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* CleanPrettyChildbirth: While the birth happens off-screen, there's no indication that Jesus came out as anything other than completely clean, and Mary doesn't look the least bit unkempt.
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* OutGivingBirthBackInTwoMinutes: The birth takes place over a fight scene that last several minutes.
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* HugeRiderTinyMount: When the camels first encounter the guard dogs, they bark at them to make them pile up on each other. Cyrus hops onto Debra, Deborah, and Felix climbs onto the top of the stack. Naturally, Debra Deborah loses her footing and topples over, especially since Cyrus is much bigger than her.
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* TheDragon: Herod's hunter, who is sent to kill Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus.
** The miller, who owns Bo and the older donkey is a secondary antagonist for Bo.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mary, who accepts the help of a jerboa, and shows kindness to Bo by bandaging his leg in a splint.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Theroyal dog walker's two dogs, hunter's dogs Rufus and Thaddeus, after Bo saves them from falling to their death with their master (who had let go of them before he fell).]]
** The miller, who owns Bo and the older donkey is a secondary antagonist for Bo.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mary, who accepts the help of a jerboa, and shows kindness to Bo by bandaging his leg in a splint.
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* HumanLadder: The camels do this a number of times while they’re at the palace.
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* HugeRiderTinyMount: When the camels first encounter the guard dogs, they bark at them to make them pile up on each other. Cyrus hops onto Debra, and Felix climbs onto the top of the stack. Naturally, Debra loses her footing and topples over, especially since Cyrus is much bigger than her.
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The film is a retelling of the Nativity of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, as outlined in the New Testament in UsefulNotes/TheBible...Literature/TheBible... except told in the perspective of the animals who accompany Mary and Joseph before and during Jesus' birth. The group of animals, led by a Donkey named Bo (Creator/StevenYeun), become unlikely heroes as they embark on a journey to protect Mary and Joseph as they reach to Bethlehem.
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* CastingGag:
** Creator/GinaRodriguez as Mary. Rodriguez is perhaps most famous for her role as Jane in ''Series/JaneTheVirgin''.
** In the Italian dub, Bo the donkey is voiced by Nanni Baldini, who also voiced... [[Franchise/{{Shrek}} Donkey]].
** Creator/GinaRodriguez as Mary. Rodriguez is perhaps most famous for her role as Jane in ''Series/JaneTheVirgin''.
** In the Italian dub, Bo the donkey is voiced by Nanni Baldini, who also voiced... [[Franchise/{{Shrek}} Donkey]].
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* SavingChristmas: The premise as described in previews: "On November 17, one donkey, three camels, a dancing bird, and one pygmy gerboa are teaming up to save the first Christmas."
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* [[spoiler: DisneyVillainDeath: The royal dog walker who pursues the holy family throughout the movie falls to his death off a cliff.]]
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* LighterAndSofter: Most of the "adult" scenes from the Bible passages are toned down. The birth uses SceneryCensor and cuts away to the fight between Bo and the "royal dog master." Later, one of the end credit backgrounds shows the family travelling to Egypt. (For the reason, check the Bible passage.)
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* McGuffinTitle: The Star just lights the way to a certain stable in Bethlehem. Most of the action is done by the donkey Bo.
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* McGuffinTitle: The Star just lights the way to a certain stable in Bethlehem. Most of the action is done by the donkey Bo.
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* LightIsNotGood: The Star of Bethlehem's light [[DeconstructiveParody drove the barn animals insane with insomnia]].
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* ScoobyStack: The camels are overly fond of this trope.
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* ScoobyStack: The camels are overly fond of this trope.trope.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Given that his motivation is ''infanticide'', King Herod is naturally not portrayed as lightly as most of the other characters.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Given that his motivation is ''infanticide'', King Herod is naturally not portrayed as lightly as most of the other characters.
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An upcoming Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation Christmas film produced by SPA in cooperation with Creator/WaldenMedia, The Creator/JimHenson Company, Affirm Films (Creator/{{Sony}}'s religious film unit), and Franklin Entertainment, with animation duties given to {{Creator/Cinesite}}, to be released by Creator/ColumbiaPictures on November 17, 2017.
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* LookADistraction: Bo uses this quite effectively on a vicious dog.
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* LetsGetDangerous: Bo, preparing to face down a pair of angry dogs determined to get to the holy family.
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--->'''Bo: "If you want them, you'll have to go through me!"'''
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* ButtMonkey: Dave the Dove is the target of most of the jokes and slapstick.
** Joseph suffers some of this just about anytime he and Bo share a scene.
** Joseph suffers some of this just about anytime he and Bo share a scene.
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* ScoobyStack: The camels are overly fond of this trope.
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* BigBad: King Herod, for obvious reasons.
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* BigBad: King Herod, for obvious reasons. Though he's more of an OverarchingVillain, while his [[TheDragon Dragon]], the "royal dog walker," acts as the primary threat to the protagonists.
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* RaceLift: While Mary and Joseph are, for the most part, portrayed in their Middle Eastern heritage, Baby Jesus is possibly white.[[note]]The teaser trailer doesn't give more than a very brief glimpse of the holy infant.[[/note]]
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* RaceLift: While Mary and Joseph are, for ChekhovsSkill: Ruth teaches Bo how to descend cliffs. This new knowledge comes in handy during the most part, portrayed in their Middle Eastern heritage, Baby Jesus is possibly white.[[note]]The teaser trailer doesn't give more than a very brief glimpse of climax.
