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The Nativity Story |
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Starring: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass, Shaun Toub, Ciarán Hinds
Directed By: Catherine Hardwicke
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794043106682
Format: AC-3
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-03-20
Running Time: 101
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-12-01
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It was the cruelest of times. Under Herod's torturous reign, families struggled to survive and yet, in the midst of utter turmoil, a young woman's faith is put to the test. Join Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Joseph (Oscar Isaac) on an incredible journey of hope and discovery. Epic in its scope, yet intimate in it's portrayal of this historical family, this "wonderful film" (Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun Times) is "a family feature that will be cherished for years to come!" (Greg Russell, WMYD-TV, Detroit).
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Summary: Great Film
Comment: The Nativity Story (2006) is a great movie that begins with the slaughter of Bethlehem's first born under orders from King Herod. The movie takes you to Mary's house where she is met by an angle proclaiming that she will be the mother of the Messiah. Joseph and Mary's journey begins.It's a great story of hope.
If you would like to read a great book that will being you hope read "The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers: A Message for Everyone," by John H. Eagan. In this day and age it's like a glimmer of hope in a dark world.
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Summary: The real story
Comment: This is a really good movie that shows the birth of Jesus without the Hollywood-style story changing that was so common in a lot of movies when I was growing up. If you are Christian, this is a must watch every Christmas.
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Summary: Good moviue % quick srvice
Comment: Good move, one of the best nativity move so fare. Good quick service... stander mailing.
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Summary: The Nativity Story
Comment: This is a very lovely story and the venue was very appropriate for a child of 5 years old. She thoroughly enjoyed this gift. The story of Christ's birth and history of his being was portrayed in a beautiful and moving way.
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Summary: Pious, yet flat retelling
Comment: There's little in "The Nativity Story" that would give even the most pious Christian the slightest case of reflux. Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is pouty, but generally obedient to her parents. Joseph is a hardworking young carpenter with his eye on the girl. The wise men -- portrayed here as Babylonian house astrologers -- include the traditional white and black man, though curiously, the one from the Orient is another white guy. They do provide a few of the lighthearted elements in this otherwise safe film as they bicker about whether the journey to Bethlehem should be a spiritual one or an arduous one. Otherwise, all the traditional elements are here -- the announcement by an angel, a visit to a older pregnant cousin, a difficult, wind-blown trek to be counted in a census, camels on sand dunes, etc.
What's missing is any of the humanity of other versions. Actors read their lines without much conviction and with no sense that events could transpire in any way but the scripted one. When 3 stars (actually, 2 planets and a mysterious heavenly body) combine into a blinding spotlight (accompanied by a Star Wars light saber sound effects) no one reacts, as though such celestial light shows were run of the mill in the first century.
Every movie version of the Jesus story bring its own special touch. In "The Nativity Story," village life is depicted with loving attention to detail. Entire families sleep together in the same room, roofs are painstakingly wrought of wattle and daub and women spend lots of time toting jugs of water. And I think this is one of the few movies to depict Mary as having a living mother *and* father. The people of Nazareth act in true peasant fashion, holding grudges and having dirty faces and hands. Too bad the movie's writers didn't imbue the plot and dialog with the same sense of gritty realism. And history buffs might grind their teeth at some of the confusions, the most egregious being the equation of Roman and Herodian soldiers.
As it stands, "The Nativity Story" is decent Sunday school fare, with nothing controversial and nothing illuminating.
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