Christmas with the Chosen: The Messengers

2021

Action / Music

3
IMDb Rating 7.9/10 10 1047 1K

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Plot summary

A theatrical event combining a Christmas special episode of The Chosen titled, “The Messengers,” and a night of music and Christmas celebration with some of CCM’s biggest names.

Director

Ben Smallbone Photo
Ben Smallbone

Top cast

Sara Anne Photo
Sara Anne as Young Mary
Lara Silva Photo
Lara Silva as Self
Liz Tabish Photo
Liz Tabish as Mary Magdalene
Vanessa Benavente Photo
Vanessa Benavente as Mother Mary
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1.06 GB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
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2.18 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jlandrasn 9 / 10

Be forewarned, but still go see it

I would gladly have paid the money just to watch the episode, but I really wish I had been able to choose to skip the first hour or so.If you go into this knowing that it's not a movie, but 15 music videos, some promotion, testimony, and then a single episode you will do well.Just buy the ticket, then grab dinner, then come in halfway through it.Dallas & team, I'll gladly watch this again in the future, but I did not need the first 90 minutes. Next time, please have the clip first, then let me leave. (Also, I didn't like that all the wide camera angles seemed to center on people's crotches...)
Reviewed by angelbr-51139 4 / 10

Disappointing....

I really wanted to like this production. I absolutely love The Chosen series and I believe it to be one of the best portrayals of the life of Jesus Christ, his teachings, and the apostles I personally have ever seen. I was under the impression that the movie was going to take us on the same powerful journey the series did, beautifully depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. My daughter has not seen the series yet, and I was eager to take her with us to the movie theater for her to have her first experience watching an inspirational depiction of the birth and life of Jesus. Unfortunately, 85 minutes into the production/movie or whatever we should call, all I was seeing was musical presentations, interviews with band members, and monologues. I was sincerely confused. Yes, the songs are beautiful, and many of the testimonials are touching, but I could not relate to them so their message was lost. I felt like I was misled into thinking that we were going to watch another powerful portrayal of Jesus Christ and instead, we were there to watch Christian singers sing and give their messages about faith. We are living in difficult times, we are enduring a tough moment in history where tyranny, false accusations, division, criminality, immorality, corruption, lies, and atheism are taking over this world. We need series like The Chosen to keep us in check with our spiritual life. It's heartbreaking to see that an opportunity was truly missed with this production to successfully bring us closer to the Gospel and surrender our lives to Christ. When the movie finally presents the birth of Christ, the experience feels incomplete. For those who never watched the series, it gave an impression of missing something instead of feeling spiritually fulfilled, unlike the series which were so successful in achieving this goal. I left the theater a bit sad. In spite of all of this, I love the series with all my heart and will always be faithful to their production and message, however I will most likely not attend any other movie production they may have in the future!
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