Watching The Prince Of Egypt (1998) FOR THE FIRST TIME!! || Movie Reaction!
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- Hey everyone hope you enjoyed the reaction! One of the only movies I watched again for the second time right after watching it for my first time and definitely missed some plot details during this first time reaction, so apologies for that. So glad I got to experience this movie and please feel free to let me know anything I missed! Next up will be Room (2015) and Brother Bear!!
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Hey everyone decided to drop it a little early. Hope you enjoyed the reaction and next will be Room (2015) and Brother Bear!!
BROTHER BEAR!!! YESSSS
Oooooh at some point you should do Speed Racer
Can we do "Joseph king of dreams"
The last bit where you asked “what’s that” those rocks are called tablets. And in them are the 10 commandments. They’re the 10 rules that are followed by Judaism and christians (ethical and worship principles of those religions).
Dude, i just love ur innocent reactions to these films-- have you ever thought of having an “aftershow” when you talk about the films and things you might have learned etc?
@@poopdescoop9309 Oh I love that movie. Not as much as Prince of Egypt but its really good as well.
It's the movie that convinced me that 2D will always be superior to 3D animation.
3D animation is starting to look much better but they were damned dark days when the best they could offer us visually was Shrek and Madagascar...
The Breadwinner and this
@@thewinner7382 What are some examples of some good 3D animation now ? Genuinely curious.
@@refinedobsidian479 Moana
Truth. There is something innately human in the visual quality of 2D animation.
Fun Fact!: Usually, animated movies take 2 years to complete the film as a whole, but in the scene where Moses parts the sea, that scene ALONE took two years, just to animate the WATER.
The dedication the animators must've had. This movie is just simply incredible.
and remember this was in 1998..... digital 2D animation did not really come into play here yet... this movie was done ALL 100% on paper....
@@mrgoob76 It did have CGI tho
@@mrgoob76 What? Bro, there's 3D CGI all over this movie, what are you talking about
@@kevinarechavala9734 but the movie AS A WHOLE was drawn on paper
Oh my gosh, really?! They deserve an award just for that! 😍😍😍👏👏👏
This movie consulted with roughly *600* religious experts to make sure it remained respectful of the source material. It was originally pitched to Disney, who turned it down, and so was offered to Dreamworks. The parting of the Red Sea - a 4-minute long sequence - took 10 animators 2-years to complete. The voice of God in the burning bush was done by having the main characters’ VAs, to represent all the important people in Moses’s life, however, they didn’t want to give the implication of a pantheon, and so had Moses’s VA do the main voice of God, to represent how God is meant to be our own inner voice, and the other VAs were used as background whispers
And that's really appreciated they respected the religions.
Disney would've screwed it up anyway, even if the animation team and administration was the same as it is today
One of the only religious films that doesn't push the religion on you, but instead just decides to tell a beautiful story with gorgeous animation and incredible music. I'm not religious in any way, but this is one of my favorite animated films of all time.
Hacksaw Ridge is another good example of a religious main character but religion isn't pushed on the audience. It's really amazing actually, one of my favourite movies.
Can't push a religion onto someone
There’s no denying this is a deeply religious/spiritual film. You can tell they did their research when it comes to historical context. It’s literally taken straight from the bible and from a mixture of faiths. There’s no need to sound so defensive about it lol it’s ok to admit you liked something religious without being religious yourself. It doesn’t mean you’re being converted lol it’s just a movie. It also makes the story easily more palatable to a wider audience when it’s animated of course with a great score. That’s what makes it so universal.
Joseph: King of Dreams is also an awesome movie. The stories can be appreciated by anyone of any faith or lack thereof in my opinion.
@@KabrynMadeIt Oh yes you can and you denying it is part of the problem. People have been forced to be religious for YEARS or they would have been disowned and kicked out of their homes or killed even.
Fun Fact: Prince of Egypt was in production at the same time as Shrek. DreamWorks considered Shriek a low budget crap show so when they wanted to punish animators they sent them to work on Shrek. It was literally referred to as "being shrekked."
Wow and look at the legacy Shrek has left! Jokes on them! Thanks for the info✨
Kinda like Pocahontas vs The Lion king. The lion king was viewed as a b movie and Pocahontas was going to be the huge blockbuster.
Both movies ended up being great
Wait? Is this really true?
Shrek is STILL crap, and this is Dreamworks’ shining hour. For two decades before the Dragons movies, stubborn fans would defend the obnoxious Katzenberg/DW to the death just hoping we’d get another one of these...We never did.
The only non Disney animated movie to win the Oscar for best original song.
This is my favorite non Disney animated movie
When You Believe song performed by Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
We were DROWNED in bad 90’s non-Disney animateds after Lion King, and this was the first Dreamworks movie, ‘nuff said.
This one took us by surprise for being epic and intelligent, and NOT going for the musical and Disney-villain tropes that were starting to become coin of the realm.
@@ericjanssen394 it used something that Disney usually shys away from “religion” and made this epic story with it
Exodus is one of the most well known stories of the Bible, and this movies portrayal of it is top notch
@@UnlicensedOkie But MOSTLY, because Spielberg had just bought Jeffrey Katzenberg because he wanted his “own” Lin King, and for the first Dreamworks project, wanted him to do something Really, Really Jewish. (Like he did with Don Bluth and “An American Tail”, right after Secret of NIMH was the big discovery in animation at the time.)
@@ericjanssen394 the story doesn’t just resonate with Jews. People who aren’t religious at all enjoy this movie. Doesn’t matter if you believe the story or not. If you don’t, then it’s just a good story
He really watched this masterpiece with zero spoilers.
I know!! I could wish!
do people not read the Bible?
@@theawesomeman9821 never have tried to but it’s boring as shit
@@theawesomeman9821 I read it. It’s amazing
@@kittycat1137 Great!
If you notice Moses is already whistling his mothers Lullaby when he goes to comfort Ramses. That's why when Miriam starts to sing the same melody when they meet at the well it hits him so hard and immediately begins his turmoil.
Did you notice that the way her cloak flaps in the wind like Yocheved?
@@Powerranger-le4up Reflective symbolism.
As a really religious person I think it’s amazing how people of all backrounds can appreciate this movie. It’s truly an amazing story that everyone can appreciate.
