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Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night

Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

2023

Director

Dallas Jenkins

Runtime

104 minutes

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The film excels in ethnic authenticity while maintaining a culturally conservative stance. It humanizes underrepresented figures through a historical lens but reinforces traditional religious hierarchies. The narrative is built around a singular moral framework, emphasizing religious obedience and traditional social structures, which limits its broader cultural diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film centers on traditional religious communities and families within a historical context. It does not include any stories or characters that represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender identities.

How does Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night portray gender?

Fair

The story gives significant roles to female characters, particularly a mother dealing with social stigma. While it highlights the spiritual importance of women, it stays within the traditional gender roles of the time.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night?

Excellent

The production achieves high ethnic authenticity by using a diverse cast to depict Middle Eastern and Jewish characters. This avoids the common whitewashing seen in many Western historical epics.

How does Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The narrative emphasizes traditional Christian morality and the sanctity of the family unit. It promotes religious devotion and divine authority without exploring secular or relativistic perspectives.

Does Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no explicit mention of the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the film's thematic overview.

Present on Screen

  • Achieves high ethnic authenticity through a diverse cast representing Middle Eastern and Jewish identities.
  • Avoids historical whitewashing by aligning casting with the cultural reality of the 1st-century Levant.
  • Gives significant roles to female characters by centering the experiences of women facing social stigma.

Limited or Absent

  • The narrative remains tied to traditional patriarchal structures and period-specific gender roles.
  • The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender narratives.
  • The cultural framework is strictly limited to traditional religious values and does not explore diverse moral perspectives.

Official Synopsis

A young mother labeled impure. A shepherd boy considered “unclean". Experience Jesus’ birth through their eyes in this blend of "The Messengers" and "The Shepherd" into one special remastered and re-scored story.

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