1 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to Christian Parent Crazy World, the podcast that tackles 2 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: tough topics to help you be a godly parent in 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: an ungodly world. I am your host, Catherine Seekers, and 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: in today's episode, we will tackle this culturally relevant holiday question, 5 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: what films are actually worth watching this Christmas? You know, 6 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: I had a rude awakening a few years ago. I 7 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: discovered a genre of Christmas films that I did not 8 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: know existed. The transvestite hooker seeks revenge on his slash 9 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: her cheating pimp Christmas film. 10 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, did you know that was a thing. I didn't, 11 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 2: but it is. 12 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: I'll tell you more about that in a bit. But 13 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: this close encounter of the sordid kind got me to 14 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: thinking about what we can watch this Christmas that is 15 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: actually worthwhile. It's not always easy to find those kinds 16 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: of films, so I came up with a list of heartwarming, 17 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: family centered movies for you and yours. 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: A few of them are very faith forward. 19 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,559 Speaker 1: I have a kid's film, a guy's film, a girls film, 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: a date night film, and a family film that I 21 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: heartily recommend for your viewing pleasure this Christmas. 22 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: And get this, they are off the beaten path. 23 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: So you haven't seen them a thousand times, probably I'm 24 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: going to share those with you in this special best 25 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: of Holiday edition of CPCW. That's the plan for this 26 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: episode of Christian Parent Crazy World. 27 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: So let's get started. 28 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: So I'm spending some much needed time with the fam 29 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: this Christmas, and I'm airing a best of episode from 30 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: a few years back. I had so much fun with 31 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: this one, you guys, I got to be a bit 32 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: of a film critic in search of fresh, underrepresented holiday 33 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: fair So enjoy and tune in next week from a 34 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: brand new New Year's episode that will both encourage and 35 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: equip you heading into twenty twenty six. One final note, 36 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: all of these films can still be found on Amazon 37 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: Prime Video. The prices may have changed, but you can 38 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: find the link for each of these movies and the 39 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: show notes on Life Audio and at Katherine seekers dot com. 40 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: So I was looking up a review of a film 41 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: on Rotten Tomatoes recently. 42 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: Most of you probably know that Rotten Tomatoes. 43 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: Is a huge website that is really the go to 44 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: website in order to see what both critics and audiences 45 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: are saying about a movie. This website accumulates reviews of 46 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: all the major critics, and it also gathers reviews of 47 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: tens of thousands of regular viewers just like you and me. Now, 48 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,399 Speaker 1: Rotten Tomatoes deems a movie to be quote unquote fresh. 49 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: If over seventy five percent of the critics give it 50 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: a good review, it gives pretty much all the weight 51 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: to the critics reviews for the overall rating, though, and 52 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: not the audiences. The audience score is just really there 53 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: as a reference. It's always interesting to see if audiences 54 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: and critics are in sync. 55 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 2: Though quite often they are not. 56 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 3: Imagine that. 57 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: So I was on Rotten Tomatoes the other day and 58 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: I noticed that they had created a list of the 59 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: one hundred greatest Christmas movies of all time, and I figured, well, 60 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: you know, that's worth a look. So I'm perusing the list, 61 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: and there were definitely some great films that you might recognize, 62 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: especially if you like classic films. The first three movies 63 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: were from the nineteen forties. Meet Me in Saint Louis 64 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: was number one, The Shop around the Corner was number two. 65 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: That's a great movie starring Jimmy Stewart. That movie was 66 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: the inspiration for You've Got Mail, starring Meg Ryan and 67 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: Tom Hanks loved that movie. So great, so great. And 68 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: then number three is Miracle on thirty four Street. Yeah, 69 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: m hmm, that little Natalie Woods. He's so awesome, so far, 70 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: so good, right m. And then there was number four, 71 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: a twenty fifteen holiday movie you've probably never heard of 72 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: if you were in the CPCW listening audience. I hadn't. 73 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: It's called Tangerine. It is ninety six percent fresh, which 74 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: means that ninety six percent of the critics considered this 75 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: to be a great movie, and there were one hundred 76 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: and sixty four critic reviews. That's that's like a lot 77 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: of great reviews from film reviewers. Let me read you 78 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: the description of this new Christmas classic Tangerine. 79 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 2: Quote. 80 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: After hearing that her boyfriend slash pimp cheated on her 81 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: while she was in jail, a transgender sex worker aka 82 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: prostitute and her best friends set out to find him 83 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: and teach him and his new lover. 