Not to mention how surprisingly faithful this adaptation is in comparison to other takes on Exodus. There are some glaring issues, such as Aaron being pushed to the sidelines, but the creators were up front and honest about the creative liberties they took.
I'm as much of an atheist as it gets, but I adore this movie. I have always liked biblical stories, even though I only think of them as interesting tales, but this film is so much more than that. There is so much depth, emotion and artistic value. It's truly a masterpiece that talks to all sorts of people.
@@Kat-qf7ov Indeed. And I completely understand If you don't share the faith (though I personally believe Moses was a real individual, and the Exodus as a real historical event). The message of the Exodus has significant moral implications.
@Neevkl _7 - I feel exactly the same way.
The creators of this movie were SO respectful and thoughtful in their handling of the story of Exodus. It's part of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths, so when DreamWorks started the project, they actually reached out to hundreds of people: religious authorities in all three faiths, theologians, historians, archeologists, etc., and then they screened it for a bunch of religious leaders (including Catholic archbishops, cultural-religious leaders like Jesse Jackson, etc.) before the widespread commercial release of the movie.
Imagine watching Prince of Egypt without knowing anything about the biblical story of Moses LOL. It's so funny to hear you say "I wonder what will happen next!" when the spoilers have been around for thousands of years hahaha.
Yeah sorry unfamiliar with the source material😂😂
Was literally me cuz I never knew the story of Moses till at least my teen years but this was such a childhood favourite I've worn the video tape out from the amount of rewatches 🤣
Many people aren’t Christian or Jewish.
How exciting to be unfamiliar with the source material and watch this for the first time? Awesome! Prob an incredible feeling. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t know the story of exodus.
It was so refreshing, I loved seeing the reactions from someone who was so new to the story!
Moses: *turns the whole Nile into blood*
Priests: *turns a little bowl of water red*
Pharaoh and Aaron: “omg the priests did the same thing!”
Me watching this as a child: 🤨
It wasnt even the same red lol
God in the next scene: now do dat
The priests legit made kool aid
@@alice-in-wonderland5900 a comment has never made me laugh as hard as yours
I made the same face!! I was like “yooo it’s not even the same color! That looks like punch!”
Ramses said that there would be a great cry over all of Egypt, and there was. Just not in the way he expected.
An actual Bible verse Exodus 11:6
It’s official, koolaid is an unholy abomination.
Exactly.
Not for the Hebrews, but for the Egyptians.
Well, technically Moses did tell ramases what the last plague would be. Every time God told Moses what the next plague would be, he went and warned ramases every time and told him what the next plague would be. Including the last plague. Of course ramases didn’t know what the last plague was in the movie but he did know what it was in the Bible which makes it even more depressing
Fact: Ofra Haza was a Israeli singer who sang the opening song in 21 different languages. I grew up with the Finnish version that btw is amazing, never realized that the singer wasnt native to the finnish language. She was incredibley talented. She passed away many years ago, sadly.
Her voice is so pure. ❤️
I know, she was always part of my childhood. It's sad she passed away so young, I would've loved to have met her and tell her how much her voice meant to me when I was little.
I'm Israeli. I grew up on her amazing songs and when I watched this movie for the first time, I recognized her! I'm so glad she was cast in so many languages, she had an amazing voice and she definitely deserved it.
yes! She's so talented, I didn't even realize that finnish isn't her native language when I was a kid
@@avishagsinbal1333 Yeah shes amazing! Ive listened to all the versions and she sounds beautiful in all of them
Something in the bible that wasn’t in the movie was that Moses actually had a speech impediment, so that’s also part of the reason he didn’t feel worthy to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt, because he couldn’t speak properly.
If it wasn’t in the bible, what source do you have for that? (Hint: you made it up)
@@katarinawikholm5873 it was in the bible but not in the movie.
@@ArmagonAuthor ”slow of speech” doesn’t equal a speech impediment.
Greek and Hebrew commentators since time immemorial have understood "heavy of tongue" to be an idiom referring to a speech impediment of some sort, whether a common stutter, or an inability to pronounce the bilabials (b, p, v, f) correctly, etc.
This is in rabbinical literature- Moses was a very large child at the age of three. At this age, sitting at the king's table in the presence of several princes and counselors, he took the crown from Pharaoh's head and placed it on his own.The princes were horrified at the boy's act; and the soothsayer said that this was the same boy who, in accordance with their former predictions, would destroy the kingdom of Pharaoh and liberate Israel. Balaam and Jethro were at that time also among the king's counselors. Balaam advised the king to kill the boy at once; but Jethro say it was Gabriel in the guise of one of the king's counselors) said that the boy should first be examined, to see whether he had sense enough to have done such an act intentionally. All agreed with this advice. A shining piece of gold, or a precious stone, together with a live coal, was placed on a plate before the boy, to see which of the two he would choose. The angel Gabriel then guided his hand to the coal, which he took up and put into his mouth. This burned his tongue, causing him difficulty in speaking but it saved his life.
People talk about how “they were only slaves” is terrifying, and it is, but no one talks about how Moses knew exactly where to find that mural. He was a baby when he was sent away, there was no way he could have pulled “babies were thrown to the alligators” out of nowhere, it had to have been from passing the mural before but never truly registering what it was. He saw it, he knew on some level, but the Hebrews were so unimportant to him that it never really sunk in, they and their fate was just background, just a painting your parents hung up long before you were born, not really worth examining or caring about
Not trying to be rude, but, they were actually crocodiles 😅.
When he commented "that water looks beautiful!" I was just here like: Boi you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Samesies.
Hahaha yes
Same lol
Honestly, I'm not religious either. My family isn't religious. But even as a young child, I, absolutely adored this movie. The music always struck a chord with me, the music can literally bring me to tears on its own, just like the music in Moana. Seriously hits me right in the feels, eeeeverytime.
Same thing with me, I adored this movie
thank Hans Zimmer the absolute legend
Yes Hans Zimmer is the freaking Man for movie composer also John Williams
Ikr u don't have to be religious to enjoy a truly awesome movie😊
Good chemistry, morals, scenery, score, etc.
In ancient Egyptian, '-ses' means "son of" and 'mo' means none or nothing. So the royal family named him Moses (son of no one) because they had no idea where the reed basket had come from.
