it was very intricate. It took me at least until 21 to realize that the shadow in the Red Sea was a megalodon and not a whale like I had thought as a kid.
When King Saul was supposed to commit genocide and decided to let the animals live and God punished him for it. Or when David killed 200 Phillistines to prove he could. That old testament is no good night story. Unless you like blood and vengance.
Fun Fact: Dreamworks was so serious about this movie being a masterpiece, artists whose work were considered lacking were punished by being reassigned to some bs little CGI comedy based on a sort-of popular kid's book. It was "Shrek".
I know the movie in and out and that scene still disgusts me every time again. I just want to jump into my screen and punch the pharao. And Welchy was right. He just did it because he was afraid of a revolution of the hebrew and it didn't even work! It may have postboned it a little but Moses still managed to free his people.
That was the standard across the world until Christianity, the day to day stuff in ancient greece, rome, the whole ancient world is horrifying to our eyes today
@@janthony8034 Christianity wasn't the thing that changed it. After all, there have been plenty of Christian countries that owned slaves, committed genocide, etc. Also, prior to the shift to agriculture 8,000 years ago, that sort of thing wasn't normal. Hunter-gatherer tribes generally don't enslave/dehumanize people. I'm not saying we should destroy all our factories or something, but its important to realize that the kind of evil depicted in the movie isn't the norm for humanity, since humanity has existed for hundreds of thousands of years, and settled agricultural society has only existed for about 8,000 years.
I remember being scared shitless of this film when I was little, especially the plagues part. Now it gives me goosebumps for how grand and complex of a masterpiece it is.
Omg samee. Also my place used to have random long blackouts when i was a kid, and my mind would usually go to the "smiting of the firstborn" scene everytime it happened. Then i'd have a breakdown over it lol
Did you ever notice that it's supposed to reflect those same lines from the scene where Moses leaves into the desert at the beginning of the movie??? Rameses is crying out Moses' name as Moses simply says "Good-bye, Brother" 😭😭💔💔 Art
The french version is more touching because in France we have 2 ways to say " goodbye " : " au revoir " if the people will see each other again in the future and " adieu " if people won't see ever again
They killed the children Egypt because Pharaoh was worried about the Hebrews' growing strength. You were probably thinking of when Herod killed the babies in Jesus' village because of a prophecy written in the Bible.
Yes, they're very similar. In fact, you could say that Moses's story, including that part foreshadow Jesus's. Ironic that Jesus's parents take him TO Egypt to escape a similar fate.
@@MeganTheLibrarian3 But also, Jesus is taken OUT of Egypt after that, just like Israel (As God says in Hoshea, which is repeated in Matthew, "From Egypt I have called/brought my son" (I'm not an English native speaker so I don't know which translation is mostly used lol). But yeah, there are MANY parallels: 1) Both Israel and Jesus being the son taken out of Egypt; 2) Both Moses and Jesus were born in turbulent times, when the israelites were under opression (be it from Egypt or Rome) 3) They both survive a baby massacre 4) They both spend 40 days secluded from the people (Moses on Sinai, Jesus on a desert) 5) Both Moses and Jesus speak about God's Grace and Law and explain it to the people of Israel 6) The parallel of the passover lamb and Jesus as God's lamb 7) Moses's song in Exodus is repeated in Revelation, in which the saved people sing this sang in honor to God And many others things!
Moses’s Hebrew mother is one of the most beautiful animated women I’ve never seen. Plus she’s voiced by the beautiful Ofra Haza! Plus, I rode a camel while in Jericho, and it was scary as hell. Archeologists found ancient Egyptian chariots at the bottom of the Red Sea
I always felt so bad for Ramses though. He had way more pressure and felt scared to let his father and the people down, then lost his only brother who he clearly lived very dearly, then his son. Obviously his stubbornness and refusal to let them go until the end is horrible, but I can’t help but think it’s almost impossible to change your entire world view just like that. Even as a child I felt so bad for him (as well as everyone else obviously)
Same. That's that's why I like this version of him better than the 1 in "The 10 Commandments."; he has more feelings than being mean/angry all the time.
I saw him as a bad guy when I was a child but he clearly still cared about moses even after knowing he's a hebrew and not his biological brother. I also relate to the pressure he goes through as an eldest child. Imagine working hard to achieve what your father wanted but someone just tells you to let it all go
As someone who is a very devout Christian, this movie and the story it represents means so much to me. The animation, music, casting, writing, was all so perfect and amazing. Unfortunately, they don’t make movies like this anymore.
It also polishes out the original story to make everything more relatable and less.. cringey cuz I do recall reading the actual bible passage about moses and such... and it wasn't really all that.... great. Not a religious person to begin with so I did not have any 'faithblinders' on, if you will. Don't take it the wrong way, I have my own 'blinders' with other things, like certain games development teams, but if you have an objective view on something, you won't overlook certain rather cringey parts.
"Unfortunately, they don’t make movies like this anymore." Nonsense, I've seen better animated films since this came out. Ghibli while now infrequent in output is still running and there are countless other studios in Japan and elsewhere in Asia still concentrating on 2D animated feature films. That's not even touching on 3D CGI animated feature films which exploded from just Pixar in the 90s to dozens in the 2000s alone, and many more in the 2010's. 2D animated feature films are hella expensive and time consuming to make, even the world famous Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli has expressed fears that it just won't survive much longer. Disney has long since given up on it after the mediocre box office performance of The Princess and the Frog - even as shameless as Disney are that has to have been a blow considering 2D animated feature films was the cornerstone of its business from day one.
@@mnomadvfx I think they meant animated Bible stories specifically, as most of the Bible stories that get animated are for children and use crappy 3D CGI. I do agree that Studio Ghibli has some really great films though, unfortunately new technology doesn't always mean better when it comes to preserving the "magic" of hand drawn 2D animation films.
"Through Heaven's Eyes" is one of the best songs ever written. It moves me to tears pretty much every time. The entire soundtrack really is just so amazing.
Same. NGL it reminds me so much of Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas, my favorite song ever. Even if you aren’t a Christian or religious, I think its still an amazing song to help you realize your self worth as a person. You are loved and are important in this world, no matter how small your role might seem. I love how this movie doesn’t try to force or convert non believers to Christianity, it simply tells an important lesson from the Bible with some creative liberties
The Plagues will always be my favorite scene in this masterpiece, not only because of the bomb ass song that plays during the scene, but also the visuals of the hell that Egypt went through all because Ramses couldn't get over his overwhelming hubris
"When the Gods send you a blessing, you don't ask why it was sent." Yeah see I don't know why there's a Prince of Egypt craze going around youtube, but I'm not gonna question it cause IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME THIS MOVIE GOT THE RESPECT IT DESERVES!
@Ribotto Studios There is also another movie by them that gets no coverage Joseph king of dreams. It has the same art style and the story is just as good.
I loved this movie. I love the music, the imagery, the message, despite of me being not very religious. This movie showed me that men can feel pain, and are allowed to cry.
I'm no longer religious, but I was essentially raised Lutheran and watched this movie at least two or three times a week, fully having read the book of Exodus as a kid. It's wild to look at someone's perspective who didn't have that upbringing I love this
I was raised Christian and Catholic, and taught this movie was a good adaptation of Exodus. I completely did not realize most wouldn't watch this or have an idea about this movie. I too am no longer a religious person either; primarily because I did not want an abusive relationship with a Deity. When I realized I had an abusive relationship with another human that was both physically and mentally abusive, I saw too much in common with my abuser and religion (did not help that 'God' didn't help me).
@@spamachuchan8824 I'm glad to see someone with the same color view as I do, as I found escape from my church after an abusive relationship as well. My best friend had never seen it until I made him, and I'm still so startled every time someone says they haven't.
@@kaylaedwards8299 lmao fax, I'm actually surprised BECAUSE of the heavy subject matter (slaves, death, ACTUAL DISPLAYS OF MAGIC) they still let me watch it lmao
I was too raised Lutheran and no longer religious. Was semi-familiar with the Exodus part and really loved how to movie showed that the brother wasn't just evil but was also being misled and raised by a sociopath. 😔
It's actually not the staff. It's the power of God. God just had Moses use the staff because Moses didn't have enough faith in just himself being used.
Seems like a bit of a fake out though. Why use a representative as a mouthpiece at all if you are omnipresent and omnipotent? God does seem remarkably shy about showing himself to crowds doesn't he? I once saw a video describing his true form as that of a fiery dragon which makes a lot more sense in the context of all that shyness.