84 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 2: A lesson end quote. 85 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: Apparently this all takes place on Christmas Eve, thus classifying 86 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: it as a Christmas film. Now, you'd be hard press 87 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: toif find any other Christmas themes in there. Not only 88 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: is this film about transgendered prostitution. It is all about 89 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: revenge as well. I mean, it's really hard to find 90 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: the words to comment on that. You know. I tried 91 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: to watch the trailer for educational purposes only, but I couldn't. 92 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: Literally I couldn't. After the third or fourth f bomb 93 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: in the trailer and a scene depicting a sex act 94 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: in a car, I had to stop it and take 95 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: a shower. 96 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 2: It was awful. This movie made it to number four 97 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 2: on a list of the top one hundred Christmas films 98 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 2: of all time. 99 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: That is mind boggling and just a little agenda driven. 100 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 2: Don't you think I do? 101 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: This film is six spots higher than It's a Wonderful Life. 102 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: Jimmy Stewart is rolling over in his grave now. If 103 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: you listened to the recent four part series we did 104 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: on sexuality here on CPCW, you know just how dark 105 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 1: our culture is getting. 106 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 2: This is just one more example of it. 107 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: So I thought that I would offer you some more 108 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: wholesome holiday fair this year than rotten tomatoes. I want 109 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: to give you just a few films, five to be exact, 110 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: that you might I want to watch this Christmas. I've 111 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: got a kid's film, a guy's film, a girl's film, 112 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: a date night film, and a family film. Now, these 113 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: are not my top Christmas films of all time, although one. 114 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 2: Of them is. 115 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: Rather I try to find films that are off the 116 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: beaten path or are a bit older to give you 117 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: something that is truly fresh. Look, you know we all 118 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: love Elf and Home Alone, and of course It's a 119 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: Wonderful Life is a classic that everyone should see. Those 120 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: are great Christmas movies, but there's no point in recommending 121 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: those films because. 122 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 2: We've all seen them a thousand times. 123 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: Right, I want to offer you something that you might 124 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: have missed, or something you may have forgotten about, something 125 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: that's worth watching again. Unlike Rotten Tomatoes, all of my 126 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: picks either have a very family first theme or a 127 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: faith forward theme, which is nice at Christmas seeing us 128 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: how you know, Christmas is supposed to be about christ. 129 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: Not every Christmas movie to be vay forward, but it 130 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: is so nice to find a few that are. 131 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,239 Speaker 2: Can I get a name in? Now? 132 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to link to all of these films on 133 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: the show notes at Life Audio or on my website 134 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: so you can find them easily. With that mine, here's 135 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: my kids pick, Journey to the Christmas Star. This is 136 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: a classic Norwegian fairy tale that was released in twenty twelve, 137 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: so your kids are gonna get a little bit of 138 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: culture here. Journey to the Christmas Star is, in a word, delightful. 139 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: My oldest daughter said that it was kind of Cinderella 140 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: meets Rapunzel. The central character is a young orphaned girl 141 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: named Sonya who goes in search of the Christmas Star, 142 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: which has gone missing. If she can find it, she 143 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: will free the. 144 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 2: Kingdom from a curse. 145 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: Now, this film didn't even have a critics rating on 146 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: Rotten Tomatoes. It's an indie film and not enough critics 147 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: reviewed it. It got fifty three percent with the audience, 148 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: not the highest, but my kids really enjoyed it, and 149 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: so did I. I included this movie because it is 150 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: so hard to find a good Christmas film for kids 151 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: that they haven't already seen a thousand times. This movie, 152 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: Journey to the Christmas Star, is rated PG and is 153 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 1: quite wholesome with a. 154 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 2: Strong family theme. 155 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: But like most fairy tales, there is a witch and 156 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: she does cast some spells. That is something you you know, 157 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: kind of expect in this genre. Now, FYI, At first 158 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: I thought something was wrong with the sound, and then 159 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: I realized that the original movie was filmed in the 160 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: Norwegian language. They have dubbed it over in English, so 161 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: the words don't completely match up, but for the most 162 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: part they do this quite successfully. Again, I included this 163 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 1: offering because it is a straight up kids film that 164 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: is entertaining for adults as well, and not a lot 165 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: of people have seen it. You can watch Journeyed the 166 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 1: Christmas Star on Amazon Prime for free with advertising breaks. 