The acting is exceptional in the movie especially in the scene when Joseph’s brothers betrayed him. One of the most entertaining songs in the movie is the song “Better than I,” where Joseph comes to terms with God and lets God choose Joseph’s path in life. The songs are good despite the movie’s mediocre plot. Similar to Anastasia, the movie seems appealing to a younger audience and is childish and boring for an older audience. The movie is good but has some major flaws. The movie ends when the Israelites relocate to Egypt because of the famine. After testing his brother by making them bring Benjamin (Joseph’s youngest brother) to Egypt, he is reunited with his brothers and sees his father again. Since Joseph is able to interpret Pharaoh’s dream and is the most trustworthy man in Egypt, Pharaoh gives Joseph the title of minister and second-in-command (also earning Joseph the name “Zaphnath-Paaneah”). So, Pharaoh brings Joseph to his court to interpret his dream and Joseph warns Pharaoh that a big 7 year famine is coming to Egypt. Joseph’s interpretations catch the attention of Pharaoh who also has a dream that he does not understand. However, in the baker’s dream, Joseph tells the baker that he will be executed. In the butler’s dream, Joseph tells the butler that he will soon be set free and work for Pharaoh again. While in prison, Joseph interprets the dreams for two of Pharaoh’s servants: the butler and the baker. However, Joseph is soon falsely accused of assaulting Potiphar’s wife and Potiphar throws Joseph into prison. Since Joseph displays great intelligence, Potiphar makes Joseph his most trusted attendant. As a result, Joseph’s brothers sell Joseph into slavery and Joseph is taken to Egypt where he was bought by Potiphar and made a slave. After Joseph receives his multicolor coat (along with Joseph’s gift for interpreting dreams), they start to envy him. Despite being favored by his father, Joseph tries to help his brothers whenever possible. The movie starts with the birth of Joseph who is instantly favored by Jacob (his father). However, if you do not mind spoilers, then by all means, please enjoy this article! So, if you do not want spoilers then you probably should not read this article. Therefore, the question remains: is the musical better than the movie or the movie better than the musical?ĭISCLAIMER: This story contains spoilers for both the movie and the musical. They both have different songs, but follow the same plot. Granted, the movie is called “Joseph, King of Dreams” while the musical is called “Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”. Due to his popularity, a movie was produced as well as a musical. Public Domain.Įvery Catholic knows the story about Joseph, especially the one who was sold into slavery by his brothers and went to Egypt where he became an interpreter of dreams.
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