@@mnomadvfx God uses intermediaries so the people he's trying to communicate with don't run around screaming and gouging out their eyes and ears from the incomprehensibility of His presence. Of course, there was that one time He decided to come down Himself. Ended with Him being crucified.
@@mnomadvfx To put it simply spirit works through flesh. We saw it with Moses, we saw it with the other prophets, and we saw it with Jesus. Hence, Jesus being baptized and the spirit of God descending upon Him (Matt 3:16). Not to mention God cannot be with us when we're sinful because we'll die. He's holy and we're not hence Him leaving when Adam and Eve sinned and didn't repent (Gen 6:3).
Bc god can’t come down without destroying everyone. Like that scene in Indiana Jones. There a story when Moses wants to see god and god tells him he can only see his shadow without dying, and only the shadow alone made him physically glow for like a week just from looking at it. Someone touched the ark of the covenant and instantly died. Like idk about you but I would rather the heat of the sun express itself through a candle instead of killing me.
"Thanks DreamWorks for delivering us such a good movie" SO CLEVER HAHAHAHAHAHA. Also, it wasn't cheesy at all what you said about there being a great woman behind very great man!!!! I am CONSTANTLY thinking/saying "Props to the women of Exodus"!!! His birth mother saved him, his sister protected and watched over him until she was sure he was safe, Pharoah's queen rescued and raised him, future wife led him full circle back to his sister, his sister gave him the gift of truth, and they both believed in him and his mission 1,000%. His wife never told him "Wow listen to yourself, you sound crazy" she just went "I GOT YOU BOO I'M COMIN' WITH YOU". When his own brother struck him to the ground, his wife comforted him and his sister lifted him up. PROPS TO THE WOMEN OF EXODUS 🙌🏼👏🏼 It was great watching this with you Welchy, thanks for uploading!
@@Welchy Omg no don't mention it, thank you!!! 😭 This is frickin' crazy because literally LAST NIGHT I made the decision on what I want for my first tattoo and it's lyrics from "When You Believe", then I wake up and I have a notification that you uploaded a reaction to P.O.E. 🙏🏼💖 This is my second favorite movie following Apocalypto, which you should TOTALLY react to if you haven't already seen it! The story lines are actually quite similar
The women of the Bible are *awesome.* Judith walked into an enemy camp, got the enemy general drunk, then cut off his head and walked out *with his head in her basket.* Ester risked her life *multiple times* just to *talk* to her husband and king in order to save her people. Rahab helped the Hebrew spies sneak in and out of Jericho then left with them when the city fell. She's one of the few women mentioned in Jesus's genealogy.
I love this movie. While not fully accurate to the actual story it does hold the essence of the actual story, if that makes sense. One of my all time favourite animations.
Yeah. I never fully understood until I knew more of the history. As I grew up with this movie, I didn't know Moses was 80+ years old and that Aaron, Moses' brother, was sent by God to help Moses, did a majority of the miracles, for Moses was very self conscious. (More too, but those are major ones)
Yeah, they were pretty much accurate in most everything except for timelapses (Moses being about 40 when he killed the Egyptian, and 80 when he was called) and family relationships (as God says, "those who wanted Moses dead were long killed by the time he called him," the Pharaoh of the Exodus probably wasn't even his brother; it might've been his nephew or grandnephew; also, Moses probably knew he was Hebrew since he was young, as Miriam managed to get him closer to his birthmother)
@@Zorroa570 Yeah, making Aaron so antagonistic toward Moses is the one thing I wish they hadn't done. I'd still like to see a version where Aaron helps Moses because he's afraid he doesn't know what to say. There was only a tiny bit of this in The Ten Commandments and while I've heard the TNT miniseries has more of that I haven't seen it so I don't know for sure.
I feel bad for Ramses, he's been raised by his father to continue the strong line of pharaohs, only to find himself in the way of god at the wrong time.
Seriously at the wrong time. Even after everything. God still told his people to show respect to the Egyptians because they lived with dem and not to hate dem. But God was eiger to let his people go, end their suffering and wipe their tears. Anyone stopping him at that moment was an enemy of God.
Ahhhhhh my Jewish self saw this notification and was like WOOOOO! I grew up watching this film every year around Passover time. This is literally the most Jewish movie ever, it was made by Jews and the Hebrew it contains is just beautiful! Thank you for reacting to this and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
My family watch it every Shabbat! Literally my entire family- including all the cousins and aunts and uncles can all quote it nearly word for word we watch it so much! Pesach is such a magical time to watch it as well, and despite watching it nearly every week of every year, it never fails to send shivers down my spine! All the Jews I've ever known have also watched this and a lot of my Christian friends and their parents know it well, so I guess it really goes to show how people of any religion can enjoy such a good adaptation of such a beloved story!
I'm so glad the next generation is discovering classics like this. The music, the animation, the acting... all so beautiful. I watch this movie and listen to the soundtrack at least once a year.
What happened in the beginning scene was that the Israelites were growing too big in number and Pharoah sent guards that morning to kill every baby boy aged under 3? Years old to avoid the Israelites from rising up against them. So yeah, he was scared.
@@meme0218 Yes, you're right. When Herod heard that the King of the Jews had been born, he wanted to find just Jesus. But the wise men wouldn't tell him, so instead Herod killed every baby boy under the age of two. Jesus survived because an angel warned Joseph and they fled. In this story, the Hebrews were growing too numerous and the Pharoah was scared of them. So he ordered every baby boy killed and tried to get midwives in on it. That was why Moses's mother had to send him onto the river.
@@rubysilverstar7086 uh but the midwives feared God so they lied and said that they were born before they arrived. Then, he ordered his soldiers to kill them off like that
Honestly, the greatest 2D animated film ever made. It's dark, it's beautiful, and it has music/score which could make a atheist believe is something more.
This is too tragic. He's the heir to a royal bloodline, carrying the weight of his father's expectations. I too would do the same thing. I'm just looking for my boy Ramses, cause this version is my favorite, he's so sympathetic, unlike every other versions.
They made him sympathetic in this version. He's actually the worst tyrant to walk this earth and was extremely arrogant and evil. But that would be too hard core for kids I guess
The scene in which the people get killed by that fog/smoke arm is just so sad and beautiful. I also like that they didn't add any music because it doesn't need any to send a powerful message for the scene.
@@helioske yeah bc the Holy Spirit had no form, would be truly terrifying to see nothing and propel suddenly drop dead. Part of me always wonders if he did it in the night so that it was as though they fell asleep, painless. Who knows
When I watched that as a kid I actually was afraid of the night because I feared that god suddenly decided again to kill all first borns and I am an only child. 😌
@@missvnuna3623 just have an inexhaustible supply of lambs blood. Also, should probably either always bring it to any hotels or wherever you're staying just to be safe.
This is one of my ALL TIME favorite animated films. It’s not just a cartoon, it’s a work of art from the scenes, to the film score 🥺💗 anyone can enjoy it regardless if they’re Christian or not and I feel like only a real work of art can truly bring anyone from any background together the way this film does 💗💗😢
When first time I watched this movie I cried because the emotion was there and I'm not religious and I think it's one of the best films that DreamWorks has and makes me wish we could go back to 2d animation
Honestly, I can watch the movie a hundred times over and over again, and I cry at the beginning during Moses Moms lullaby, during the plagues, during When you believe and I think worst of all the plaque number ten and the dialog between Ramses and Moses.
The major US studios may have abandoned 2D animation but that doesn't smaller ones or ones outside the US have! One of particular note from recent years is Klaus, I highly recommend it. Visually stunning marvel. You'd swear it was 3D animation rendered to look 2D but it's actually the other way around.
8:46 According to Exodus she was his nurse, as when he was adopted, his sister followed him (shown in film) and talked to the Pharoah's daughter(he wasn't adopted by Pharoah, and his wife), and her to hire Moses' mother as his nurse.
I got chills when you said how you felt sorry for the lamb. When you study the Bible you come to understand the purpose behind the symbolism of using the blood of a perfect lamb to save those within that house. Because Jesus became the perfect sacrificial lamb on the cross to save those who would follow God in obedience.
