Inaccuracies In The Film 'The Prince Of Egypt'

Recently, I saw the movie Gods of Egypt. In this movie, it shows how Horus, the God of air, gets overthrown on his coronation day by his uncle, Seth. Seth takes Horus’ eyes and becomes the new ruler of Egypt. Seth is an unfair selfish ruler and mayhem has fallen on Egypt. A young mortal named Beck and his beloved named Zia believe that they can somehow bring Horus back and make him king of Egypt as he was supposed to be. Beck finds Horus and after some bargaining, they embark on a dangerous quest to defeat Seth and take back Egypt. Although this movie may sound exciting, it has some flaws. Some events that take place in the movie go against what history says. Therefore, Gods of Egypt is mostly inaccurate and you should not go to see it.

Hollywood is known for creating its classic movies that are cherished long after they were released. Some of the greatest movies of all time are animated, one of them being The Prince of Egypt. This time honoured film was based upon the true story of the Jewish ancestors in Sefer Shemot. To some extent the movie was spot on but, there were a handful of differences between the movie and the history. The addition of character traits, songs, and events, reshaped the story of Passover and made the movie a success.

The film, The Prince of Egypt, is inaccurate when compared to the biblical scriptures in Exodus. The Animation created in 1998 by DreamWorks Picture Production is about Moses and the Israelites. The major differences in the film, when compared to the biblical narrative of Moses, can be seen in the setting, characters and the storylines. These differences were put in the production of the film to interest the viewers and to create a relatable movie. The film, therefore, is counterfactual when compared to the Bible.

While artistic and historical license has been taken, the setting is an element of the movie that is true to the essence of the Bible, faithfully representing the dry and barren landscape of Egypt, while the impression of it’s geography has been altered. Although the Dreamworks animation, ‘The Prince of Egypt’ depicts the setting accurately, the animators of the film have changed certain aspects of the movie to create interest and relatability. The first difference in the setting of the book of Exodus and the film ‘The Prince of Egypt’ is the misrepresentation of the Nile River. According to the story of Exodus, the biblical account of Moses implies that he floated across the Nile river safely. However, the film represents the Nile as a busy and dangerous trade route, filled with large boats and potentially harmful predators. Therefore, by placing Moses in a dangerous river, it emphasises the need for Moses to be saved from Pharaoh's wrath; while for the viewer, it creates a sense of tension and suspense. Also, another setting that was altered when compared to the biblical account of Moses was that of the Pyramids and Sphinx. The movie claims that the Pyramids and the Sphinx were positioned near the palace; however, according to historical evidence, these Egyptian statues are located in Giza. In contrast to the movie, the Bible states these Egyptian statues were found in Thebes. With this change made, the viewers can recall a popular feature associated with the traditional

In the movie, there were some differences for example when Moses was going to talk to Pharaoh. Moses wife came with him not Aaron in the Bible. In the Bible, God told Moses that Aaron will help him to talk to the Pharaoh. For Moses in the movie, they want Aaron to think that Moses is a traitor to the Hebrews and Aaron thinks that God is not hearing the Hebrews cries so he gives up. In the Bible, Aaron is helping Moses because Aaron still believes in God.

The movie, Prince of Egypt, is the animated retelling of the Book of Exodus. The movie display Moses’ struggles that ultimately lead him to discover his true identity and true purpose. Since the movie is a retelling of a Biblical story, it shared both similarities and differences in comparison to the Bible. In the beginning of the movie, the Pharaoh commanded all male Hebrew children be drowned in the River Nile, but Moses’ mother saved him by placing him in a basket and sending him down the river. However, Moses in placed in the reeds at the riverbank in the Scriptures. In the movie, Moses is found by the Pharaoh’s wife, while the daughter of the Pharaoh discovers him in Scriptures. It is with this event that causes Moses and Rameses to be brothers. Amidst all that is going on, it is amazing that God controlled the events in order to fulfill his purpose.

In the grand scheme of things – and call my crazy if you must – but heroic, sand-based movies don’t seem to be doing very well as of late. Films like the Hercules remake, Pompeii, and Exodus: Gods and Kings have each come and gone, and left quite a lot to be desire – in terms of production quality, acting, and final product.

Both are alike in a way, both are playful and have a moral to the story. Although they are somewhat alike the morals are completely different and so is the ending. In the movie she gets married to the prince and lives happily ever after.but in the original story the prince never thought of making

Curse of the pharaohs is a phenomenon curse which is to believe if anyone messes with any kings or queens specially pharaohs whoever opens their tombs will face the evil that the curse can do.

Jacob summoned his sons and said,“Here is money, go down to Egypt and buy corn for if we don't, we will all starve to death.”

Chapter 17: Any of the Israelites who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat for any means must first bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord. If they fail to do so that individual will be cut off from the people. In addition, anyone hunting regardless if they are an Israelite or an alien residing among them will be cut off since the life of all flesh is its blood. If one does not wash his garments and bathe once consuming an animal that died of itself or was killed by a wild beast then they shall bear the penalty.

There lived a couple in Egypt they loved going places and exploring what the depths of Egypt held. They wouldn’t live anywhere else but Egypt. One day the pharaohs came to there house. The pharaoh told them to leave his country. The couple didn’t understand why they had to leave because they never abused the country or tried to do anything that would hurt it. The pharaoh just liked to make people miserable and give them problems. So, the couple left without questioning the pharaoh because they knew if they said something the pharaoh would order them to certain death for questioning his decision. They decided to leave but the had a sneaky idea to come back in a few years. They went to chad for the time they had to spend out of Egypt. They had

Fearing the Hebrew population is growing too big pharaoh orders every male newborn israelite to be drowned in the nile all this is right but moses birth mother jochebed in the film is only present at the time of moses banishment but in the bible she places moses in a basket and he floats down the nile she was hoping that some egyptian would find him and spare him. In the film however does not show this and tell that side. As moses becomes an adult the movie and bible similarities began to differ. Scott's film depicts moses as a well trained general in king Seti's army alongside his brother prince Ramses in the bible however does not mention moses ever serving in the Egyptian army. Moses was never depicted as an armored warrior but a quite shepherd of the hebrews who delivered his people from slavery with a staff not a egyptian sword. As from how moses came to be banished from egypt the bible never pinpoints a specific moment when his true heritage is revealed to him whereas the movie devotes a full scene to it where moses has a meeting with hebrew slave by the name of Nun and he out rights tell moses his whole

Perhaps one of the most difficult realities a Christian must face when reading the Old Testament is the God of Justice—who ordered the death of women and children, and even killed the firstborns of Egypt by His own hand—and then reconcile Him with the God of great Mercy who gave us Salvation by dying for us on the cross. One such passage is found in the Book of Exodus 11:1-10 and 12:29-32 in which, “The Lord struck all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh who sat on his throne, to the cattle.” The Church’s many theologians in the Early Church, Medieval Church, and Modern Church addressed this particular passage. Between these centuries there was a tendency between two extremes, one being a figurative interpretation

Notwithstanding that myth of the Judeo-Christian God became a reality when Moses left Egypt and traveled through the desert to Mount Sinai. There in Sinai would be the first encounter Moses would have with Judeo-Christian God and their Judeo-Christian God gained Moses’s attention through a burning brush and a powerful voice telling Moses he is Judeo-Christian God and his father and I want you to go back to Israel and tell Pharaoh to free my people. While this film tells a modern story set in the present day which is analytical of both atheistic skepticism and abrasive religious fundamentalism.