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But even so, these shifts have been far subtler than Hurston’s dramatic retelling.
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
No matter, we aren’t meant to watch American Primeval as a true-to-history retelling of events, but rather as a kind of parable on the brutality of man, the ways prejudice and misunderstanding and fear and greed can bring out the worst in us, and occasionally the best.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
It was written as a musical retelling of the story of Jacob’s dream, in which the titular patriarch saw a vision of a ladder to heaven, meant to capture humanity’s connection to God.
—James Factora, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
Is there not a single executive somewhere at Netflix to greenlight a fresh retelling of the core Hanukkah story of pride, miracles, and determined guerilla warfare against a conquering despot?
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
No matter, we aren’t meant to watch American Primeval as a true-to-history retelling of events, but rather as a kind of parable on the brutality of man, the ways prejudice and misunderstanding and fear and greed can bring out the worst in us, and occasionally the best.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
It was written as a musical retelling of the story of Jacob’s dream, in which the titular patriarch saw a vision of a ladder to heaven, meant to capture humanity’s connection to God.
—James Factora, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
Is there not a single executive somewhere at Netflix to greenlight a fresh retelling of the core Hanukkah story of pride, miracles, and determined guerilla warfare against a conquering despot?
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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