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Tuesday, December 5, 2006
getting the nativity story straight
I just saw The Nativity Story and both loved it and loathed it.
First, New Line Cinema has
got the story straight as far as authentic settings and costumes, but most important, they've got the virgin birth
and Christ's divinity right. Two thumbs way up! And I liked the way Oscar Isaac portrayed Joseph's emotional
turmoil and tenderness after hearing Mary is pregnant. It's an Oscar-worthy performance.
However, Keisha Castle-Hughes' portrayal of Mary—at least to me—seemed emotionless and expressionless during most of the film. And rather than fear, surprise,
or disbelief at the angel's announcement she would become
pregnant with God's own Son, she seemed
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