Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

generationofswine This is one of those series that get hit from both sides. It radicalizes and polarizes both sides on the political spectrum, and the religious spectrum and draws hatred from the fanatics on both sides.If you read the reviews:The far right uber-religious are crying about how Biblically inaccurate this is...and that means that they missed the "mini-series" part of production. Really, how are you going to make it accurate to the Bible and watchable for the general public? I used to work in history and that was a HUGE pet peeve of mine. "Saving Private Ryan would have been good but this, this, and this were inaccurate and..." WHO CARES????!!!!!!!Do you honestly want an entire two-hour episode of David sitting down writing Psalms? That's really not going to be entertaining. The same goes with long winded rehearsals of who begot whom, which are also guaranteed to put the public to sleep.If you want a literal interpretation of the book...buy and read the book. Otherwise you will have a faithful depiction at best, but never a truly accurate one.You can't even translate Harry Potter 100% accurately into a film and those novels are a lot less, well, Biblical. So, chill, take a seat, and be entertained.The series might be made to educate, but it's education for entertainment as implied by the word "dramatization." And moving across the alley you have far left fanatics yelling that both the book and this series should be banned. Yelling that they are harmful, that they are dangerous.......and I guess they are forgetting that people said the exact same things about "Howl" when it was published, and if you live in America and have that view, you should be seriously ashamed of yourself.There is something inherently wrong about censoring thought and speech. Chill, this is an AMERICAN production and over here, if you want to worship the stick you found in the parking lot last Tuesday...and then make a movie about it, that's your Constitutionally protected right as stated in the 1st Amendment.If you have an issue with that, move someplace that censors thought, religion, and speech. The rest of us are perfectly happy that we won't get thrown in jail for not sharing the same views as whomever is in power at the moment.So...if you think about it, if you really think about it, the Bible did a FANTASTIC job in dramatizing the Bible if it's getting it from both sides. The far left is not happy with it and the far right is not happy with it...and that generally means I'm going to be pretty happy with it.And I was, as someone that spent most of his adult life working around history...well...is there a word that best explains salivating in nerd fueled bliss?It was awesome. Like The Da Vinci Code (book not movie) the little chapters were just long enough to draw you in and short enough not to get dull. But, the historian in me absolutely loved how well it showed the the stories and people were inter-connected...and that is really an aspect of the Bible that you do NOT get when you go to church.So you have a bunch of short interconnected stories that sort of turns the Bible into a "Pulp Fiction" styled miniseries and just sits really well for entertainment purposes.For real entertainment purposes, spending more time on Judges, where you get the bulk of the nation building and the only real stories that you liked when your parents forced you at gunpoint to go to CCD as a child, would have been preferable. Yeah Moses and Noah are OK, but really you want to hear more about Samson and the high adventure stories...the ones that you liked as a little kid because it read kind of like Robert E. Howard...But I guess focusing only on those stories wouldn't make The Bible as epic in scope as the miniseries became.And, I feel because of that need to be more epic you had what so many other people complained about...SAMURAI NINJA WARRIOR VR TROOPER ANGELSAnd unlike the political and religious zealot complaints...the Samurai Angels were really a valid complaint. That just hurt to see. I WOULD have given it 10 stars because it was super entertaining...but Ninja Warrior Angels. You can't suspend your disbelief enough not to do a spit-take when you see them.They were so bad.But fortunately they were also short lived.So...don't turn it off when you see them. It's a good dramatization to sit back and watch, and the strongest part is honestly the length of the little chapters. It makes it perfect for viewing.

Jason Brown The Bible is quite deep, many complex, culturally rich, spiritually enlightening stories that too many in this generation fail to realize... Wait, I just realized I'm reviewing the show. The show was more than a chore to keep paying attention with its lack of finesse, nuance,attention to detail, care for God's character, etc. Literally from the first minutes of episode 1, I was deeply troubled that this would do more than worry me, but that my concerns from hearing it'd be on the History Channel (or "Hitler Channel," as a friend calls it) would be realized. Quite sadly, they were. Adam and Eve, respectively, get about a second of screen time each, a couple of other stories are shoved in your face, barely any comprehensibility, then the first story to get focused on is Noah's Ark. Seriously? The beauty and perfection of God's creating the universe gets dwindled down to basically a footnote? Roma Downey needs to get touched by an angel herself. To make things worse (and then worse), each episode starts with a disclaimer that "This adaptation stays true to the spirit of the book. Some scenes contain violence." The book? How quaint. Only violence? I grew up hearing the bible stories kids in church environments would know. I've read it on my own terms and was deeply shocked (and fascinated) as a teen that it contained not only graphic violence but plenty of sex scenes and prophecies that have vivid sexual imagery. Yet, compared to "the book" itself, the violence is seriously tame. It gets the second worse from how the narrator treats you, the audience, like you're in Sunday school, which annoyed me as a high schooler that Christian movies dealing with the Bible often did. You don't have movies like Passion of the Christ nor Risen or TV shows like the cancelled Of Kings and Prophets lecturing the audience on what's going on. Those treated you like you're an adult that can get an idea of what's going on. Now, for every major story they show, they completely miss, at the very least, 50 substories. Major characters don't get all the necessary details in their life that helps them become who they were in the Bible. The episodes with Jesus, for example, seem a bit too focused on making the Pharisees "bad" and "popularity-seeking" while almost just grazing Jesus any screen time in comparison. Just one miracle. Just one parable. A handful of smackdowns upon the Pharisees. Next to no cultural accuracy for the stories. This show presented Jesus in such a lackluster way that I thought "If skeptics were to get their experience of the Bible through this, I wouldn't blame them at all for not caring about Jesus." This wasn't just a waste of budget, it's a waste of time. I will not watch the sequel series nor recommend this heretical trash to anyone. If there's anything I *will* give credit for, it's a (kind of) decent camera lense and *some* of the costume design.

