***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** ¡°Prince of Egypt¡± is based on the bible story of Moses, one of the greatest prophets mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible, also found in the Torah. The Pharaoh of Egypt orders all male infants under the age of 2 to be killed, thrown into the Nile River, fearing the growing population of the slave race, the Israelites. Unable to bear having her child killed, a mother weaves a basket, places her baby in the basket and tells her young daughter, Miriam to place the basket in a stream. She hopes and prays that the baby will be safe and fortunately, the basket it found by the pharaoh¡¯s daughter, the princess. She takes the baby in, naming him Moses. Moses grows up in the palace, with his younger brother. He is always getting into trouble and seems as if he doesn't quite fit in well among the other Egyptians. After he is grown and reaching adulthood, he sees hieroglyphic writing on the walls of the palace showing the annihilation of the Israeli baby boys. He finds out that he is actually an Israelite and he leaves after being convicted as a murderer. He moves far away, marries Zipporah, and has children. Moses works as a herdsman but is called on by God. He eventually obeys, going to Egypt ordering his ¡°brother¡± who is now pharaoh, ¡°Let my people go.¡± The 10 plagues follow, and it was amusing to see the pharaoh¡¯s magicians attempting to perform the same miracles that Moses does. In the end, the Pharaoh gives up but later changes his mind and the parting of the sea occurs. This movie is a good family film, but definitely not a masterpiece. The climax was well displayed and it¡¯s a good animated film for children and their parents to watch. Since it¡¯s based on a bible story, it¡¯s plot is developed and clear. Overall, this movie gets a 7 out of 10.
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