wasn’t for just children. That was any first-born. So Aaron was hiding in the home afraid, but covered by the blood of the lamb.
@@deetwobird because you’re referring to the scene at the beginning of the movie done by Ramses father, the comment is talking about the death during the plagues where the firstborn had a more peaceful death. That’s why he said they probably suffered no pain.
Collective responsibility is a complicated topic. These days Western culture has a very individual-centered worldview, where we believe every person is only responsible for themselves. It was not so in the ancient times - the head of a house represented the faith of the whole family. The Pharaoh is responsible for all of Egypt.
“They only put powder in the water, he didn’t taste it.”
Pharaoh: “Get my me Royal Spoon”
It was probably dried silt from the Nile since the Nile does become red once a year.
I’m glad this movie is getting more and more popular over time.
9:33 My guess is that they knew he was a Hebrew baby but figured that their gods had spared him and that that made him "one of the good ones".
Pharaoh was suspicious of him a lot at first. He believed that he was going to take his crown and power (that's also one of the reason he killed the first born of hebrews) so he made a test with 2 plates, one full of gold and the other full of burning wood. if the infant touch the gold he wants his crown, if he touch the wood, he's safe.
As a baby you're more drawn toward shiny stuff (in general) so Moses was going for the gold before an angel moved his hand toward the burning wood to prevent this. He burned his hand and to calm the burning feeling, he put his hand in his mouth and burned his tongue. From this we know that Moses was actually stuttering. He wasn't even good with speech but still was a leader.
Take the thing you want from this. :)
@@viviv6774 Yeah I think Aaron had to speak for him if I remember correctly.
@@basedkaiser5352 more or less. Aaron was the one doing most miracles (the one with the stick on the nile for exemple)
But for speeches, Moses was doing them. From here we can learn that what you're saying is more important than how you say it since he still stutter and still was a leader so...
One interesting difference between this adaptation and the Biblical telling is when Moses kills the guard. Here it is an accident, but the Bible says he looked around to make sure nobody would see, killed the man, then concealed the act, so it was very intentional. God then banished him to the desert for his crime
God didn't banish him, he ran to escape because Pharoah wanted to kill him
Well one thing to keep in mind is that according to the bible the Hebrews had been living in slavery in Egypt for 400 years. So the plagues can be looked at as a short of karmic justice
I'm not Christian, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie so much, it's a great story.
When you said that they were to be led to a place of plenty after they left Egypt, that was what was supposed to happen.
However, at the end with Moses coming back with the two stones with the ten commandments on them, that's where everything went wrong. God had brought Moses to the mountain to give him the Ten Commandments,.which left his people alone to their own devices. While Moses was away, without him leading for that time, they built a Golden Calf and started to worship it and turned to it instead.
This act angered not only Moses, who threw down the stones with the Ten Commandments on them to the ground, breaking them (he got another set, don't worry),but this ESPECIALLY angered God. Because of this, 3,000 people were struck dead.
Further down the line, when they finally made it to the promised land, Moses sent out 12 spies, 1 corresponding to each of the Tribes of Israel, to scout out the land. When they returned, instead of believing what God had promised them for the land, they had little faith that it was good. In this action,they were slandering what God had promised them. They did not believe that God could help them, and the people as a whole were persuaded that it was not possible to take the land. As a result, the entire nation was made to wander in the desert for 40 years, until almost the entire generation of men had died.
So, all in all, it took them several long years to even get to their promised land.
And after those 40 years, it was Joshua (who Moses chose as his successor) that led the Israelites to the promised land after the walls of Jericho collapsed.
Completely discounting the fact that God didn't have to be so petty about their transgressions against him( namely, worshiping another god, and committing things that He considered sins.) What kind of loving God takes such offense to these things? We are human, and he shouldn't have expected them to be perfect, making no mistakes. An all powerful, omnipotent being couldn't even forgive his own "children" for disobeying him? Can you blame them for having doubt? It's hard to believe in a god when things go wrong. If God was real, and was all knowing, wouldn't he understand this? Wouldn't he have known they were going to disobey him? Why was he so damn harsh on them? Making them wander 40 years just for doubting him? Seriously? How is it that so many of us humans are more moral than the being who is supposed to be the one true God? So many of the things in the Bible are appalling to us, such as slavery, sexism, murder of infants by God, telling his people to go to war even though he commanded thou shalt not kill, treating women as if they're worth less than men, homophobia, killing people just for daring to 'blaspheme' or speak against God, etc. Yet God is portrayed as the epitome of morality. Explain that.
