"The Nativity Story"
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Just saw this last night. It's Catherine Hardwicke's third film, starring Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary. It's definitely her least accomplished film (bad special effects, not the best dialogue) but it still has that one thing that I love most about all her films: she treats the characters as if they are real people. Like in Twilight, she tries to imagine if these extraordinary events were happening to actual grounded people, and succeeds. People are working, their homes are small and scrubby, there's often not enough to eat.
I particularly liked Oscar Isaac as Joseph, who becomes more and more heroic as the story progresses. Its an understated heroism that consists of small moments that are unimportant to the world at large but crucial for these two people. Keisha Castle-Hughes had some iffy moments, but overall was very good; and it was refreshing to see Mary portrayed as an actual, Semitic, 14-year-old girl.
Just saw this last night. It's Catherine Hardwicke's third film, starring Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary. It's definitely her least accomplished film (bad special effects, not the best dialogue) but it still has that one thing that I love most about all her films: she treats the characters as if they are real people. Like in Twilight, she tries to imagine if these extraordinary events were happening to actual grounded people, and succeeds. People are working, their homes are small and scrubby, there's often not enough to eat.
I particularly liked Oscar Isaac as Joseph, who becomes more and more heroic as the story progresses. Its an understated heroism that consists of small moments that are unimportant to the world at large but crucial for these two people. Keisha Castle-Hughes had some iffy moments, but overall was very good; and it was refreshing to see Mary portrayed as an actual, Semitic, 14-year-old girl.
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