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the leading man is my tpye
Teddie Blake
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Lela
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
elodie-r
In general I don't like historical stories because it often tells the story of warriors with no spirit, only narrating the quest of victory. But this story shows a great sense of tragedy. I really loved how it was telling the story of real people, the tragic events in a family that explain certain human behaviors, the sense of honor or respect. I found the movie conveyed a great sense of human spirit. Everything is really human, anyone would understand each character I think. The main character seemed also very real, the actress did an excellent job. I had the impression of seeing the story of a real woman, one that gets hurt, and overcomes the difficulties on her own. I didn't mind God was not mentioned, I found the focus on the people to be more relevant because it depicts how humans are. I really felt torn about the story of each character. It was so epic! Great tragedy.It also got me more interested in biblical stories, I might read more of it because of this movie. For example, I would like to read more about the story of Joseph. This movie and the original author have the merit to draw the attention on biblical stories and characters. I didn't even know Jacob had a daughter, choosing Dinah as the narrator gives power to the story and offers us an original and great angle to view the story. Thanks for bringing her to my attention.
Nasim777
i will show you some lies & falsification :1. Jacob is a Prophet & Prophets never did anything wrong or foolish. but we saw Jacob betrayed to his brother , he asks for an idiotic Circumcision that has no good effects on anything , he did nothing to his sons who was killer & should be punished . 2. Jacobs wives worshiped idols !!!! its a big lie3. Dinah never existed4. Joseph was a Prophet too & his anger about Dinahs son was a lie too5. the story of Joseph in Egypt was a Falsification story6. Rebecca was not evil
frank_reb
Acting and production values are high. Thought this would delve into the biblical stories and theorize the life of women in this era. I fully expected a measure of creative licensing away from the core story, BUT did not expect that God's relevance would be taken out of it almost completely and the few references they gave have been negative. To me this is blasphemy. If they had just created names, changed a few events and said it was a story about the era, it would have been fine and more believable. Haven't seen the end and don't want to - read enough reviews of the book to realize it will only get worse. It's like if you went to see the Titanic to find out it was all about global warming and the poor melting iceberg.
jbaron79
I was very disappointed in this series. As my name is JAcob and I know the Bible quite well, I was extremely disappointed that there was little to no regard for the Bible. In the series, God does not talk to Jacob, nor change his name to Israel. The story of Joseph was only true in that he was sold into slavery and made second in command to the Pharoah. In the Bible, Jospeh's brothers are sent to Egypt to buy grain. They came across their brother but do not recognize him. Joseph recognizes them immediately and begins to toy with them. After he toys with them he reveals himself as their brother who was sold into slavery. The brothers were scared because Joseph could have them killed. Joseph explained it was God's plan to send him to Egypt. The movie butchers this great and moving story of forgiveness and faith in the Lord God.The story of Dinah was also dramatized and fictional, her story in the Bible is short and does not have any Biblical truth....Overall, this movie could almost be considered blasphemous. I will not go so far as that but it butchers the story of the Bible. If you want an exact representation of a Biblical Truth, watch - The Gospel of John! It is word for word the exact Biblical truth.
