The story of Moses in the Bible and the story of Moses in The Prince of Egypt both show how Moses freed the Israelites from slavery, and led the Israelites through the Israelites' struggles and hardships. Moses guided the Israelites for forty years in the desert to the Promised Land, and listened to the Israelites' complaints. Moses would then pray to God, and God provide for the Israelites through Moses. Also, to show that Moses was such a great leader, Moses led the Israelites through a very dangerous journey. The people living in Egypt's lives back then were much harder than our lives today, but there are enough differences and similarities between the two separate stories to reflect upon. A lot of details in the The Prince of Egypt and the Bible are very similar to each other, which shows how the filmmakers wanted some parts to still relate to the original story. The makers of the film wanted the two to relate because the movie still needed to be a Moses story, not some story with completely false facts throughout the whole movie. For example, when Moses was a baby, Moses was …show more content…
put in a basket in the Nile river. If that had not occurred, the story would not have happened. Another example is when God spoke to Moses through the burning bush, which lets both the audience and Moses know that Moses was chosen by God to lead God's people. Lastly, the Angel of Death killed all of the first born Egyptian children. If that did not happen, the Israelites would not have been allowed to leave Egypt. All of these similarities kept the movie still able to relate to the original story in the Bible. Even though there was a lot of similarities between the Bible and The Prince of Egypt, there are also many differences. Firstly, the movie has Moses speak to the pharaoh, unlike in the Bible, where Aaron did all the talking because because Aaron was a better speaker than Moses. This lets the audience have a clear understanding of who the main character is, because if Aaron talks, the audience might think that Aaron is the main character. The Bible also talks about the Israelites' Passover dinner, unlike how the movie did not, because it would be hard to explain in a brief period of time. Thirdly, the Bible talks about the Israelites' forty years spent in the desert, unlike the movie, where the movie just skips all of the Israelites' struggles and the Israelites' long journey to the promised land. The makers of the film did that because if the filmmakers had included that scene, the movie would take too long, and the children in the audience would get bored. The Prince of Egypt and the Bible were very different in many parts of the story, for various reasons, such as the ones stated below. The two separate stories may have been different for several reasons.
One reason may have been that in order to keep the target audience young children and families, they may have skipped some parts, such as the Israelites' sinning that much in the forty years in the desert. Another reason may have been that entertaining the audience and keeping the audience engaged in the movie would be hard if the movie was too long. Lastly, the filmmakers' purpose/goal was to have Moses as the main character of the film, and if Aaron would have talked to the pharaoh, that scene in the movie would be too confusing for the audience. That scene would be confusing because if Aaron talked, the audience would think that Aaron was the main character instead of Moses, and the movie makers do not want that. The two versions could have been different for many reasons, but we will not be able to know for
sure. Having many separate characteristics in the two stories would also cause many effects, and the ones here were generally positive. The audience consideration made the movie safer for kids to watch, and they would not get influenced by the Israelites' bad decisions. The entertainment consideration kept the movie not too long and kept the movie enjoyable. The purpose/goal consideration helped make the movie clear who the main character was, and the movie fortunately was not confusing. What the writer of this has learned in comparing the two stories is that everything has that thing's reason for happening, and if something in the Bible was too complicated, the movie makers changed that scene for a good reason.
Not only does the book relate to the movement of the Israelites, but also to the legendary man who lead them: Moses. Christians, Jews, and Muslims consider Moses a great prophet. One reference to Moses comes when Uncle John puts Rose of Sharon’s baby in the river. This is much like the life of Moses, when he is sent down the Nile River as a child.
The film The Prince of Egypt is in the most part very accurate with the exception of some minor details. The movie was released in 1998 produced and animated by Dreamworks which was about the story of Moses. The first topic that will be discussed is that the the plot was overall the worst section done. Another accuracy of the film that will be reviewed is the settings element is the best and most accurate part of the film. Finally, the diversity in the characters will be reviewed and are mostly accurate in the whole. Therefore, there are many similarities and differences between the Bible and the movie, ‘ The Prince of Egypt’.
Before relationships begin to develop, each of the protagonists are in different positions. Moses is born a Hebrew, but growing up he is considered an Egyptian. When Moses flees to Midian and saves the
In relation, of the African American slaves’ and their identification with the experiences of the Hebrew slaves in the “Book of Exodus” have been evidently strong historically. Slavery in America began when Europeans brought the first African slaves to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. They African slaves were brought in to aid in the production of lucrative crops such as tobacco, cotton, and sugar. In addition, are the Hebrew/Israelites slaves in the “Book of Exodus,” it tells how the Israelites leaves their bondages with Egypt’s Pharaohs at the time. The Hebrew, escaped their grip through the strength of “Yahweh” is the name of God in Judaism.
