At the beginning of the movie, there are groups of slaves doing hard work. They were Hebrews, slaves who belonged to the lower ranks of Egypt. One thing happened that completely changed the fate of Moses who was just born. The Egyptian pharaohs sent soldiers to snatch the newborn baby from the Hebrews and drown it in the water. Moses' mother put her son in a basket and threw him into the water in order to keep her son alive. Fortunately, Moses survived and became the adopted son of the Egyptian Pharaoh, the second son.
In fact, when the movie arrives here, it has already determined a very important message for us.
Although Moses is a descendant of the Hebrews, in the more than ten years of his growth, both his world view and his position are completely biased towards the ruling class that oppresses people, which is to a certain extent. The above foreshadows a great ambivalence to be suffered, an eternal pain.
Moses, who learned of his life experience, left Egypt with a trace of panic and a trace of sadness, and went to the desert. He left, leaving his parents who had always regarded him as their own son since childhood, and were inseparable siblings. In his heart, how much he wished he was the real prince of Egypt, so that he would not have to think about anything. But he is not!
His departure was not so much a choice to leave, but rather an escape from him. Because in his heart, he is contradictory. He wants to admit his life experience, but also wants nothing to happen, he still has a family. At this time, Moses was in a struggle in his heart.
After leaving Egypt, he lived a stable life for several years. He is free, he is happy, he has his own family. What is doomed will not change. From his birth, he had a responsibility: to save his fellow citizens who were living in misery. And this responsibility means that he has to become enemies with the people he has lived with since childhood, his parents, his older brother. This pain is what he has to endure.
In my opinion, the following part exaggerates the element of God, which makes me feel that the plot is not full. In the battle between Moses and his brother, Moses just relied on the stick that gave God's power, and the phrase "Let my people be free", and won the final victory. It really made people's sense of reverence for Moses decreased a lot. Although the victory was finally achieved, the price was also enormous. And these costs are more to make those innocent people suffer great pain.
In fact, in the end, the people who were immersed in joy ignored the man who did this great thing, Moses. In the entanglement of family affection and responsibility, he finally chose responsibility. However, the pain of losing a loved one can never be healed. He stood on the shore and listened to his brother screaming and screaming for Moses on the other side of the shore. I think there are many elements in this angry shouting. He missed Moses, after all, they were brothers; but he hated Moses, because what Moses did, his country was destroyed and his family was destroyed. Moses may or may not understand.
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