Netflix's new animated film has recently sparked controversy for mocking nativity scenes, especially when one of the characters depicting Mary tries to “preserve” the pregnancy of Jesus Christ by not going for an abortion. singing about in sceneIn , a group of children and a teenager named Bernadette take part in a school play based on the story of the Nativity. They decided to modernize it, incorporating elements such as a “strictly vegetarian, multicultural, fun festival” and songs about climate change.
At the beginning of the piece, Bernadette calls Jesus a “cool guy”, highlights his beard and long hair, and says he is “basically a hipster”.
“You didn't want us to tell you the same boring Christmas story every year, did you?'' asks Bernadette. “He would want a strictly vegetarian, multicultural, fun fest with lots of pop songs and things about climate change.”
Additional production changes include shepherds shepherding vegetables instead of sheep, and the three wise men who came to praise the baby Jesus being instead depicted as three wise women. Masu. In one scene, the girl playing Mary sings the 1986 Madonna song “Papa Don't Preach.” The song is about a young woman who tells her father that she has decided not to have an abortion despite her unexpected pregnancy.
as christian post It was previously reported that Madonna claimed in a 2019 interview that Jesus was pro-abortion.
At the end of the song, the girl depicting Mary holds up a watermelon representing the baby Jesus.
However, another student accidentally knocks the watermelon out of the girl's hand, ruining the production, resulting in the fruit falling on the group and splattering onto the audience.
After the show was over, several adults were not happy with the production, and one said to Bernadette, “I don't think jokes with Jesus go well, sweetheart.”
According to Christian Posstthe scene was criticized online for mocking the Nativity story.
“This film crosses the line in promoting deeply disturbing rhetoric, mocking the Nativity scene and featuring Mary singing about protecting the baby Jesus. Not impressed!” Student “We are proud to be a part of this program,” said Mary Logan Miske, Southeast Campus Development Coordinator for For Life of America. I wrote In addition to her reaction to the scene, in an Instagram post.
Meanwhile, Blades contributor Allen Mashburn. asked Why parents keep subscribing to Netflix and accusing the streaming service of promoting 'woke ideology'. He described the film as “an unsettling film that veers toward the absurd from the get-go.”
“The film also depicts severe snowstorms as part of climate change, repeatedly emphasizing the devastating effects of climate change,” Mashburn wrote. “Additionally, the angel cookies are decorated with images of grotesque monsters, and one cookie even includes a moment when the camera focuses on a child biting off the head of an angel cookie.”
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— Allen Mashburn (@Mashburn4NC) December 6, 2024
“Overall, the film seems to be driven by an agenda of encouraging viewers to be cautious, smart and cautious about the content they consume,” he added.
“That Christmas,” which is available on Netflix, is based on the children’s book series by Richard Curtis, who directed the 2003 film “Love Actually.” Curtis was also one of the film's screenwriters.
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