I was quite upset with Movieguide when I wrote this, having read article after article telling parents how movies like Spirited Away, Moana, Wonder Woman, and dozens more, were dangerous for children/teens because it exposed them to the temptation of false gods and religions and should be kept away from their eyes, and they should instead only be shown wholesome movies like this, which they gave 10 out of 10.

So I was very eager to jab back somewhere. Anyway, I wrote what I wrote, but I did want to justify my attitude. Sorry.

Never seen the Small One before

Yeah that’s the weakness in PofE. I think it might be possible to dramatize the birth of Christ with Mary getting pregnant, Harrod killing the first born etc but it’s tough. Prince of Egypt is a special film

“Yeah this one isn’t really that preachy.”

Neither was Spirited Away or Kubo, but that didn’t stop them from being called “abhorrent” and “dangerous to children”.

Substance, that’s the word I couldn’t think of before. Prince of Egypt had substance that went beyond religious views. You could sympathize with both Rames and Moses.

A movie about the birth of Jesus can’t have substance because you can only support one side. You can’t villainize a baby, so there’s no relate-able conflict. (Okay, you probably can, but probably not without offending the intended audience) So I can understand why they focused on the animals, because there wasn’t anything the humans could really be conflicted about.

Casting note. I am amused that Jane the Virgin played Mary. Someone was certainly being cheeky when they made that decision.

And just to say it while on the topic, what I really didn’t appreciate about PoE was the portrayal of the Egyptian priests as scheming con-artists. Was that really necessary? It would have been less insulting and more interesting if the priests thought Moses was a con-artist.

I figured Rachel

Yeah it’s a skip despite the strong voice cast

Sounds like it. Will have to check that one out

LOL. Poor Sony animators.

You are most welcome!

Yeah this one isn’t really that preachy. That’s what I mean about it not being dogmatic enough for the super-faithful and not being entertaining enough for the secular. The Prince of Egypt is one of the greats at pleasing both audiences although some super-faithful did complain with liberties from The Bible it took upon release. Most of those voices have thankfully faded away. Prince of Egypt is one of my all time favorites.