Watching this version of the story really makes you feel the weight of the journey Abraham takes. It isn't just a simple historical reenactment, it feels like a gritty survival story where a man has to lead his entire family and all their belongings into a desert he knows nothing about. Richard Harris does an amazing job showing the struggle of a leader who has to stay strong even when he’s probably terrified of what’s over the next sand dune. It’s a classic "new beginnings" narrative that works because it focuses so much on the human side of the characters rather than just the big, epic events.