The Prince of Egypt: a bratty Moses in a whale of a tale
December 17th, 2009
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DreamWorks’s 1998 animated feature sanitises the tale from the Book of Exodus while adding Ben Hur-style chariot races, a musical score and a cameo appearance by a whale shark To the manor born … The Prince of Egypt. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar/DreamWorks SKG Directors: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells Entertainment grade: A– History grade: D According to the Book of Exodus, the Hebrew people were enslaved in Egypt by a pharaoh. There is historical debate over whether Exodus records history, myth, or a mixture of both. Family…