CNN’s Millennium Boxed Set [VHS] (1999)
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A thousand years in 10 hours is an ambitious project, to say the least. But the team at CNN succeeds with its now-typical aplomb, as the team that brought us Cold War shares with us Millennium. “We know the history of our own country,” narrator Ben Kingsley intones. But this series purports to give us “history from a global perspective, not through the eyes of the West.” Using reenactments and impressive computer graphics–used with inspiration for everything from rebuilding the 11th-century Pueblo Bonito to representing Freud’s idea of the subconscious–the history of the world for the past 1,000 years is re-created. Each episode covers 100 years, from the 11th century’s “Century of the Sword” to the 16th century’s “Century of the Compass” to the final 100 years of the millennium in “Century of the Globe.” Segmented by time and place, Millennium focuses on five topics in five separate locations in each episode. The wealth of topics is mind-boggling: the spre (more…)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Students Agree—-This Is GREAT!
How do you make the spread of Buddhism enthralling? How do you foster interest in the arcane travelers of the Middle East into India? This documentary can do it all.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding
This series is an invaluable tool in the World History classroom. Please consider offering it in DVD.
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A fantastic series
I also agree that it’s inexplicable why they’ve never offered this in DVD. I guess I should be glad I saw the original series. Excellent.