David: The Bible Collection
by Joseph Sargent, Roger Young, Nicolas Roeg, Robert Markowitz, Peter Hall
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Actor: Jonathan Pryce, Leonard Nimoy, Nathaniel Parker, Sheryl LeeDirector: Joseph Sargent, Nicolas Roeg, Peter Hall, Robert Markowitz, Roger Young
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 182 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: T6893
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Product features:
- David is a simple shepherd boy chosen as king of Israel under the watchful eyes of the prophets Samuel and Nathan. His rise to power is met with test of adversity -- from the battle with the Philistine giant Goliath to personal threat from King Saul. David's 40-year rule is driven by unstoppable ego, unwavering desire, a drunken sense of entitlement and plagued by tremendous battles, betrayals and
DVD Reviews of David: The Bible Collection
DVD Review: A worthy edition to the Bible series / faithful adaptation to the Bible
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is a faithful adaptation from the biblical account of David and it gives a positive portrait of him.
A. The acting
Nathaniel Parker does a commendable job of portraying David as a reverent yet flawed servant of God. There is an interesting contrast in the earlier David versus the latter David. The earlier David was very focussed on God and was very assertive and focussed. The latter David, while dependent upon God, was hesitant about his actions, prone to failures and needed constant encouragement.
Sheryl Lee was very believable (and beautiful) as Bathsheba -- as this movie portrays her, she is David's favorite wife and constant source of encouragement in his latter years. She is constantly at David's side (during the 2nd half of the movie).
Jonathan Pryce played the role of Saul as a tragic man who was rejected by God and who could not escape his doom. Saul's tragic end at the hand of the Philistines (along with his sons) was very heartbreaking to watch.
Leonard Nimoy does a great job of portraying the godly prophet Samuel. Franco Nero is very believable as the loyal prophet Nathan.
The actor who played Joab (Maurice Roeves, who played Colonel Munroe in "the Last of the Mohicans" 1992 version) looks way too old to be David's nephew. Joab is the 2nd son of Zeruiah, the sister of David, hence David's nephew. Joab is portrayed as David's uncle. Maurice Roeves did a great job in portraying Joab. Some of the best scenes in this film involves Joab, especially when Joab rebukes David for mourning over his dead son Jonathan rather than congratulating his loyal friends for their victory. The biblical portrait of Joab is that of a powerthirsty and cruel man. This film portrays him in a much more positive and sympathetic light.
B. The account of David
This film is the most complete account of David captured on film. This film is the only one on David that shows David's rescue of his wife Abigail from the Amalekites, Absalom's hatred toward David and his conspiracy toward David / the rise and fall of Absalom, Amnon's rape of Tamar, and God's covenant promise to David regarding his kingdom and his future descendants who will build the temple.
One word of caution for family viewers: there are some scenes in this movie that might be too intense for younger viewers: a lot of people get stabbed in the battle scenes, several people commit suicide (Saul, Ahithophel), and the witch at Endor is pretty scary looking as she conjures up the spirit "Samuel".
C. What could have been improved
a) The close relationship between Jonathan and David could have been better depicted. In this film, David's friendship with Jonathan seems more detached. In the Bible, David describes his friendship with Jonathan as surpassing that of the love of women.
b) The fight between David and Goliath could have been better portrayed. Goliath was a towering giant -- the Goliath in this movie was just a tad taller than David (and bears somewhat of a resemblance to Sylvester Stallone). Also, Goliath met David with his armor bearer -- this movie had Goliath meet David alone. This movie shows Goliath throwing a rough stone at David, which David then uses to strike Goliath with his sling. In the biblical account, David carefully chooses 5 smooth stones to bring with him to the battle.
The fight between David and Goliath was a bit cheesy in the acting. However, to its credit, this movie shows David telling Goliath that he came to Goliath not with spear and sword but in the name of the Lord of Hosts. David tells Goliath he will strike him down so the whole world will know there is a God in Israel. I enjoyed that part.
c) The scenes involving Absalom were excellent in the earlier scenes (esp. his anger over the rape of Tamar), but the latter scenes were not as effective. Absalom did not seem like a real threat to David.
One interesting scene to note:
David's progress in hearing the voice of the Lord: During his early days and during most of his reign, David relied upon prophets such as Samuel and Nathan to hear the message of the Lord for him. By the end of the movie, David is able to hear the message of the Lord directly, without the need of a prophet.
Conclusion:
In spite of this, I thought this movie was a very good adaptation of the biblical description of David. It made me want to read the biblical account all over again. It is a very worthy edition to the Bible series collection, and it is one of the better movies on King David on film. It is much more accurate than the dreadful "King David" with Richard Gere.
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