Nobody can deny that Paradise Lost is a masterpiece in language (I won't go into that, many websites will enlighten you on this). However, I do have my issues with some story elements. An omniscient, all-knowing, all-powerful God makes the whole of creation and its trials and tribulations awkward and the story less meaningful. I do understand knowing the future does not take away free-will of Adam and Eve, but it just makes certain conversations feel useless. Maybe it would work better for me when God was less prominent. Speaking of which, trying to have a father and son conversation with an omnipotent entity and his son does also not really work. It feels contrived, like having King Charles gone fishing in shorts with his sons. And what happened to the Holy Ghost?

A minor annoyance was the scene where Satan brought his cannons to shoot at the angels. Just no.

Finally, Paradise Regained felt like sequel trying to cash in more money after the success of Paradise Lost. And one of those sequels that would only be released on DVD. It had some similar elements but weaker, and the 'regained' part, to me, was not impactful.