@@2Fangirl You're right about there being a lot of problematic things in the old testament, I will admit that. But try to think of it this way.
Let's say you steal something, like...a car, and you get caught by the police. Do you think that, just by saying "Oh, I'm not a perfect human! We all make mistakes!", you would expect the justice system to just forgive you and say "Oh, you're right. My bad then." And just let you go scot free? No, because it doesn't work like that. You disobeyed the law and now you have to get punished for it.
In worshipping a different God, in basically giving the middle finger to him as soon as Moses was gone, they disobeyed him. And there was a punishment given for doing so. Our God is a loving God, but he is also just.
That's why, in the New Testament, God sent his Son, Jesus, to die for us. The wages of sin is death, or, basically, the punishment for doing wrong in God's eyes is death. However, Jesus was meant to be the sacrifice that would pay for that punishment for us.
Back in the Bible, the Jews were God's chosen people. And he wanted them to do good by him. And, now that Jesus died on the cross for us, everyone who accepts the gift he has given us is his people, not just the Jews.
Now, you say it's hard to believe in a God when things go wrong, but I disagree. When things go wrong, that is the perfect time to believe in Him and have faith. To trust that God is in control and that he knows what He is doing.
And, you have to consider that it isn't just God out there. The Devil, Satan, is out there too. And he's the one that leads you astray. He's the one that tempts you with worshipping other gods, with killing others, with stealing. He does that because he wants you.
You see, in the Bible, Satan used to be an Angel too. In fact, he was the prettiest, most wonderful sounding of all. And that’s the very reason he turned against his creator. He felt that he was better than his creator and he gathered others together who agreed with him. He wanted to usurp God's throne and take it for his own. And so he was cast out from Heaven, as well as the third of the angels up there, the ones who followed him.
Satan doesn't always come as a terrifying demon to trick you into doing things wrong. He disguises himself as all the beautiful things. He makes it look appealing and convinces you "See? It's not so bad, right? What's the harm done?"
Well. A lot is. Satan does this because he wants your soul. He wants you for his own and wants to drag you down into Hell, into the Lake of Fire to be tormented for eternity.
And now we're back to Jesus dying on the cross for us. He did this so that we would have a way out of our souls being damned for all eternity. He *gave his life for us*. And, if he loves us *so much* that he is willing to give his very life for us, then shouldn't we believe in him, have faith in him?
Now, I'm assuming that a lot of what you have said here has to do with experiences that you have probably had in the church. And, honestly, there are a lot of bad eggs in the nest. But there are a lot of good eggs too.
The Bible tells us to love thy neighbor. That means that we are supposed to love one another, no matter your background or gender or whatever. We are meant to show kindness to them and to those who wrong us. And, yes, doing that last one? That is hard. That is a very hard thing to do and it is still something that I myself have problems with today, along with other things that are wrong in God's eyes. But that is why Jesus is there. To forgive you when you mess up and so you can try to do better and try to be a better person.
I don't know if you will take this to heart or not. I don't even know if I was able to get this to sound right now that I have it down on here. I, myself, am not a preacher. That isn't something I have trained for or anything. But I felt the need to say this after waking up this morning and the words were there in my head.
I know this probably didn't answer all of your questions and I know it didn't cover everything you mentioned. Believe me, if I did, this would be so, so much longer than it already is, but I feel like I have said the parts I have needed to say. At least for now.
In any case, I pray you have a good day and that God will bless you with a good day and that he will find you in good health. And take care.
I know you said you're not religious so I understand that it does seem harsh that the firstborn were taken. But in the context of what happened, and the movie stayed pretty accurate to the biblical account, the Pharoah had hardened his heart and refused to let the people go. It wasn't until the 4th or 5th plague I believe that the LORD hardened the Pharoah heart. It's the idea that we get in the new Testament that says "he gave them up to their own desires" Pharoah had made it clear his heart would not be swayed so it took the 10th plague, death, to finally break him to the point of letting them go. However as the biblical account and the movie show, Pharoah changed his mind once again. He wasn't chasing them down to kill them in vengeance but to recapture them. It just shows how immoral and corrupt he really was. God has set a moral standard that we cannot ever fully achieve that's why we need a Savior. The whole old Testament has types and shadows and prophecies that point to the savior, Jesus Christ. It's a wild ride when you read it all but it's a complete narrative of salvation and redemption.
