Review of The Prince of Egypt (1998) by Jared H — 04 Feb 2011

This film is absolutely beautiful in every way imaginable. You don't have to be Christian, Jewish, or religious at all to appreciate the epic scope, the breathtaking animation, and the inspiring music of what I call the best animated movie of all time. Even the voice-work is brilliant; they got some good freaking actors to provide the voices. Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, and Jeff Goldblum, among others all do a wonderful job at bringing this beloved story to life.

Visually, this is one of the most amazing films I've seen. Its colors, backgrounds, fluid motions, and seamless combination of traditional and computer animation all add up to a beauty of a movie that puts most, if not all fully 3-D animated movies to shame. If you're jaw doesn't drop on the floor when you see the scene where Moses parts the Red Sea, then either you're dead or you don't have a jaw.

It's nearly impossible to capture the epic scope of the story of Moses on film, let alone an animated movie, but The Prince of Egypt does it perfectly. The only other animated film that encompassed such epic capacity was The Lion King, and I think The Prince of Egypt is even more successful at delivering the excitement and emotion of its incredible adventure.

Combine that with some of the most inspirational songs you'll ever hear, and you've got yourself an animated masterpiece. If you think that Disney has a monopoly on animated gems, think again. Dreamworks delivered this one in spades.