167 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: Next step is my guys pick. It is jou Noel. 168 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: That is the French translation for Merry Christmas. Jou Noel 169 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: is my pick for the guys and all us girls 170 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: who like a good war film, which I definitely do. 171 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: I love great films, regardless of the genre, and this 172 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: is truly a great film. 173 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 2: It came out. 174 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: In two thousand and five and it got a seventy 175 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: four percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics and 176 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: a whopping eighty nine percent fresh rating from the audience score. Now, 177 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 1: Jou Noel is a very mature film as it takes 178 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: place in nineteen fourteen during World War One. It is 179 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: PG thirteen, so I would watch this with my older kids, 180 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: my high school students, but it is a bit too 181 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: mature for younger kids. There is one intimate scene, no nudity, 182 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: but it is quite intimate, and of course there are 183 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: war scenes. It's not full on saving private Ryan war scenes, 184 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: but there is tragedy and death and lice. Not that 185 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: lice is on par with tragedy and death, but you 186 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: know it's in there because. 187 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: It actually happened. 188 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: Now Joyeu Noel tells the story of an actual ceasefire 189 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: that took place during World War One. On Christmas Eve, 190 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: the Germans were fighting the English and the French, and 191 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: you know where. They were slugging it out in the 192 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: name of God no less. But on the eve of 193 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: Christ's birth, a brit pulls out some bagpipes and starts 194 00:11:56,520 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: playing a Christmas hymn. Suddenly, the Germans and their bunkers 195 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 1: not far away began singing the song in their own language, 196 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: and all goes silent on the battlefront. Both sides agree 197 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: to lay down their arms and celebrate the birth of 198 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: Our Lord. A British priest leads to the English the 199 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: French alongside the Germans, their enemies, and a Christmas Eve mass. 200 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 2: This is a. 201 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: Remarkable story and it really happened after the ceasefire, which 202 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: lasts through Christmas Day. Leaders on all sides are castigated 203 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: by their superiors for laying down their arms and not 204 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: killing people in the name of Christ. The British priest 205 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: who led mass for the Germans is relieved of his duties. 206 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: The questions grappled with in this film are big and 207 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: worthy of our attention. I give as joy you Noel 208 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: a Whing two thumbs up, and even though it is 209 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 1: my guy's pick, I recommend it for all the girls 210 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: and older kids out there as well. You can rent 211 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: this film on Amazon Prime for two ninety nine right now. 212 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: That brings us to my girl's pick, which is The 213 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: Christmas Candle. I had never heard of this film, I 214 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: am sad to say, because it is right up my alley. 215 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: The Christmas Candle is a British period piece, which is 216 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: my all time favorite genre. It came out in twenty 217 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: thirteen and it's based off of a novel by Max Locado, 218 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: who is, as you probably know, a prolific Christian writer. 219 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: This will appeal to all the Jane Austenites out there. 220 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: I am a card carrying member of that club, and 221 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: anyone who loves a little Charles Dickens at Christmas. 222 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 2: Some downt nowbe to yeah that crowd. 223 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 1: The Christmas Candle takes place. It's in a quaint, little 224 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: English village called Gladbury in eighteen ninety, right when electricity 225 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: is becoming more widely used and accepted, but not in 226 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: this village, not yet. Everyone still uses candles. A minister 227 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: comes to town wanting to modernize it, but there is 228 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: a legend in the town, the legend of the Christmas Candle. 229 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: Every twenty five years, an angel touches one candle made 230 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: at the local candle shop, and whoever lights that wick 231 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: receives a Christmas miracle. Of course, the minister thinks that 232 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: the legend is an old wives tale, while the town 233 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: is filled. 234 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 3: With true believers. 235 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: This film addresses some powerful questions about the supernatural and 236 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: about miracles. 237 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 2: And our faith. 238 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: So Rotten Tomatoes not surprisingly hanned this movie. The critics 239 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: gave it a twenty one percent fresh only twenty one reviews, 240 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: I might add, but audiences more than triple that score, 241 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: giving it a seventy four percent on over two five 242 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: hundred reviews. So yeah, you know, there's that. Look if 243 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: I were critiquing the screenplay for my advanced screenwriting class 244 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: back in grad school. You know, I ding it up 245 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: a bit. It does try to do too much, but 246 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: the performances are wonderful. The script has so many high points. 