Yes and also it was Pharoah who (albeit accidentally) chose the final plague.
Actually, God didn’t harden the Pharaoh’s heart at all. He was basically allowing the Pharaoh to harden his own heart because God doesn’t interfere with free will.
@@Powerranger-le4up No. God actually did read exodus
So Seti ordered all the male Hebrew babies put to death because he was afraid of their numbers, but later, in the gospels, King Herod does something similar. When the 3 wise men pass through his kingdom looking for the newborn king of kings, Herod feels threatened. And at first, he tries to trick the wise men by telling them to come back when they've found him and tell him where, so he could pay him homage too. But an angel came to the wise men in a dream and warned them not to go back to him. When they didn't return, Herod ordered every male child under the age of 2 within his kingdom killed. Warned again by an angel, Joseph took Mary and baby Jesus and fled, ironically, to Egypt. Perhaps that's the story you were thinking of.
True
Paranoid rulers never learn
I didn't know that about KIng Herod, thats... wow..
Recommended (if you haven't seen them yet): Anastasia, Joseph King of Dreams, Twisted (Starkids), Oregon Trail (Starkids), Robinhood Men in Tights, Space Balls, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Ive seen Robin Hood men in tights and Monty Python but ill add the others to my list :)
Anastasia is AMAZING
@@WillWatches yes, Anastasia is amzing! and Joseph King of Dreams explains how the Hebrews ended up in Egypt, its a prequel about Moses Ancestor of sorts.
STARKIIIIIID
Makes me cry every time and I'm almost 30. Michelle sang all her parts and they had every major actor voice god collectively. "Its hard to kill"
I grew up with this movie, but no matter how many times I see it, I still think it's a legitimately perfect movie. Every shot, every measure of music, every facial expression of the animation, the treatment of the subject matter and the story, the voice acting, the color palettes... there's nothing in this movie that isn't perfection.
Everyone gets mad about how God hardened his heart... um yes and no. God gave him honest opportunity every time He asked Pharaoh to set them free and when he said no God hardened his heart so he wouldn't be swayed by his brother... sending a strong message that once you tell God no that's it. Also ti show pharoah he wasn't saying no to moses but to God himself.
A great contrast to the New Testament where with Jesus even if we've told God no in the past we can say yes when we're ready
That's what people seem to not understand is God gives us a choice. People get mad at God when they are the ones who CHOOSE say no. God is always there when you are ready. choice will make and break life and death,
Moses actually suffered under that, since he couldnt bear seeing all those Innocent People beeing punished just because Ramses wouldnt give in. Moses was actually punished to not reach Carnaan alive because he didnt believe in God all the Time.
God gives people multiple chances in bible, so I don't understand why pharaoh wasn't allowed to just let the people go What was more important to god: having the people finally go free, or giving Egypt some extra kicks in the gut because he could. There was a lot of death because of it and it just seems like unnecessary suffering to me.
@@Nexils ? Its not that the pharao was allowed to let them free, the pharao himself is the one who kept them enslaved. The plagues would have stopped way sooner had he let them go free
@@sarahbosch9660 True, the pharaoh was prideful and refused the first couple of times, but eventually he started to doubt his own judgement and was prepared to let the people go. However, it was God who kept on hardening the pharaoh's heart, making him change his mind.
Dude have tou seen the hunchback of notre dame? If not, do watch it ;)
I actually haven’t seen a lot of the old school Disney ones 😳 I’ll it to my list
@@WillWatches you will love them 🥰
YESSS. This is the BEST Disney movie, in my opinion. Such great depth in the storytelling. It's also probably the darkest Disney animated movie ever made. Highly recommend.
Highly recommend Hunchback
It is hard to believe soo many kids nowadays do not know this story.
They are taught.not to dig back from the past. Most likely they dont know much about 90s and 80s movies. Its whats going on now is the focus.
We were taught it, but only at a young age, so most of the details get forgotten over time, or just weren't taught to us because we were kids
It’s so weird to think that, in a way, Moses is responsible for three of the world’s largest religions.