Or maybe he deleted the name of the God before Moses, like Ra-moses, has Ra the God before Moses, or Thut-moses, with the God Thut. I think he didn't like the God in his name, or maybe Jews deleted it because of their monotheistic faith.
As archeologist: The name "Moses" has origine from "Ra-Mesh" (Ramses for the english pronounce). "Ra" is the title of Sun-God, tipical for more pharaons. "Mesh" is a typical egyptian name. So, the name "Moses" / "Mesh" is an abbrevation of the name Ramesh / Ramses, without the presence of divine additional name, 'cause is only for kings and queens (the same fact is present in the gerogliphic scriptur, because pharao' names are always followed to a sign of recognize of divine nature of pharao)
Except that in history this probably never happened.
@@likeaflower7427 this is true, from the time of Ramses II (reigned between 1279 BC and 1213 BC), or the pharaoh who hypothetically could be the one who opposed Moses, no documents have been found that tell us about the prophet nor of an exodus of Jews. But it is also true that we miss a lot of the reign of this pharaoh: in fact we have the funerary monuments but not the archives (if there were) of Pi-Ramses, the city that was built by the pharaoh and where, according to the Bible (Ex 1:11), the Jews worked as slaves.
except that in the story, he knew he was adopted and his family cuz his mother ended up being a servant for the queen
In ancient Egypt, people would shave their heads and wear wigs due to the prevalence of fleas and ticks
"They're free now" Yeah but they've got 40 years of wandering before they reach their promised land.
Yeah, they deserved it. They were jerks the whole trip. LOL
@@kiramortwilson7411 *_starts reading every billboard sign aloud_*
Depending he on where they would've crossed the Red Sea, the journey would've only taken about a couple weeks. They basically get told to wander around like nomads for 40 years because the older gemeration too attached to their way of life in Egyot kept causing problems and would've presumably gotten them all killed or compromised had God just told them to go right in and make themselves at home again in Canaan. Some tried to lead insurrections, others worshipped foreign gods (not said explicitly, but they basically emgaged in occult sex magick rituals in worship to gods who demanded child sacrifice), and the rest basically complained the whole way and tried fighting whatever God told Moses to do alomg the way. At some point, God just gets frustrated after trying to help them amd tells them to wajder the desert for 40 years, that everyone over 20 would live the rest of their lives as nomads, and that instead only those younger than 20 (with only a few exceptions) would get to return to the homeland of their forefathers, but only after their elders had all finally passed away. Basically God's entire relationship is like a father trying to do what's best for his unruly kid, but he keeps having to teach him tough lessons because he keeps doing stupid stuff and won't learn any better, basically, "I love you like my own child, amd I just want what's best fot you, but why do keep insisting on running away from home, doing bad stuff and getting yourself into serious trouble?"
The second anything starts getting difficult: "we were better off back in Egypt!" lol. People never really change, do they?
@@RobAreviews Didn't they also start to make statues of other Gods out of gold when Moses came back after God gave him the 10 Commandments and Moses was super pissed?
also did you notice that there were two Egyptian guards who abandon their posts to join the Hebrews leave Egypt? They can be spotted a few times during the Red Sea sequence, once getting the sheep cross to the other side and you also briefly see that they made it. I thought that was a very nice touch
I actually did upon my second watch, thanks for letting me know!
I want to say is was inspiration taken from The Ten Commandments film, if I’m not mistaken 🤔
Actually the bible did say those who left Egypt were not all Jewish so makes sense
Records show that that actually did happen! Some Egyptians left with the Hebrews.
@@PixarShark That was because some Egyptians were friends with the Hebrews. Makes complete sense.
As a Christian who grew up with the story of Moses, it was really cool to see someone's raw reaction to the story. :)
Same here
I was definitely raised with these stories. Although, I am not as connected spiritually as some. I still have quite a few of positive experiences with my Christian background to consider myself lucky.
It's really not even a crutch being raised with these biblical stories as honestly "Moses"is just a naturally rich tale that can be approached from several angles.
I’m personally not religious but dang it this movie is really good.
As Jew it is very emotional for me to see so many ppl loving this movie
same!! I love seeing people's reactions to this movie, it's seriously one of the best movies of all time
"Who are you?"
*"I AM THAT I AM."*
Nuff said
This is my favorite thing to say to people who ask who I am xD
The fact that you didn't know anything about Moses' story actually made your reaction a lot better.
I knew very little about Moses but I still fell in love with this movie. And I'm not even that religious of a person.
I know many people who are atheist who love this movie. It’s a religious movie but it doesn’t shove religion down your throat either. The score and animation is so stunning 🤩
I mean, they purposefully minimize the entire religion thing imo and make it more a social struggle.
I loved religious stories in school.
People just forgot to tell me some people actually believe these things happened IRL.(I honest to God saw religion as something from the past till I was like 15 or so)
Still good stories and nice lessons for the most part though. With most of them at least.
These are NOT fairy-tales. They REALLY did happen. I pray you all will read the Bible and learn THE TRUTH. Those ten plagues were judgments. That which once was shall be again. The Books of Daniel and Revelation speak of 21 judgments on the wicked in the not so distant future. Choose Jesus Christ now to escape God's Wrath. Pray to Him for your salvation through Jesus Christ. Pray that you'll be ready to be caught up in the Rapture and escape the 7 year Tribulation.
@@kimberlyhicks3644 Oh come on, this is not needed. I’m Roman Catholic but I don’t shove my religious beliefs down people’s throats.
@@kimberlyhicks3644 nah
@@kimberlyhicks3644 maybe if you provide some actual evidence for your claims, we'll stop calling them fairytales.
Mother: "river, please deliver him safely."
River: **YEET**
LITERALLY. Cinema Therapy described it as baby Moses going on the Disney Jungle River Cruise 😂😂
OMG 😂😂😂
River: Alligators, Hippos and boats
Mother: “be gentle with my baby please”
River: “BET”
@@maryhales4595 I been on Jungle Cruise, I wish it was that crazy lol.
Honestly, the fact that you didn't already know the story and know what was going to happen next made this reaction 1000% better!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it; it's honestly one of my favorite animated movies!
☹️
This movie IS the story of Moses, or at least an interpretation of that story.