@@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen Nope - that is not foreshadowing. It's not foreshadowing when it's literally happening in the next scene. Foreshadowing is when you lightly allude to something much earlier in the story without undue emphasis which later becomes an important or lynchpin part of the story. Like in Pixar's Inside Out where you see from the first scene of the film that Joy's eyes and hair are the same shade of blue as Sadness - contrasted to Fear, Anger and Disgust whose eyes, skin and hair are all more or less a singular color individual to them alone. That subtle highlighting foreshadows the important dichotomy of Joy/Sadness that Joy was constantly denying the existence of, and yet had been there from the beginning as she notes when replaying one of Riley's core memories originally thought to be simply happy/yellow, but sees that they are in part sad/blue and that this was important to the memory.
i feel like this movie often gets overlooked and disregarded because its a story in the bible but its truly a masterpiece in every aspect. the animation, soundtrack, directing, voice acting, and color palette were all phenomenal ive been watching this as my comfort movie since i was 5 and i hope to show it to my children one day
Yes!!! Love that movie! Also artistically made ! With van Gogh art in the dreams. Also really love the fact that Joseph is so forgiving and understanding. The betrayal is so good portrayed in Joseph emotions
Yay! Been waiting for that! And as always, a round of applause to Ofra Haza RIP, who sang the part of Moses' mom in the dub of 20 different languages. She was huge in Israel in her time (80's-90's)
Ofra Haza played the part in the English version, too, hence why she has an Israeli accent. Also, the Hebrew (for anyone who doesn't know) translates to "My good and tender son, don't be frightened and don't be scared" (Yaldi hatov ve harach, al tira ve al tifchad))
Being an ardent Catholic Christian myself, I watched this movie with my family three nights ago. My sister didn't want it at first, as she thought it would be a cheap, boring Biblical movie. By the end of the opening she was already crying her heart out at this masterpiece, along with all of us.
HOWWW HAVE YOU WANDERED THROUGH LIFE FOR THIS LONG AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS MOVIE?? it is my childhood, also we watched it in class on like three different occations throughout my school years
I have horrible trauma associated with my former religion, but this movie is a comfort movie for me when I’m feeling that tension. It will always have a special place in my life.
istg every once in a while these videos of people watching the prince of egypt for the first time are like little nuggets of gold to me 😭 love this so much
This is one of the best animated films of all time and definitely one of my favourites. The Plagues song is amazing and the relationship between Moses and Rameses breaks my heart.
Just watched the movie today for the first time in years. I cried so much during this movie. It is such a brilliant film. The cinematography and music is my absolute favorite. So glad the YT community feels the same way about it.
"Is that his real eyebrows or are they drawn in?" In Ancient Egypt, they traditionally would shave all of their body hair, so they would have painted them on with a makeup from khol.
One of my favorite details is the whale shark swimming by. The Red Sea is indeed an excellent place to find whale sharks, and even though they're one of the biggest animals on Earth, they were unknown to humans until the 1800s. So to these ancient Hebrews, this would just be, "What in God's name is that? Another miracle, no doubt..."
I love all the Prince of Egypt reactions on YT lately!! I grew up loving this movie-it was my favorite for years and is still one of my favorites. You’re the best, Welchy
The story of Moses and the Exodus is one of my favorites. This film does a phenomenal job depicting it. I'm so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for another great video.
I was always impressed by how loved this underrated movie is to people who don't know of its biblical origins/inspirations. And I think that's what makes it better than most "religious" movies. First and foremost, it isn't even meant to BE a religious movie (as said by Jeffrey Katzenberg). Its source may be a bible story but what makes it work is how it uses themes that all people can empathize with. The tragic brotherhood between Moses and Rameses has always haunted me with how sad it ended up being. As an audience, you KNOW they cared so much for each other, which makes seeing them become bitter enemies all the more painful. I'm so jazzed you reacted to this gem of a film, Welchy! Oh. And, um, if you ever want to react to some films that aren't made by Disney or Dreamworks, my suggestion of "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole" and "Wolfwalkers" still stands, haha.
What I love about the burning Bush sequence, the voice of god also composed of every person Moses had met at that point. I loved this film growing up and now it's in my top 5 favorite movies in general. I see something new everytime I watch it!
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! It’s always been one of my favorites, so beautiful. The music, the sceneries, the colors. The voice acting is good too. One of my favorite things about this movie is that the voice of God is done with all the voice actors whispering and then finished with Val Kilmer.
What I actually hated as well was the abusive parenting that the Pharaoh had on Ramses, because I get that he's the heir and has this responsibility, but calling him weak and irresponsible and forcing to maintain these traditions also kept Ramses from growing as a person and just hit his emotional growth. And I know things had to get going, but again... not seeing your brother for almost a decade and then he shows up to tell you there's this new order and you have to obey this God that Ramses didn't follow- it's just a lot to unpack on someone too Moses!!! 😄😄 I would've been more gentle. And that damn child of Ramses!!!! Aaawwwwhhhhhgggg, I hate him so much!!!! Ramses and Moses were FINALLY going to reach a middle ground and then he just waltzed in like "Oh no! Dad I'm so scared!!! Why is this man (Moses) here?" Like Boi, why are YOU HERE?!?!! Let the brothers talk it out, you insensitive pissflap!! *I'm sorry I'm commenting a lot😅it's just that this movie is just very special to me and any chance I get, I'm just going to fangirl over it. It's just amazing!!!
You mean the literal small child who has seen the pain and destruction of his empire that to his knowledge, is the fault of Moses and his false god? 😂 I mean yeah I get your point it was a sad moment but are we really mad at a small child for that?? 😂 also, he died later and it was 100% undeserved, to no fault of his own. God was juss like, "lemme sink down to their level" And as a Christian child I still saw objective horror whenever I saw one life being valued above another as in slavery OR the senseless slaughter of hella children who are by default innocent.
@@magsyilden670 In Judaism, a lot of our history has to do with the idea of balance and one could probably denote it to karma, though a lot of Jews dislike using the word because it's too modern (lol, I'm not one of them because that just sounds ridiculous). For example, the death of every firstborn was preceded by 9 other warnings. If Ramses had stopped and let them go instead of becoming more and more stubborn, then it would never have gotten to that point. Also, it is balancing out not only the years of slavery and pain the Hebrews went through, but also the death of the newborn male sons years prior. Do take into consideration, that like the Pharaoh at the time, Seti, only killed the male sons of the Hebrews, God only killed the firstborn male sons of the Egyptians, thus creating balance (I myself don't agree with the way things went, but since it is in my culture, there is really nothing I can do to change it). I just thought maybe it'd be interesting to know. Also, growing up as a Jewish child, I was more focused on the thought that had the death of every firstborn not happened, then the Jews would never have been released from Egypt and we would have likely spent many more centuries suffering and being killed there, so in a way, I grew up being torn between being relieved it happened and being saddened that it did. And in Judaism, a big fundamental concept is that we are supposed to ask questions and think about what else could have happened, which makes for many interesting debates and talks with other people.
@@novascott1313 I mean to be fair I actually know how it's justified and I agree that it's a bittersweet. To be fair also, god may have (starting 6-10) been purposely hardening the heart of Pharaoh, it always seemed a bit in reading that God kind of prolonged it for his own people to prove a point. And I don't find karma or revenge to be something that hold water or solves problems and I always found it horrific that the story of exodus acts like it's the right way to go. However if the Jews themselves had killed a bunch of Egyptians I actually would feel different about it than it being a divine power. It wasn't even his revenge to take tbh. If someone killed my brother, I'd kill them. I wouldn't kill their brother even to hurt him bc his brother did NOTHING WRONG and doesn't deserve regardless under any circumstances to have his life ripped from him. To be fair, I'm no longer a Christian bc I personally think that IF that God is real, I don't want anything to fucking do with him bc he's evil and was constantly doing shit especially in the old Testament (before the birth of Jesus splits the Christian and Jewish faiths) that I found to be reprehensible 😂 but they were all taught to me with all their justifications as good things...... Oof.
@@magsyilden670 I understand lol. I think the only reason I haven't converted to Atheism is actually because in Judaism we're encouraged to ask questions, including ones like "What the hell, God? Why would you do that?!", so I am quite happy with being able to do that lol. But I totally understand. I wouldn't kill someone's brother because they had killed mine, but I guess in Judaism, you really had to earn forgiveness and make up for it- though I really do agree that this wasn't making up for it, it was just plain cruel. I know what you are saying about God hardening Ramses' heart, and that is actually something we Jews talk about quite often and ask why God did such a thing, since God needn't have made the Egyptians suffer more than they needed to. It's weird, I agree, and tbh, I definitely think that a lot of things is messed up about the Old (and New) Testament, but that is why they are so fun and interesting to discuss!
My family always watches this movie for Pesaj. It’s just so good, the music, the animation, the way they show all the pain from Hebrews to Ramsés. Moshé’s story will always be one of my favorites to study. Also can we take a moment to appreciate that some songs are in Hebrew. Like I did not expect them to put actual songs that we sing in festivities. It took me completely off guard the first time I watched it.
