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The Prince of Egypt - Knowledgeable, Reverential, Beautiful

Published: April 18, 2023, 8 a.m.

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MOVIE DISCUSSION:

Melanie joins Melvin in discussing one of her all time favorite flicks, and the two also get into what makes The Prince of Egypt far more palatable than most Bible or Christian-marketed media.\\xa0

Topics:

  • (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 42-minutes discussing a list of movies Christian's say are commonly known by other Christians such as Nacho Libre, The Book of Eli, and many others, and why we think they may be popular in the Christian community (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
  • What familiarity do Melanie and Melvin have with the Book of Exodus?
  • John 1:1 makes it clear by stating that God's word is God Himself, as Christ also is God and therefore also God's word. So, when we create adaptions, we add degrees and opportunities for loss in translation when God's word is already authentic and reliable. This is a deeply important reality necessary for engaging in Biblical or Christian-marketed media: it is degrees away from God's literal word.
  • Moses' character, strangely, is sort of depicted as a combination between Jacob and Moses. Other historical figures such as Aaron and Miriam, Moses' brother and sister are also depicted differently from Scripture.
  • Getting into what's likely most memorable for people: the music!
  • Melanie riffs on the closing song "When You Believe" and how it's full of platitudes.
  • The Prince of Egypt stands apart from other Biblical or Christian-marketed materials, and the two discuss why that may be.
  • The Prince of Egypt is already a mature PG family flick, but Melvin feels it would have been benefitted by being a little nastier.

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