The Prince of Egypt
1998
God: Take this staff, and do my wonders.
God: (whispering) Moses... Moses: Here I am. God: Take the sandals from your feet, for the ground on which you stand is holy ground. (Moses does so) Moses: Who are you? God: (loudly) I am that I am. Moses: I don't understand. God: I am the God of your fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. disembodied voices in the background: (Miriam) "You were born of my mother, Yocheved. You are our brother!"* Moses: What do you want with me? God: I have seen the oppression of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry for deliverance. (disembodied cry of slaves and sound of whips) God: So I shall stretch out my hand and lead them out of Egypt. I will lead them to a new land, a better land, a land flowing with milk and honey. And so to free them, unto Pharaoh I shall send... YOU. Moses: Me? W-who am I to be sent? They won't follow me, they won't even listen to me. God: I shall teach you what to say. disembodied voice: (Moses) "Let my people go!" Moses: But I was their enemy. I was who they hated. You must understand! You've chosen the wrong messenger! How can I even talk to them? How can I even speak to them? God: (furious) WHO MADE MAN'S MOUTH? WHO MADE THE DEAF, THE MUTE, THE SEEING OR THE BLIND? DID NOT I? NOW GO! (soothing) God: Oh, Moses, I shall be with you when you go to see the king of Egypt but Pharaoh will not listen. So I shall stretch out my hand and smite Egypt will all my wonders! Take the staff in your hand. With it, you shall do my wonders! (whispering) God: I will be with you.
Moses: Let my people go!
Seti: Sometimes, for the greater good, sacrifices must be made.
Rameses: Tell me this Moses, tell me: why is it that every time you do something, I'm the one who gets into trouble?
Moses: Is this where you found me? Queen: Moses, please try to understand. Moses: So everything I thought, everything I am, is a lie. Queen: No! You are our son and we love you.
Rameses: I will not be dictated to, I will not be threatened. I am the morning and evening star, I am Pharaoh!
Rameses: I will not be the weak link!
Miriam: Moses, hear what I say. I've been a slave all my life. And God has never answered my prayers until now. God saved you from the river, He saved you in all your wanderings, and even now, he saves you from the wrath of Pharaoh. God will not abandon you. So don't you abandon us.
Tzipporah: Look. Look at your people, Moses. They are free.
Rameses: Let my heart be hardedned, and never mind how high the cost may grow, this will still be so: I will never let your people go.
Rameses: Come on, Moses, admit it. You've always looked up to me. Moses: Yes, but it's not much of a view!
Rameses: The "weak link in the chain." That's what he called me. Moses: Well, you are rather pathetic.
Rameses: Second born, second best!
Hotep: So you think you've got friends in high places With the power to put us on the run. (he vanishes) Huy: Well, forgive us these smiles on our faces You'll know what power is when we are done Son...