Peak Pharaoh | King Sety I in the Prince of Egypt | Egyptologist Reacts

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  @dominicperryae · 1 year ago · pinned

  NOTE: In this video, we take the film at face value and focus on its characterisations and reference points on their own terms. In future, we will produce a video discussing the EXODUS tale as a story and its historicity (or lack thereof). If you want to see that discussion, stay tuned to the channel and we'll get around to it :)

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  @vernowietsch · 1 year ago

  "Actually, you would never see these glyphs in this one background shot of this temple because the real life pharao notoriously hated that other guy" is insane insight.

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  @drac116 · 1 year ago

  Here's me learning that Tutankhamun and Rameses II were separated by decades rather than centuries.

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  @TheCatholicNerd · 1 year ago

  What I most like about the Prince of Egypt versus the ten commandments is that Moses undergoes a change. What I mean is in the ten commandments, Moses starts out as an awesome guy and stays awesome. In the prince of Egypt he starts out irresponsible and carefree and has an encounter with God and changes. Also the singing. Let's not forget the singing.

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  @ORIGINALFBIParody · 1 year ago

  To this day his "They were only slaves." Line sends a chil down my spine.

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  @mistressthorn · 1 year ago

  One thing I really appreciate Dreamworks doing was that during production of this film the production team and executive producer consulted roughly 600 religious experts, scholars and leaders to make it as accurate to the original story as possible. They were all pleased with the preview of the film, saying that the studio executives actually listened to their ideas. Also the soundtrack is one of the best ever!

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  @Nova_vant_harr · 1 year ago (edited)

  What i love is after the “weak link” line and Ramses storms off and we see another side of Seti. The gentleness and warmth with which he explains himself to Moses “you will never know the burden of Pharaoh” or something close to that. Moses sticks up for his brother saying Ramses needs only the opportunity to meet his father’s expectations. And i really love that Seti took ot to heart and did just that. And we later see the lasting effects of the “weak link” comment when Ramses bellows at Moses “I will not be the weak link!!”

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  @luckyowl6432 · 1 year ago

  I'm choosing to believe that all ancient Egyptians performed You're Playing With The Big Boys now

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  @elainej5473 · 1 year ago

  My daughter and I saw some mummies in the museum in Cairo.   When I saw the mummy of Seti, I recognized him immediately from the Prince of Egypt.  My daughter was still looking at other mummies behind me and hadn't seen him yet.  I turned to her and asked, "What was Moses' dad's name in the Prince of Egypt?"  "Seti," she told me.  I checked the name plate of the mummy I was looking at.  "Seti."  My daughter came and looked.  Instantly, her eyes grew wide:  "Oh my gosh!  That's HIM!"  Kudos to Dreamworks for doing an amazing job.

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  @Ladondorf · 1 year ago

  Interesting how the "weak link" line implies that Rameses is the inheritor of a long-reigning dynasty, when reality, he was only the 3rd pharaoh of his dynasty, and neither he nor Seti were royal born. Though given the collapse of the previous dynasty, which Seti witnessed, it makes sense why he would worry about a weak link in the family.

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  @linusmota9712 · 1 year ago (edited)

  This depiction of Seti as wanting to preserve tradition and being concerned over his dinasty actually makes sense in comparison to historical Seti I. He saw a dynasty collapse in his lifetime, and this collapse started because of a ruler who wanted to change Egypt’s traditions, since he’s from a newly formed dynasty in a recently restored Egypt you can see why he’d be so stern with tradition and why he doesn’t want Ramses to be a “weak link”

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  @joshuawells835 · 1 year ago

  What I have observed of this portrayal of Seti is while he doesn't care for the Hebrews because they're slaves, his ordering the murder of the firstborns is not his proudest moment as Pharaoh. When you look at his face when he says, "Sometimes for the greater good, sacrifices must be made," you see regret.

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