He later grows up to be Moses (voice of CHRISTIAN SLATER), cousin to Ramses (voice of ALFRED MOLINA), the future Pharaoh of Egypt. Unlike his relative who doesn't mind the mistreatment and death of slaves, Moses is bothered by that. One day, when trying to stop a guard from abusing one, Moses ends up killing the guard in self-defense. Spared by Pharaoh but banished from Egypt by Ramses, Moses wanders the desert until eventually finding his future wife, having children, and becoming a shepherd.
It's then that he encounters God (voice of ELLIOT GOULD) who wants the humble man to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt and to the promised land. Moses is uncertain, but when God shows him His powers, the shepherd sets out to ask Ramses to let his people go. Now Pharaoh, Ramses sees himself as Egypt's only god, and thus doesn't honor his cousin's request.
Even after Moses and God bring a number of plagues upon the ruler and his people, Ramses remains defiant. It's only when death takes the lives of all first-born males in the city, does Ramses relent, and orders the slaves freed. Accompanied by his brother, Aaron (voice of CHRISTOPHER GAZE), and sister, Miriam (voice of KATHLEEN BARR), Moses sets out on a pilgrimage for the land of milk and honey.
Along the way, however, his resolve is repeatedly tested, not only by Ramses who now comes after him with his army, but also various dire circumstances, as well as naysayers such as Dathan (voice of LEE TOCKAR) who poison the others' minds with fear and doubt.
Violence includes many deaths, mostly off camera, but via a variety of means (a knife in self-defense, various plagues including the death of all firstborn males, other implied infanticide, mass drowning, and several people falling into a crevice that closes on them). Save for what's seen on a knife blade, all of that is blood free, but old whipping scars are present (and some whipping of slaves is seen), and there is the brief bit about all water being turned into blood, while various characters are covered in boils from one of the plagues.
Those scenes and moments of potential peril might be unsettling or suspenseful for some viewers, particularly younger ones, who may also be unnerved by the crudely rendered computer graphics that give the characters somewhat of a creepy and stiff, doll-like appearance.
Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, tense family material (including death and abandonment of children) is present, and some alcohol is presumably present.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, some of that occurs from lightning.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, we see the bouncy POV of Moses on a donkey as he tries to escape from guards through various alleys and such, while there is also some spin-around camerawork.
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(2007) (voices of Christian Slater, Alfred Molina) (PG)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
*Moderate
Moderate
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Minor
None
Heavy
None
None
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Minor
None
Heavy
Heavy
Heavy
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Reviewed October 19, 2007 / Posted October 19, 2007
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