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* [[Banned in China]]: The film was banned in the Maldives, Egypt, and Malaysia because of Islamic custom of never portraying the image of the prophets. In Egypt, it was also because of the villainous portrayal of Pharaoh Rameses, a well-respected historical leader whom the Egyptians hold to be separate from the Pharaoh of Exodus.
* [[Bathe Her and Bring Her to Me|Bathe Her And Bring Her To My Brother]]
* [[Bechdel Test]]: Passes. Tzipporah and Miriam have a sisters-and-law duet during the "When You Believe" sequence which has nothing to do with a male character [[Fridge Logic|unless you count God]].
* [[Big Fun]]: Jethro.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|Moses successfully leads the Hebrews out of their lives as slaves, but his brotherly relationship with Rameses is destroyed forever.}}
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'''Seti''': ''Why'' do the gods torment me with such reckless, destructive, ''blasphemous'' sons!? }}
* [[God]]: His voice, anyway.
* [[Going Native]]: Moses goes native at least thrice: Hebrew to Egyptian (as a baby so it doesn't quite count), Egyptian to Midianite, Midianite back to Hebrew.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: God is working to free His enslaved people as promised, but the film doesn't gloss over how thorough His vengeance on Egypt was, especially in the eye-for-eye smiting of the Firstborn even down to the young children.
* [[Happily Adopted]]: Moses was this until certain events...
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* [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]]: Hotep and Huy's snake conjuration was done with such theatrics that it's hard to tell if they actually did magic or just managed some sleight of hand. Their attempt at turning water to blood seems a bit more fake, though.
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: "Look at your family/people. They are free."
* [[Momma's Boy]]: Moses has a loving relationship with the Queen of Egypt. When Tzipporah is...um...presented to him, he is actually more ashamed at the thought of his stepmother's displeasure than happy to have an alluring concubine.
* [[Monumental Damage]]: So ''that'' is [[Historical In-Joke|what happened to the Sphinx's nose...]]
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: 'When You Believe' is an inspiring song about how the strength of faith can bring about miracles. Played right after the plagues, [[Tropes Are Not Bad|a glimmer of hope against the destruction]].
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* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: In a very tragic example, Rameses ''snaps'' after the death of his son, riding after Moses and the Hebrews and, when they try to escape him through the Red Sea, he shouts to his men "Kill them! KILL THEM ALL!" The last of him seen in the film is him screaming in rage and agony, cursing Moses.
* [[Villain Song]]: Rameses' [[Dark Reprise]] of "All I Ever Wanted" might count, and while they are more inept evil sidekicks than true villains, Hotep and Huy's "Playing With The Big Boys Now" counts.
* [[Wants a Prize For Basic Decency]]: Subverted. Moses clearly tells Jethro that he doesn't think he deserves honor for ''refusing to rape Tzipporah'' ([[Values Dissonance|which is of course what princes were expected to do with slaves]]and ''refusing to tattle on her'' when she runs. Jethro actually disagrees and honors Moses being a father grateful to get his daughter back and perhaps seeing something more in Moses.
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Hotep and Huy make an offer something like to Moses during their [[Villain Song]].
{{quote|''"Just to show we feel no spite/you can be our acolyte!"''}}
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