"How come every time you mess something up, I am the one who gets the trouble?"
Is my favorite scene in this movie. They could have made this movie all cheesy or preaching, but they didn't.
They focused on the Brothers situation and how heartbreaking this must have been for them.
After the second or third time watching, my sister and I started answering "because you can't help looking and don't run away fast enough".
That scene is totally relatable with me and my middle sister. Every time she starts something, I’m the one that usually ends up in trouble.
Even in the biblical story, I think it was heavily implied that it was very personal for both Moses and Pharaoh. The movie chose to shine most of the focus on that aspect of the story.
Fun fact: In the burning bush scene, Val Kilmer who voices Moses, also voiced God in the burning bush. They also had the main cast whisper the lines along with Kilmer to give it more of an echo effect.
The reason the main cast was whispering was because they didn’t want to have one person be the voice of God, but the whispering was too quiet so they just got Val to do the lines on top of the whispers as well.
@@cjck1344 Which also hearkens back to the 1956 epic The Ten Commandments, where Charlton Heston played the same dual role as well.
I research it, since I was 20 years old in Wikipedia.
Kilmer also did an amazing job playing Jim Morrison in "The Doors."
The animator that drew the burning bush, also drew for Road to El Dorado
The guy who voices Ramisis is the same guy who voices Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter
Ralph Fiennes, he is an incredible actor. I personally felt that Voldemort was one of his weaker roles, but I think if you want to see him as a true villain, his portrayal of Amon Goeth in Schindler's List is absolutely chilling.
Huh. I did not know that.
What little we get of him singing here is kinda why I'm mad the rumors he was gonna play Miss. Trunchbull in the film adaptation of the Matilda musical weren't true
Their father is Captain Jean Luc Picard. Moses is Batman.
@@bemasaberwyn55 Moses's brother is Dr. Ian Malcolm
After all these years? I finally realized that they were actually singing the names of the Gods and Goddesses of Egypt
Which part?
@@leilanidoofy90 Playing with the Big Boys Now
Hear Jonathan Young + Calen Hyle's cover of the "You're playing with the big boys"... not that's a theatrical metal... had that been used, man it would've been badass...
Even to this day I sing along to “the Plagues” with full gusto 😂😂
Edit: and I love that during “when you believe” some of the Egyptian guards go with them because they want to live freely as well
That song gives me chills 😍
BTW, the reason the music is so epic is because it's Hans Zimmer. He's done so many awesome movie scores I couldn't even list them all.
And the songs are by Stephen Schwartz, a Broadway legend who also did the music for Disney's Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
That makes so much sense haha, thanks for letting me know!
With The Prince of Egypt, Kung Fu Panda, and The freaking Lion King, I’m SHOCKED Hans Zimmer doesn’t score for animated films more often. ❤️
You forgot Man Of Steel Bradley
I ALWAYS sing along to this movie. My boyfriend just rolls with it because he loves the film and my crap singing voice (actually tone deaf so up and down is all I have to go off of-its easier in movies and headphones because a good chunk of the time the higher someone goes, the softer the tone...still mess if up
But i digress)
1000000000000000000% agree with you on EVERYTHING
It doesn't matter if youre religious or not, this movie is a cinematic masterpiece. The songs are metal af.
Phacts👍
What gets more metal than fireballs raining down and the literal Angel of Death?
@@TastyChurro right
As proven by Jonathan Young and Caleb Hyles, lol.
@@Kiss_My_Aspergers
Yep. Just listened to all of their Prince of Egypt covers for the first time today, despite being a fan for years now.
What I personally love about the scene after Moses' nightmare is the thought that he must have passed that painting a lot over his life and only now, when he knows he was a hebrew child that narrowly avoided the fate of those other babies, he realizes it as the horrific act it was.
The superimposed image of Moses walking towards Egypt while the slaves are being punished always sends chills throughout my entire body.
You can see the rage burning harder and harder as he gets closer to the palace
It was likely also to appeal to us in order to show how cruel slavery is.
Both to the young and old.
A small thing I noticed, Aaron who was previously the one doubting Moses was the first one to step into the parted sea.
Great point! Not in this movie, but Aaron is also made head of Hebrew priestly order.
Character growth. ;)
He finally accepted his brother in full, trusted in him and would willingly take the first step for his brother.
@@kinagrill and more importantly he began to trust God working through his brother
That's a nice observation! I'll have to be looking for it next time I watch this film.
Seeing this film as an adult I saw how they really did Aaron dirty in their interpretation of him, but it really makes sense to make him a smaller player to keep the focus on Moses and his relationship with his brother Rameses. There's not enough room for more than one brother in this film!
My favorite part of this movie is the small moments that are actually huge when you look closely. Like when Rameses says there will be a great cry in Egypt then you hear the Egyptians weeping when the final plague ends.
A death of the firstborn
Also the part where Moses came across Miriam for the first time as she sings their mother's lullaby. Notice how Miriam was bathing in a warm glow while Moses was in a dark blue atmosphere. And when Moses sings "This is my home, where my father, mother, brother.." It pans to their statues also within the dark blue.
Additionally, I'm not sure if it's a symbolism in Egypt, but Moses was the only one with red on his clothing, the rest of the royal family wore blue. And we see his siblings also in red.
@@zctwenty I watched Channel Awesome's video on Prince of Egypt today and both of you have pointed out excellent examples where Egypt = blue and Hebrews = reds/oranges. This is something I don't think I would've ever picked up on had someone not mentioned it to me so thank you. It's another detail to enjoy next time I'm watching this film.
Ramses was right but not in the way he expected to be.
Not only that, but God himself was pleading with Rameses since he was speaking through Moses. Even God didn’t want the final plague to happen. He had no other alternatives after Rameses made that threat.
"she's leaving him?" this guy really doesn't know this story, its great to see fresh eyes on ancient stories
I swear this guy was raised in a lab he has experienced no type of film or literature
the kindness you showed while reacting to this movie is so moving. you truly have such a beautiful soul.
Does anyone else just feel their heart completely shatter when Moses says that final goodbye to Ramses? Like that agonizing parallel 😭 After everything they went through, he still lost a brother
It’s ironic cause Pharaoh said to him, “sometimes for the greater good, sacrifices must be made.” He ultimately had to sacrifice his relationship with his brother and the lives of Egyptian children. He sadly had to take pharaoh’s advice but not in the way he intended.