I think what you were talking about in the beginning (about the slaughtering of the newborns) was actually way later, in the new testament. The Boss at that time got the message from the three wise men that a new king had been born, so he decided to kill all newborns. In Egypt, as I recall it, it was simply the Pharao being scared that his slaves would get too numerous and rise up against him. I didn't check if that's right, if anybody knows more please tell me!
With Rameses' hairstyle I think (bare with/take with a pinch of salt it's been a while since uni studies) that it's to do with him being the crown prince so to speak? Cuz notice his firstborn son had the same one? Also this film is an all time fave. But now I will always imagine it's Voldemort singing in the plagues song 😂
Scottish jewish person here! I watched this movie every year for pesach (Passover) of which this part of exodus is what the holiday is about and it has and always will be a top favourite film of mine 😊 an underrated masterpiece for sure so glad you enjoyed it! Keep up the good work loving the channel Edit was due to a typo haha 😂 thanks juvenile arthritis 🤦🏻
I used to watch this movie everyday at least once for months when i was 9 years old. it"s just such an amazing movie i was literally obsessed with it. Loved that you watched it and loved your commentary as always. Deliver us is such a great song listen to it almost everyday but not gonna lie fav song of the whole movie is def The Plagues (duet between moses and rameses).
In the Bible, Moses was horrible at public speaking and had a bad stutter, so while he was sending the plagues, his brother Aaron was the one negotiating to have the slaves freed. Also, it was Miriam that negotiated with the princess to have the mother work in the palace as Moses' nurse as a means of freeing her from slavery. The staff was Aaron's as well.
Keep in mind “Playing With the Big Boys” is supposed to be the “comic relief” song… compare this to other animated movies’ comic relief songs. Just gives an example of the power of this movie
A Guy Like You from the Hunchback of Notre Dame lol. I don’t think it’s necessarily a terrible song, but it made Paris burning a lot more cringey. Doesn’t help the song came right after Hellfire, the darkest song Disney ever wrote imo, still not understanding how it was allowed in a Disney movie or didn’t make the movie PG
Honestly I was this one Strange kid in school who loved (and still love) this move. All kids were so annoyed when we watched it in our religion lessons but I FREAKING LOVE IT
One of my favorites! We watch it every Passover. Also, if you read the rest of the Pentateuch (the first 5 books of the Bible), you'd know "cool, calm, and collected" most emphatically does NOT apply to Moses. That man had serious anger management issues. XD
I just want to say, that the whole point of the staff in both the Bible and the movie is not to be an elder wand type of thing but as a symbol of the power of faith and a demonstration of "God's Wonders" as said in the burning bush! I think it really contributes the theme of faith and hope in a higher purpose and power that the movie is founded out. So it's not really the "power of the staff" it's the power of God and of faith!
As a Muslim, Aasiyah alayhi salaam (Musas adoptive mother) is a HUGE inspiration to me and I absolutely love this movie for how kindly they portrayed her
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I have always loved this movie. The stories of Abraham to Moses are some of my favorites from the Old Testament
Every time I see a notification saying you’ve uploaded (because damn right have I got that bell on 😏) I can feel my spirit just *ascend*
Same here - especially with all of these GREAT films! Welchy is SO much fun to enjoy these with!!
SAME HAHA
@@jcarm185 y did i read this in his voice lol
@@victoriansteam1562 happens sometimes, ngl 😂😂
The sequence of the parting of the Red Sea took two years to animate. That’s longer then most animated movies took to animate in entirety
it was very intricate. It took me at least until 21 to realize that the shadow in the Red Sea was a megalodon and not a whale like I had thought as a kid.
@@buzzbea93 wait really??
And it shows! The water looks nearly live action.
@@buzzbea93 what? No it’s a whale shark which is still a species found in that area of the world
no 2D animated movies always take several years to be made. This is pretty normal
"There's so much death in this movie." Yeah, that's the Old Testament for you.
And the Book of Revelation in the NT. Just wait.
When King Saul was supposed to commit genocide and decided to let the animals live and God punished him for it. Or when David killed 200 Phillistines to prove he could.
That old testament is no good night story. Unless you like blood and vengance.
@@orangegirl247 so much smiting.
Much death. Very smite.
There’s a reason they made a prequel after this, not “The Wars of Joshua.”
there is a prince of egypt craze going on in youtube right now and i’m SO HAPPY ABOUT IT
SAME ;-;
There really is!!!!! So many TH-camrs are reacting to it and I'm so happy!!!
I noticed the same thing!
It was released on Netflix so people are most likely getting into watching it :DD
can any of you guys link some other reaction vids on the prince of egypt? i loved this one lol
Fun Fact: Dreamworks was so serious about this movie being a masterpiece, artists whose work were considered lacking were punished by being reassigned to some bs little CGI comedy based on a sort-of popular kid's book. It was "Shrek".
And then shrek turn out to be wayyyy more popular
@@stephenleong7373 More popular, but not a better movie
Hahhahah, the irony is delicious.
Albeit Shrek is kinda based on all the popular kids books to be exact.
Both are Great but completely different tones
@@mnomadvfx i feel like there is a Shrek book though
This movie has one of the scariest quotes in all of movie existence. “ they were just slaves” like what the heck?!?
I know the movie in and out and that scene still disgusts me every time again. I just want to jump into my screen and punch the pharao. And Welchy was right. He just did it because he was afraid of a revolution of the hebrew and it didn't even work! It may have postboned it a little but Moses still managed to free his people.
It's the casual dehumanization, and the way he says it. Very disturbing because there are people like that in real life.
That was the standard across the world until Christianity, the day to day stuff in ancient greece, rome, the whole ancient world is horrifying to our eyes today
I had a lot of nightmares after saw this film for the first time (I was a child)
@@janthony8034 Christianity wasn't the thing that changed it. After all, there have been plenty of Christian countries that owned slaves, committed genocide, etc.
Also, prior to the shift to agriculture 8,000 years ago, that sort of thing wasn't normal. Hunter-gatherer tribes generally don't enslave/dehumanize people. I'm not saying we should destroy all our factories or something, but its important to realize that the kind of evil depicted in the movie isn't the norm for humanity, since humanity has existed for hundreds of thousands of years, and settled agricultural society has only existed for about 8,000 years.
I remember being scared shitless of this film when I was little, especially the plagues part.
Now it gives me goosebumps for how grand and complex of a masterpiece it is.
The plagues are real. It's happening now.
The worst part for me is the painting of the massacre of the babies as a kid i couldn't watch that part
@@bakago4746 Omg yes! I always skipped that part lmao
Omg samee. Also my place used to have random long blackouts when i was a kid, and my mind would usually go to the "smiting of the firstborn" scene everytime it happened. Then i'd have a breakdown over it lol
Literally same 😂
That "goodbye brother" between Ramses and Moses broke my soul already at 6 years old and still hurts today!!!!
Did you ever notice that it's supposed to reflect those same lines from the scene where Moses leaves into the desert at the beginning of the movie??? Rameses is crying out Moses' name as Moses simply says "Good-bye, Brother" 😭😭💔💔 Art
@@tonauac144 Yess!! When that parallel happened 😭😭😭😭 My heart!!
I would like be you have perfectly 111
The french version is more touching because in France we have 2 ways to say " goodbye " : " au revoir " if the people will see each other again in the future and " adieu " if people won't see ever again
They killed the children Egypt because Pharaoh was worried about the Hebrews' growing strength. You were probably thinking of when Herod killed the babies in Jesus' village because of a prophecy written in the Bible.
A very similar historical parallel.
@@jcarm185 True
Yes, they're very similar. In fact, you could say that Moses's story, including that part foreshadow Jesus's. Ironic that Jesus's parents take him TO Egypt to escape a similar fate.
Male children to be exact.
@@MeganTheLibrarian3 But also, Jesus is taken OUT of Egypt after that, just like Israel (As God says in Hoshea, which is repeated in Matthew, "From Egypt I have called/brought my son" (I'm not an English native speaker so I don't know which translation is mostly used lol). But yeah, there are MANY parallels:
1) Both Israel and Jesus being the son taken out of Egypt;
2) Both Moses and Jesus were born in turbulent times, when the israelites were under opression (be it from Egypt or Rome)
3) They both survive a baby massacre
4) They both spend 40 days secluded from the people (Moses on Sinai, Jesus on a desert)
5) Both Moses and Jesus speak about God's Grace and Law and explain it to the people of Israel
6) The parallel of the passover lamb and Jesus as God's lamb
7) Moses's song in Exodus is repeated in Revelation, in which the saved people sing this sang in honor to God
And many others things!
