Since some of my lovely readers
suggested me to review a Christmas movie, I have decided to do so. Every year
around this time you are bombarded to bits by bland Christmas films. Happy
American families, snow, sweets, Santa Claus and presents. I don’t think that those Christmas movies reflect the
original Christmas story, which is the birth of Jesus Christ. A movie which
does is The Nativity Story.
The Nativity Story tells the annunciation and nativity of Christ. Teenager Mary is
betrothed to Joseph. Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel who tells her that
she will soon become pregnant of the son of God. When Mary becomes pregnant
(the annunciation), nobody believes that Mary is visited by an Angel who told
her she’ll become pregnant (which is kind of logical, when I tell a teacher an
Angel told me not to make my homework, unfortunately nobody will believe me as
well). Joseph eventually believes Mary (I wish my teachers would as well!) and
they set off to Joseph’s birthplace Bethlehem, because Ceasar Augustus demanded
that every man and his family must return to his place of birth for the census.
The film is mostly filmed in Italy.
The wide open spaces of Italy with its rolling hills and olive groves are the
perfect place for a film like this. This is exactly the image I thought of when
I thought of all the biblical stories about Jesus.
Try another Christmas recipe this
year and watch this amazing Christmas charm! Happy holidays!
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