Let’s be real; it’s REALLY friggen hard NOT to enjoy the music when Hans Zimmer is going absolutely nuts with the lower brass and French horns in the score. ^^
Zimmer did this one too? That's amazing. That guy is amazing.
He also did “Spirit” which is another beautiful non Disney movie
It’s Hans Zimmer’s favorite way to add emotion, using those lower bass and all the horns. You can also hear it in the Dark Night trilogy. Spirit is amazing too and let’s not forget The Lion King.
@@rileybright-canton6888 The songs are by Stephen Schwartz (composer for Wicked, lyricist for Disney's Hunchback & Pocahontas), but produced by Zimmer who also composed the rest of the score.
@@rileybright-canton6888 yup, along with Spirit, tlk, and others.
"He's gotta support him!" My instinctual reaction: Oh my sweet summer child, so pure of heart!
That scene where he meets God gets me everytime.
Dude same :,)
I’ve had similar encounters with God except it is more subtle. It only happens when I’m at church and looking at the Eucharist as the priest consecrates it. As I gaze at the Eucharist, I feel like my sins are leaving my body and my eyes start to get watery. A fellow Catholic told me it was a gift referred to in early church writings as The Gift of Tears. I’m not sure if I truly do have that gift or why I have it.
I am not a religious person
But the burning bush scene when god speaks to Moses is so beautiful it brings me to tears
So true.
Exactly what it feels like to feel the Holy Spirit within! Such an amazing experience!
most amazing thing ever
Fun fact - Val Kilmer was also chosen to voice God (in addition to Moses) because the directors wanted it to resemble the way we might hear God speak to us in our heads!
I feel like having the same voice actor for both God and Moses was/is one of the best decisions in film history. I actually got into a debate with my boyfriend over it. Our final decision was that the only way it could've been topped is if Morgan Freeman was involved.
Moses is actually a pretty interesting name in terms of historical context. Moses means “to draw out” in Hebrew, but in Egyptian it means “son on” so like Rameses, is “Ra-Moses” or son of Ra. The historical Moses more than likely got rid of whichever Egyptian god was at the forefront of his name.
I also assumed it was short for Thutmoses/Thutmose, which was a name used by prior Egyptian pharaohs.
Pretty sure he is also known as Moshe in orthodox Judaism
@@laurencole2937 yeah, which means To draw out. I’m just saying historically, the name has some extra context.
I think Moses it's not his complete name, there was maybe the name of a God before it, it was deleted because of the jewish faith. Maybe Moses didn't want the name of an another God in his own name.
I'm really happy that this is one of the extremely rare cases of a movie being enjoyed by everyone regardless of beliefs.
Growing up with Christianity this really does give you a visual for a lot of things that were just told to you that happened and it is amazing. Even if you are not religious this is seriously a great watch.
"I fell like this reaction is going to be awwful" Dude, it's actually more enjoyable watching someone react who doesn't know the story :) The way your face changed when you realized his mother was sending him down the river, your reactions to songs and the plot!
Agreed. I loved it that he didn’t know about Moses in the Bible I think it made for an even better reaction.
This dude looks like a live action Moses watching a cartoon Moses. Lol it's the eyes, nose, and beard. This reaction is great and wholesome.
I was going to make the comment "So we're not going to talk about how Nick looks just like the main character in this movie?"
Ya he should do a cosplay!
I could see Mena Massoud playing Moses and Chance Perdomo playing Rameses in a live action version.
Lol I thought he looked more like what Jesus would look like IRL instead of how they portray him as white....
Sorry if that’s somehow prejudice or something. I mean it like a compliment I swear.
@@jackskxllxngtxn you good bro. He lowkey do look like Jesus lmao
Mashallah great review, as a Muslim who watched this movie a couple years ago, I was just totally captivated by its score, soundtrack and visuals, absolutely stunning.
When Moses asks God who God is, and God says that he *is,* that's God saying that he is *being.* That he encompasses all of existence by being existence itself. It's one of the most intense and illuminating scenes in all of the Bible, and it's impossible to wrap your head around.
YESS!!
You just wrapped your head around it tho....
It's easy to simply say, to truly comprehend the real meaning of it is entirely different
Actually God saying "I am" is not quite Him saying that He is existince. (Something that can come across as a pantheism or panentheism). Rather the statement "I Am" is saying that He has always existed: before all things, and above all things.
The queation: Who are you?
The answer being "I Am"
It is not a typical answer but it is also contrasting and showing how God simply is, the Egyptians had gods for everything and all of them had their own names. The revelation of who He is, not by name but by being sets Him appart.
(There is a lot of discussion on the theology of the name of God.
Simply because He himself is not seen to reveal Himself by name to people, (Untill Jesus). But all the names we do hear are ascribed to the character and nature of God.)
In the origional text though often we will see either:
El, or Yahweh, based on context and purpose.
Sometimes in english translations the rendering LORD will be used. (All capitals being important as with capitalizing "He" when the subject is God.) Anyways this is a bit of a ramble of several points, and its been awhile since I have opened some books that tackle this matter deeper. But it is truly a facinating study.
@@Grayson.P Eloheim, YHVH, Jehova, Yeshua (Jesus, but more accurately, Joshua). What I find interesting is oheim is a plural. Eloheim means Gods, and the Bible refers to "we" in Genesis, implying a plurality of God, not singular. This may be a reference to the Trinity, and it may be something else. Trying to consolidate the Torah, or Old Testament, with the New Tesament is fascinating.
This movie was phenomenal when it came out. It's a shorter, more palatable version of "The Ten Commandments" for children, and it was one of the highest grossing non-disney productions at the time. Dreamworks didn't do a lot of traditional animation, but what they did do was usually amazing.
If you get time, give The Road to El Dorado and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron a watch. Those are the other 2D dreamworks films worth watching.
Plan on it!
@@nickflix8657 It's not something that comes up often, but I don't think I knew anyone who didn't know this story. Though I have to admit, that around here "The Ten Commandments" were on TV on Christmas for decades. Your reactions not even knowing the story were interesting.