19:05 the lamb's blood on the door shows that there has already been a life sacrificed there so the curse passes by them.
I didn't know that.
this is why it is called "Pass Over" for the Hebrews, which they celebrate to this very day.
It’s also a strong message behind how Jesus (the lamb) died for our sins at the cross.
Correct; when innocent life is taken - it can cover for another and so the curse of death can Passover those covered by the blood.
@@kingscorpion7346 yes
Welchy: There's so much death in this movie
Me, a Catholic: *laughs in Old Testament*
Same bro
laughs in catholic in harmony
YES, it is insane!!!!
Being a Catholic also, this makes me so happy to hear that more people are loving this movie!!!!
@@GabeTheBabe210 🤣
I'm mean, the Old Testament really do be like that tho 🤣😅. A lot of crazy (and more interesting stuff for me, personally) happened in there 😅👍
Moses’s Hebrew mother is one of the most beautiful animated women I’ve never seen. Plus she’s voiced by the beautiful Ofra Haza! Plus, I rode a camel while in Jericho, and it was scary as hell. Archeologists found ancient Egyptian chariots at the bottom of the Red Sea
Apparently, they modeled the mother on Ofra Haza because they thought she was so beautiful.
Funny, The Israelites actually crossed the Sea of Reads. Translators screwed up.
@@JeromeViolist yes!
8:53-9:00 is just💯 wholesome!
@@curtismartin2866 you mean parts of the Bible were mistranslated? Shocking. 🙄🤣
I always felt so bad for Ramses though. He had way more pressure and felt scared to let his father and the people down, then lost his only brother who he clearly lived very dearly, then his son. Obviously his stubbornness and refusal to let them go until the end is horrible, but I can’t help but think it’s almost impossible to change your entire world view just like that. Even as a child I felt so bad for him (as well as everyone else obviously)
Same. That's that's why I like this version of him better than the 1 in "The 10 Commandments."; he has more feelings than being mean/angry all the time.
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That’s because they actually try to portray him as human
I saw him as a bad guy when I was a child but he clearly still cared about moses even after knowing he's a hebrew and not his biological brother. I also relate to the pressure he goes through as an eldest child. Imagine working hard to achieve what your father wanted but someone just tells you to let it all go
As someone who is a very devout Christian, this movie and the story it represents means so much to me. The animation, music, casting, writing, was all so perfect and amazing. Unfortunately, they don’t make movies like this anymore.
It also polishes out the original story to make everything more relatable and less.. cringey cuz I do recall reading the actual bible passage about moses and such... and it wasn't really all that.... great.
Not a religious person to begin with so I did not have any 'faithblinders' on, if you will. Don't take it the wrong way, I have my own 'blinders' with other things, like certain games development teams, but if you have an objective view on something, you won't overlook certain rather cringey parts.
Joseph the king of dreams came out before this and is also amazing brother
@@kinagrill what do you mean by cringey? the Bible won't rewrite itself to please you lol.
"Unfortunately, they don’t make movies like this anymore."
Nonsense, I've seen better animated films since this came out.
Ghibli while now infrequent in output is still running and there are countless other studios in Japan and elsewhere in Asia still concentrating on 2D animated feature films.
That's not even touching on 3D CGI animated feature films which exploded from just Pixar in the 90s to dozens in the 2000s alone, and many more in the 2010's.
2D animated feature films are hella expensive and time consuming to make, even the world famous Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli has expressed fears that it just won't survive much longer.
Disney has long since given up on it after the mediocre box office performance of The Princess and the Frog - even as shameless as Disney are that has to have been a blow considering 2D animated feature films was the cornerstone of its business from day one.
@@mnomadvfx I think they meant animated Bible stories specifically, as most of the Bible stories that get animated are for children and use crappy 3D CGI. I do agree that Studio Ghibli has some really great films though, unfortunately new technology doesn't always mean better when it comes to preserving the "magic" of hand drawn 2D animation films.
Life lessons with Welchy. "It's not nice to be mean."
"Through Heaven's Eyes" is one of the best songs ever written. It moves me to tears pretty much every time. The entire soundtrack really is just so amazing.
I argue "River Lullaby" is better. Either that or "Playing With The Big Boys"
@@lucynorris2255 The Plagues is the best!
Same. NGL it reminds me so much of Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas, my favorite song ever. Even if you aren’t a Christian or religious, I think its still an amazing song to help you realize your self worth as a person. You are loved and are important in this world, no matter how small your role might seem. I love how this movie doesn’t try to force or convert non believers to Christianity, it simply tells an important lesson from the Bible with some creative liberties
The Plagues will always be my favorite scene in this masterpiece, not only because of the bomb ass song that plays during the scene, but also the visuals of the hell that Egypt went through all because Ramses couldn't get over his overwhelming hubris
I really love that sequence, it's so chilling and beautiful in a dark way.
But most of all, God is making an example to every Egyptian that he alone rules all, not the so called gods and goddesses of Egypt.
"When the Gods send you a blessing, you don't ask why it was sent."
Yeah see I don't know why there's a Prince of Egypt craze going around youtube, but I'm not gonna question it cause IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME THIS MOVIE GOT THE RESPECT IT DESERVES!
@Ribotto Studios There is also another movie by them that gets no coverage Joseph king of dreams. It has the same art style and the story is just as good.
@@WindyWïspsMy brother has a graphic novel version of the bible and The King Of Dreams story takes place right before Moses's story!
I loved this movie. I love the music, the imagery, the message, despite of me being not very religious.
This movie showed me that men can feel pain, and are allowed to cry.
Which is a lesson more who identify as men learn I think. It's no shame to be in pain. And it's no shame to show grief or despair.
I didn’t cry at all in this movie. I bawled my eyes out when naruto go to meet his mother tho
@@doomslayer1210 Never followed naruto. But I can imagine the feels.
@@doomslayer1210 It hurts you know!? 🙃
That and brotherhood.
Now I have to suggest “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” for a movie reaction, can I get a second on that?
Yess!!
Ah yes
YES YES YES YES YES
Ooooh, this one is an emotional rollercoaster. I'm on for this reaction
Yes!!!
I'm no longer religious, but I was essentially raised Lutheran and watched this movie at least two or three times a week, fully having read the book of Exodus as a kid. It's wild to look at someone's perspective who didn't have that upbringing I love this
I was raised Christian and Catholic, and taught this movie was a good adaptation of Exodus. I completely did not realize most wouldn't watch this or have an idea about this movie. I too am no longer a religious person either; primarily because I did not want an abusive relationship with a Deity. When I realized I had an abusive relationship with another human that was both physically and mentally abusive, I saw too much in common with my abuser and religion (did not help that 'God' didn't help me).
Im an ex Jehovah Witness and I grew up on this. The fact that my mom and granmother allowed me to watch this shows how good and accurate it was.
@@spamachuchan8824 I'm glad to see someone with the same color view as I do, as I found escape from my church after an abusive relationship as well. My best friend had never seen it until I made him, and I'm still so startled every time someone says they haven't.
@@kaylaedwards8299 lmao fax, I'm actually surprised BECAUSE of the heavy subject matter (slaves, death, ACTUAL DISPLAYS OF MAGIC) they still let me watch it lmao
I was too raised Lutheran and no longer religious. Was semi-familiar with the Exodus part and really loved how to movie showed that the brother wasn't just evil but was also being misled and raised by a sociopath. 😔
It's actually not the staff. It's the power of God. God just had Moses use the staff because Moses didn't have enough faith in just himself being used.
Seems like a bit of a fake out though.
Why use a representative as a mouthpiece at all if you are omnipresent and omnipotent?
God does seem remarkably shy about showing himself to crowds doesn't he?
I once saw a video describing his true form as that of a fiery dragon which makes a lot more sense in the context of all that shyness.
@@mnomadvfx God uses intermediaries so the people he's trying to communicate with don't run around screaming and gouging out their eyes and ears from the incomprehensibility of His presence.
Of course, there was that one time He decided to come down Himself. Ended with Him being crucified.
@@mnomadvfx Well, when they get to Mount Sinai, God does begin coming down. The people freaked out and begged Moses to ask God not to.
@@mnomadvfx To put it simply spirit works through flesh. We saw it with Moses, we saw it with the other prophets, and we saw it with Jesus. Hence, Jesus being baptized and the spirit of God descending upon Him (Matt 3:16). Not to mention God cannot be with us when we're sinful because we'll die. He's holy and we're not hence Him leaving when Adam and Eve sinned and didn't repent (Gen 6:3).