Yeah he was so important that that's one of the main reasons why he was one of the 2 prophets who appeared to the disciples and other people in the new testament. The main thing that distinguishes Islam, Judaism and christianity is that they all have the same background (for the most part) but Judaism and Islam reject Jesus Christ as the son of God therefore their beliefs are based only on the old testament (the Torah)
9:08 When Pharaoh passes into the next world, Anubis will take his heart to weigh on the scales against the feather. And you can bet he'll find it heavier, and his heart will then be thrown for Ammit to devour, and he will not reach immortality. And deep down he knows it, that his heart will be heavy with the slaughter he ordered. Whichever God they believe in, he will be punished for it.
Fun fact: voices of moses and bush fire a.k.a the god is done by the same actor.
Aahhh, I was wondering who played god actually
I think it's really cool that it's not just Moses voicing God, but the voices of the entire cast whispering, while Moses' voice is louder than the rest. If you listen, you can hear female voices, for example. It's a great theatrical way to show that God is in everyone, and that Moses has been singled out.
@@kitorasohma4512 yeah
I noticed that.
@@kitorasohma4512 Yeah! They originally just wanted to have to whole cast whispering the words so that God's voice was not just one person, but after a while they realized that the whispering was too faint, making the words hard to hear or understand- leading to them choosing Moses' voice actor as the 'main' voice of God so that the scene could have that strong sense of clarity and power.
Ack! Omg, how could I forget about Spirit?? Watch that movie! Oh, and the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy is epic!
Love the how to train you dragon movies!
To answer your question, in Genesis it is written that the final plague is the first born of every household and animal, only the Jews who held the first passover and coated the doorways with the blood of the lambs they prepared for the meal were saved. It's not just the children that night but the adults and animals of the Egyptians because they had enslaved a nation of people who God had blessed when he brought them into Egypt through Joseph, theres the prequel movie that explains it too highly recommend it it's very underrated. Because of the actions of two pharaohs who had forgotten or chose to forget Joseph and worship the false gods, they killed thousands of Jews and enslaved the rest because they feared that they would outnumber them due to how God blessed them. It's not necessarily about revenge but the punishment for the sins that were committed against Gods chosen people. And it is also written that some Eyptians left with them and crossed the Red Sea too, they sadly left that detail out but the movie is still very good but relies on the audience being more aware of the storylines due to the Ten Commmandents movie and the culture knowing basic biblical history that isnt taught anymore...
I don't think they left that detail out. In the sequence when they are leaving Egypt you see some Egyptian guards drop their weapons and follow them. And you also see a few of them in the parting of the Red Sea helping to get some of the elderly across. It's just not focused on
I watched this movie for the first time last week and I was curious to see how science explains the plagues. I googled it and I think it's amazing:
It all comes down to a volcano that exploded in a island near Egypt. The explosion sent animals away from the island, which forced the crickets into the cities of Egypt, and released chemical metals into the water of the Nile river, causing it to turn red. With the water poisoned, the animals started to die from drinking from the river and some animals from the river started to seek shelter outside of it, which caused the frogs infestation, followed by the increase of the flies population when the frogs left. Since the river was poisoned, people couldn't shower as much as they used to, and that added to the flies, bringing the skin diseases.
But the volcano didn't affect only the water; it also created huge toxic clouds which is what caused the darkness and the rain of flaming rocks and killed the firstborns: since the chemicals expelled by the explosion are denser than air, they hang low (almost at floor level), and at that time it was tradition that the firstborns would sleep on the floor.
If this is exactly how it happened, then I found it funny how God use science.
@@joebejjani3579 For me, God is nature. So it makes sense I think
@@erikperhs_ I don't know if your religious, but I think the same thing, that the universe is a face of God.
But must importly, the comments is 1 year old and you reply. 😂
Okay so interesting note here... during the burning bush scene, that main voice you hear is Val Kilmer, same as Moses. The whispering voices underneath are pretty much the whole rest of the cast.
Whipping is actually a lot more painful then you might think. Whips can easily tear up flesh. Right down to the bone if the poor soul was tormented long enough. And the Egyptians used basic leather whips. Some whips have metal barbs weaved into them. Now take tearing up flesh and take it up a notch or a hundred. That old man was in serious pain. Whips sometimes may not seem so bad compared to other weapons. But they’re really no joke
Joseph King Of Dreams is sort of a Prequel to this Movie. It explains how the Hebrews ended up in Egypt. Also some of the Plagues which make the Earth unfruitful can be connected to what Joseph did in Egypt.
This may be the fourth or fifth reaction to this, one of my favourite cartoons. Only now does it occur to me to wonder - how did Ramses survive the Passover?
