I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The book that this is supposed to be based on is really good. It gives the story of Masada through the narrative of 4 different women. This miniseries, however, is crap. Several major characters are left out, and those that are depicted aren't even developed well. The casting is mediocre. They could have done a lot better.Some reviewers don't like the "morals" of the story. If they had actually followed the book, these uptight people wouldn't have been as offended at least. In the book, Eleazar and Shirah are secretly married. Shirah is called the Witch of Moab, yet she is really nothing more than an herbalist. Yael and Ben-Simon's relationship is an example of how women were pretty powerless at that time. So cool your jets! I am a Christian and I found this story (in the book) moving. Some people just take themselves too seriously.Maybe someday a studio will give this story the treatment it deserves!

Despite all the bad comments on this film, I think it was excellent. I haven't read the book and it inspired me to order the book. Many complaints about the Masada but nobody actually knew how it look liked 2000 thousand years ago. I think this leaves you with a beautiful imagination to how it really was, and you can think of this film after-wards with more violence and more brutal suffering and more sex and more drama. Today all over the world we are still struggling with immigrants, Xenophobia, and Isis. The craving for power never stopped. This was a good summary of a bad tragedy that we are seeing on the news today. Very well played in a mannered way. Vibrant colors and scenery throughout the film. Good Story in general. And most certainly a DVD that I would own and watch again when I need to be inspired.

I read the book and loved it, I was hopeful for this adaptation to live up to the book... But no such luck. They left out one of the major characters entirely, one who actually narrates a 1/4 of the book, as well as many other important characters and events from the book. They didn't do justice to any of the characters' back-stories, leaving the viewers without any real understanding of the characters and their motivations. The book was a beautiful piece of historical fiction that told the story of strong, devout Jewish women and the things they did to survive the times and the conditions and the Roman siege. This miniseries was just a historically inaccurate soap opera.

This show aired March 31 & April 1st, 2015 on CBS: Having an interest in history and all things pertaining to the Bible, I was at first surprised by the way this story came to be - through 2 women survivors. Yes the 2 night idea made for a slow pace but that was to introduce you more fully to the characters which it accomplished very well. We all know that all the people killed themselves so that was a given but Roma Downey managed to flesh out the story so that we cared for these people and what happened to them. Historically speaking I often wonder how the people of the Bible actually thought and lived since we are so removed from that perspective today. Speaking of the main character and her potions: these are all herbal remedies however I was not sure sometimes if they were not something else - this was upsetting as it mixed Godly worship with witchcraft (white witchcraft). Maybe they did that or maybe they did not historically speaking. And there was too much emphasis on passion taking precious minutes that could have been used for the story. And last but not least, what happened to the babies - one in the womb & one living & being carried at the end when they are telling their story..? Did this story actually get written down in a Roman Library by a Jew as seen in the show? Overall, I liked the show, the costumes, the actors. Cons: commercial time between breaks was so long I could watch parts of another show. Am looking forward to Roma Downey's next efforts this Easter Sunday.