|
DVD:
'Carnivale' The Complete First Season
by das Monkey, DVD Talk (December 1, 2004)
"And together -- brothers and sisters --
together we shall build a shining temple, a
kingdom that will last for thousands and thousands
of years." - Brother Justin
INTRODUCTION
"Before the beginning,
after the great war between Heaven and Hell,
God created the Earth and gave dominion over
it to the crafty ape he called Man. And to each
generation was born a creature of light and
a creature of darkness; and great armies clashed
by night in the ancient war between good and
evil. There was magic then, nobility, and unimaginable
cruelty. And so it was until the day that a
false sun exploded over Trinity, and man forever
traded away wonder for reason ..."
Set against the backdrop
of 1930's America, an era marked by the Great
Depression and agricultural ruin on a Biblical
scale, Carnivàle follows the story of
two men whose lives are greatly affected by
the drought and sandstorms sweeping across the
nation. Ben Hawkins (Nick Stahl) is a soft-spoken
fugitive living on a desolate Oklahoma farm
ravaged by the Dust Bowl and its extreme weather
conditions. After tending to his mother's final
days battling the "dust pneumonia",
he is picked up by a traveling carnival where
he earns his keep as a "roustie" (manual
laborer). Brother Justin Crowe (Clancy Brown)
is a small town Methodist preacher in Mintern,
California. Raised in the church, he is a devoted
servant to both God and his community and is
trying to raise money and support to bring a
place of worship to the countless poor Okies
filtering in from the Great Plains. These two
men are linked, both by mysterious dreams and
unexplainable abilities, and as their story
progresses it becomes clear they are destined
for much greater things.
To read the rest of this review, visit: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=13501
|
|
|