The Parables Retold

Yes, I realize that they were taking the New Testament and placing the actions in some utopian time.

I can't even figure out what was the purpose for making this movie.

It basically is showing how Luke was gathering all his information for his gospel.

Luke's role could have been more of the center and stronger character, for instance, acting more like an inquisitive reporter trying to pull a good story together.

It seemed rather choppy, with the scenes jumping around quite a bit. I know that to pull it together so that it would flow smoothly would require adding much content that is not within the Bible, I'm sure that most people viewing this video are regular readers of the Bible.

The director was trying very hard to include interesting moments, but for me it did not flow very smoothly. I was constantly thinking "where are they going with this?".

For me, the best part was that it finally ended.

Sorry about that, but I feel I wasted two hours.

Was it entertaining? No!

Was it informative? No!

Did it I make ny faith stronger? No!

Did I feel that it showed how the apostles would have felt and acted in today's world? I just couldn't grab that concept either.

We follow Dr Luke in a modern retelling of the book of Acts as he learns & writes down all the stories he's gathering about the life of Jesus.

At times it's a little corny but overall a very good modern take on The Gospels.

Listed below are the parables retold in this new modern way if you want to cross reference them with the Bible.

The parables: #1 parable of the seeds Matthew 13:1-23 #2 storing treasures in heaven Matthew 6:19-21 #3 parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 #4 parable of the hidden treasure Matthew 13:44 #5 parable of the talents Matthew 25:14-30.

A very good story developed on a TINY budget.

This is well written, well acted, and well directed - not to be unfair, but all that came as a surprise after I'd read that it was made with $50k.

Overall it's a very talented retelling of biblical parables in a modern setting, which should appeal to broad audiences. The tone is somewhat dark and heavy, but probably appropriate when you consider the persecution of the early church. The dialogue is solid and there's enough action to keep you watching from one parable to the next.

I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do with a bigger budget and the time to develop the characters further in a series format.

We enjoyed the retellings of some of Jesus' parables. They were just different enough to keep us guessing, but they conveyed the points well. And it was interesting to see a modernized idea of the early church.

There were two scenes that might be too intense for children - one of a dead woman and another with a man who is badly beaten. Parents may want to watch before showing it to their kids.

The acting was well done. The story was creative. I would be interested in checking out the Testament series that is supposed to be coming out soon.

It's really encouraging to see people finding new ways for telling stories about Jesus through film.

We are also impressed with the fact that this movie was created on such a low budget. Looking forward to more work from this team. Keep up the good work!

The casting tells you right away that the production team want to show you certain race is all good and others are either not so or a mix-bag at best. There is only one plot-line. The pace is slow. The acting is not bad but is not compelling. Cinematography is average. But I give it credit for trying to relate the ancient stories to modern viewers by putting it in a modern settings. In my opinions it is not so simple because people act in the social and cultural context of the time, it is going to be off in some way when you try to inject presentism to historical events such as "Hamilton" did.