The 2006 film The Nativity Story is a retelling of the birth of Jesus and the events surrounding it. The film takes excerpts from both the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke to create its narrative. The film takes some of the key scenes and aspects of both Mary and Joseph from the Bible. The advantage of using both gospels as the basis for the film is that it allows for the dual perspective of Mary and Joseph instead of being limited to one or the other, and allows for a more complete narrative of feelings. It then builds on how the characters of Mary and Joseph are described in both gospels, giving the audience the chance to connect with them on a human level. One of the key scenes from Luke is Gabriel's visit to Mary (Holy Bible: King James Version, Luke 1:26-37) Mary is sitting under a tree when Gabriel appears to her as a man dressed in white. Gabriel begins to speak by telling her that she has "found favor with God" and that "she will give birth to a son and will call his name Jesus." As in Luke, Mary wonders how this is possible since she has not been with any man. Gabriel then explains to her that the Holy Spirit will come upon her and that the child will be the son of God. He also tells her of his cousin Elizabeth's pregnancy, and then states, "For nothing that God says is impossible." Mary then proceeds to kneel before Gabriel and says “May it be done to me according to your word.” The film obviously does not use the dialogue spoken between Gabriele and Maria word for word. Instead, he chooses to keep some key parts of what is said as a basis. The dialogue is kept shorter probably for the sake of the audience like the film; even focusing on the key pieces of dialogue in the gospels has a duration... half the paper... a story. Dir.Catherine Hardwicke. Perf. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass, Shaun Toub and Alexander Siddig. MMVI New Line Productions, 2006. Film. Secondary sources: Derrett, J. Duncan M. “Oracles, myth and story of the Nativity of Luke”. Novum testamentumVol.54 No.3 (2012): 258-268. Atla Religions Database. Network. March 5, 2014.Nefe, David. "Stepping out of the wings." Christianity Today Vol.50 No. 12 (2006): 32-33. Atla Religion Database. Network. March 5, 2014. Moring, Marco. “A Human Reimagining: What Screenwriter Mark Rich Was Trying to Achieve in The Nativity Story.” Christianity today vol. 50 no. 12 (2006): 34. . Atla Religion Database. Network. March 5, 2014.Weaver, Dorothy Jean. “'Wherever this good news is proclaimed': women and God in the gospel of Matthew.” Interpretation Vol.64 No.3 (2010): 390-401. Atla Religion Database. Network. March 5. 2014.