I hope it’s not a hatchet-job like Noah. I would love to see a well-made film faithful to the biblical narrative.
Wonder how you felt about the 1966 film “The Bible”. I haven’t seen it but wondered if you had, what you thought of it.
The old standby wasnt exactly faithful either, but it was respectful, very entertaining none the less.
Well the problem is there is almost no biblical narrative. There’s just not that much there. I’ve got zero problem with poetic license as long as you don’t put Noah skiing behind the ark
From the "Trailer" it appears NOT to be consistent with the Bible's account. This "Moses" looks like a warrior. The Bible shows Moses to be a meek prophet of God, not a sword wielding gladiator.
The Charleston Heston epic (1956) also diverges greatly from the Bible account. The Bible makes it very clear that the entire thrust is to stage the Passover and the blood atonement via the symbolic slain lambs. And yet, Cecil B. DeMille comes out on stage before the start of the movie ("The 10 Commandments") and tells us it is a "struggle of a people to gain their freedom." This completely misses the mark. All God's signs and wonders were to point to the real passover, Jesus Christ.
For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. 1 Corinthians 5:7bJust as the '56 film does not close the loop with the NT, I am sure that this 2014 offering will diverge even further.