After watching Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ” medyo nagbago ako ng konti. Inaamin ko marami akong sins kaya naging mabait ako dahil sa film na iyon.This one “The Nativity Story”… wow… same reaction. I think I’m goin to the church again.
Common na sa atin ang story ng Nativity pero dito nabigyan ng buhay at may dagdag pa na na mga scenes na di natin alam unless history geek or bible reader ka. Maganda ang screenplay kasi moving at hearwarming. Marami na akong napanood na movies na made for tv or even some B-movies about Nativity pero itong film na ito ang kakaiba. It’s a masterpiece.
Hats off the youngest ever nominated actress from New Zealand, Keisha Castle Hughes of Whale Rider. Pinaiyak niya ako kasi she’s the serious and innocent Mary I’ve ever seen. Parang sanay na tayo na meztiza at super beautiful ang gumaganap na Mary but Keisha is different and I love her for that. Oscar Isaac who portrayed Joseph…. napaka-promising niyang character actor. I don’t know pero sumasakit throat ko dahil naiipon ang sakit ng dibdib ko at siguro tuloy din tears ko when I was watching the journey of Joseph & Mary to Bethlehem. They did so well in their parts. Convincing talaga especially the Bethlehem Labor Night. Watch out for that.
The female auteur Catherine Hardwicke who also did Thirteen & Lords of the Dogtown is remarkable. Na-justify niya ang essence ng Nativity. For me best elements din ng film ay ang cinematography at production design. Well, the auteur was a former production designer kaya maganda ang results.
I heard nag-premiere ito sa Vatican at well-applauded. I heard marami ring pinaiyak.
Trivia ko lang: Mary conceived & carried baby Jesus in her womb at the age of 16 according to the film. Did you know that Keisha Castle-Hughes who played Mary is pregnant in real life? She’s also 16 but unmarried. She didn’t conceive the baby though. She is pregnant and is now expecting a child in 2007 with her boyfriend of 3 years
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