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Reviews:8
Again, this is a review of the film only - not the DVD.
This is another find from Oxfam's 3 for £1 selection. I bought this video by mistake, thinking it was The Prince of Egypt, which is a film I saw in primary school and loved! Nevertheless, I did like the film, despite it being the wrong one. Although it's a bible story, I still found it ok (if you don't know what I'm talking about, watch any other film of a bible story - they're all crap).
The story centres around Joseph, of the house of Jacob. He can tell the future through his dreams and can interpret the dreams of others. His brothers are jealous of him as their father pays special attention to him as he believes Joseph is a gift from God. Joseph's nine brothers decide they've had enough of him so sell him into slavery. I know, heartwarming stuff, isn't it. Anyway, after a long series of events, Joseph is given a powerful position in Egypt (he's from Canan - don't know why the Egyptians are letting foregners rule their country) by the Pharoah, and saves Egypt from a great famine. I'm not going to spoil the ending for you but if you've read the Bible (or specifically, Genesis), you'll know how it ends.
Surprisingly, the films stays close to the bible. I am a former Christian so have spent hours reading my bible and from what I can remember, the stroy in the film is exactly the same as that in the bible. However, it's not just for Christians (& Jews - they have the same story in their bible, don't they?) - it can be enjoyed by anyone. For a bible story there isn't much reference to God. Joseph's father is pretty big on the idea of his son being a gift from God, and the Pharoah mentions something about God when Joseph's interpreting his dream. You could just enjoy it as a normal film.
From the previous film (The Prince of Egypt), I can remember there being a good soundtrack, but this film's music was, to put it bluntly, shit. Perhaps it's just the quality of the tape I've got but when a song was being sung I couldn't hear the words - the music was too loud and if someone was talking in the background I couldn't hear anything. Hopefully the sound is much better with the DVD.
Also, The Prince of Egypt was, in my opinion, a lot better than this film. I'm not sure how to explain it, it was just a better story. I much preferred the version of Jospeh where they were all singing. I think it was The Technicoloured Dream Coat. You'll probably notice, I like songs in films. In fact, that's why I love Disney films - you're guaranteed 5 songs in every Disney Classic. This is by DreamWorks, the bringers of Shrek, and they aren't that big on original music in their films.
Overall, the film is okay, with a story that stays true to the original and a soundtrack that could be better, I recommend it to everyone as it is a bible story but it doesn't throw religion in your face. It would be especially good for teaching young kids about the bible.
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