The Nativity Story – A Movie that Lets You Open The Bible Once Again!

A Journey way back to the most significant event in the world historyas the greatest tale ever told is made alive in the epic drama - The Nativity Story. The movie DVD hasalready been out from March 20, 2007, under the New Line Home Entertainment banner. Making into stores duringEaster, The Nativity Story is an inspiring story of immense faith and love thattakes into account the painful journey of Mary and Joseph, a celestialpregnancy and the miraculous birth of Jesus. The Nativity Story is the only movieever to premiere at the Vatican City. TheNativity Story is directed by Catherine Hardwicke and stars KeishaCastle-Hughes (as Mary) and OscarIsaac (as Joseph) as well as Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (asElizabeth). The DVD is available at £4.99 on Stoleit.com.

The writer Mike Rich has adoptedthe story from details regarding the birth of Jesus found in the Book of Matthewand the Book of Luke. A cinematic journey into the heart of history's one ofthe greatest story, The Nativity Storyhas rocked the silver screen for the first time in a major motion pictureevent. New Line Cinema's The Nativity Story chronicles the arduous journey oftwo people, Mary and Joseph, a miraculous pregnancy, and the history-definingbirth of Jesus. The dramatic and compelling film traces the perilous journey ofa young couple who must travel from their home in Nazareth to Bethlehem,Joseph's ancestral home, to register for a census ordered by King Herod. It isa journey of over 100 miles, through treacherous terrain, made much moredifficult by the fact that Mary is nine months pregnant. The storyline startswith Nazareth and King Herod’s treachery on common people. Though the moviecaries a biblical overtone throughout, but the real hero of this movie isJoseph, who, as played by Oscar Isaac, may be the most attractive embodiment ofgoodness and self-giving devotion that we have seen in a movie since Sean Astin played Sam in The Lord of the Rings.The trick to Isaac's performance isthat he lets us see Joseph's darker side, even as he plays Joseph bravely keepingit under control. When a stranger meets Joseph and the pregnant Mary, andremarks that there is nothing like seeing your own face in the face of yourchild, the pained look on Joseph's face speaks volumes: he knows that with thischild, at least, this is one aspect of fatherhood that he will never entertain.

There are some factors that parents need to consider before watchingthis movie with the children together. TheNativity Story is rated PG forsome violent content (e.g. Herod'ssoldiers kill the babies in Bethlehem; Jewishrebels are pursued by soldiers and later seen crucified).Although both theabove mentioned violent scenes are kept out of movie during theatricalscreening. There are also two scenes of childbirth and one scene in which ababy boy is circumcised, and parents may need to give explanation to very youngchildren why the people, who lived in Nazareth, had ostracized Mary and herfamily for her pregnancy. The film is probably too mature for preschoolers andyoung elementary age, but should be suitable for ages 8 or 9 and up.