If you compare "The Prince of Egypt" to "The Ten Commandments" I find both movies would get the same high raiting from me. The story is the same, but they put weigh on different parts of the story. One of the big differences it that 'Commandments' forgets that they were brothers. While the epic scenes in 'Prince' are good, they pale to those in 'Commandments'. 'Prince' shows a very human Moses, while 'Commandments' shows off the plagues more. And both movies have an equally stellar cast. So in overall quality they are both on the same level.
There is only one detail where 'Commandment' leads and that's spectacle. It's 'real' and you will ask yourself "How? How did they do that."
Though 'Commandments' is a long movie, but worth the time.
OMG! I'm sure he'll have a blast with El Dorado! The punch lines there are amazing! 😁
Nick you will LOVE both of her recommendations!!
Yes, completely second you on the vote for "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron"! SUCH a fantastic movie, and stunning score by Bryan Adams!
I think your reaction was great! To answer your question at the end: the two stone tablets Moses is carrying are the Ten Commandments. After the Jewish people were freed, Moses went to the top of a mountain and God gave him the tablets. They're ethical rules that become the basis for all other moral, ethical, and religious laws in the Torah.
Thanks so much for explaining😃 and glad you liked it!
The final score, when Moses gets back from Mount Sinai... 🤯. Well, all the OST and songs are 🤯
@@nickflix8657 Sadly when Moses actually came down from the mountain he found the Hebrews worshiping a golden calf statue and was infuriated. Also the staff is nothing special, it's just a wooden staff but God used it along with Moses to display His power.
@@Cassimfan he then smashed the tablets, and went back up to get more. He also died before entering Canaan. He never stepped into the promise land, even though he saw it.
@@marshalljarnagin9370 Yep
Cinema Therapy said that the most heartbreaking thing is seeing Ramses and Moses happily reuniting as brothers in the middle of the movie knowing that it isn't going to last. And I couldn't agree more
The female voice in the opening song is Ofra Haza who sadly passed away two years later at the age of 42.
This song, "Deliver Us", was sung by Haza in 18 out of the 21 languages the song was translated into.
Animation is not just something to entertain children. It's a medium of expression that can be used to tell stories in beautiful and creative ways. This movie is an amazing example of that.
Please say this to all the adults who think anime is just for children lol
31:45, this scene is what scared audiences the most: the final plague, death of the first born son.
Being 9 when I saw this film I didnt understand what was happening lol and even now it gives me chills.
That scene gave me nightmares. As a kid I was terrified that God would kill my older brother.
It breaks my heart.
What's most chilling about it is that it's so quiet while it's happening. No music, barely any sound, just death.
You know: I think the reasoning behind the 10th Plague is the one thing more interesting the 1956 Ten Commandments film over Prince of Egypt. In that movie, after the 9th plague, Moses goes to Rameses one last time with the call to free the slaves and gives one last warning when he refuses:
"If there is to be another plague in Egpyt, it shall be by your word that God will bring it."
After Pharoah kicks him out, he turns to the generals around and says:
"There will be one more plague in the city. By order of Pharaoh: the first born of every house will die"
Now in the context, he's talking about killing the first-borns of the Hebrews, as Moses repeats later: God was would heed Rameses word on the next move. In his own hubris, Rameses ordered the death of his own son.
As someone who grew up in a devout church, I saw this like 3 times in theatres. We weren’t allowed TV so it was the coolest thing I ever saw. And watching someone see this story for the first time is lovely
I'm dead, because he cried almost the whole movie since the first scene lmao
Love how Moses parting the Red Sea was a blind reaction/surprise for him haha so great. That scene alone I believe took years to animate. Either a year or 4 years, something like that.
Same, as someone who grew up christian, hearing the story of the Moses and the parting of the "Red Sea" so many times, it was amazing to see the reaction of someone who honestly did not know what was going to happen next.
@@2b16p I never had a vivid imagination, so even now when I watch this, it's always catches me how incredible the thought of parting a freakin' sea is.
As a Jew I have a certain built in connection to the movie (the basic story of Let My People Go is told once a year at least, on Passover). But I have been very intrigued as to how this movie will resonate with none Jewish people, and it makes me super happy you to know you enjoyed it even without a religious connection!
The visuals are breath taking even by today's standards, the songs are iconic, and while they do take some creative freedoms from the biblical story, I thought they did a great job preserving the essence of it.
And a fun fact to close: the scene where Moses rip out the sea, for a time, held the Guinness world record for being the most expansive animation sequence to produce.
I’ve heard that from some others and that is so awesome they had that much dedication. And I really did enjoy it it was amazing!
I am a devout Catholic and this was one of my favorite movies as a child and now that I’m older it’s still one of my favorite movies!
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. I have always loved this movie
I grew up in a baptist church. I had this on vhs and used to watch it multiple times a month as a kid. Even now, as an adult, I watch it as I go to sleep some nights on my days off. This is one of my favorite movies of all time.
I am Baptist, and this movie always makes me emotional. The message is timeless.
This guy is the most wholesome man 🥺
I’ve always really appreciated the beautiful accurate representation of Egyptians, Hebrews, and people of color. The only other exodus films we had/have completely whitewashed the entire casting. It’s been such a joy to watch your initial reactions to this beautiful movie and to see how much you enjoyed the music, the animation, the story. Such a moving film. I was fortunate to see it in theaters as a young child.
Traditionally, most people depict the stories of the Bible by the culture they were raised in rather than for historical accuracy. Pictures are pictures and they don’t have to be accurate.
It really doesn't matter, in fact. If people's appearance matters that much to you, then you can produce animation.
@@Powerranger-le4up yes they do lol. I would love to see how people react to a historical white figure being casted as anything other. Like Denzel Washington playing Julius Caesar. It would be insulting now would it?
@josephpullium5026 I mean Hamilton did break the Tony awards, and Six is making all the money.
But whitewashing is still a massive problem in Hollywood. And it's more sinister cousins: black face, yellow face, brown face, makes some older films unbearable to watch.
This film does have a most, if not all, white voice cast, and whilst they did an excellent job, I do think it is a little sad they didn't have actors from that actual region play these characters
We aren’t called Hebrew’s anymore buddy just say Jews
I think Seti couldn’t sleep because he was haunted by the thousands of children he sacrificed. That’s why he was awake and found Moses in the middle of the night.
