"Testament: The Bible in Animation" Creation and the Flood (TV Episode 1996) Poster

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10/10
Most artistic I've seen
ellarose9623 June 2013
In all honesty, this is probably the most artistically adept creation I've ever seen, pun intended. The "Flood" segments tie the story of the Creation together, and are animated in a typical 2D animation style. But the "Creation" segments, for the most part, have a very surreal animation technique - I believe it's paint on glass. The music fits perfectly with the story, and the portions between the angels are on the level of Paradise Lost in film. It's that good.

This is also one of the few TV series I've found that portray Biblical stories without being preachy and with this kind of realism. It is also one of very few Western animations I've seen that is distinctly /not/ for children - this episode has both female and male nudity, though not explicit. The entire thing is a good watch for the artistic and literary value, even if you're not religious, and I highly recommend it all. This episode is my favorite because of the stylistic choices, though.
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8/10
Lucifer steals the show here Warning: Spoilers
I remember seeing this some years ago on a religious channel; while most religious animations tend to be frankly lacklusters, there was clearly a lot of love and effort behind this series.

Despite the "TV-G" rating, it did have some brief but bloody violence, and some nudity during the sequences taking place in Eden. But said nudity wasn't sexualized in any way, and were more akin the type of nudity one would see in a Renaissance painting.

The animation depicting the story of Lucifer and the story of Adam and Eve was quite beautiful, kinda wish the whole chapter had been dedicated to it instead of also including the story of Noah's ark as a framing device.

Lucifer's depiction as a shapeshifting mask was somewhat reminiscent of Satan in The Adventures of Mark Twain.

The voice acting was a mixed bag, with some actors sounding a bit unmotivated at moments, but still, a pretty decent beginning for this series.
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