We have already started to get our holiday movie picks in the mail (I figured that they would start rolling on in around Thanksgiving... I am a master of Netflix queue timing:). Tonight, we watched a decidedly religious Christmas movie, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, who also directed the current teen-favorite, Twilight. Here is my review:
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The Nativity Story (2006), directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and starring Keisha Castle-Hughes (who starred in the amazing movie,
Whale Rider, which everyone should see) and Oscar Isaac (as a very romantic Joseph!). We all really enjoyed this version of the classic nativity story (even my son!), and I especially appreciated the sets, costumes, and casting, which felt very authentic to the time and location. It is always a little silly when films about the life of Jesus have a lot of blue-eyed blondes, fresh out of Hollywood (maybe those actors could have been used in
Twilight? They needed a few natural blondes...). These actors were perfect, and the story was very captivating, especially as it focused on the innocent romance between Mary and Joseph. Very sweet. Anywho, this one shouldn't bother too many people (not too many controversial changes to the regular Christmas-pageant tale:), and it might become a nice family tradition over the holidays, so I would recommend it to anybody who enjoys this type of film:) It brought me back to the my days of playing Mary in the Christmas pageant... glory days. Oh, to be 12 again!! Hope you are all having fun gearing up for the season!!
"I made my family disappear:)"