It's a nice thought, but most likely wrong. These people didn't give a fuck about the lives of slaves.
@@Kira1Lawliet He didn’t care about them but even during wars, soldiers have visions of the people they’ve killed. That's what PTSD is usually attributed to.
As for Seti, I did not say he felt guilty but God probably sent him visions or dreams about those children. He could probably still hear the mothers crying for their babies the same way we get to hear the Egyptians ones later on.
@@RedaDoodles How does this make sense though? Wouldn't the visions be evidence that the soldiers do feel remorse for killing them? Even of it was God who placed the images in their head, an indifferent person wouldn't care
@@deagoldylocks8337 Guilt is a complex emotion that can have multiple layers. I mean, just look at the soldiers from WW2.
@@RedaDoodles I can understand that the soldiers killed because most thought they were protecting their country, but what is unfathomable for me is whether an indifferent person, an evil person who doesn't care about any human life, could still have visions of the people they killed. To me it seems impossible, and i think someone would have to care at least somewhat to even have those flashbacks.
The "Deliver Us" opening is just jaw-droppingly amazing to me. Goosebumps and chills every time. I know it's subjective, but to me it's one of the best moments in film.
This movie planted a seed in my mind with the song Heaven's Eyes. For most of my life, i was an atheist, not really believing in any particular religion, just feeling that some big guy was messing with my life somehow. But when I suffered a devastating car accident in which I nearly was killed, I had a bit of a spiritual awakening. I had always been fascinated with the Greek mythology, so I felt that one of those gods must have stopped me from dying in the crash. Why? I didn't know at the time, but i spent my two weeks in hospital thinking hard about what I had done in my life worth noting in the eyes of the gods and the judges at the gates of the Afterlife, or the Underworld as it is known in Greek mythology. After recovering from my injuries, I began a quest in my life to do something with my life and live it more fully. Nearly eight years after that crash, I have now graduated with two university degrees, published my first novel and am in the process of publishing seven more, written three songs that were nearly released on Spotify, joined a service club to give back to my community, travelled to far corners of my home Canadian province, and have been to over two dozen different concerts of various rock and country bands. All in all, ever since that crash, I have seen my life as Jethro told me, "Through Heaven's Eyes", and it has transformed my life forever.
All these years I didn't realize Pharoh was voiced by Patrick Steward
Whaaaat, that’s awesome
Patrick Stewart* and yes he is
You really are my favorite reactor. Your way of viewing these movies and your innocence makes you amazing! Seriously love your videos!!
Aw thanks so much, glad you like it!
i agree wholeheartedly
Friggen agree
could not agree more Nick is suchh a good reactor honestly
I agree 😊
The soundrtack never cease to give me chills.
Same with me. Especially "All I Ever Wanted."
There's also a country version CD. So good.
Same, phenomenal movie, cast and soundtrack
Beyond words, I'm not even religious at all but I loveeeeeee thiisss moooovviieee
Someone pointed out very well that in the Angel of Death scene, it's actually an accurate depiction of how the people saw angels. We think of angels as little cupids, but in reality, THAT is what people see. And that is why the angels HAVE to say, "Don't be afraid", when they deliver God's messages.
They’re completely different from what we understand about God and his angels.
It's why I like the depiction in this of the Burning Bush.
It's an otherworldly essence surrounding the bush, but the only comparison he would have to compare would be 'like fire'.
FYI: the staff wasn't magical at all, it was just a regular stick!
Yesss good point. Yet God used it to manifest his power
It was God who did wonders
Yeah
You could argue that God basically opted to use Moses' staff as sort of a focus in which to act through. Given that this is an OT story, God was actually more limited in what they were capable of, and it wasn't until the NT when God started to experience power creep XD
24:40 What always stuck with me, was that they are literally using "smoke and mirrors" to produce their gods' power. I'm not a religious person, but the meaning is incredible.
Edit: Here, God's power is depicted as absolute and transparent. Also, the visuals of His snake eating the two snakes Hotep and Huy introduce are very cool too.
All accurate to the biblical account. Taken straight from the texts, which makes it even more amazing. Love it. :)
Its official, Hotep and Hoi managed to make red kool-aid
✨sorcery✨
😂😂😂
And Pharoah drank it 😂
The story of Moses has the pharaoh trying to kill them while they’re crossing the sea, so they had to have it in the movie.
This and The Lion King are some of Hans Zimmer's best works from the 90s, and I'm more than willing to say that they are his greatest works.
Not to mention the lyrics by the legend Stephen Schwartz are absolutely incredible.
The music to the songs in this movie as well as the lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz.
Fun fact: The voice actress for Jochebed (Moses' mother) at the beginning sang all of her English lines in multiple languages for the various foreign releases. Also, the voice of God, to avoid controversy, is a mashup of all the main cast members overlapping each other, with Val Kilmer, the voice of Moses, being the loudest so you can hear it.
Omg i didn’t know that, i love that she did that, it reminds me of Phil Collins who also did that for Tarzan
I hate that they did that for the voice of God. Now I can’t unhear it. If it’s just going to be the cast or Val Kilmer than what is the point of it really?
@@realSimoneCherie I believe the official reason was to avoid controversy. I think it makes sense from a thematic perspective. God says "I am that I am," which can be interpreted as him being everything, and thus having a voice that is everyone's voice combined.
I am a complete atheist and LOVE this film for the music, songs, animation and the story. I was planning to see the Prince of Egypt musical in London's West End before Covid closed all the theatres. I always love your reactions and I would love you to react to Disney's Tarzan, Pan's Labyrinth and the Sixth Sense if you have not seen those already!
Same here. :)
I don’t know if he can handle the Tarzan soundtrack. Phil Collins went SO HARD on every track.
@@clairefutrell5089 I know but it's so good! Such an underrated Disney film :D
I saw the musical. It sucked unfortunately.
Unfortunately, I’ve heard bits of the musical and they messed with some of the crucial songs. It just doesn’t hit as hard as the movie does.
As someone who was raised Jewish and grew up loving this film it was really interesting to experience it through someone who is not familiar with the story of Moses. It's such an engrained story for me, it was funny seeing the reaction of someone who doesn't know what happens. The thing Moses was carrying at the end was the 10 commandments, btw.
