埃及王子英文影评

The Prince of Egypt neither skims over nor dwells upon the least happy elements of the story. Overall, it's a story of triumph and adventure - of oppression ended and freedom begun. The comedy elements that have become an integral part of animated features are downplayed. The Pharaoh's two chief priests are sly and fatuous, and some of their antics are amusing, but they offer little more than occasional, momentary comic relief. For the most part, The Prince of Egypt plays it straight. As for the other "necessary" aspect of the successful animated feature - the musical numbers - The Prince of Egypt features about a half-dozen. And, while none are as memorable as those from the early entries into

Disney's recent wave, they fold nicely into the story.

The animation in The Prince of Egypt is truly top-notch, and is easily a match for anything Disney has turned out in the last decade. The artists effectively mix hand-drawn and computer-generated images to good effect, the colors are rich and vibrant, and the characters' lip movements are in synch with the soundtrack. The final product is polished, with a number of standout sequences (the chariot race, the plagues, and the parting of the Red Sea). While last year's Anastasia managed to come close to Disney's visual elegance, The Prince of Egypt matches it. This impressive achievement uncovers yet another chink in Disney's once-impregnable animation armor.

As far as vocal talents are concerned, the film makers have gathered an impressive cast, with even the minor characters being voiced by recognizable names. The plum roles of Moses and Ramses, the leader of the captive Hebrews and the King of Egypt, belong to Val Kilmer and Ralph Fiennes, respectively. Michelle Pfeiffer supplies the voice of Moses' wife, Zipporah; Sandra Bullock is his sister, the prophetess Miriam; Jeff Goldblum is his brother, Aaron; and Danny Glover is his father-in-law, Jethro. Other voices include Patrick Stewart and Helen Mirren as Ramses' parents, and the team of Martin Short and Steve

Martin as the foolish Egyptian priests.

Jeffrey Katzenberg (the former Disney honcho who is the "K" in "Dreamworks SKG") has gone out of his way to emphasize that The Prince of Egypt is not a religious movie, despite the nature of the source material. This is not intended to be a big budget Bible

Story cartoon, but a rousing animated adventure. However, even without resistance from religious groups, The Prince of Egypt still faces a significant obstacle: the large number of family-oriented features clogging the theaters this holiday season. Nevertheless, even in a field that includes A Bug's Life, Babe: Pig in the City, The Rugrats Movie, and Mighty Joe Young, this movie is worth a trip to the local multiplex by viewers of all ages, races, and

religious persuasions.

Taken from the Old Testament，here’s a film that’s a testimony to the serious art of animated film making. "The Prince of Egypt" may be animated，but it’s certainly no cartoon. It’s a Biblical epic，along the lines of "Ben Hur" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told，" that’s a serious ret elling of the story of Moses based on

the Book of Exodus.

The story centers on Moses，who was adopted by the Queen

when he was an infant; and his brother Rameses. Rameses

and Moses are the best of friends，although Rameses often

complains that Moses is the real troublemaker when

Rameses receives the blame.

When Moses happens to meet Miriam，his sister，he first hears about his real Hebrew heritage and family. And the disbelieving young man cannot believe

that he，a prince of Egypt，

had such origins.

When he leaves his brother and royal family behind，Moses

begins the simple life of a shepherd. Along the way he

meets the spirited Zipporah，who encourages him in his

mission to free his people from slavery.

This is high-quality material all the way through，from the mind-bending animation to the story line to the wonderful soundtrack that includes gorgeous ballads，lullabies and songs of celebration. Oscar winners Hans Zimmer ("The Lion King") and Stephen Schwartz ("Pocahontas") wrote the six original songs that include "Deliver Us，" sung by the Hebrew slaves，along with the beautiful "When You Believe" that’s bound for hit-dom by Whitney

Houston and Mariah Carey.

Not surprisingly，the Dream Works animation，which contains computer-generated effects，is outstanding. Especially memorable is a fantasy sequence in which hieroglyphics act out a past that Moses doesn’t want to believe or face. And the parting of the Red Sea is simply majestic to behold. In keeping with a season that emphasizes faith，this is a thoughtful，earnest show that’s well wrought and well timed.