Abstract: Moses takes an important part in the Bible. He led the Israelite who were the slaves in Egypt reached Canaan, the land of milk and honey. What is more, he received the Ten Commandments in Mount Sinai and called on his people to pursue faith and justice. This movie shaped a flesh and blood Moses and showed the process of Moses’ growth about being a religion leader vividly. In the process of growth, it was the faith to the Lord God that supported him to finish the task that God gave him successfully. The themes of this movie can be summarized several words: growth, conflicts, freedom and love. The movie tells a story of Moses’ whole life. He was an innocent prince in Egypt then leaded the Israelites out of Egypt. Finally, he became an outstanding religious leader. In the process of fighting for freedom, Moses met all kinds of conflicts: the conflict between Moses and the Pharaoh; the conflict between Moses and the God and the conflicts between Pharaoh and Israelites. Moses tried his best to solve these conflicts and found the meaning of freedom. In addition, this movie also showed touching family affection between Moses and his adoptive mother. Furthermore, the love or hate between Moses and Nefretiri.

Key Words: growth conflict freedom love

Contents

Abstract

摘要

Introduction-1

1 The Theme of The Movie: Initiation-2

1.1 The Stage of Simplicity-2

1.2 The Stage of Grow-Up-3

1.3 The Stage of Maturity-5

2 The Theme of The Movie: Conflicts-6

2.1 The Conflict between Moses and God-6

2.2 The Conflict between Pharaoh and Israelites-7

2.3 The Conflict between Moses and Pharaoh-8

3 The Theme of The Movie: Freedom-9

4 The Theme of The Movie: Love-11

4.1 Love between Moses and His Adoptive Mother-11

4.2 Love between Moses and Nefretiri-12

Conclusion-13

Bibliography-13

Acknowledgements-15