Prince of Egypt

Transferring stories from the bible into formats that children can watch and understand has been repeatedly done over the years with some success and some failures. This movie is an adaptation of the Exodus story and with the use of CGI animation in some places has brought to the screen a very enjoyable film that the whole family can sit and watch. None of the harsh issues of the story, murder, slavery, etc. have been sugar coated for the audience, which in the long run helps the film convey the hardships of the Hebrew slaves.A baby is found floating in the river Nile and brought up as a Prince, Moses later finds out that he was born a slave and must free his people by the word of God. The voice acting of Val Kilmer and Ralph Fiennes sounds just like two brothers that don't quite get along all the time and who are trying to achieve their destinies in the world. As in the 1956 version of The Ten Commandments, the parting of the Red Sea is a spectacular piece of film; here with animation the trip through to the other side is wonderfully conveyed.
I was totally amazed at how well this movie was done, I didn't expect it would be as good as it is and how mesmerizing the story was presented. If your looking for a film that is entertaining and also has a great learning story to tell this is by far one of the best bible stories made for a child's perspective. The action will keep them enthralled and by the end they'll probably want to know more of the story and how it ends.