The Prince Of Egypt
(the prince)
The movie, which is weakest in the story department, is a Cliff's Notes version of DeMille's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. The script by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook has an obsession with touching briefly on every classic event in Moses's life. DeMille took over three and a half hours in order to do it justice. At less than half of that, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT rushes through so much material that it doesn't establish sufficient depth for us to bond with the characters.
We meet Moses when the queen finds him floating in his little basket. We watch him grow up and become best bud and a chariot racing partner to Ramses (Ralph Fiennes), the future Pharaoh. Moses is a free spirit and a practical joker until he finds out his true identity as a Jew. ("All I've ever known to be true is a lie," Moses complains.) After finding out his real identity, he sees for the first time the oppression of the Jewish slaves that are all around him.
After leaving Egypt, Moses comes back to ask Ramses to let Moses's people go. This leads to the classic scene of the parting of the Red Sea, which is one of many places where computers were used to enhance the traditionally hand-drawn animation of the most of the production.
It is the absolutely stunning visuals that make the movie so compelling. drawn with a rich palette of luxurious roses, blues and golds, the picture looks sumptuous from its first frame to its last.
It is the absolutely stunning visuals that make the movie so compelling. Drawn with a rich palette of luxurious roses, blues and golds, the picture looks sumptuous from its first frame to its last.
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