Christmas with the Chosen

My husband and I were so looking forward to seeing this movie after watching the chosen series. This was nothing like that. It's over an hour of music and dialogue from singers and actors with a very short movie - I would have loved about a tenth of the music and more story. I wish I could recommend this but unfortunately it just wasn't what I expected.

I have faithfully watched the Chosen series and was looking so forward to 2hrs of the birth of Jesus! I was waiting on messenger visits, shepherds, Herod.... Basically, I figured it would be a like watching a double episode focused solely around Christ's birth. Instead, it was over an hour of music videos and artist's thoughts. I love worship music....but I went to watch a story. By the time the movie actually started, I was tired, bored, and distracted. Also, the back and forth from BC to AD was confusing to folks who weren't familiar with the whole story/new to learning about Christ. Just not a movie I would recommend.

I came to see a story about the Birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph's trouble finding a place in Bethlehem, their closeness and trust in God.

Instead I sat through what felt like the longest music video ever.

Be prepared for more than 1hr of music and a brief, significantly brief, representation of the Christmas story.

Don't take me wrong, I love Christmas music as the next Christian, but if you're advertising Christmas with the Chosen, I did not see how these bands and singers were a representation of the Chosen, the project and the series that we have come to love and long for.

I think it would've been better off with a different name, music and the Chosen, or something like that.

Speechless. The manger scene truly hits home if you have a child of your own. Brilliantly acted, brilliant production.

As with everything else involving The Chosen, an absolute masterpiece.

Excellent music! If you open your heart and really pay attention to what the words mean, it will bring you to tears. The monologs bring so much TRUTH. A great time to listen to our disobedience and God's Grace over and over as we are now in times of great disobedience.

Besides the musical performances, and monologs, they also showed the Pilot Episode for The Chosen called The Shepard. This episode shows you the birth of Christ though the eyes of a Shepherd. If you don't already know, shepherds slept outside and were dirty so they were seen as very low. When you think about that while watching these episode, it puts so much meaning and emotion to what you are seeing on screen. I highly recommend this Christmas Special as well as the 2021 Christmas Special titled The Messengers. And of course, the actual multi season show, The Chosen. #getusedtodifferent #peoplemustknow #comeandsee #thechosen.