* [[spoiler: DisneyVillainDeath: The royal dog walker who pursues the holyinfant.[[/note]]family throughout the movie falls to his death off a cliff.]]
* [[spoiler: DisneyVillainDeath: The royal dog walker who pursues the holy
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* CassandraTruth: Deborah the Camel is full of them.
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Featuring an AllStarCast of sorts, boasting Yeun, Creator/KellyClarkson, Kristen Chenoweth, Creator/KristinChenoweth, Creator/TylerPerry, Creator/OprahWinfrey, Tracy Morgan and Creator/ChristopherPlummer among many, many others. The teaser trailer, first released by USA Today, can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVgQuZf5o1M here]]. It is the first religious-themed animated film to be released to a wide audience since ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''.
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An upcoming Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation Christmas film produced by SPA in cooperation with Creator/WaldenMedia, The Creator/JimHenson Company, Affirm Films (Creator/{{Sony}}'s religious film unit), and Franklin Entertainment, with animation duties given to {{Creator/Cinesite}}, to be released by Creator/ColumbiaPictures on November 10, 17, 2017.
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The film is a retelling of the Nativity of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, as outlined in the New Testament in UsefulNotes/TheBible... except told in the perspective of the animals who accompany Mary and Joseph before and during Jesus' birth. The group of animals, led by a Donkey named Bo (Creator/StevenYeun), become unlikely heroes as they embark on a journey to protect Mary and Joseph as they reach to Bethlehem.
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* RaceLift: While Mary and Joseph are, for the most part, portrayed in their Middle Eastern heritage, Baby Jesus is inexplicably white.
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* RaceLift: While Mary and Joseph are, for the most part, portrayed in their Middle Eastern heritage, Baby Jesus is inexplicably possibly white.[[note]]The teaser trailer doesn't give more than a very brief glimpse of the holy infant.[[/note]]
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Nestor was not the first "The Nativity story, only from an animal POV" project or even arguably the best known, it seems unfair to claim that other than the presence of a donkey this project is "recycling Nestor"
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* RaceLift: While Mary and Joseph are, for the most part, portrayed in their Middle Eastern heritage, Baby Jesus is inexplicably white.
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The film is a retelling of the Nativity of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, as outlined in the New Testament in UsefulNotes/TheBible...except told in the perspective of the animals who accompany Mary and Joseph before and during Jesus' birth. The group of animals, led by a Donkey named Bo (Creator/StevenYeun), become unlikely heroes as they embark on a journey to protect Mary and Joseph as they reach to Bethlehem.
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* RecycledINSPACE: It's ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheChristmasDonkey'' '''[-BUT FEATURE LENGTH!-]'''
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An upcoming Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation Christmas film produced by SPA in cooperation with Creator/WaldenMedia, The Creator/JimHenson Company, Affirm Films (Creator/{{Sony}}'s religious film unit), and Franklin Entertainment, to be released by Creator/ColumbiaPictures on November 10, 2017.
The film is a retelling of the Nativity of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, as outlined in the New Testament UsefulNotes/TheBible...except told in the perspective of the animals who accompany Mary and Joseph before and during Jesus' birth. The group of animals, led by a Donkey named Bo (Creator/StevenYeun), become unlikely heroes as they embark on a journey to protect Mary and Joseph as they reach to Bethlehem.
Featuring an AllStarCast of sorts, boasting Yeun, Creator/KellyClarkson, Kristen Chenoweth, Creator/TylerPerry, Creator/OprahWinfrey, Tracy Morgan and Creator/ChristopherPlummer among many, many others. The teaser trailer, first released by USA Today, can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVgQuZf5o1M here]]. It is the first religious-themed animated film to be released to a wide audience since ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''.
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!!''The Star'' contains examples of:
* AnimalTalk: The animals can speak to each other, but not to the humans.
* BigBad: King Herod, for obvious reasons.
* RecycledINSPACE: It's ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheChristmasDonkey'' '''[-BUT FEATURE LENGTH!-]'''
The film is a retelling of the Nativity of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, as outlined in the New Testament UsefulNotes/TheBible...except told in the perspective of the animals who accompany Mary and Joseph before and during Jesus' birth. The group of animals, led by a Donkey named Bo (Creator/StevenYeun), become unlikely heroes as they embark on a journey to protect Mary and Joseph as they reach to Bethlehem.
Featuring an AllStarCast of sorts, boasting Yeun, Creator/KellyClarkson, Kristen Chenoweth, Creator/TylerPerry, Creator/OprahWinfrey, Tracy Morgan and Creator/ChristopherPlummer among many, many others. The teaser trailer, first released by USA Today, can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVgQuZf5o1M here]]. It is the first religious-themed animated film to be released to a wide audience since ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''.
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* AnimalTalk: The animals can speak to each other, but not to the humans.
* BigBad: King Herod, for obvious reasons.
* RecycledINSPACE: It's ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheChristmasDonkey'' '''[-BUT FEATURE LENGTH!-]'''
