The film feels long and episodic, lacking a definite ending until the final song.
Hosts Morgan Stradling and Chelsea Robson review the animated biblical film David, discussing its crowdfunding success, animation style, and musical score by Swedish songwriter Jonas Miren. They critique its episodic structure and length while praising its artistic elements and themes, comparing it to classics like Prince of Egypt.

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A biblical animation discussion that leans on The Prince of Egypt comparisons, a strong Goliath sequence, and memorable songs.

The episode treats David as a straightforward animated biblical story and keeps circling back to The Prince of Egypt as the comparison point. The hosts are open about it feeling smaller in ambition and scale, but they still think the Goliath sequence works well and that the…

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