biblical epics
Old Testament blockbusters
Biblical epics are films or literary works dramatizing stories from the Bible on a grand scale.
The genre flourished in Hollywood's mid-twentieth century with lavish productions like *The Ten Commandments* and *Ben-Hur*, featuring massive casts, spectacular sets, and reverent treatment of scripture.
The term now applies to any ambitious retelling of biblical narratives: The streaming service announced a new biblical epic about King David.
- Garden of EdenBiblical first home
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- parting the seaDividing ocean to cross
- burning bushDeciduous shrub, vivid fall color
- Babylonian captivityJudean deportation to Mesopotamia
Cecil B. DeMille · cast of thousands · sword and sandal · Opera · Flood · Noah's Ark · Resurrection · Roman Empire · Last Supper · Armageddon · Jewish diaspora · Ben-Hur · Ten Commandments · David and Goliath · Tower of Babel · Samson · Middle Ages · Painting
- spectacle cinemaaction movies, disaster films, superhero films, monster movies, space operas
- BiblicalAdam, Eve, Moses, Noah, David
- Ancient MythsGreek mythology, Greek myths, Ariadne, Greek gods, labyrinth
- epicsIliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Beowulf, Gilgamesh
- Passion playspassion plays, crucifixion, crucifixion scene, Stations of the Cross, crown of thorns
biblical epicstwo-handers
Plays for two actors
vignettes · one-act plays · kitchen sink realism · art house films
biblical epicssatire
Mockery exposing vice
parody · screwball comedies · farce · mockumentaries · camp