The Nativity Story
by Catherine Hardwicke
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Actor: Ciar?n Hinds, Hiam Abbass, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Shaun ToubDirector: Catherine Hardwicke
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Reviews of The Nativity Story
DVD Review: Superb
Summary: 5 Stars
This fantastic film tells the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus Christ.
Although it is fairly true to the Biblical account, there are a few places where the writers have taken some literary license. These are not areas that affect the essence of the Scriptural account.
Along with the basic story, this movie does a great job of capturing the interactions between Mary and her parents, Mary and Joseph, and others depicting quite well what they may have been thinking throughout the story as well as the cultural context.
I recommend this show for everyone. Christians will particularly enjoy this DVD. It is well worth buying as this would be a great one for the whole family to watch every year at Christmas or any other time of year for that matter.
DVD Review: Close to Biblical Account
Summary: 4 Stars
The Nativity kept remarkably close to the biblical account of the birth of Christ, with a few excepts. For instance, the film dramatized a potentially dangerous river crossing when Mary and Joseph were heading for Bethlehem. But the story drew me in and gave me a wonderful insider's view of the whole awesome reality of Jesus' birth.
The nativity portion of the story was a traditional, and incorrect, rendition, with the Magi arriving at the manger just after the arrival of the shepherds. Speaking of the Magi, they provided some comic relief with their verbal interchanges; relief that was needed because of the tense nature of the overall story.
The film is high quality, with superb costuming, acting, and cinematography. It's not a cheap imitation. But I was disappointed with the announcement of the angels to the shepherds. They could have filled the night sky with angels, and showed a number of astonished, shocked shepherds. Instead, they used only one angel that stood on a hilltop, and one shepherd's reaction. It was a place they could have been biblically over the top, and they scaled it down.
One last thing: the birth of the Christ child was tastefully done, while maintaining a strong sense of reality. Excellent acting! It brought me to tears.
I highly recommend this film. There really was no graphic violence or offensive language, even though it has a PG rating.
DVD Review: awesome movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie tells the story from mary's view. how she saw things from her young and virgin pregnancy from God. Very good movie to see. DVD Review: An Awesome Film!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This shows why we people who actually believe in Jesus Christ, celebrate Christmas. When they show the birth of our Lord and Saviour, it might bring a tear to your eye. The 3 wise men were sort of the comic relief. King Herod was a cry baby, why didn't he just accept the fact that God's son would some day bring an end to his rule. This is almost a prequel to The Passion of the Christ. Keisha Castle-Hughes was sexy as Mary. I highly recommend THE NATIVITY STORY!!!DVD Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
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. This is a unique opportunity to experience the unparalleled life of Mary, Joseph and the enigma of The Lord.
If you are still seeking a deeper understanding of God and Jesus May I suggest reading my book as well.
Description of The Nativity Story
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).The Nativity Story is a remarkable, if frustratingly restrained, act of imagining the tale of Christ's birth as a flesh-and-blood drama actually set in Israel two millenia ago. Written by Mike Rich (Finding Forrester) and directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), the film makes very strong impressions in a scene-by-scene way. Beginning with the slaughter (bloodlessly portrayed; this is a PG movie) of Bethlehem's innocents under orders from a paranoid King Herod (a dark and knowing Ciar?n Hinds), the film then jumps back a year to the prophecy that informs Zechariah (Stanley Townsend) that his wife, Elizabeth (Shohreh Aghdashloo), will bear a child. Meanwhile, Elizabeth's cousin, the adolescent Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes), struggles with her family to make ends meet and is promised to the carpenter Joseph (Oscar Isaac). Soon comes word to Mary, via an angel, that she will carry, while still a virgin, the long-awaited Messiah who will liberate the Jews from Herod and his Roman benefactors. Thus begins a detailed account of Joseph and Mary's hard travel to Bethlehem, while three Magi spend months crossing the desert trying to rendezvous with some point below the convergence of three heavenly bodies in the night sky. Hardwicke and Rich anchor all this in period detail, though what proves most moving are relationship nuances, especially the friendship and trust that emerge between Mary and Joseph after he is told in a dream that she speaks truthfully about her miraculous pregnancy. While The Nativity Story should appeal to almost anyone as a straightforward narrative, it is far from a secular version of the familiar Biblical tale, and thus feels a bit stifled. It might have been nice if the film could have breathed a little more with imagination, but The Nativity Story makes up for it by ingeniously weaving hints of things to come, later in Christ's life, into the action. --Tom Keogh
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