Jan 20th, 2010
Stream Building the Great Pyramid Online
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Stream Building the Great Pyramid Online.
Movie Title: Building the Great Pyramid Building the Great Pyramid is available for streaming or downloading. |
There are actually two versions of this film. One was shown on the Discovery Channel with about 5 minutes or so cut from it and with a different narrator and this one. Of the two, this one is a bit better. The DVD says it has a “making of” part and it does but this part is quite lacking. It is like they slapped it together.
Historical points. Overall they were quite good in their presentation but they made a few errors. One of which was saying “Egypt had no need of slaves.” This is absolutely historically false. Egypt had slaves like every nation in the area. Their slaves, though, would not have built the pyramids or holy places. They were doing other tasks. Also their portrayal of the copper smithing is off. A book called “Technology in the Ancient World” does a better job of describing metal working/discovery in detail.
Outside of these minor points, the story is engaging. It follows the life of one man from anonymous villager to a foreman over a work gang on the great pyramid. Some of the shots are quite beautiful and the reconstructions are well made. The actors, overall, did a good job. They didn’t overdo their roles nor look like stiffs. This is a great DVD for people who are casually interested in ancient Egypt or for classroom activities.
i don’t know who wrote the review giving this show 1 star … Watching it i was just pleased to see someone trying to visualise Ancient Egypt rather than go through the various (constantly repeated) mysterious , multi-million dollar book selling,… (atlantean) theories. It seemed to be based on the latest conventional archaeology and gave a broad view of how the workers would have lived and the pyramid erected. A visual treat set against a plethora of acedemic documentaries that abound in this field.
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