The Prince of Egypt (1998) - Rameses vs. Moses

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This is a scene from the 1998 DreamWorks film "The Prince of Egypt" in which Moses explains his mission to Rameses, who then turns against Moses and refuses to let his people go. I edited this scene to make it more intense.
No copyright infringement intended.

[kaylasilverstein]

Ok, the way he opens his eyes again at 1:47 with that NOISE, is somehow one of the single scariest “jump scares” I have ever seen. I’ve seen this movie so many times and it NEVER fails to startle me because I can somehow never tell exactly when it’s gonna happen. Kudos to the amazing animators (and writers, and just about everyone) for that!

[lukebrumley]

I love how when Moses looks out, he sees the slaves, and when Rameses looks out, he only sees the sculptures they’ve built, genius

[Emilielove]

I can understand Rameses' point of view. He grew up in his father's shadow, being constantly criticised and abused to get everything right to the T. Now he's the ruler of a successful empire and everything is going to plan, his brother who he loved dearly and thought was dead has only come back to tell him to throw it all away. What Rameses is doing isn't right by any means, but I can see why he's stubborn.

[MacyPooh]

The way Ramses’ face drops when he realizes Moses isn’t there to be his brother is so intensely sad.

[norabellerose]

The animation in this movie is insanely beautiful and it still holds up today as a incredibly beautiful animated film

[bainbonic]

To be fair on Ramses, he could easily have ordered his guards to kill Moses then and there. As hard as his heart became, there was that part of him that still loved his brother.

[KyProRen]

0:59 - 1:47

THIS is how you animate a perfectly sympathetic villain.
He went from sad, to regretful, to frustrated, to vengeful in less than a minute.
That's the sign of someone who's going through so much.

[mariekano]

I will not be the weak he really took that to heart. That's what happens when parents are too hard on their kids they get traumatized

[garchompelago]

"So....you have returned....only to free them."

You can see the pain in his eyes and the sorrow in his voice. Massive respect to the voice actor and the animators. The emotions in this movie has been portrayed quite wonderfully. Not much animated movies nowadays can convey such level of emotions in their characters.

[sophieamandaleitontoomey]

“So you have returned...only to free them.”

Damn that’s heartbreaking.

[CanterlotCrusader]

Him saying "I had hoped..." before committing to his role as pharaoh is just such a perfect moment of subtlety and character.

[trymeonforsize]

What's interesting about this scene is that when Ramses brings Moses to talk, he takes off his head piece immediately. A real sign of trust and his view of Moses; a brother, family, and someone he felt at ease with. None of the "I am pharoh" bs. I'm sure he already knew about the blood relations (or lack of) but he felt his bond was with his brother was beyond that. I mean Moses sorta fucked up by saying yes when Ramses states he ONLY came to free the slaves. To Ramses, it was like "I mean, I wasn't even thinking about you, bro." What he saw was a betrayal. The symbolism of placing the headpiece on is a big indicator that Ramses no longer saw Moses in that brothership bond. Posture and everything changes for him. No more relaxed posture, leaning back. Just a rigid iron stance. That's some insane animation details that makes me love this film so much.

[MichaelCHorler]

I see why Ralph Fiennes is always cast to play villains, he's a very powerful and talented actor.

[Gaelek]

I always appreciated how they didn't make Ramses a two-dimensional villain, but a layered antagonist who feels like a real person to the point you do actually feel pangs for sympathy for the guy.

[SJMJ]

In some way, I feel sorry for Rameses. Clearly psychologically abused by his father who belittled him and he wants to live up to that legacy and honour his father but at the expense of being burdened with leading slavery and destroying his relationship with Moses. I’d rather be a better man who did the right thing with no family than become a bad man to honour my family.

[superfrank]

Ramses' father is the real villain, even if he died.

[jaybuckODT]

Moses: puts ring down.

Ramses: “And I took that personally.”

[faustian]

"I edited this scene to make it more intense"
boosted the audio so loud blew my eardrums out shit

[HoshikoYui]

The moment that two men who were once brothers united by bond, have been divided by destiny

[thomash]

You can see Ramses’s genuine love and trust in his brother. He takes off his crown in front of him, breaks his powerful posture, and talks very causally with him.