Bc god can’t come down without destroying everyone. Like that scene in Indiana Jones. There a story when Moses wants to see god and god tells him he can only see his shadow without dying, and only the shadow alone made him physically glow for like a week just from looking at it. Someone touched the ark of the covenant and instantly died. Like idk about you but I would rather the heat of the sun express itself through a candle instead of killing me.
"Thanks DreamWorks for delivering us such a good movie" SO CLEVER HAHAHAHAHAHA. Also, it wasn't cheesy at all what you said about there being a great woman behind very great man!!!! I am CONSTANTLY thinking/saying "Props to the women of Exodus"!!! His birth mother saved him, his sister protected and watched over him until she was sure he was safe, Pharoah's queen rescued and raised him, future wife led him full circle back to his sister, his sister gave him the gift of truth, and they both believed in him and his mission 1,000%. His wife never told him "Wow listen to yourself, you sound crazy" she just went "I GOT YOU BOO I'M COMIN' WITH YOU". When his own brother struck him to the ground, his wife comforted him and his sister lifted him up. PROPS TO THE WOMEN OF EXODUS 🙌🏼👏🏼 It was great watching this with you Welchy, thanks for uploading!
Thank you Samantha :)
@@Welchy Omg no don't mention it, thank you!!! 😭 This is frickin' crazy because literally LAST NIGHT I made the decision on what I want for my first tattoo and it's lyrics from "When You Believe", then I wake up and I have a notification that you uploaded a reaction to P.O.E. 🙏🏼💖 This is my second favorite movie following Apocalypto, which you should TOTALLY react to if you haven't already seen it! The story lines are actually quite similar
@@tonauac144 actually it was Phaoroh's daughter that rescued Moses. They changed it to wife in this film.
The women of the Bible are *awesome.* Judith walked into an enemy camp, got the enemy general drunk, then cut off his head and walked out *with his head in her basket.* Ester risked her life *multiple times* just to *talk* to her husband and king in order to save her people. Rahab helped the Hebrew spies sneak in and out of Jericho then left with them when the city fell. She's one of the few women mentioned in Jesus's genealogy.
"There is so much death in this movie." RIGHT BEFORE THE LAST PLAGUE. Timing is perfect there lol
I love this movie. While not fully accurate to the actual story it does hold the essence of the actual story, if that makes sense. One of my all time favourite animations.
Yeah. I never fully understood until I knew more of the history. As I grew up with this movie, I didn't know Moses was 80+ years old and that Aaron, Moses' brother, was sent by God to help Moses, did a majority of the miracles, for Moses was very self conscious. (More too, but those are major ones)
Still love the movie though! One of my favorites, especially from DreamWorks.
Yeah, they were pretty much accurate in most everything except for timelapses (Moses being about 40 when he killed the Egyptian, and 80 when he was called) and family relationships (as God says, "those who wanted Moses dead were long killed by the time he called him," the Pharaoh of the Exodus probably wasn't even his brother; it might've been his nephew or grandnephew; also, Moses probably knew he was Hebrew since he was young, as Miriam managed to get him closer to his birthmother)
@@Zorroa570 Yeah, making Aaron so antagonistic toward Moses is the one thing I wish they hadn't done. I'd still like to see a version where Aaron helps Moses because he's afraid he doesn't know what to say. There was only a tiny bit of this in The Ten Commandments and while I've heard the TNT miniseries has more of that I haven't seen it so I don't know for sure.
"There's so many deaths in this movie" he says right before the scene where even more people are dying
I feel bad for Ramses, he's been raised by his father to continue the strong line of pharaohs, only to find himself in the way of god at the wrong time.
Seriously at the wrong time. Even after everything. God still told his people to show respect to the Egyptians because they lived with dem and not to hate dem. But God was eiger to let his people go, end their suffering and wipe their tears. Anyone stopping him at that moment was an enemy of God.
On ancient Egyptians and hair - they were meticulous shavers, usually. They were known for their eye makeup, hence the eyebrows.
Ahhhhhh my Jewish self saw this notification and was like WOOOOO! I grew up watching this film every year around Passover time. This is literally the most Jewish movie ever, it was made by Jews and the Hebrew it contains is just beautiful! Thank you for reacting to this and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
My family watch it every Shabbat! Literally my entire family- including all the cousins and aunts and uncles can all quote it nearly word for word we watch it so much! Pesach is such a magical time to watch it as well, and despite watching it nearly every week of every year, it never fails to send shivers down my spine! All the Jews I've ever known have also watched this and a lot of my Christian friends and their parents know it well, so I guess it really goes to show how people of any religion can enjoy such a good adaptation of such a beloved story!
It was actually made with the idea of it being portraying from various perspectives of many major religions.
Not just Jewish.
@@thefvguy5648 that makes no sense, it's literally Jewish history
@@archangeljmj6008
Well, not history.
It’s a mythological story.
@@thefvguy5648 no dude its history. It happened
I'm so glad the next generation is discovering classics like this. The music, the animation, the acting... all so beautiful. I watch this movie and listen to the soundtrack at least once a year.
What happened in the beginning scene was that the Israelites were growing too big in number and Pharoah sent guards that morning to kill every baby boy aged under 3? Years old to avoid the Israelites from rising up against them.
So yeah, he was scared.
I think it was just every new baby boy born. But I could be wrong.
I thought they were killing every new born because the king heard of Jesus being born. He wanted Jesus dead but didn’t know what he looked like.
@@meme0218 Yes, you're right. When Herod heard that the King of the Jews had been born, he wanted to find just Jesus. But the wise men wouldn't tell him, so instead Herod killed every baby boy under the age of two. Jesus survived because an angel warned Joseph and they fled.
In this story, the Hebrews were growing too numerous and the Pharoah was scared of them. So he ordered every baby boy killed and tried to get midwives in on it. That was why Moses's mother had to send him onto the river.
@@meme0218 no wrong story. This is The story of moses not the birth of Jesus. Slight mix up
@@rubysilverstar7086 uh but the midwives feared God so they lied and said that they were born before they arrived. Then, he ordered his soldiers to kill them off like that
Honestly, the greatest 2D animated film ever made. It's dark, it's beautiful, and it has music/score which could make a atheist believe is something more.
This movie actually makes me weep for Val Kilmer. His voice is amazing and just knowing how he is now. He will always be my Madmartigan and my Moses
I loved him in The Salton Sea. His delivery of the narration is like poetry. ❤
..... He's my Huckleberry.
This is too tragic. He's the heir to a royal bloodline, carrying the weight of his father's expectations. I too would do the same thing. I'm just looking for my boy Ramses, cause this version is my favorite, he's so sympathetic, unlike every other versions.
Truly one of the greatest villains in animated films.
They made him sympathetic in this version. He's actually the worst tyrant to walk this earth and was extremely arrogant and evil. But that would be too hard core for kids I guess
@@aishaarshadalam3412damn you knew him?? 😂
The scene in which the people get killed by that fog/smoke arm is just so sad and beautiful. I also like that they didn't add any music because it doesn't need any to send a powerful message for the scene.
It's actually the Holy Spirit. But it was animated in such a way so as to physically represent the Holy Spirit.
in reality it would be much scarier, as you would never see them coming
@@helioske yeah bc the Holy Spirit had no form, would be truly terrifying to see nothing and propel suddenly drop dead.
Part of me always wonders if he did it in the night so that it was as though they fell asleep, painless. Who knows
When I watched that as a kid I actually was afraid of the night because I feared that god suddenly decided again to kill all first borns and I am an only child. 😌
@@missvnuna3623 just have an inexhaustible supply of lambs blood. Also, should probably either always bring it to any hotels or wherever you're staying just to be safe.
This is one of my ALL TIME favorite animated films. It’s not just a cartoon, it’s a work of art from the scenes, to the film score 🥺💗 anyone can enjoy it regardless if they’re Christian or not and I feel like only a real work of art can truly bring anyone from any background together the way this film does 💗💗😢
Lol I think u meant everyone can enjoy it if theyre Jewish or not...
“Little sis to the rescue.”
Miriam is Aaron’s younger sister, yes. However, she is Moses’ older sister.
Actually, Miriam was the oldest.
Moses is the youngest
I guess Welchy forgot that she was the child who went after the basket and saw Moses get washed to the palace lol
"I just now heard about it."
Me: Have you been living under a rock?
"I have been living under a rock."
Me: Ok,10/10 for timing.
I WAS GONNA EAT BREAKFAST BUT THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT!!
