I'm a nonbeliever and I enjoy a few biblical stories. Except, this one has to be my favourite bible story by far because, unlike many other biblical stories, it has the most familiar structure of a fiction story and it fits as a novella under the genres of historical fantasy. This film just brings the Joseph story to life with its gorgeous animation, engaging score and decent voice acting.
I was choking up a few times towards the end of the film. The beautiful Middle Eastern music really helped with those sentimental scenes at the end of the film, and it overall captured the Egyptian mood of the film.
It was far better than the Dreamworks animation version (Joseph: King of Dreams) as it lacked the annoying musical aspect. This film was also much more mature compared to the 2000 adaptation, which was way too Disney-ish and juvenile.
It is extremely underrated and overlooked. Should've had a limited theatrical release. Should've at least gotten some more attention. But by the 2010s, biblical movies lost a lot of popularity either way.
I was choking up a few times towards the end of the film. The beautiful Middle Eastern music really helped with those sentimental scenes at the end of the film, and it overall captured the Egyptian mood of the film.
It was far better than the Dreamworks animation version (Joseph: King of Dreams) as it lacked the annoying musical aspect. This film was also much more mature compared to the 2000 adaptation, which was way too Disney-ish and juvenile.
It is extremely underrated and overlooked. Should've had a limited theatrical release. Should've at least gotten some more attention. But by the 2010s, biblical movies lost a lot of popularity either way.