I keep forgetting this came out in 1998 because the animation has truly stood the test of time. I didn't realize how much of an animation feat this film was when it came out. It's amazing to this day. Thanks for reacting! I love your passion!
The rocks he carries at the end are The Ten Commandments. And that's mount Sinai.
Kind of an error in the story there I think.
Didn't the entire "stones" come after they were lost for nearly 40 years?
Their long time lost being the reason for the "Golden calf". They had lost faith in Moses' ability to lead them.
I'm just saying dude looks rather young carrying those stones.
My favorite part is the burning bush scene. The "I am that I am." taken straight outta the bible. Makes me cry
@@Londronable that was 40 years yes after GOD sent them water from stone and manna from heaven and meat from birds. They complained so many times but Moses pleaded that God would spare them. It was a grace to a disgrace situation
@@skits_3d824 At 20 miles/day of walking they could go around the planet every 3 and a half year or so.
God could have given them a map if he wanted to be graceful.
Trapping people in a room doesn't mean you're graceful for providing them food.
@@Londronable He gave them something else. You know that pillar of fire? Yeah that lead them at night and a pillar of cloud lead them during the day. It was faith that lead them
This is probably the most beautiful movie ever made. - Me, an atheist
Well for an atheist is like good mithology, where different religious people can like.
Playing With The Big Boys is essentially this movie's Hakunamatata. The comic relief song... And it sounds like that. Great stuff!
nick in the opening song: this is gonna be my favourite song
also nick after every song after that: this is my new favourite song
lmao same tho 😂❤️
"now they're free, right?"
Well that's been something of a work in progress, and that's not even just talking about those first 40 years or so...
I’ve been wondering why Aaron sounds so familiar, it’s Jeff Goldblum!
Imagine if your siblings were Jeff Goldblum and Sandra Bullock. Heck yeah!
And your adoptive father was Sir Patrick Stewart.
@@Ninjewdi and if your adoptive brother was Ralph Fiennes, your wife Michelle Pfieffer, and your father-in-law Danny Glover.
I have literally only watched the opening sequence so far and I already HAVE to comment -- I grew up with this movie, and this is the first time I'm watching an adult see it for the very first time! I love the open-mouthed awe on your face. You clearly really appreciate just what a masterpiece every scene and every song is.
Heaven's Eyes is an incredibly beautiful song in everyway.
The last scene was Moses coming down from Mt. Sinai after receiving the Ten Commandments (basically the rules God wished for the Israelites to follow). Although it was a good ending scene, in reality, Moses came down only to see the Israelites in the throes of idolatry and other amoral activities. He was justifiably angry and threw the Ten Commandments at them.
It could be the second time he got the tablets, which was a much nicer ending.
@@advenaphillips8872 Frankly, that would be better in all fairness.
Him: Plagues might be my favorite song in this movie
Me, thinking about the song about to come up: You may be tested on this quite soon
Interesting fact: it's only implied in the text, but the reason God, Yahweh, sent the spefific plagues he did was because it was basically a flex on the Egyptian pantheon to prove his superiority to both the Hebrews and the Egyptians. Rameses basically says he has no rhyme or reason to free the Hebrews because his gods were greater. God basically accepts the challenge and shows his mastery over creatiom, exercising power over all of the domains of Egyptian life over wbich they believed their owk gods reogned supreme. He was basically saying their gods were nothing to him, so if he tells pharaoh to free the Hebrews, he'd do well to listen, which of course he eventually did. Unfortunately, he didn't listen until after his pride caused a lot of unnecessary turmoil and suffering, ultimately at thr cost of hid own son's life because he wouldn't let go of his own ego.
@@Tyler_W That explains why his staff turned snake devours the two snakes the priests bring out. At the same time.
“Man I wish that Ramses had just let them go and mourned his son.” Yeah, so did the Jewish people 😂
I just discovered your channel and omg your reactions are so pure!
Another tidbit for you, during the Big Boys song with Hotep and Huy, there's literal smoke and mirrors involved as they "summon" the snakes. A fun bit of visualization to show it is all just an illusion on their part.
The best thing about Prince Of Egypt is that anyone can love and appreciate it, no matter your background. 💖
I’m also not religious, but this is one of my favorites anyway! How can anyone not love it with a score like THAT?! 😊 I’ve seen this film tens of times, but the opening song, “Deliver Us,” still ALWAYS makes me cry. 😭 So glad you watched this one, cheers!
if this film doesn't take you 4 hours to watch because you have to rewind to listen to Ofra Haza sing the river lullaby over and over again, you're watching his film wrong.
What an amazing voice.
This vid popped up on my feed. Not familiar with this channel but Im loving how he acknowledges a fantastic animated classic with beyond amazing music
This movie is my childhood. I wish they did another one but with Jesus
I would want that as well
That'd be interesting, but given the time we live in today, would probably never happen. Not only DreamWorks stopped doing 2d movies, but i doubt they'd be interested in another religious kinda movie
@@LucasF25 true true
@@jaelynnfarias1937 I hope a studio takes risks and makes masterpieces like Prince of Egypt again
This movie had a prequel titled Joseph: King of Dreams, so Dreamworks were still interested in more Bible stories at the time. Sadly their chance to continue these Biblical movies has long since past.
I would definitely recommend checking out Joseph: King of Dreams as well! It's from the same studio as this movie and takes place before it by a few hundred years. It gets overlooked a lot in comparison to Prince of Egypt but I always loved it just as much as a kid.
Truuuue!
I watched Joseph: King of Dreams a long time ago, but I wouldn't recommend it. It's such a massive downgrade compared to the Prince of Egypt, as you can expect from a direct-to-video film.
@@Shaesi. That's your opinion. MOST people love it.
@@Nderitu.G @Joe Joseph: King of Dreams was made on a much lower budget, as a direct-to-video film, so it doesn't have the same quality as The Prince of Egypt. That's not an opinion, that's a fact, no matter if you love the movie or not. The story isn't bad, but the significant drop in animation quality was very noticeable to me.
Your reactions remind me of a child watching something for the first time!
Not CHILDISH
You express your amazement while watching every scene so well! It's refreshing!