The Star - REVIEW

How does this Re-telling of the Nativity story hold up? More Talking animals will tell us!

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[jtib]

I'm a little surprised that you never noticed the idea of Joseph's skepticism. That's actually mentioned in the Bible. He was going to divorce Mary in the most discrete way that he could, but he was approached by an angel in a dream who told him that the child growing in Mary was from God.

[LucianoThePig]

"In the end, jesus is gonna be born", hey, at least put a spoiler warning!

[hedgehogsonic]

In the actual Bible, Joseph not only thinks that he's being cheated on, but he resolves to divorce her quietly before the angel tells him not to.

[okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

i have zero interest in actually watching this movie, but props to them for not whitewashing everything. I cannot count the amount of times I was shown a blonde-haired, blue eyed Mary growing up.

[DenderFriend]

I'll never get over the fact that you ranked Boss Baby over Lego Batman. At least it's in the top five

[plucas]

HOLEY MOLEY

Mary and Joseph actually look Middle Eastern instead of refugees from an Aryan Supremacist recruitment poster. How'd that happen?

[idacookies]

Have you seen The Price of Egypt? It’s really good.

[Savannah_Simpson]

You never thought about Joesph thinking Mary had slept with other people? In the Bible it takes an angel coming down and vindicating Mary's story for him to believe she was still a virgin and agree to marry her.

[Kayley]

Joseph needed his very own angel visit to convince him to stay with Mary, and it somehow didn't occur to you that he might be a little skeptical? Lol

[shootingstarbit]

Hey I’m just here for my boi Steven Yeun.

[JDeO]

Got to be honest, my biggest concerns about the movie were 1) first big-name animated movie to tackle a religious story since Prince of Egypt, so any fuck ups will be noticeable, and 2) it's following the fucking Emoji Movie, so there's that.

Probably won't see it, but good to know it wasn't the dumpster fire I was expecting it to be.

[Sokolva]

In the bible, that was actually Joseph's reaction to finding out that Mary was pregnant. He planned to call off the marriage believing her to have cheated on him, but received a message from an angel in a dream reaffirming that she was carrying the son of God and telling him that she told the truth. He believed it then and stayed with her.

[robertpoole]

I can't get into the movie at all, mainly because the main donkey character (whatever his name is) falls just enough into the Uncanny Valley. Is anyone else feeling that too? He just looks... off...

[amyduong]

I'm catholic and I'm not offended by the movie. I haven't watched it but I can understand they're not being accurate. It's just to be cute and entertaining for Christian kids.

[spward]

Manger = food trough. The story is that the manager served as his crib, not that he was born in one. Twice you use the word manger when you seem to mean stable. Mary did not crawl into the manager to give birth.

[TheExodvs]

The Immaculate Conception is NOT the Virgin Birth. It's a concept in Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy that Mary was born without sin. While most Protestants believe in the Virgin Birth, they generally don't attribute any more importance to Mary than they might to, say, Abraham or John the Baptist, certainly don't believe she was sinless, and don't believe in the Immaculate Conception. Just thought I'd clear that up.

Also, the New Testament made clear Joseph's skepticism over the circumstances surrounding Jesus' conception (Matthew 1:19).

[talakagames]

Again
How is LEGO ninjago lower than rock dog AND the star??
Ik it’s your opinion but still
Your opinion is

[catblimp]

The donkey's face at 6:09 pretty much sums up my face when I saw the add. Even as a Christian, I don't think that this is too good.

[SpongeyTheEditor]

Nut Job 2 has been out on dvd did a couple weeks now

[alex_raine_]

I am a Christian and I'm not at all offended
by the movie I see it as a way to educate children of the birth of Jesus while keeping their attention
Looking at the ads for the movie I thought it would be bland but
I thought The Star was really funny (which says something since I don't normally laugh much at cartoons) and would recommend it even to people who aren't Christian