Moses' journey begins in Egypt. This is a land where the Pharaoh has ultimate control and power over the people. Campbell refers to this greedy, egocentric, possessive leader as the tyrant. At this time, Egypt is noticing a huge increase in the number of Hebrew slaves (Exodus 1:9). In order to maintain possession of the land, Pharaoh must stifle the future threat that the increasing population of Israelites represent. To do this he orders the first born son of every Hebrew to be thrown into the Nile. However, baby Moses floats to the Pharaoh's daughter and Moses is raised as an Egyptian prince. He grows up different than any other Hebrew. He learns how to become soldier for his Pharaoh, but something is always troubling him. One day Moses sees an Egyptian striking a Hebrew slave and Moses intervenes and kills the Egyptian (Exodus 2:12). The next day he sees two Hebrews struggling, and tries to intervene, but he discovers that his murder of yesterday is known. This conflict symbolizes what Campbell says is the "call t...
The concepts of death and divinity are seemingly viewed in different lights when comparing The Hebrew Bible and The Iliad, but are actually similar in their fundamental ideologies. A “good death” in The Hebrew Bible results in one’s soul going to heaven. The Hebrew Bible puts emphasis on how one can make it to heaven while one is alive, meaning that where one’s soul goes is determined by how righteously they lived their own life. This means that the outlook on death greatly varies between the texts, because death is seen as something positive that one works towards over the course of their brief time on earth in The Hebrew Bible. Conversely, a “good death” in The Iliad results in one’s essence becoming immortal through the legacy they leave
The ancient world was comprised of mysteries. There were no scientific explanations for the structure of the world, the existence of humans, or the meaning of life. To explain these dilemmas they turned to religion and mythology. However, as were often isolated geographically there was no universal answer to any of these questions, though many cultures many have derived similar solutions to certain questions, despite being separated by large physical distances, such as the Greeks and Egyptians. Although there are minor differences, Greek and Egyptian mythologies share many similarities.
The story of Joseph in The Bible is almost the same in The Koran up until this point. In The Bible, after becoming a dream interpreter, Joseph became the leader of t...
The movie was very similar to the book of Exodus. Although some details are different, the plot does stay true to Moses’s life. The first part of the movie is true with Exodus, with Pharoah killing all the first-born Israelite children and with Moses’s mother sending Moses away in a basket down the Nile. He is raised as a prince of Egypt, with some differences, and kills an Egyptian. It may have been over dramatic but, Moses did kill the Egyptian. He left to Midian and saved some female shepherds from some men and was able to marry one of them. He married the oldest and settled down on a farm. These major plot lines were correct in the movie, and some detail is similar. In the second half of the movie, Moses returns. Aaron does act as his partner and they talk ...
...he Red Sea. Ancient Egyptian historical records do not mention such an account, even thought the Bible claims that 603,550 adult men plus women and children(roughly two million) went out of Egypt. Another account mentioned by the Bible, but not by Egyptian contemporary records, was the plagues. Many of the places mentioned in the Exodus did not exist within the time-period they were mentioned in. Pithom and Raamses, the two “treasure cities”, claimed to be built by the Hebrews never existed at the same time.
The word “ancient” can be a hard word to describe. It has no specific time period, but also does at the same time. When something is described as ancient, it is something that is extremely old, or was in the very distant past. Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek civilizations co-existed from 1150BC to 146BC. They had different systems, beliefs, and life styles, just like how different countries do today. There were also similarities, such as both having a single person be the ruler, not giving equal power to everyone. For Greeks, this would be a king and for Egyptians, and Pharaoh. Both Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece believed in mythology – a similarity between the two. However, much of their mythology was different. Although both Egypt
However, there are few differences in the accounts of his life between the Quran and the Bible. One is the adoption of Moses into the palace. In the biblical account, pharaoh’s daughter adopted Moses but in the Quran, the wife of the pharaoh adopted him. Similarly, the order of plagues and the nature of plagues that afflicted the people of pharaoh in the Quran and the Bible differ. In conclusion, despite these minor differences, the Quran and biblical accounts of the role, life, purpose, and figure of Moses are similar with several lessons, which can help us become better people in our society.
...ive Egyptian images took the place of those from Mesopotamia as the new kings focuses solely on their lands and responsibilities as great leaders of a great civilization. The focus moved away from man's dominion over the animals and towards the promotion of a national image and a spiritual unity.
Moses was the Jewish leader and law correspondent who lead the people of Israel under the word of God. Moses was the only one who was able to speak directly with God, the Israelites were only capable of communicating with God through dreams and visions. God entrusted Moses to relay his messages to the people of Israel. Moses was a great messenger, as he delivered the words of God flawlessly and endured all the feedback and anger that followed. The understanding of Mosaic authorship is very compelling, because he was the one who experienced first hand the words of God, and witnessed and experienced many events that are described throughout the Pentateuch.
The Prince of Egypt is an animation and a musical about the story of Moses. The movie begins with Moses’ mother sending him off in the bulrushes and ends with Moses watching over his people, with the tablet of law in his hands. This essay will discuss whether or not a cartoon medium is a good way of passing on the story of Moses, the point of the movie, what is best about the film, whether or not anything should be changed in the film, my favourite characters in the movie and whether or not this film should be recommended for a grade nine class to watch.