Why The Prince of Egypt is an underrated genius film.
The Prince of Egypt has been praised for years mostly because of the story, the animation, and the fact that you don't have to be a Christian to love it.
However, this film is one of the most underrated genius films in movie history. Why? Because it pulled off something not many films can.
Those being....
1. Realizing their is innocent mixed in with guilt.
2. Having sympathy for the innocent that are mixed in with the guilty.
3. Not feeling like a terrible person for it.
Let me explain the best I can.
The film starts with the Hebrews suffering in their Egyptian bondage and crying out to their for deliverance. Then showing the Egyptians slater the Hebrew children. So not only are Egyptians abusing them, but also inflicted on them a pain that most couldn't do to their worst enemy. Yet, the Egyptian do and without remorse.
Later in the film, Moses returns to Rameses demanding the Hebrews free. However, because of Rameses's pride, he refuses igniting God's wrath on the Egyptians.
Now this is where the film shows it's true genius. The plague scene is without a doubt one of, if not the, most powerful scene in the film.
At first, the film gives the impression that the Egyptians are finally facing the consequences for their terrible treatment of the Hebrews. That we should be glad this is happening.
However that soon changes because of several moments in the scene.
The first time is when the plague of flies appears....
We see the Egyptians soldiers running and trying to get away, but if you look close at the beginning you notice something.
Rameses's son standing next to him, and then shows the small boy holding onto his father in fear...
The second time is when the plague of frogs appears....
We see an Egyptian mother holding her small baby, to protect it from the nightmare and pain that is about to happen.
The third time is when the plague of raining fire appears...
We see, once again, an Egyptian mother protecting her child as the child looks in terror at what he is seeing.
The fourth time is when the plague of boils appears....
We see two Egyptians, a teen girl and male child, watch in horror as people scream in agony from excruciating boils.
The last time is the plague of death appears...
We see many Egyptian children lose their lives, even Rameses own son, simply because they were the first born. Also those two Egyptian mothers are only protecting one child that means both of those children also died in the last plague.
Then once the angel of death is gone we hear every Egyptian cry in heartbreak and agony at the realization of their loss.
Why are these moments so moving?
During these plagues which for the Egyptians is nothing but pain, suffering, and horror the film reminds you of something that being...
Just because a nation does wrong, doesn't mean the whole nation is guilty. Who was not guilty in this nation?
The children of Egypt...
The plagues of Egypt did not only effect Pharaoh and adult Egyptians. No, it was everyone in Egypt. That means that every Egyptian child went through...
Having no water for days because it was blood, had frogs invest everything they had, itch uncontrollable from lice, having flies cover them, having no food because of diseased animals, suffer in agony with infected boils, seeing fire/hail rain from the sky, lose all their food from locust, live in frightening darkness for days, and some even lost their lives.
The film also reminds you that its okay to feel bad for these children, because even Moses says they are innocent. He even breaks down because of Egypt's suffering.
The film reminds us that children shouldn't suffer because of the actions of adults and leaders of a country.
The film was able to remind us that having sympathy certain people in a nation doesn't always mean we support the whole nation.
That it's okay to realize that innocent shouldn't suffer with guilty just because they happen to be born on the wrong side.
Even reminding us that the pain of losing a child should not be suffered by anyone. Even the very people who once caused that pain on others. It's a pain you can only understand once you suffer it, and the Egyptians did, but it's still heart breaking.
The fact that this film pulled off such a hard thing is amazing. Prince of Egypt is without a doubt the most underrated animated film of all time. It's better than any Disney movie.
It's an underrated genius movie.
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