Review of The Nativity Story (2006) by Donald W — 03 Nov 2016

Nativity Story Review.

The movie starts in a small Jewish village where a young girl named Mary lives. An angel comes to her and tells her she will birth the son of God, Jesus. This is a problem because she has a husband and has never been intimate with a man. She goes to visit her cousin, who is much older, to find that what the angel told her is true and she is also pregnant. A bit of time passes and she decides to go home, but she is very pregnant. The people of the village treat her poorly and her husband decides not to accuse her of adultery after hearing her story. Joseph, the husband, has a dream and is visited by the same angel and is told not to be afraid as it is all Gods will. Caesar orders that all men return to their native land with their families to be counted. Mary and Joseph have to make the long journey to Bethlehem. Three wise men are on a journey as well, looking for the child who will be the son of God to worship him. The king, Herod, is also looking for the boy so that he can kill him because he thinks he will lead a rebellion against him. After the long trip, Mary and Joseph reach Bethlehem and she goes into labor. Because there is no room elsewhere, they have to stay in the stable with the animals, where Mary will give birth to their baby, Jesus. The wise men follow the star to the new family and give the baby gifts to honor him. King Herod sends the army out to kill all of the Jewish boys under the age of two in the village. Mary and Joseph flee just in time to save the baby.

This movie relates to world religions in many ways. Jesus is known to many different religions as either the savior or a prophet. The traditional Jewish see him as a prophet while Christians consider him to be the savior of mankind. This was the beginning of what is to become one of the largest religions in the world. Without these events coming to pass, a lot of religions would be different and many world events would be altered or not have happened.