Shadow is used well, particularly in the plague montage. The results are exquisite backgrounds with blended, muted colors – just realistic enough to be believable. In much the same way, The Prince of Egypt uses artistic inspirations like ancient Egyptian art and the color styling of impressionist Claude Monet to inform the art direction. The dynamic is transferred to everything from the backgrounds to the characters. My favorite animated film, Sleeping Beauty, uses medieval tapestries to form its stylistic palate, with fine details and heavy use of pure horizontal and vertical lines. Great animated films have the ability to visually tell a story in a way that could not have been done in live action. This film is beautiful in every sense of the word. God’s desires for our lives will sometimes come into conflict with those we care about. Its focus on the relationship between Moses and Rameses gives it even more to say. The film is thematically rich, wonderfully retaining the messages and significance of the Exodus story from Scripture. The Prince of Egypt should have been the template, and instead became the exception. Specific to DreamWorks’ case, they leaned far too heavily on a cynical edge that gave them some success ( Shrek), but degraded the staying power of their films. He succeeded much like Don Bluth did in the 1980s, and like Bluth, this tactical advantage was squandered by poor management and sloppy storytelling.

A lot of thought was given to this film, and it shows.įresh from his highly-publicized departure from Disney, DreamWorks Animation co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg was seeking to make a big splash in the animation industry – beating his former employer at their own game.

Devoid of the sarcasm and modern sensibilities that plague most of their subsequent fare, this movie shows their best storytelling abilities, artistry, and sincerity. The Prince of Egypt is probably DreamWorks Animation’s greatest film in virtually all respects. ApFilm Avenger Adventure, Animation, Biography, review 0

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