paulyork I just finished binge-watching Season 1, which appears to be all there , thus far on Netflix, from Noah to the Crucifixion. Overall, it's worth watching. It's clearly taking a page out of The Ten Commandments in showing the miracles in Egypt, and Gibson's depiction of the Passion (excessive bloodiness and a lot of tears). It's clearly an American production in many ways, with a target audience of evangelical Christians.I noticed right off that it was racially diverse, although Jesus is portrayed as the traditional white representation, not a dark-skinned Jew. But Sampson is a black man and he is persecuted for going out with a white girl (a very civil rights interpretation). Angels often appear as black men as well, and there is one Asian angel. I believe this was to appeal to black evangelical audiences. The racial diversity was not over-played, though, and it highlighted the universality of the Gospel message.There was quite a bit of martial arts and swordplay in the series -- very Hollywood. It's a bit gory in places, perhaps too much so, and I found myself skipping past scenes with excessive violence. It's not for everyone.The biggest tip-off that this was written by and intended for evangelical audiences was the representation of Jesus as a saying that he is the Son of God -- from the Gospel of John. The other gospels are not as clear about that, and the historical record seems to indicate that Jesus regarded himself as a rabbi, not as the Messiah. Another small point: there is a lot the series skips over in Old Testament history, though I suppose that's necessary when you are dealing with so many stories. I do commend the writers for keeping the story going in an engaging, entertaining, and meaningful way. The spirit of the Bible is well portrayed. A last point: it is heavy in miracles and the supernatural. Jefferson's Bible cuts out all such miracles, focusing instead on Jesus' ethical teachings. This story, like Hollywood depictions, use CGI liberally to show miracles from God. It is an example of biblical literalism. It might have been more powerful to interpret it without such imagery, but it would have been less entertaining too. And some people's faith is based on biblical literalism, as much or more than inner spiritual transformations. However, one could also tell these stories from the vantage of rational religion, showing inner transformations. It's hard to convey this in stories, so miracles are used as representations -- but the danger is that they are then taken literally -- which for some engenders disbelief.Overall, I enjoyed it and would happily watch Season 2. I found it thought-provoking and a good way for lay audiences to engage with the Bible stories -- which in this day and age would be a good thing. I don't think secular society has done the world that much good, all things considered. The Christian message is still a good one for this world, provided it focuses on morality and nonviolence and goodness. Jesus' teachings could be an antidote for much that ails us.

kimape098 I only watched the first episode (up until the Israelites were enslaved by Egypt). I would have found how dramatic everything was amusing if I wasn't so embarrassed by the film in general.I am a Christian who believes that the bible is God's word. I respect the effort to inform the masses about the bible (which is why I am giving it a 2 instead of a 1), but I thought they made the stories they chose to tell seem almost silly.I also really wish they would have represented not only the easier to digest parts of the bible but also the difficult parts, like when Lot was going to send out his daughters to be violated by the crowds surrounding the house (one of many examples of parts of the bible that are difficult to read). Not including the difficult parts makes it seem as if the the people who made the series are embarrassed by what God chose to share with us. Just because an event is portrayed in the bible doesn't necessarily mean that God approved of the actions of the people involved, but they seemed to be deliberately hiding parts of the bible that might make people uncomfortable. I also don't like that they portrayed Abraham as someone who did almost nothing wrong. The stories seemed to glorify man too much. Overall, the episode didn't seem to portray very well that God's people are sinners who often fail to obey God and be faithful, but that God is always faithful, working things out for the good of those who love him and believe his promises. And I think the fact that the episode didn't portray this makes it misleading. It confirms the misconception that God chooses people who are good because they are good, rather than being merciful on sinners (which we all are) who want mercy.Also, this is much less important than the last point, but I saw a preview of an episode with Jesus in it, and even if they weren't going to make him look Middle Eastern like he actually was, I really wish they would have made him look like ANYONE else rather than the stereotypical pretty white Jesus with the smooth brown hair, just to acknowledge that we know Jesus didn't actually look like that. I mean it doesn't have to be a big deal who plays who, because with most bible characters it's not relevant to the story what they looked like, but that stereotypical incorrect image of Jesus is just so overused....I do not recommend this series at all, to a Christian or to anyone else. Please read the bible instead.