I came into this show skeptical. And rightfully so, making such an important TV show about Moses requires hard work and dedicated research, two things that a lot of filmmakers seem to forget makes a good film.
But, after watching the first episode, I was absolutely hooked. It's genuinely incredible, beautiful dramatic cinematography, acting is generally good (lacklustre from a few children but I'll give them a pass) and the locations are just stunning. Breathtaking mountains and huge valleys, there was nowhere better to shoot this than in the heart of Morocco.
The story? What can I say, it's perfect. I will say it's different to what I expected, they focus on different elements to the classic movies, but in no way is this bad, or even any worse for it. They keep incredible details that others have skipped over, and instead of giving Moses this perfect, completely morally righteous character, they show him for what he truly was: an incredibly troubled and flawed man, but with a shining heart.
The fact that this show has such a mid rating disgusts me. I genuinely smacked my head against the wall when I saw it's rating here on IMDB. People say the show spliced with shots of people talking about Moses bring you out of it. It's entirely the opposite, these learned people give you a deeper understanding of this character WHILST you're watching the show, when usually you would discover these views and ideas after watching. A risky idea, but one that was pulled off perfectly.
I had such low hopes for this TV show, and I was ready to slap it with a 1 star review and call it out for being poorly made, but after watching the entire show in just a couple days, and re-watching it, I can't give it any less than 10 stars. It's beautiful, the director has done an awesome job making such a superb show, I would love to see more by him. Netflix, get more of this guys work on your platform!!! Now!!!!
But, after watching the first episode, I was absolutely hooked. It's genuinely incredible, beautiful dramatic cinematography, acting is generally good (lacklustre from a few children but I'll give them a pass) and the locations are just stunning. Breathtaking mountains and huge valleys, there was nowhere better to shoot this than in the heart of Morocco.
The story? What can I say, it's perfect. I will say it's different to what I expected, they focus on different elements to the classic movies, but in no way is this bad, or even any worse for it. They keep incredible details that others have skipped over, and instead of giving Moses this perfect, completely morally righteous character, they show him for what he truly was: an incredibly troubled and flawed man, but with a shining heart.
The fact that this show has such a mid rating disgusts me. I genuinely smacked my head against the wall when I saw it's rating here on IMDB. People say the show spliced with shots of people talking about Moses bring you out of it. It's entirely the opposite, these learned people give you a deeper understanding of this character WHILST you're watching the show, when usually you would discover these views and ideas after watching. A risky idea, but one that was pulled off perfectly.
I had such low hopes for this TV show, and I was ready to slap it with a 1 star review and call it out for being poorly made, but after watching the entire show in just a couple days, and re-watching it, I can't give it any less than 10 stars. It's beautiful, the director has done an awesome job making such a superb show, I would love to see more by him. Netflix, get more of this guys work on your platform!!! Now!!!!