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Mutt · 12-20-2014, 05:02 PM

I watched it, it's dull, and very true to the Mathew and Luke version of the nativity. Part of the dullness is just visual - the sets/location, it's all brown and bleak, stone and dirt, being the desert and all. It paints a depressing existence for the Jews of that time. I don't know why they assume that people were so miserable, everybody just looks sad and serious. They made the decision to make the film historically accurate so all the actors are Arab/Semitic in appearance, no European looking people in it. The 3 Wise Men from the East bring the movie's only magic and mysticism.

This is the story of the birth of the Messiah - somehow the writer/director could have done something creative to up the awe/inspirational quotient. Of course even if you believe in this fairy tale, at the time Jesus is born, only Mary, Joseph, the 3 Wise Men and some shepherds know there's any importance to the birth.

In their determination to remain faithful to just what is in the gospels they doomed themselves to making a boring movie, needed some movie magic, a little Disney-fication.

12-20-2014, 05:02 PM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	I watched it, it's dull, and very true to the Mathew and Luke version of the nativity. Part of the dullness is just visual - the sets/location, it's all brown and bleak, stone and dirt, being the desert and all. It paints a depressing existence for the Jews of that time. I don't know why they assume that people were so miserable, everybody just looks sad and serious. They made the decision to make the film historically accurate so all the actors are Arab/Semitic in appearance, no European looking people in it. The 3 Wise Men from the East bring the movie's only magic and mysticism. This is the story of the birth of the Messiah - somehow the writer/director could have done something creative to up the awe/inspirational quotient. Of course even if you believe in this fairy tale, at the time Jesus is born, only Mary, Joseph, the 3 Wise Men and some shepherds know there's any importance to the birth. In their determination to remain faithful to just what is in the gospels they doomed themselves to making a boring movie, needed some movie magic, a little Disney-fication. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!