The film begins with slaves working on a pyramid and how much they suffer. Nearby, a woman named Yocheved and her two kids, Aaron and Miriam, are taking her baby to a river. This is to protect him from the horrors going on.

They place the infant in a basket and send him down the water. At some point, he is found by the Egyptian Queen Tuya. She adopts him and names him Moses. She also has another son called Rameses.

Years have passed. Moses and Rameses are now young men and are goofing around in chariots. However, they get out of control and in trouble with their father, King Seti. King Seti says that he expects better from them, especially Rameses. Moses confesses that the mess was his fault, though.

Later, a banquet is happening – except that Moses and Rameses are late for it. Not surprisingly, their tardiness is obvious and disruptive.

Rameses is arranged to meet this young rebellious woman, Tzipporah. However, Moses humiliates her by letting her fall into a pond. Although the crowd laughs, the king and queen are unhappy.

Sometime later, Moses follows Tzipporah out of the palace – only to run into his biological siblings, Miriam and Aaron. Miriam tries to tell him that she and Aaron are his real siblings. But he won’t believe her. Then she sings her mother’s lullaby, triggering Moses’s memory.

Shortly after, Moses falls asleep and has a dream where he discovers his actual heritage. He wakes up and realizes that Miriam was right. He begins to dislike his adopted family.

Seti then reveals why the Hebrews became slaves. Moses feels disturbed.

The next day, Moses sees a Hebrew being beaten. He tries to stop the beater – but he accidentally knocks the slave all the way down until he dies. The others then turn on him.

Moses is so mortified that he leaves Egypt, despite being insisted to stay there. At some point, he meets a few Hebrew girls, but then falls into a hole. Once he’s out, he meets their father, Jethro. The oldest daughter also happens to be Tzipporah.

Jethro invites Moses to spend time with his people. They gather around a bonfire, do the hora dance, and more activities. He even marries Tzipporah.

While with the Hebrews, Moses comes across a supernatural fire. It is God telling him to free the enslaved Hebrews from Egypt. Moses is worried that he’ll fail, though. But God reminds him why it’s necessary.

Moses tells Tzipporah about this mission. She decides to join him.

After returning to Egypt, Moses discovers that Rameses is now Pharaoh. He also has a wife and child.

Moses asks him to release the Hebrews. But he refuses. Even worse, he doubles the work of the Hebrew slaves.

Of course, the enslaved Hebrews are mad at Moses for this. But Miriam still encourages him to achieve his goal.

At some point, Moses and Rameses get into a disagreement. With the enchanted staff in his hand, Moses turns the water from the pond into blood. But Rameses still won’t free the Hebrews.

Unfortunately, more disasters happen. Frogs, lice, plagues, and other catastrophes occur due to God’s anger. That still doesn’t change Rameses.

Regardless of all those terrible incidents, Moses remains determined to free the Hebrews. Can he succeed with that?

This movie kept me engaged all the way through. The premise was strong and the pacing was just right – neither too fast nor too slow.

The tension levels were always quite high. That is likely one of the reasons why I was able to stay focused on the film.

The tone was very serious and dramatic. Even the musical numbers got intense at times. But it was appropriate for the concept of the story.

The plot was strong because it focused on a character who learns that he was adopted and starts to favor his biological family over his adopted one. This is a common reaction amongst those who find out that they were adopted, although not everyone gets displeased.

Another aspect I admired about the premise was how the protagonist and his siblings became enemies. And the brother was the main antagonist.

However, the character development remained strong. I loved how Moses learned to trust Miriam and develop romantic feelings for Tzipporah. I also appreciated how he would do anything to free his people.

You likely know that this film was based off the Book of Exodus, which is part of the Bible. I’m not sure how much content was cut or changed from the original source. But I’m sure it was done in a way to make this movie family-friendly for modern-day audiences.

One small flaw was how the last several minutes lagged a bit. But the perks were way stronger. And twists and turns occurred, as usual.

Overall, I enjoyed The Prince of Egypt. It is a fun watch that people of all ages can enjoy.

I give this film 4.5 out of 5 stars.