Live from Truman College in Chicago, actor Max McLean enacts the full text of Genesis, as presented in the New International Version Bible. Simply clad in order to blend with the scenery, McLean moves over a series of craggy platforms, as elemental as the text itself, while varied camera angles, dramatic lighting, and sound effects create the illusion of action, as we are transported back to the beginning of time with the story of creation. The first act starts, appropriately, “in the beginning,” establishing God's covenant with humankind, and concluding with the story of Abraham and Isaac. The second act takes up with Isaac and Rebecca and closes with Jacob's return to the land of Abraham and Isaac. Max McLean has a commanding presence and an authoritative voice the like of which hasn't been heard since Charlton Heston's Moses (McLean is also featured in Mark's Gospel [VL-9/02]). For the casual viewer, this is a wonderful opportunity to experience the continuity of this sometimes daunting first book of the Old Testament, while for the biblically literate, it provides a dramatic enhancement to private reading. Definitely recommended. Aud: C, P. (J. Reed)
Genesis with Max McLean
(1998) 115 min. VHS: $19.99. Fellowship for the Performing Arts (dist. by Vision Video). Color cover. ISBN: 1-931047-08-1. Volume 18, Issue 5
Genesis with Max McLean
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