Tag: Moses

The Prince of EgyptYear: 1998Rating: PGLength: 99 minutes / 1.65 hours As far as Biblical stories go, the Old Testament’s account of the life of Moses is one of the more frequently represented passages in film. While the epic The Ten Commandments (1956) is usually the gold standard for these adaptations, I would argue that The Prince of Egypt (1998) has the benefit of animation to provide better accuracy to the scale of these events. I’m amazed a movie like this was made, but glad that it exists because of its excellence. One thing that struck me when I was re-watching this movie was how many famous people provided their voices for these characters. The list itself reads like a “who’s who” for late ‘90s actors. Unfortunately, this is occasionally distracting with actors who have more distinct voices (like Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin, and Martin Short) as I can’t hear these voices as anything other than those actors. Otherwise, the other voices...