| Mary is a wonderful figure in the Bible who suffers and | | | | honest to, the Bible. She shows mature obedience, for |
| is the mother of Christ. She travels with him from | | | | though a woman she is really the age of a girl. She |
| childhood to adulthood--to say nothing of birth. She | | | | shows a quietly deep faith. Afterall, we have a movie |
| accedes to the Lord God and bears the child that is | | | | of faith, evil, spiritual journey, and great story. Many |
| born by the Holy Spirit. With these b...asic facts down, | | | | threats come the couple's way, and their cruelty is |
| we learn of a love between Joseph and Mary, chaste | | | | chilling. The settings are well done, and the garb of the |
| and true. We find a kindness in Joseph, and there are | | | | characters convincing enough to set the scenes. We |
| miracles in the movie that are handled tastefully. These | | | | see how simply the people live, their poverty and need |
| are registered with this viewer as meaningful and | | | | which they work to satisfy, and in their relationship with |
| inspiring. Nothing cheap or trashy in this film. The | | | | God find themselves satisfied with the cultural and |
| actress playing Mary does an excellent job throughout | | | | religious parts of their devoted Hebrew practices. |
| the movie portraying a woman of serenity, and a | | | | Joseph and Mary are good people, decent, and we |
| woman of humility. She is a quiet Mary, this Mary of | | | | learn special people whom angels visit to help them |
| the movie. A young Mary, too. This fits my perceptions | | | | along their way in God's plan for mankind. This movie is |
| of her, helping to make the movie more believable. | | | | for all ages. I recommend it as a taste of Mary's life |
| Mary accepts God. She says, "Let it be unto me..." and | | | | and an introduction to the birth of Christ--miraculous! |
| those words are enough. A statement born of, and | | | | |