I've grown up with this movie and I never thought about this
Since his father Seti was dead, Rameses was no longer "firstborn" in terms of his role in his own family's structure, but rather the head of his household (or patriarch).
@@oliverbrownlow5615 Thank you :)
Not religious at all but still loved watching this movie as a kid and as an adult. Truly a piece of art
what is really chilling is that after the angel of death departs from the kingdom if you listen carefully you can hear all the people, the parents of the children screaming/crying heartbroken from the deaths of their children and it can be heard even while Rameses tells Moses he has his permission to let the Hebrew's go
Thank you Will, for reacting to this film, and Caleb for for suggesting it!
The lighting is actually really good.
Watching this made me realize something that I never realized before! So with the plagues the Egyptian people could not deny that the Hebrews' God existed. That doesn't mean that they didn't believe in their own gods still. So in the last plague when god takes the souls of the first born, not only did they lose their children, but to then this means that their children weren't even able to pass into the Egyptian afterlife. Meaning they lost their children not only in life, but they won't be able to see them in death either! And knowing that's what these people must be thinking makes it all the more heartbreaking.
Love the cast so much. Hope kids these days watch
The story of Moses and the Exodus is one of my favorites and this film does a phenomenal job depicting it. You should watch The Color Purple.
I haven’t seen this movie in YEARS! I should watch it again sometime.
If you haven't already seen them, I'd love to see you react bto "A Silent Voice" and "Your Name" both absolutely beautiful films! Great story telling and beautiful animation! ❤
I have seen and love them! I’m thinking I’d still doing vids of them just not first time reactions
@@WillWatches that would be awesome! I've watched them dozens of times but they still have such an emotional effect and it actually took the 2nd time watching a silent voice to fully grasp all of the flashbacks and foreshadowing.
@@robbinsnest6163 yeah, I’ve seen Your Name a ton, it doesn’t change how emotional I get lol, I’ve only seen a silent voice once tho so there’ll be a lot for me to catch onto
The one who works his way up from slavery to the kings advisor is Joseph. Joseph king of dreams I believe is the name of the movie dreamworks did for that story as well. You should definitely watch it
I was raised Catholic, i hate the Catholic church but i did learn to read the bible and I read it cover to cover 4 times over. I'm still a norse pagan. But exodus is the only story in the book that makes me cry Everytime
*intense flashbacks to 6th grade history class*
This is one of my favorite films of all time!
I agree with you on the placement of the when you believe song. It’s probably better at the very end after they get through the sea or something.
I've always felt that the scene where Miriam is encouraging Moses after Rameses has doubled the Hebrews' work load seems like a very obvious place for an initial statement of "When You Believe," perhaps only as a solo for Miriam with sparse accompaniment. I feel this so strongly that I wonder if it was originally planned that way, and if so, why they took it out.
I recommend watching the movie (musical) 1776 in late June and posting it on July 4th. It’s like a prequel to Hamilton.
What a good idea. Make sure you get the Director's cut.
18:13 those “spots” are boils
This was such a great reaction. One quick thing: there wasn't a prophecy in the beginning, the reason that Pharaoh killed all the baby boys was because he was worried that the Hebrews' number was growing too large and he was afraid of a coup
The reason he could just waltz in is because Egypt always welcomed ambassadors from other nations to trade and stuff like that. They aren’t necessarily true villains, slavery was just their way of life.
Indeed. God did not want to punish the Egyptian people, It was all to Humble Rameses.
Every Wonder was an affront to the false Egyptian gods, to prove they were powerless against the wonders of God.
It is also why Gods Wonders started out as harmless as possible. The staff becoming a Serpent and devouring the Egyptian Priest’s serpents was to disprove their magic as mere trickery.
The Nile turning to Blood was to prove the Egyptian god of the Nile was false and to show Rameses there was blood on his hands.
But at each turn Rameses chose to become more cruel to the Hebrews, rather than admit he was merely a man.
God gave Rameses every chance to make the right choice, to spare his people from God’s wrath, but Rameses was just too stubborn.
Even The final wonder, the Death of the firstborn, was only brought about by Rameses declaring that as Pharaoh, he has power over life and death, and that he would kill every Hebrew firstborn as punishment for the plagues brought upon Egypt.
Only God can give Life, thus only God has the Right to Take that Life Back.
But God did offer All of Egypt a chance to Live, even Rameses’ son; If only they Heeded the Warning given to Moses. Paint the lintel and posts of your home with lambs blood, and you will be Spared.
