Animation have been a popular tool for teaching Bible stories to young people. The most ambitious Biblical cartoon was 1998's "The Prince of Egypt," a musical retelling of the story of Moses. It soon became, for a time, the highest-grossing animated film produced outside of the Disney Studio.
The voice cast included Val Kilmer, Sandra Bullock, Ralph Fiennes, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin, Michelle Pfeiffer and Patrick Stewart, and featured songs by Stephen Schwartz ("Godspell") and Hans Zimmer.