The Real Eve
Starring:Danny Glover
Director: Andrew Piddington
Studio: Live / Artisan
Product Type: DVD
Average customer rating:
- wonderful
- Should be 30 minutes shorter.
- Important Information - Pooly Communicated
- Fascinating story; irritating presentation
- The Real Eve is real incredible
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The Real Eve
Starring: Danny Glover
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Release Date: 2002-08-20 |
Customer Reviews:
wonderful.......2007-05-01
i showed it to my students and it was a hit. all but one thought that it was great. that one said, "it's not true because the bible doesn't say any of that." well, forget him and focus on the genetics and the travels of the people. this is a great addition to "The Journey of Man", another wonderful genetic tracing of our species but looking at it through the male. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in our true beginnings.
Should be 30 minutes shorter........2007-03-14
The idea is good. The science is important.
The film is slow and self-indulgent.
Constant, useless "dramatizations" interrupt the flow of the film and confuse the science. The script Danny Glover is working from begs for shortening. It would have been interesting to see the Y-chromosome studies compared and to have more time with Dr. Oppenheimer. Disappointing. If the subject nmatter wasn't so compelling, I'd have docked it another star.
Recommended only for those who are unfamiliar with the "Mitochondrial Eve" story. Others will probably be bored.
Important Information - Pooly Communicated.......2006-12-04
This film conveys an important bit of information, however I had to watch the film quite a few times to fully grasp it. It traces the genetic path back 150,000 years ago to a single woman. However, it is not the HUMAN DNA that is traced, but rather the DNA of the mitochondia that live in our cells. The film never explains what mitochondia are, much less anything about the genetic markers. Frustrating. The film also suggests that humans left Africa through a SOUTHERN route rather than a northern one. However every time they mentioned this, they showed an unmarked map with an arrow pointed NORTHWARD. Frustrating. I would have given it 5 stars because I was so grateful to learn these things, but since I had to constantly repeat sections and consult an atlas and biology text, I give it 4 stars.
Fascinating story; irritating presentation.......2006-03-13
The basic thesis is fascinating and very convincing; and not only because, in its broadest outline, actually very simple. With more data the story will surely become more complicated and perhaps less susceptible to documentary treatment. This is why I found 'The Real Eve' something of a disappointment.
Perhaps on the assumption that the audience would not be able to follow the science, we are treated to a very extended infomercial complete with gravel voiced commentary, kaleidoscopic special effects and rather corny dramatic reconstructions of fatal confrontations between rival stone-age humans. But this is an idea which doesn't need to be 'sold', just explained; and a lay audience doesn't need to be beguiled, merely informed.
Read the book: in 'The Real Eve: Modern Man's Journey Out of Africa' (published in the UK as 'Out of Eden'), Stephen Oppenheimer tells the same basic story with much greater clarity much more convincingly.
The Real Eve is real incredible.......2006-03-10
This documentary is one of the best produced documentaries I've ever seen. Not only is it facinating and incredibly researched, but the music in it elevates the subject matter to profound levels.
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Average customer rating:
- wonderful
- Should be 30 minutes shorter.
- Important Information - Pooly Communicated
- Fascinating story; irritating presentation
- The Real Eve is real incredible
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The Real Eve [Region 2]
Starring: Danny Glover
Director: Andrew Piddington
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- Journey of Man
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- Walking With Cavemen
- The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
- Evolution Boxed Set
ASIN: B0002848IK |
Customer Reviews:
wonderful.......2007-05-01
i showed it to my students and it was a hit. all but one thought that it was great. that one said, "it's not true because the bible doesn't say any of that." well, forget him and focus on the genetics and the travels of the people. this is a great addition to "The Journey of Man", another wonderful genetic tracing of our species but looking at it through the male. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in our true beginnings.
Should be 30 minutes shorter........2007-03-14
The idea is good. The science is important.
The film is slow and self-indulgent.
Constant, useless "dramatizations" interrupt the flow of the film and confuse the science. The script Danny Glover is working from begs for shortening. It would have been interesting to see the Y-chromosome studies compared and to have more time with Dr. Oppenheimer. Disappointing. If the subject nmatter wasn't so compelling, I'd have docked it another star.
Recommended only for those who are unfamiliar with the "Mitochondrial Eve" story. Others will probably be bored.
Important Information - Pooly Communicated.......2006-12-04
This film conveys an important bit of information, however I had to watch the film quite a few times to fully grasp it. It traces the genetic path back 150,000 years ago to a single woman. However, it is not the HUMAN DNA that is traced, but rather the DNA of the mitochondia that live in our cells. The film never explains what mitochondia are, much less anything about the genetic markers. Frustrating. The film also suggests that humans left Africa through a SOUTHERN route rather than a northern one. However every time they mentioned this, they showed an unmarked map with an arrow pointed NORTHWARD. Frustrating. I would have given it 5 stars because I was so grateful to learn these things, but since I had to constantly repeat sections and consult an atlas and biology text, I give it 4 stars.
Fascinating story; irritating presentation.......2006-03-13
The basic thesis is fascinating and very convincing; and not only because, in its broadest outline, actually very simple. With more data the story will surely become more complicated and perhaps less susceptible to documentary treatment. This is why I found 'The Real Eve' something of a disappointment.
Perhaps on the assumption that the audience would not be able to follow the science, we are treated to a very extended infomercial complete with gravel voiced commentary, kaleidoscopic special effects and rather corny dramatic reconstructions of fatal confrontations between rival stone-age humans. But this is an idea which doesn't need to be 'sold', just explained; and a lay audience doesn't need to be beguiled, merely informed.
Read the book: in 'The Real Eve: Modern Man's Journey Out of Africa' (published in the UK as 'Out of Eden'), Stephen Oppenheimer tells the same basic story with much greater clarity much more convincingly.
The Real Eve is real incredible.......2006-03-10
This documentary is one of the best produced documentaries I've ever seen. Not only is it facinating and incredibly researched, but the music in it elevates the subject matter to profound levels.
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