247 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: It addresses some serious questions like does God still perform 248 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:38,119 Speaker 1: miracles today? And can we play a part in those miracles? 249 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: How is our faith involved? Those are great questions to 250 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: talk about in our families. The cinematography is top notch 251 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: and the story is really sweet. It is rated Peachy, 252 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: so it is kid friendly and the mister might even 253 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: like it too. I feel like I found a hidden 254 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: gem in this movie, and I can't wait to watch 255 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: it again. It's definitely worth adding to your Christmas list. 256 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: If you have Amazon Prime, you can watch this movie 257 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: for free. Score That brings us to my date night pick, 258 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: which is The Family Man. 259 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 2: Have you seen this film? 260 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: It came out in two thousand, so I hadn't seen 261 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: it in a while, but it was on cable recently 262 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: and I watched it again. 263 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 2: I like this movie. 264 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: I really like this movie, Okay, and only got like 265 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: fifty three percent on Rotten Tomatoes from the critic, so 266 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: it was not super fresh. It scored higher with audiences, though, 267 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: like I think it was sixty seven percent. This is 268 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: definitely for the parents, not the kiddos. It stars Nicholas 269 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: Cage and Taya Leoni. Cage plays a guy named Jack 270 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: who is this jet setting businessman who drives a ferrari and. 271 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: Makes buttl loads of money. 272 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: He passed up on an opportunity to marry his college 273 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: sweetheart played by Leone. But you know the plot probably 274 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: it is an original. He gets an opportunity to see 275 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:10,719 Speaker 1: the road not taken. Cage wakes up one day and 276 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 1: he is married to Leone and they have a couple 277 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: of kids, and he now works at a used car 278 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,719 Speaker 1: lot owned by his father in law, Big Ed, and 279 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: he drives a minivan. This new reality is a very 280 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: rude awakening at first. Okay, so look, this plot has 281 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 1: been done before, like almost every single year at Hallmark actually, 282 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 1: but I think it has really. 283 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 2: Done well here. 284 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: I love how this film values the family and parenting. 285 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: You see the tough exterior of this guy melt as 286 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: he realizes everything he's accomplished in the corporate world pales 287 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: in comparison to a simple life filled with simple things, 288 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: a life filled with love, and family. This film is 289 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: a keeper. It really reinforces the value of the work 290 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: we do as parents and precious little does out these days. 291 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 2: Am I right? 292 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,959 Speaker 1: And the family man is? It's really hilarious now. This 293 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 1: film is rated PG thirteen, so watch it at your discretion. 294 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: There is a racy scene or to one where you 295 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 1: see Leoni's character dancing in the shower through a foggy 296 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: window and Cage's character kind of funny. He enjoys it 297 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: in the way that a normal married couple with a 298 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,640 Speaker 1: couple of kids we have seen each other every single 299 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: day for the last thirteen years, wouldn't. But this film 300 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 1: is a great date night Christmas film with you and 301 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: the mister or the missus when the kids go to bed. 302 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: You can rent this movie on Amazon Prime for three 303 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: ninety nine. 304 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 2: That's what we got it for. It's you know, it's 305 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 2: a pretty cheap date. 306 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: Which brings us to my final pick, my overall favorite pick, 307 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: which is my family pick. This just might be my 308 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 1: overall favorite Christmas movie of all time. We watch this 309 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: film as a family every single year. 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That's 334 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 4: Katherine with his c hit subscribe and let me pour 335 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 4: some joy, some scripture, and some sanity into your season. 336 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 4: Merry Christmas, everybody. 337 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 1: The Nativity Story, Yeah, I love this movie. 338 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 2: Love it, love it. 339 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: It stars Oscar Isaac, one of my favorite actors. He was, 340 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,959 Speaker 1: you know, in Star Wars and Dune. He plays Joseph. 341 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: He is so good in this film. And Keisha Castle 342 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: Hughes is Mary. The Nativity Story came out in two 343 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: thousand and seven, so it's like fifteen years old now, 344 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: but it really ages well in my opinion. As you 345 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 1: would imagine from the title, this film gives us the 346 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: story of Mary and Joseph leading up to Jesus's birth. 347 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: I probably don't have to recount that story for you. 348 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: It should be pretty familiar, I would imagine now. Again, 349 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: the Rotten Tomatoes critics were not a fan. 350 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 2: Gave it thirty. 