This music is by Hans Zimmer, who is a genius composer, with Grammys, Golden Globes, and an Oscar
Welchy: I hope one day they bring 2D animation
*Cartoon Saloon enters the chat*
Don Bluth actually started a YT channel that's going to be bringing quality 2D back. Go check it out!!
Fun fact Simon Wells, one of the directors of this film, is the great grandson of the science fiction author H.G. Wells.
When first time I watched this movie I cried because the emotion was there and I'm not religious and I think it's one of the best films that DreamWorks has and makes me wish we could go back to 2d animation
Honestly, I can watch the movie a hundred times over and over again, and I cry at the beginning during Moses Moms lullaby, during the plagues, during When you believe and I think worst of all the plaque number ten and the dialog between Ramses and Moses.
Don Bluth actually started a YT channel to bring back this kind of quality 2D animation. Go check it out!!
@@warriormaiden9829 thanks all check it out
The major US studios may have abandoned 2D animation but that doesn't smaller ones or ones outside the US have! One of particular note from recent years is Klaus, I highly recommend it. Visually stunning marvel. You'd swear it was 3D animation rendered to look 2D but it's actually the other way around.
Don Bluth actually started a YT channel to bring back this kind of quality 2D animation. Go check it out!!
Every time I hear the song Deliver Us I get chills!!!!
8:46 According to Exodus she was his nurse, as when he was adopted, his sister followed him (shown in film) and talked to the Pharoah's daughter(he wasn't adopted by Pharoah, and his wife), and her to hire Moses' mother as his nurse.
I got chills when you said how you felt sorry for the lamb. When you study the Bible you come to understand the purpose behind the symbolism of using the blood of a perfect lamb to save those within that house. Because Jesus became the perfect sacrificial lamb on the cross to save those who would follow God in obedience.
...... Lamb chops are still the bomb though.
Those lambs were foreshadowing.
@@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen Nope - that is not foreshadowing.
It's not foreshadowing when it's literally happening in the next scene.
Foreshadowing is when you lightly allude to something much earlier in the story without undue emphasis which later becomes an important or lynchpin part of the story.
Like in Pixar's Inside Out where you see from the first scene of the film that Joy's eyes and hair are the same shade of blue as Sadness - contrasted to Fear, Anger and Disgust whose eyes, skin and hair are all more or less a singular color individual to them alone.
That subtle highlighting foreshadows the important dichotomy of Joy/Sadness that Joy was constantly denying the existence of, and yet had been there from the beginning as she notes when replaying one of Riley's core memories originally thought to be simply happy/yellow, but sees that they are in part sad/blue and that this was important to the memory.
Yes ❤
@@mnomadvfx It's foreshadowing Jesus.
i feel like this movie often gets overlooked and disregarded because its a story in the bible but its truly a masterpiece in every aspect. the animation, soundtrack, directing, voice acting, and color palette were all phenomenal ive been watching this as my comfort movie since i was 5 and i hope to show it to my children one day
Oh yeah this movie is a true masterpiece and everyway made it where it was enjoyable for every person religious or not
There’s a prequel called Joseph: King of Dreams. That would be a good follow up for this.
Yes!!! Love that movie! Also artistically made ! With van Gogh art in the dreams. Also really love the fact that Joseph is so forgiving and understanding. The betrayal is so good portrayed in Joseph emotions
Yay! Been waiting for that!
And as always, a round of applause to Ofra Haza RIP, who sang the part of Moses' mom in the dub of 20 different languages. She was huge in Israel in her time (80's-90's)
Ofra Haza played the part in the English version, too, hence why she has an Israeli accent. Also, the Hebrew (for anyone who doesn't know) translates to "My good and tender son, don't be frightened and don't be scared" (Yaldi hatov ve harach, al tira ve al tifchad))
WELCHY IMMA BE BACK. GIMME A MINUTE TO GRAB A SMOOTHIE.
Being an ardent Catholic Christian myself, I watched this movie with my family three nights ago. My sister didn't want it at first, as she thought it would be a cheap, boring Biblical movie. By the end of the opening she was already crying her heart out at this masterpiece, along with all of us.
HOWWW HAVE YOU WANDERED THROUGH LIFE FOR THIS LONG AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS MOVIE?? it is my childhood, also we watched it in class on like three different occations throughout my school years
I have horrible trauma associated with my former religion, but this movie is a comfort movie for me when I’m feeling that tension. It will always have a special place in my life.
if you don’t mind me asking, what was your former religion?
It's amazing that this was DreamWorks first ever full length animated movie, what a masterpiece they really outdid themselves
istg every once in a while these videos of people watching the prince of egypt for the first time are like little nuggets of gold to me 😭 love this so much
The Playing with the big boys is one of the best villain song I just love it.
This is one of the best animated films of all time and definitely one of my favourites. The Plagues song is amazing and the relationship between Moses and Rameses breaks my heart.
Just watched the movie today for the first time in years. I cried so much during this movie. It is such a brilliant film. The cinematography and music is my absolute favorite. So glad the YT community feels the same way about it.
I'm not a religious person, but this movie so good and still holds up! I've watched it since i was little and even have the soundtrack saved.
Alright I’m gonna need A reaction for The Road to El Dorado and Spirit: stallion of the Cimmaron.
Two of DreamWorks best 👌
At 2:19, the Pharoah ordered all the Hebrew male infants killed, cause he had a dream the one of them would rebel against the throne.
"Is that his real eyebrows or are they drawn in?"
In Ancient Egypt, they traditionally would shave all of their body hair, so they would have painted them on with a makeup from khol.
One of my favorite details is the whale shark swimming by. The Red Sea is indeed an excellent place to find whale sharks, and even though they're one of the biggest animals on Earth, they were unknown to humans until the 1800s. So to these ancient Hebrews, this would just be, "What in God's name is that? Another miracle, no doubt..."
I love all the Prince of Egypt reactions on YT lately!! I grew up loving this movie-it was my favorite for years and is still one of my favorites. You’re the best, Welchy
The story of Moses and the Exodus is one of my favorites. This film does a phenomenal job depicting it. I'm so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for another great video.
I was always impressed by how loved this underrated movie is to people who don't know of its biblical origins/inspirations. And I think that's what makes it better than most "religious" movies. First and foremost, it isn't even meant to BE a religious movie (as said by Jeffrey Katzenberg). Its source may be a bible story but what makes it work is how it uses themes that all people can empathize with. The tragic brotherhood between Moses and Rameses has always haunted me with how sad it ended up being. As an audience, you KNOW they cared so much for each other, which makes seeing them become bitter enemies all the more painful. I'm so jazzed you reacted to this gem of a film, Welchy!
Oh. And, um, if you ever want to react to some films that aren't made by Disney or Dreamworks, my suggestion of "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole" and "Wolfwalkers" still stands, haha.
Through heaven's eyes and there can be miracles are my feel good songs
I still remember growing up with this and Joseph: King of Dreams. My family quotes the two films daily and have inside jokes from them.
That was hilarious around 18:30 when you fake coughed as you muffled "because you're stubborn!" when other people don't get it!
What I love about the burning Bush sequence, the voice of god also composed of every person Moses had met at that point. I loved this film growing up and now it's in my top 5 favorite movies in general. I see something new everytime I watch it!
Moses: There's a man tied up in my room.
Guards just look at him like: *Well, if that's what you're into, Prince-*
XD
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! It’s always been one of my favorites, so beautiful. The music, the sceneries, the colors. The voice acting is good too.
One of my favorite things about this movie is that the voice of God is done with all the voice actors whispering and then finished with Val Kilmer.
What I actually hated as well was the abusive parenting that the Pharaoh had on Ramses, because I get that he's the heir and has this responsibility, but calling him weak and irresponsible and forcing to maintain these traditions also kept Ramses from growing as a person and just hit his emotional growth.
And I know things had to get going, but again... not seeing your brother for almost a decade and then he shows up to tell you there's this new order and you have to obey this God that Ramses didn't follow- it's just a lot to unpack on someone too Moses!!! 😄😄 I would've been more gentle.
And that damn child of Ramses!!!! Aaawwwwhhhhhgggg, I hate him so much!!!! Ramses and Moses were FINALLY going to reach a middle ground and then he just waltzed in like "Oh no! Dad I'm so scared!!! Why is this man (Moses) here?" Like Boi, why are YOU HERE?!?!! Let the brothers talk it out, you insensitive pissflap!!
*I'm sorry I'm commenting a lot😅it's just that this movie is just very special to me and any chance I get, I'm just going to fangirl over it. It's just amazing!!!
