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The movie production, ‘The Prince of Egypt’ is quite inaccurate when contrasted to the story of Moses in the Bible. The motion picture was created in 1998 by DreamWorks™ Pictures, about Moses, the prophet, growing up, and leading the Israelites out of Egypt. The animation and the biblical narrative vary between each other in many ways. The three main areas where the differences are shown clearly is in the location, the characters, and the storyline. Consequently, the video production is not accurate in contrast to the story of Exodus.
The location is different in the animation in two critical ways. Firstly, the producers have changed the location of the film many times for cinematic effect. In the biblical account found in Exodus, the story is set in Rameses, but in the movie, it is set in Giza. This change was implemented so the animators could add the Pyramids of Giza in so the viewers would relate to the scene in Ancient Egypt. This causes a change in the story when comparing it to the Bible. Lastly,
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in the Bible, it states that the burning bush is on a hill or a mountain, while in the movie it is located in a cave. This is another location the producers compromised to make it more exciting to suit different audiences. The change in setting in the film was the producers' way of linking it all together, and it ultimately makes the animated version of the story inaccurate. The characters, in the motion production, have also been altered by the animators.
The character traits are inaccurate when compared to the Bible. Moses is the grandson of Pharaoh, but in the film, he is an adopted son. This is implemented to allow for brotherly conflict between Moses and Rameses, so the audience will be able to relate to the average sibling fight. Another alteration in characters is with Zipporah. Zipporah doesn’t meet Moses until he comes to the desert, but in the film, Moses meets her when she is given to Rameses as a wife in Egypt. The drama about her being given to Rameses is a way of making Moses care about her in the film. When Rameses rejects her, she is given to Moses as his wife. She escapes and goes back to Midian. Also, in the Bible, Pharaoh repents after some of the plagues, but in the movie, he does not repent, and his individual reaction to each plague is not featured in the film. This shows his ignorance and hate for God and
Moses. Finally, the storyline in the video production is inaccurate when compared to the Bible. The directors have adapted the storyline to suit the audience and to reference the Bible. The Bible talks about Moses’ birth and it mentions his parents as well, but in the Movie, his birth and Amram are not at all mentioned. This is implemented to add a sudden introduction, with no backstory. In the Bible, Pharaoh had no mercy for what Moses had to say, but in the DreamWorks production, Pharaoh greeted him with open arms and offered to make him the Prince of Egypt and also lift the charges of manslaughter. This is put in place to show the start of the climax. When Moses split the sea in two, the Lord’s presence was in the form of a fiery pillar but was changed to a swirling pillar that moved and chased the Egyptians. The animators have added a lot of drama to the pillar to show God’s divine power. When the Egyptians tried to cross the Red sea, everyone died, but in the movie, the army died and Pharaoh survived. This is added to show the importance of Pharaoh in the Bible and movie. There are significant differences between the feature film and the biblical account of Exodus. The differences lie in the storyline, the characters, and the setting. These differences were added to make the production more suitable for different audiences, and so that the viewers could relate to them. However, it is because of these differences in the film, when compared to the Bible are inaccurate.
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
The film the Ten Commandments (1956) depicts is the cinematic interpretation of the book of Exodus. This essay in particular will focus on the difference between the movie and the book of Exodus. In particular it will focus on the issue of race between the Egyptians and the Hebrews. The movie shows the Egyptians living a lavish life while the Hebrew slaves were mistreated. This movie shows the sharp contrast the life the Egyptians lived compared to the life of Hebrews and how the Hebrews were mistreated. This essay will argue that the accounts of race in Exodus are over exaggerated compared to the Ten Commandments. This can be seen through the movie having an emphasis of violence towards the Hebrews, the disregard of protection laws for the Hebrews, and the overemphasis of the betrayal the Egyptians felt when Moses was discovered to be a Hebrew.
Characters can be described or defined as the people, animals or divine beings in a story or a plot. Firstly, the character that was defined best was Moses because the character was represented accurately and some changes were made for the purpose of keeping 1 main character. Moreover, a difference between the movie and the bible is that Moses and all of the other characters never seem to age. Throughout the movie he stays the same but I believe this to be the producers making sure that Moses was the main character. Another difference was, Moses was a very bad speaker in the bible. He told God this in the burning bush scene and God said let Aaron speak for you but in the movie purely because it was his movie and keeping him central he was made as a good public speaker and confronted Ramesses alone. The final difference between the bible and the movie is that during the movie Moses grew up with his non-biological brother Ramses who soon became the pharaoh who would deny the freedom of the Hebrews after Moses realised that his non-biological father who was the old pharaoh was throwing babies into the river. In the bible there is no mention of a non-biological brother and the same pharaoh stayed in power throughout the entire book. Therefor the characters are quite accurately portrayed but overall they were average.
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
For this particular research paper, a question to be answered was: What role does myth plays in Song of Solomon? This particular question had posed the most important and significant part of the novel. Was really myth or the truth that had helped the novel to progress to in its ending? The answer for these questions will be answered as this paper moves on with its pages focusing on the myths and events that had transpired in the whole novel.
Moses is characterized as a hard-working man who is very kind and intimate with nature. He is the last worker out in the fields on many days and he is extremely comfortable outside in nature. In Edward P. Jones’ excerpt from The Known World, the character of Moses is developed through the imagery that is used, the third person point of view, and the details that Jones chooses to use.
The New Kingdom in ancient Egypt, from 1550 – 1070 BC, was a time of extraordinary wealth, power, and the continuation of the arts in the classic ancient Egyptian style. Characterized by the abstract and impersonal depiction of humans, along with the strength of the Egyptian Empire, the New Kingdom is considered the peak of power and prosperity in ancient Egypt. “Fragmentary lid from the coffin of Wadj-shemsi-su” is a piece created in this time period that was originally part of a portrait located on the top of the king’s coffin. Because the coffin would carry the king’s mummified body in his tomb, the portrait depicts the pharaoh as being prepared for the Underworld, as well as being the ideal body for the spirit of the king to flow through. The objective of the coffin’s portrait is also to convey the power of the kingdom, putting emphasis on the king’s image and the immense wealth that accompanies him. In addition to the piece’s function as a coffin, “Fragmentary lid from the coffin of Wadj-shemsi-su” embodies the strength and wealth of the New Kingdom through the piece’s human face, use of bright colors, and geometric detailing.
The Exodus is the familiar story of the nation of Israel. Gods chosen people being taken out of slavery, after a series of plagues against Egypt and into the wilderness in search of the promise land. (Ex. 7-14) Throughout the Exodus, God reveals his character in two main themes, one through the constant redemption of his people (Ex. 14-30) and his power and superiority. The word Exodus means “departure” or “outgoing” and God continually provides a way of escape for his people throughout the Exodus ( Ex. 12 & 14) and throughout the entire bible into the New Testament (1 Cor. 10:1-13)
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...
to 2650 B.C., changed his name to the more commonly known Zoser. It was Zoser
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 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 to Pharaoh, but the Pharaoh doesn’t agree, like in Exodus....
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.
The Early civilized humans thought of the hero's as people who were successful also they, expanded their horizons such as by believing in god doing good things for the people around them. By doing this people would have celebrations in their honor so the success would keep continue for future heros.
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.
were filled with linen, natron pouches, herbs, sawdust, sand or chopped straw. The skin and first few layers of linen bandages were then covered with a resinous coating. The rest of the body was then wrapped, often with the inclusion of amulets and with a mask placed overhead of the mummy.