Some Hebrews didn’t heed the warning and thus weren’t spared; while many Egyptians did now heed the Warnings of Moses, and were spared..
It wasn’t done out of cruelty or vengeance, but only to Humble oneself before God and heed his word.
But Rameses, was just too stubborn.
THANK YOU IT IS AMAZING
I’ve been watching every single year of my life since …. Forever
I just watched it two days ago…
One of my favorite movies and it has the music
The movies ending glosses over the fact that the people were worshipping a golden calf while Moses was away. Oh well, still a great movie.
The Hebrews smearing lamb's blood over their doorway so that they would be protected from the plague and so the Angel of Death would pass over their home is the origin of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which commemorates the fleeing of the Hebrews from Egypt.
Also, Passover tradition involves eating flat, unleavened bread (matzo). They say it's because since they had to leave Egypt in a hurry, they didn't have time to let the bread rise while it was baking so that's what they ate while they crossed the desert. They also traditionally roasted a lamb as a symbol of the lamb's blood their ancestors used.
Will: forgets word for Wig.
Also Will: “Hat.”
Wigs are just hats for Bald people
@@WillWatches 😂😂😂
The only one authorized to take life, is the giver of life.
"Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Ik im late but if you listen to the soundtrack Moses' egyptian mothers lament has a tune that mirrors the tune of the plagues. Where as his birth mothers song mirrors any mention of freedom. The soundtrack was very well put together.
Your commentaries and reactions are endearing and I'm a new subscriber because of it! Keep up the great work!
Awesome, thank you!
That song when you beleive is haunting even after decades has passed.
My favorite song 🎵 from the prince of Egypt.
@@nathancruz9172 the power of this song becomes more significance when you feel defeat in your life.
Loved your reaction! I still know the soundtrack by heart lol.
My rec: you HAVE to watch Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron of you haven’t already. It’s one of my favorite childhood movies.
You should watch Anastasia!
Love your reaction👌🏻✨
Greetings from germany 😊
So, how the hell did the censors allow that scene where Tziporah and practically given to the princes as a sex slave?
Ikr that was super Dark
This was when PG actually meant something, though Disney did get away with Frollo in a G movie. Back in the day PG actually meant there were something things that may not be appropriate for children. Now a days, PG is basically G and there are very few G movies.
^ this
Children won't get that scene
The dead children went straight back to heaven
Finally some food that’s seasoned
Muppet Treasure Island, Treasure Planet, Atlantis and Recess School's Out
I come from a religious family and watched it so many times that I know the whole movie word for word 🤣🤣🤣
Classic 💯
You have to remember, Egypt was once the greatest center of the Dark Arts/Black Magic.
The staff to snake and the first couple of plagues were able to be copied by the priests. Then the rest of the plagues were not able to be copied.
And yet each of the plagues were designed to mock a false god of the Egyptians, or so I have heard.
But when it meant the firstborns it didn’t mean only the small kids , it meant all who born first including adults, and their animals. There is a mistake in the movie as well in that line cuz if they portrayed Ramses as the firstborn he should have died when he didn’t use the lambs blood as well as the rest. Also some Egyptians did follow the commandment from God and God wasn’t making an exception of this plague to his own people, Egyptians were told as well of how to survive to that last plague, after seeing 9 of 10 miracles that left devastation and humiliated the Egyptians gods they would had known at that point whose God es the true god, the Egyptians and the Hebrews had the right to choose. In the movie you can also see the angel goes first checking the Hebrews houses and goes inside a Hebrew house that didn’t have the mark, and finishes with the Egyptians houses.The movie is awesome, Its one of those movies that is animated but touches sensitive topics.
Always, and The Abyss are great ones to watch.
James Cameron right? Ill add it to my list
Greatest movie of all time. Soundtrack and visuals are the most amazing and best ever.
Glad someone points out the abrupt tone shift at the end after all the Egyptian firstborn are killed, it’s the only flaw in this masterpiece
This movie was so inspiring, and not just for the faith of those who believe in God, but it sends a deeper message for everyone, that we all can be called to do something that we may never know will being yo other generations, and I pray that all will soon see what is truly important 😊🙏❤❤
As far as the God smiting all the first born children goes, He gave Pharaoh many chances to let the slaves go. That’s why that plague was the last because Pharaoh was just too stubborn and didn’t believe anything Moses was telling him. It took him losing his son to finally realize that he needed to listen. It was a last resort that had to be done.