351 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: Seven percent, so they said it was rotten whatever. One 352 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 1: of the critics is Funny who panned it. He said 353 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: that it gives a quote by the book approach over 354 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: a suggestion of dramatic interpretation end quote. Yeah, you know, 355 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: I'll take a buy the book approach when that. 356 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 2: Book is the Bible. 357 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,679 Speaker 1: Did you see what Hollywood did with the dramatic interpretation 358 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: of Moses and Exodus, Guy Kings during Christian Bale and 359 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: Noah during Russell Crowe. That was nothing but dramatic interpretation. 360 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: Don't have time to get in all that, but suffice 361 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 1: to say. 362 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 2: No one never tried to kill his. 363 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 1: Own grandchild in order to exterminate the human race. 364 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, did not happen. 365 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 1: I wish Hollywood would stick to the book when the 366 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: book is the Bible. Sorry, you know, get on a 367 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: little soapbox there. But anyways, audiences loved the Nativity Story, 368 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: gave it like seventy six percent. 369 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 2: One area of caution. 370 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 1: There is a scene in the beginning that you might 371 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: want to fast forward through for the little kids. It 372 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: is the one when HEROD sends the soldiers to exterminate 373 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: the baby boys in Bethlehem. They don't show anything graphic, 374 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 1: but the music and the intimidating soldiers are kind of 375 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: scary for the young uns. There are so many things 376 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: that this film does well. It accurately portrays the plight 377 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: of Mary being pregnant before she was fully married. 378 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 2: To Joseph. 379 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: You know, they were promised to each other, but they 380 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: were not supposed to be. 381 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 2: With each other in that way. 382 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: That is addressed in this film delicately, i might add, 383 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,919 Speaker 1: so little ears won't even grasp that point, probably, but 384 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: older kids will, and they should. They will finally understand 385 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: how brave Mary was when she agreed to carry the Messiah. 386 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: And then Joseph has hurt and disappointment. When Mary comes 387 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: back from visiting Elizabeth and she is clearly with child, 388 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: you fear for him, but he is such a good guy. 389 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: He agrees to put her away quietly until the Angel 390 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 1: speaks to him in a dream and he becomes a believer. 391 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: And they travel to Bethlehem as this beautiful little family, 392 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: and you see them bond as a couple. 393 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 2: It's beautiful. You know, things we've probably never fully thought about. Now. 394 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,439 Speaker 1: There is plenty of dramatic license here is scripture doesn't 395 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: show us any of that, but none of it contradicts 396 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: the bibical narrative. It is so well done, and the 397 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: wise men are hilarious. 398 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 2: Love them. Now. That does bring up one point of contention. 399 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: The filmmakers did actually depart from the Bible when it 400 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: comes to the wise guys, this movie, like most Nativity scenes, 401 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: is not theologically accurate and depicting who is actually present 402 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: at Jesus's birth, The Wise Men weren't there according to scripture, 403 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: a point I suspect that Rotten Tomato critic had no 404 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: clue about, because like many people in Hollywood, they get 405 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: their theology from plastic ornaments and wood carvings rather than 406 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: the actual book. Maybe if they weren't so busy trying 407 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: to depart from what the book actually says, they would 408 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: know what it actually says. 409 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 2: According to scripture. 410 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: However, the wise Men did not meet Jesus until he 411 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: was about like two years old, we think, But in 412 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 1: this movie they arrived not long after the Shepherd. So 413 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: you know, there is that, But in my mind, that 414 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 1: does not overshadow all the wonderful. 415 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 2: Things that this film does. Right in my home, we 416 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 2: have made it. 417 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 1: A point to talk about where this film was and 418 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: was not theologically accurate with our kids. And you know, 419 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: the other day we were reading one of our kids Bibles. 420 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: My eight year old son was bragging about how his 421 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: Bible got the story of the Wise Men right. So 422 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: my kids know the truth and everything else in the 423 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: Nativity Story is awesome. Love it, love it, and if 424 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: you have Amazon Prime you can watch it for free. Well, 425 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: Moms and dads, that is my list of family centered 426 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: fay Forward films. 427 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 2: For you and your family this Christmas. 428 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: Check out the show notes on Life Audio or at 429 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: Katherine Seegers dot com to find a recap. 430 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 2: Of those links. 431 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: I really hope it helps you steer clear. 432 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 2: Of recommendations like Tangerine. Mm hmmm. 433 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: I would like to wish you and your family a 434 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: very merry Christmas. 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