You mean the literal small child who has seen the pain and destruction of his empire that to his knowledge, is the fault of Moses and his false god? 😂 I mean yeah I get your point it was a sad moment but are we really mad at a small child for that?? 😂 also, he died later and it was 100% undeserved, to no fault of his own. God was juss like, "lemme sink down to their level" And as a Christian child I still saw objective horror whenever I saw one life being valued above another as in slavery OR the senseless slaughter of hella children who are by default innocent.
@@magsyilden670 In Judaism, a lot of our history has to do with the idea of balance and one could probably denote it to karma, though a lot of Jews dislike using the word because it's too modern (lol, I'm not one of them because that just sounds ridiculous). For example, the death of every firstborn was preceded by 9 other warnings. If Ramses had stopped and let them go instead of becoming more and more stubborn, then it would never have gotten to that point. Also, it is balancing out not only the years of slavery and pain the Hebrews went through, but also the death of the newborn male sons years prior. Do take into consideration, that like the Pharaoh at the time, Seti, only killed the male sons of the Hebrews, God only killed the firstborn male sons of the Egyptians, thus creating balance (I myself don't agree with the way things went, but since it is in my culture, there is really nothing I can do to change it). I just thought maybe it'd be interesting to know. Also, growing up as a Jewish child, I was more focused on the thought that had the death of every firstborn not happened, then the Jews would never have been released from Egypt and we would have likely spent many more centuries suffering and being killed there, so in a way, I grew up being torn between being relieved it happened and being saddened that it did. And in Judaism, a big fundamental concept is that we are supposed to ask questions and think about what else could have happened, which makes for many interesting debates and talks with other people.
@@novascott1313 I mean to be fair I actually know how it's justified and I agree that it's a bittersweet. To be fair also, god may have (starting 6-10) been purposely hardening the heart of Pharaoh, it always seemed a bit in reading that God kind of prolonged it for his own people to prove a point. And I don't find karma or revenge to be something that hold water or solves problems and I always found it horrific that the story of exodus acts like it's the right way to go. However if the Jews themselves had killed a bunch of Egyptians I actually would feel different about it than it being a divine power. It wasn't even his revenge to take tbh. If someone killed my brother, I'd kill them. I wouldn't kill their brother even to hurt him bc his brother did NOTHING WRONG and doesn't deserve regardless under any circumstances to have his life ripped from him. To be fair, I'm no longer a Christian bc I personally think that IF that God is real, I don't want anything to fucking do with him bc he's evil and was constantly doing shit especially in the old Testament (before the birth of Jesus splits the Christian and Jewish faiths) that I found to be reprehensible 😂 but they were all taught to me with all their justifications as good things...... Oof.
@@magsyilden670 I understand lol. I think the only reason I haven't converted to Atheism is actually because in Judaism we're encouraged to ask questions, including ones like "What the hell, God? Why would you do that?!", so I am quite happy with being able to do that lol. But I totally understand. I wouldn't kill someone's brother because they had killed mine, but I guess in Judaism, you really had to earn forgiveness and make up for it- though I really do agree that this wasn't making up for it, it was just plain cruel. I know what you are saying about God hardening Ramses' heart, and that is actually something we Jews talk about quite often and ask why God did such a thing, since God needn't have made the Egyptians suffer more than they needed to. It's weird, I agree, and tbh, I definitely think that a lot of things is messed up about the Old (and New) Testament, but that is why they are so fun and interesting to discuss!
My family always watches this movie for Pesaj. It’s just so good, the music, the animation, the way they show all the pain from Hebrews to Ramsés. Moshé’s story will always be one of my favorites to study. Also can we take a moment to appreciate that some songs are in Hebrew. Like I did not expect them to put actual songs that we sing in festivities. It took me completely off guard the first time I watched it.
I think what you were talking about in the beginning (about the slaughtering of the newborns) was actually way later, in the new testament. The Boss at that time got the message from the three wise men that a new king had been born, so he decided to kill all newborns. In Egypt, as I recall it, it was simply the Pharao being scared that his slaves would get too numerous and rise up against him.
I didn't check if that's right, if anybody knows more please tell me!
You are spot on correct.
Please watch 'Big Hreo 6' it's honestly amazing and is so bitter sweet, it makes me cry every time
That was your mistake!
This movie has such a powerful effect on me every time I watch it - even if I wasn’t religious, I think it’d still move me to tears.
With Rameses' hairstyle I think (bare with/take with a pinch of salt it's been a while since uni studies) that it's to do with him being the crown prince so to speak? Cuz notice his firstborn son had the same one?
Also this film is an all time fave. But now I will always imagine it's Voldemort singing in the plagues song 😂
This is pog I’m so happy thank you for doing this reaction
The movie won an Oscar for original song (When you believe) sung by Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
Scottish jewish person here! I watched this movie every year for pesach (Passover) of which this part of exodus is what the holiday is about and it has and always will be a top favourite film of mine 😊 an underrated masterpiece for sure so glad you enjoyed it! Keep up the good work loving the channel
Edit was due to a typo haha 😂 thanks juvenile arthritis 🤦🏻
I used to watch this movie everyday at least once for months when i was 9 years old. it"s just such an amazing movie i was literally obsessed with it. Loved that you watched it and loved your commentary as always. Deliver us is such a great song listen to it almost everyday but not gonna lie fav song of the whole movie is def The Plagues (duet between moses and rameses).
We had to watch this in 6th grade history class and I remember just crying my eyes out. It's one of my favorite movies of all time.
One of my favourite animated movies of all time!
In the Bible, Moses was horrible at public speaking and had a bad stutter, so while he was sending the plagues, his brother Aaron was the one negotiating to have the slaves freed.
Also, it was Miriam that negotiated with the princess to have the mother work in the palace as Moses' nurse as a means of freeing her from slavery.
The staff was Aaron's as well.
Keep in mind “Playing With the Big Boys” is supposed to be the “comic relief” song… compare this to other animated movies’ comic relief songs. Just gives an example of the power of this movie
A Guy Like You from the Hunchback of Notre Dame lol. I don’t think it’s necessarily a terrible song, but it made Paris burning a lot more cringey. Doesn’t help the song came right after Hellfire, the darkest song Disney ever wrote imo, still not understanding how it was allowed in a Disney movie or didn’t make the movie PG
@ the gargoyles in that movie ruin the tone. And they’re not even funny. I just skip their parts tbh
Honestly I was this one Strange kid in school who loved (and still love) this move. All kids were so annoyed when we watched it in our religion lessons but I FREAKING LOVE IT
"It's not nice to be mean" -Welchy, May 2020
"it cannot just be me, right, that used to think camels gained a hump when they were pregnant" i dub thee sir himbo supreme
One of my favorites! We watch it every Passover.
Also, if you read the rest of the Pentateuch (the first 5 books of the Bible), you'd know "cool, calm, and collected" most emphatically does NOT apply to Moses. That man had serious anger management issues. XD
Yeah the ending with him coming down with the Ten Commandments is a lot less triumphant when you know what happens next
@@writingcooper7900 I sometimes joke at the end of the movie "I guess they ran out of budget to animate the golden calf orgy". 😆
When I saw you uploaded THIS reaction I was smiling so wide. I'm an animator and this movie is GODLY when it comes to water and sand
Ahh I’ve been so excited for this!! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts and I hope you’re doing wonderfully!! :)
Ahh thank you! Yeah I’m ok! Hope you’re doing great too! :)
@@Welchy You'll be happy to hear... Don Bluth actually started a YT channel to bring back this kind of quality 2D animation. Go check it out!!
I have to admit i have only subscribed because of that sick accent bro. Love the content keep it up.
I just want to say, that the whole point of the staff in both the Bible and the movie is not to be an elder wand type of thing but as a symbol of the power of faith and a demonstration of "God's Wonders" as said in the burning bush! I think it really contributes the theme of faith and hope in a higher purpose and power that the movie is founded out. So it's not really the "power of the staff" it's the power of God and of faith!
I love this movie so much! ❤️
As a Muslim, Aasiyah alayhi salaam (Musas adoptive mother) is a HUGE inspiration to me and I absolutely love this movie for how kindly they portrayed her
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I have always loved this movie. The stories of Abraham to Moses are some of my favorites from the Old Testament
What a beautiful thing to say, thank you for this perception!
“It’s not nice to be mean,” should be your tagline for this show. 😆
*WELCHY! THE KING HAS UPLOADED* 🙌🏻❤️
13:48 "How long has it been??" According to Exodus, he was in Midian for 40 years
And he had two sons , no one talks about that