@Pitched He did, at the end. Except Pharaoh. The whole point of Him going after all the first born was like a retaliation of some sorts. Pharaoh went and had all the slaves’ children killed, so God retaliated after Pharaoh refused to listen and set the slaves free. However, the way God did it was way more merciful. Also all those children went to Heaven, so it wasn’t like they were being condemned to Hell or anything.
@Pitched true. I wouldn’t consider myself to be highly religious or anything, but I still love some of the stories portrayed in the Bible, whether they’re real or not. And I have to admit the story of Moses is probably my favorite.
Other people keep talking about the last plague, but I just find it interesting how all the other plagues contrasted the subjects the Egyptians' gods were known for. For example, the plague of boils on skin refers to the Egyptian god Isis, the god of love and medicine. Basically, he pulled an uno reverse card on all the false gods.
My favorite movie.
Nice video. Kisses from Brasil 🇧🇷
Please watch "The Last Samurai", It was such an amazing film to me.
It’s on my list 😁
First, I enjoyed your reaction and I see where you are coming from.
I'm not sure if I would call it the most kind 'miracle', but at least the kids died without suffering. It wasnt a punishment for the kids, but the parents. The parents WERE the ones punished.
The kids left in peace but if the parents had died instead, many children would be orphans and those children that would be still 'innocent' would be the ones in pain. Not very fair, I think?
At the time of the story there was lot of death once I think about it. It's just a shame that the death of their own kids had to be the final straw.
They had many MANY chances and times BEFORE Moses was born to lead up to this point. I read that God knew that Pharoah would not listen. It's still disappointing and disheartening to hear and see played out.
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is awesome to react to if you havent already seen it
Theres a lot of classic Disney that I haven't seen, Hunchback included, I want to do a series going through all of them when I have the time. The only ones I have seen are Mulan, Lilo & Stitch and Lion King. I have seen others but so long ago that I can't remember a thing about them, ofc I do have some general knowledge about them.
You should watch Ever After, it’s awesome
He left Egypt when he was 40 and came back when he was 80 years old.
It’s a very powerful film.
The Burning Bush scene is the most beautiful scene in animated history
Hey, if you like this one, Dreamworks did another in a similar vein to his, called Joseph, King of Dreams. You might be surprised if you check it out. Fair warning, it, too, is a musical. And there's no comedic characters like Hotep and Hoit in this one.
23:40 it's difficult to explain all of it. The prince of egypt tells well the story but it really misses many parts from the original story. As such, many complex elements aren't here to explain reasons behind it. But for one, the reason why the plagues was this violent is because otherwise pharaoh would have never let the hebrews out and let them be as a slave. It took many miracles for the hebrews to get out and even that wasn't enough for many of the freed peoples to believe that god existed.
So it might feel like gigantic but without it the hebrew wouldn't have never get out.
On top of that, it's difficult to see that story with our eyes today.
22:03 Ten Commandments
I’d like to see a animated film about special forces.
8:40 same
I NEEEEDDD you to react to The Mitchells vs. the Machines. BTW loved this video. The Prince of Egypt is one of my favourite movies of alll timeeee. Hope to see more videos and I hope you get more attention, you look like a really lovely person ily
Yeah yeah, it’s still quite new so wanna get to it while it’s still got some hype around it, trying to balance movies I wanna do and ones that’ll do well cos they did on other channels
I’m sure someone’s already said it but as far as death of the first born... it says first born, non new borns or kids. I’m an adult and I am also a first born. Second, each plague is individual and 9 times God sent a plague to Egypt after each time Pharaoh said no to letting the slaves go. God then gives Moses very specific instructions on how to avoid the last plague and that ANYONE who follows them will be spared from the final plague. This was true even for the Egyptians. The problem is none of the Egyptians believed this (or most didn’t?) and didn’t follow these instructions.
The whole Passover lamb being sacrificed and it’s blood covering the door posts also mirrors/prophesied the New Testament where Christ is said to be the Passover lamb, sacrificed and his blood shed... then conquering death, rises from the grave. Those who believe on this are marked with “the blood of the lamb” and Gods wrath will pass over them... those who don’t will be destroyed according to the New Testament.
This plague seems really hard on lambs.
Please react to “Brother Bear” it has a beautiful soundtrack and great storyline.
I've seen it before but only when I was super young, I can barely remember any details about it. I'll add it to my list